ExpenseDuck answers the most important bookkeeping questions you have as a freelancer

"How much should I be setting aside for taxes?"

Quarterly tax estimates for the self-employed

ExpenseDuck adds up your freelance income, subtracts your expenses, and folds in your household W-2 and withholding. Out comes a reliable federal estimate of what to set aside. The number stays current all year long. You can try the math today with the free self-employed tax calculator.

• Stop guessing: your set-aside number is on screen every time you open the app
• Keep more cash working for you with the smallest safe payment under IRS rules
• Skip the penalty, even with a day job or a spouse's income in the mix
• Walk into April already knowing the answer

ExpenseDuck produces estimates. It does not give tax advice or file your taxes. Consult a licensed tax professional for your specific situation.

"Where did my miles go?"

An automatic mileage tracker app that never sleeps

QuickBooks Self-Employed users have posted on Reddit about trips that never logged. ExpenseDuck logs every drive at the IRS rate, full route saved. If a trip can't record, you know immediately.

• Never lose a deduction to a trip that quietly vanished
• Walk into an audit with a complete, route-by-route log
• Swipe drives business or personal in seconds, same as purchases
• Your biggest deduction takes care of itself

2026 splits in half. Drives through June 30 are worth 72.5 cents a mile and drives from July 1 are worth 76, so we date every trip and apply the rate that matches. Our guide to the IRS mileage rate 2026 has the IRS sources and a worked example.

"I don't have time to do bookkeeping."

An expense tracker you run with one thumb

Link your bank once. Purchases flow in, sorted into Schedule C categories, each with a reason you can see. Your job: swipe right for business, left for personal, and that's most of the daily work.

• Get your evenings back: no data entry, no spreadsheet
• Trust the auto-sort because you can see its reasoning
• Fix any miss with one tap, and it learns the rule
• Know right away if a bank feed breaks, so your books never have silent gaps

"What if I get audited?"

A receipt scanner in your pocket

Snap a photo or forward the email. ExpenseDuck reads the amount, finds the purchase, and pins the proof to it. If an auditor asks about a purchase, the receipt is one tap away.

• Sleep fine during audit season: every expense has its receipt attached
• Stop hoarding paper. Snap it and toss it
• Email receipts file themselves when you forward them

"I hate chasing clients for money."

Simple invoicing for freelancers

Create it, send it, mark it paid. When a bill is late, ExpenseDuck sends the reminder for you. Clients pay you directly by check, ACH, or transfer. You pay no card fees and keep every dollar.

• The reminder email sends itself, and your client relationship stays warm
• See who owes you what at a glance
• Keep 100% of what you bill

"Tax season means digging through everything."

Your year-end Schedule C summary

One export holds every category total, every mile and every receipt. Hand it to TurboTax or your CPA.

• Your CPA gets a tidy package and has fewer questions for you
• Nothing to reconstruct, because it was captured all year
• You file with confidence; we make the numbers easy

"What if this tool shuts down too?"

One-click export of everything

Your last tool is shutting down on you, and we built ExpenseDuck with that in mind. One click exports all of your data, any day you want. We don't keep people by making their data hard to get out.

• Your history is never hostage, no matter what happens
• Switch tools, change CPAs, or just keep a backup on your terms
• The exit door stays unlocked on purpose