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Categories/Tax & Accounting/FreshBooks
FreshBooks

FreshBooks

Founded by Mike McDerment in 2003

Create professional invoices, track billable hours, and manage expenses for small businesses

Pricing model

Free Trial

Rating

★ Positive

Time to value

Immediate

You can use FreshBooks to send professional invoices, track expenses, log work hours, and collect payments from clients. The service allows you to scan receipts with a mobile phone, import bank transactions, and organize spending into specific tax categories. You can also run basic payroll, create client proposals, produce financial reports, and track driving mileage for business deductions. It supports collaboration with team members and outside accountants, letting you monitor project profitability and balance sheets without requiring extensive bookkeeping experience.

What FreshBooks does

Send digital invoices with custom payment optionsLog billable hours spent on client deliverablesImport and categorize transactions from bank feedsRecord business travel mileage through the mobile appGenerate double-entry accounting and tax reportsProcess payroll calculations for workers and contractorsSchedule automated reminders for unpaid invoicesCustomizable invoice creation with automated tax calculationsBuilt-in project time tracking that converts directly to billable linesMobile receipt scanning and automatic expense categorizationIntegrated online credit card and bank transfer payment processingAutomated recurring billing and overdue invoice remindersMobile mileage tracking for business travel tax deductionsStandard double-entry accounting reports and bank reconciliation

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free trial

PlanList price
Lite$1 / mo
Plus$8.60 / mo
Premium$14 / mo
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