Guides and tips on receipt scanning, expense tracking, and making sense of your spending.
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The biggest 2026 OBBBA tax breaks got a lot of attention. Most do not reach Schedule C filers. Here is a clear breakdown of which ones do, which are conditional, and which skip the self-employed entirely.
Most freelancers have the receipts. What they are missing is the monthly routine that turns them into records. A step-by-step closeout ritual that drains every source once a month so tax season is a filing exercise, not a search.
The QBI deduction is now permanent. Learn who qualifies, what the OBBBA actually changed in 2026, and how Form 8995 connects the deduction to your return.
Most home office deductions that fail at audit fail on one test: exclusive use. Here is what the IRS actually requires from self-employed filers, how both calculation methods work, and what records you need to keep.
The 2026 IRS mileage rate is 72.5 cents per mile. Most self-employed filers focus on that number and skip the records standard that determines whether they actually keep the deduction. Here is what the IRS requires, and what fails at audit.
Most receipt apps only cover one or two stages of the self-employed record-keeping cycle. Here is what the full paper trail requires and how the main tools compare across all four stages.
The IRS does not ask whether you have a receipt. It asks what your record proves. Here is what business expense documentation must show, how long it must survive, and whether a phone photo counts.
Stop losing deductions to crumpled receipts. These five scanning habits keep your expense records organized year-round so tax season is painless.
