21 hours
a year on tax paperwork when you have business income
Your numbers stay current all year, so tax time is a review, not a rebuild.
Finance built for the self‑employed
Run your business like the numbers actually matter.
Income, expenses, miles, invoices and your tax set-aside. One simple app, built for a business of one.
No card. Nothing charges until you choose a plan.
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Invoice paidKirby & Co · #0134
+$2,400
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Set aside for taxDue Jan 15
$2,120
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Mileage logged39 miles · gym to client
$29.64
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Receipt filedMaterials · shot at the counter
$86.40
Web app · live today
iOS app · on the App Store
Android app · on Google Play
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The problem BrassWell starts from
Finance software should be simple, save you time, and show you where you stand.
- 01
Simple to use
No accounting degree, no double-entry, no jargon. Log a payment or an expense in a few taps and get back to work.
- 02
Gives you your time back
Snap a receipt and AI files it. Mark an invoice paid and it becomes income. Tax time is an export, not a lost weekend.
- 03
Every deduction counted
Each expense is filed to a tax category as you log it, so your deductions add up all year instead of being rebuilt in April.
- 04
Spending and budgets
See where the money goes, with monthly and quarterly budgets built for income that never arrives on a schedule.
- 05
Your business at a glance
Are you earning enough, keeping enough, and covered for tax? Open the app and three dials tell you.
The web app · live today
Six screens. One ledger.
01
Three dials, one glance. Are you earning enough, keeping enough, and covered for tax? That’s the whole dashboard.
02
Every payment, in one list. Log it by hand, import a CSV, or connect a bank on Pro — and your buckets update as each one lands.
03
Receipts, read for you. Scan a receipt and AI files the vendor, date and amount to a category. Included in Core.
04
Invoices that turn into income. Grouped by quarter. Mark one paid and it flows straight into income — no typing it twice.
05
Know what April costs before April tells you. Set your rate once, see the estimate so far and a suggested quarterly payment. An estimate, not tax advice.
06
Goals that fill themselves. Income goals fill in automatically as you log income — and the Freedom plan shows the path from here.
Built for a business of one
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What it’s costing you now
Being your own boss comes with a second job: taxes.
15.3%
self-employment tax, before income tax even starts
Every deductible expense you log lowers it, and every expense sits in a tax category, so your deductions add up as you go.
76¢
per business mile you can deduct, from July 1, 2026 (72.5¢ before)
Log trips as you drive; 5,000 miles at 76¢ is a $3,800 deduction.
IRS figures. Mileage logging is on Pro.
A year of income Sample data
No month looks like the last one.
This is what most people’s year actually looks like. One job done, one payment coming. Next month it might be four jobs, or one.
Every budgeting app assumes the dotted line instead — which is why they tell you you’re overspending in September and rich in July.
June was $6,300. It arrives in one lump and leaves in four directions. BrassWell shows you the split as soon as you log it, so you know what’s actually yours to spend.
A steady paycheck
June, as it lands$6,300
- $1,197Costs Fuel, software, materials — the things that were never profit.
- $1,531Tax 30% of the $5,103 profit, set aside. The rate is yours to set.
- $765Saved 15% toward your goal, so a quiet month doesn’t become a crisis.
- $2,807Yours Smaller than $6,300 — and knowing that early is the whole point.
Simple, on purpose
Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.
In
- Income and expenses
- Your tax set-aside, every quarter
- Receipts read by AI
- Invoices with your own pay link
- Budgets and goals
- Mileage Pro
Left out, on purpose
- Double-entry ledgers
- A chart of accounts
- Payroll
- Inventory
- Multi-company setups
Accounting software is built for a bookkeeper. BrassWell is built for you.
Six jobs, one account
Everything a business of one actually needs.
01 · Track
Every dollar in one ledger.
Income and expenses in a single place — not scattered across three apps, a bank app, and a shoebox of receipts. Log it by hand, import a CSV, photograph a receipt, or connect a bank on Pro.
02 · Taxes
The tax bucket fills itself.
A running estimate updates every time you log income, and a share of your profit is earmarked before you can spend it.
An estimate to help you plan — not tax advice, and it doesn’t file for you.
03 · Receipts
Photograph it, and you’re done.
AI reads the vendor, date and amount off the receipt and files it to a category. Included in Core, not held back for Pro.
It asks before the first photo goes to Claude, Anthropic’s AI, and Anthropic doesn’t train its models on it. Switch it off any time and type the expense yourself.
The iOS app goes a step further: it checks each receipt for the five things the IRS asks a receipt to show.
Sample receipt · checklist in the iOS app
04 · Invoices
Share the PDF, and get paid on it.
Your logo, line items, tax and a due date — plus a “Pay this invoice” button. A paid invoice flows into your income without being typed twice.
Tidelark Studio
Money never passes through BrassWell — you connect your own payment details.
05 · Goals
Write the number down. Watch it fill.
Set a real income target — say, ten thousand a month — and it fills in automatically as you log income. Hit it, and BrassWell makes sure you notice.
Sample goal
06 · Mileage Pro
Every mile, on the record.
An IRS-ready mileage log that turns the drive to a client into a deduction you can see: miles × rate, worked out for you.
Three of the four ways to log money need no bank connection at all. See how it works →
Quarterly taxes
Tax season, made easy.
Four due dates a year, and none of them a surprise. BrassWell works out what to set aside, keeps the estimate current, and shows you each date well before it lands.
- Every paymentThe tax set-aside updates the moment it’s logged — the rate is yours to set.
- All yearA running estimate, and a suggested quarterly payment on the Taxes screen.
- 3 days beforeA notification on your iPhone: “Quarterly taxes due January 15.” In the iOS app
- By emailTwo weeks and three days before each date, wherever you use BrassWell.
- Each quarterYour P&L and tax statement, ready for your CPA. Pro
Estimates to help you plan — not tax advice, and BrassWell doesn’t file for you.
Why it exists
Built by someone who runs his own business on it.
George, BrassWell’s founder, built the tax buckets and the invoicing first, because those were the parts he needed first.
Why we built BrassWell → All guides → Free tax calculators →
Pricing
Two plans. No surprises.
Pro
Everything in Core, plus the tools that bill for you.
$299/year
USD per month. Switch to yearly and it’s $299 — two months free. $24.91 a month, billed as $299 a year. You keep $60.88 versus paying monthly. Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked.
Get ProEverything in Core, plus
- Unlimited invoices
- Time tracking that bills itself
- IRS-ready mileage log
- Quarterly P&L and tax statements
- Receipt photo storage
- Bank connections
- S-Corp salary log
Core
Everything a solo business needs day to day.
$199/year
USD per month. Switch to yearly and it’s $199 — two months free. $16.58 a month, billed as $199 a year. You keep $40.88 versus paying monthly. Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked.
Get CoreIncludes
- Income & expense tracking
- AI receipt scanning
- Tax estimates & CPA-ready exports
- Goals & the Financial Freedom plan
- Invoices — 5 per month
Prices in USD. Not ready to pay? Start with 14 days of Core free — no card.
Your free trial, from inside the app
Every date, up front.
- TodayEverything unlocks — the full Core feature set, no card.
- Day 11We email you. Three days left — a heads-up, not a hard sell.
- Day 13One last nudge. Still nothing charged.
- Day 14The trial ends. Pick a plan, or export everything and walk.
Where it fits
Five kinds of money app, and which one BrassWell is.
| Kind of app | What it’s for | Examples | Pick it if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping | A full ledger for your accountant | QuickBooks, Xero, Wave | You have staff, inventory, or an accountant who wants double-entry books |
| Tax filing | Filing your return once a year | TurboTax, H&R Block | You only need help at filing time |
| Budgeting | Spending against a steady paycheck | YNAB, Monarch | Your income is the same every month |
| Invoicing | Billing clients and getting paid | FreshBooks, Square Invoices | Invoicing is the only thing you need |
| Self-employed finance planner | Income, expenses, the tax set-aside and what’s truly yours, all year | BrassWell | You work for yourself, your income is uneven, and you want to know what you can spend today |
BrassWell sits in the last row. It keeps your numbers ready for whichever tax filer or accountant you use.
What BrassWell isn’t
- Not bookkeeping software. There’s no double-entry ledger or chart of accounts. If your accountant needs those, use QuickBooks or Xero and give them BrassWell’s CPA export too.
- Not tax filing. BrassWell estimates what you owe and tells you when it’s due. It doesn’t file your return or pay the IRS. Use TurboTax, a tax preparer or IRS Direct Pay for that.
- Not tax advice. Every figure is an estimate built from your own numbers. For your situation, talk to an accountant.
- Not a bank. It never holds, moves or sends money. The buckets show how your profit splits; your money stays where it is.
- Not payroll or inventory. It’s built for a business of one, not a team or a shop with stock.
- Not for companies with several entities. One person, one business.
- US only. Tax math follows US rules, and bank connections work with US banks only.
- Not free forever. There’s a 14-day free trial, then a paid plan.
What kind of app is BrassWell?
A finance app for a business of one. It sits between tools you may already know. Accounting software is built for bookkeepers, with double-entry ledgers, a chart of accounts and payroll. Budgeting apps assume a steady paycheck and a fixed monthly budget. Tax-filing software helps once a year, when you file. Receipt scanners and invoicing tools each do one job. BrassWell puts the day-to-day part in one place for people whose income varies: income and expenses, a running tax set-aside, receipts, invoices, and budgets that work in uneven months.
How is BrassWell different from QuickBooks or Wave?
QuickBooks and Wave are bookkeeping tools, built around a ledger for an accountant to read. BrassWell is built for the person doing the work: how much came in, how much is the IRS’s, and how much is actually yours to spend or save. If you need payroll, inventory or double-entry books, QuickBooks is the better fit.
How long is the free trial?
14 days, full access to the Core feature set — income & expense tracking, AI receipt scanning, tax estimates, goals, and up to 5 invoices a month. No credit card required. Already know you want Pro? Upgrade from Settings → Plan whenever you like, and the rest of the trial is skipped.
What does it cost?
Core is $19.99/month or $199/year (save 17%). Pro is $29.99/month or $299/year (save 17%). See the full pricing page for details.
How does the tax set-aside work?
You log income as it arrives, or connect your bank on Pro. BrassWell estimates your federal income tax and self-employment tax from your own numbers and shows how much to keep aside, so a quarterly payment is never a surprise. It’s an estimate, not tax advice.
Does BrassWell file my taxes or pay my quarterly estimates?
No. BrassWell keeps a running estimate of what you’ll owe, suggests a quarterly payment, and shows each IRS due date well before it lands. You make the payment yourself, on IRS Direct Pay for example, and file your return yourself or with an accountant. When it’s time, your records export as a CPA-ready spreadsheet.
Do I need to connect my bank account?
No. You can add entries by hand, import a CSV from your bank, or photograph a receipt and let AI read it. Receipt scanning is in Core. Bank connections are an optional Pro feature, through Plaid, for US banks and credit unions. They are read-only: BrassWell sees transactions, never your bank login, and can’t move money.
Can I send invoices with BrassWell?
Yes. Create an invoice, download or share the PDF, and mark it sent; once it’s paid it can flow straight into your income. Clients pay you directly through your own payment link, such as PayPal or Stripe. Money never passes through BrassWell, and it never emails your clients for you. Core includes 5 invoices a month; Pro is unlimited.
Does it track mileage?
Yes, on Pro: an IRS-ready mileage log at the 2026 rate.
Does it work for an LLC or an S-corp?
Yes for sole proprietors and single-member LLCs, which is who the tax set-aside is built for. If your business is an S-corp or a multi-member LLC, BrassWell still tracks your income, expenses and invoices, Pro adds an S-Corp salary log, and your accountant handles the business return.
Built for the way self‑employed money actually arrives.
Fourteen days, the full Core feature set, and no card. If it doesn’t fit the way you work, you’ve lost nothing.
iPhone and Android · App Store and Google Play
Log an expense, photograph a receipt and check what you’ve really earned from wherever the work is. The same account and the same data as the web app.