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Stripe, LemonSqueezy, Paddle — all hitting the same card.
Your CPA sees a bank deposit. We see a payout net of platform fees, with the gross sale on Line 1 and the fee on Line 10 where it belongs.
For indie hackers running multiple SaaS products
Stop paying your CPA $800 to mess up your Stripe payouts.
AskMyGenie does your Schedule C the way a CFO would — line by line, deduction by deduction.
Average user finds $3,800 in missed deductions·Multi-platform income·AI tooling·Home office
The problem
Your CPA wasn't trained on your kind of business.
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Cursor, Claude API, Vercel, Linear — $200/month and climbing.
Generic bookkeeping tools call this all 'Software.' We file each one to Schedule C Line 27a with sub-categories you can audit-defend.
03
You work from home. You haven't claimed home office in 3 years.
Most indie hackers leave $1,500+ on the table here. We surface it the moment we see the pattern.
How it works
We don't sort your money into "Software." We file it on Schedule C, Line 27a.
Every transaction goes to the exact IRS line your CPA would use. That means your output isn't a "report" — it's a draft Schedule C you can hand to a tax pro or file yourself.
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Upload your bank CSV
Export your transactions from Mercury, Chase, Brex — anywhere. We parse it in seconds. Plaid integration coming Q3.
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AI categorizes line by line
Each transaction gets matched to a real IRS Schedule C line — Line 8 Advertising, Line 27a Other expenses, Line 25 Utilities — with a one-sentence rationale a CPA would understand.
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Surfaces what you missed
Home office. Business-use cell phone. AI subscriptions. The deductions a generic tool would skip. Average user finds $3,800.
Estimate based on category-level analysis. Final amount depends on your records.
AskMyGenie · mercury_export_2025.csv · 187 transactions
AllIncomeExpensesReview
Categorized by ClaudeSTRIPE TRANSFER ST_8849312
Gross receipts
+$2,847.00
Line 1VERCEL.COM SUBSCRIPTION
Cloud hosting
−$20.00
Line 27aANTHROPIC API USAGE
AI tooling
−$87.43
Line 27aCURSOR PRO MONTHLY
Dev tooling
−$20.00
Line 27aLEMONSQUEEZY*PAYOUT
Gross receipts
+$1,840.00
Line 1T-MOBILE WIRELESS
Utilities (50%)
−$80.00
Line 25AMAZON.COM PURCHASE
Needs your input
−$47.32
ReviewEstimated tax savings found$3,847
Sample categorization — actual transactions from a real indie hacker portfolio
What about the alternatives
We respect the incumbents. They just weren't built for you.
| Capability | AskMyGenie | QuickBooks | Found | Keeper Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-platform income (Stripe, LemonSqueezy, Paddle) | Reconciles gross sales to Line 1, fees to Line 10 | Single bank-feed only | Single business account | Doesn't track income |
| Categorization granularity | 26 IRS Schedule C lines + sub-categories | Generic categories ('Software', 'Travel') | Generic categories | Flags 'possibly deductible' |
| Indie hacker context (AI tooling, home office) | Native — AI subs, dev tools, conference travel | No | Generic freelancer logic | Partial |
| Output is a Schedule C draft | Yes — line-by-line, audit-defensible | Requires CPA to translate | Summary report, not Schedule C | Just deduction list |
| Pricing | $0 free / $19/mo Pro | $30/mo + add-ons | Free + paid tiers | $192/yr |
Comparison based on publicly-listed product capabilities as of April 2026. We respect every team listed above — they each serve their customers well. We just believe indie hackers deserve a tool built specifically for how they actually work.
Your Schedule C, the way a CFO who hacks would file it.
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