🧾ReciboSelf-employed · Know what to set aside
Florida

Cash in a shoebox? Know what to set aside.

Paste what came in and what went out — your words, your numbers. In a few seconds you get it sorted the way Schedule C wants it, the self-employment tax math computed, the next quarterly deadline, and reminder letters for clients who owe you. No account. Nothing stored.

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Free — 30 seconds

Paste what came in and went out.

Your words. Mark income with a +. Example: "+ cleaned 4 houses 480" then "gas 62, supplies 38".

Free. Takes a few seconds.

How it works

Thirty seconds. Then put the set-aside away.

01

Paste your numbers

Income with a +, expenses below. Your words. Nothing is saved.

02

See the sort and the set-aside

Schedule C-style categories, the computed net and set-aside, the next IRS date.

03

Put it away and chase what's owed

The monthly sheet and the polite reminder letters, EN/ES — in the full version.

Why this exists

April shouldn't be a surprise. Neither should the client who never paid.

Most 1099 workers find out what they owe once a year, all at once. The math is mechanical: sort the shoebox, compute the set-aside, put it away every month — and send the polite letter to the client who's 'getting to it'.

Plans

The sort and the math are free. The letters and monthly sheet are $4.99 a month.

The free look sorts your numbers and computes the set-aside. The plan adds unlimited sorts, the monthly summary sheet, and payment-reminder letters in both languages.

Monthly plan
$4.99per month

Unlimited sorts, the monthly summary sheet for your preparer, and polite reminder letters in English and Spanish.

  • Unlimited sorts and computed set-asides
  • Monthly summary sheet for your tax preparer
  • Payment-reminder letters, EN/ES
  • Cancel any time
Crew plan
$19per month

Several people, one plan — everyone's shoebox sorted.

  • Everything in the monthly plan for the household or crew
  • Cancel any time

All prices in USD, handled by Stripe. The free sort and set-aside math never go behind a paywall.

Common questions

Is it really free? Is what I paste stored?

The first look is free, and nothing you paste is stored. Recibo also offers a Monthly plan ($4.99 per month) and a Crew plan ($19 per month) for extra features like the payment-reminder letters.

How does Recibo sort my income and expenses?

You paste your income and expenses however you already track them, and Recibo sorts them into plain Schedule C-style groups like supplies, vehicle/gas, insurance, phone, equipment, and meals. It's honest about limits — meals on work days are generally only partly deductible, and anything that looks personal gets flagged 'ask a tax preparer.' It never invents deductions you didn't mention, like mileage or a home office.

What is the self-employment tax set-aside — is that all I owe?

That set-aside is Recibo's computed estimate of self-employment tax only (Social Security + Medicare), using the IRS mechanics of 92.35% of net times 15.3%. It does not include federal income tax, which comes on top and depends on your whole household return — Florida has no state income tax. For the full picture, a CPA or the IRS's own estimator decides the real number.

When are my quarterly tax payments due?

Recibo shows the next quarterly date from its computed table, tied to Form 1040-ES. Estimated payments themselves are made using Form 1040-ES at irs.gov/payments.

Can I trust these numbers — is this official tax advice?

No — Recibo sorts your own numbers and computes the set-aside using the IRS's published mechanics, but it can be wrong and is not tax, legal, or accounting advice. The categories are suggestions for a preparer, not a filing; a CPA or free VITA help (IRS VITA locator) gives you the real answer.

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