Know what you owe the IRS before the bill arrives.
Side Ledger keeps a running estimate of your federal and state taxes while you earn. Log a payout, snap a receipt, add your miles — the number on your dashboard updates on the spot, next to a countdown to the quarterly deadline. Built for rideshare and delivery drivers, online sellers, creators and freelancers.
iPhone, iPad and Android · For US 1099 income · No bank login, no account
What it does
The number that matters, always in sight
A running tax estimate
Estimated federal and state tax owed, updated every time you log something.
Quarterly deadlines
A countdown to every IRS quarterly deadline, with reminders before each one. Mark each payment as paid and watch the number come down.
See how it is worked out
A step-by-step breakdown: self-employment tax, income tax, QBI deduction.
Log it in three taps
Income, expenses and mileage. Every expense is filed under a Schedule C category, and miles show as dollars deducted.
Receipts read on your phone
Snap a receipt and the total, date and merchant are read on the device — offline.
Ready for your accountant
Export a clean CSV and a one-page PDF summary.
How it works
Three seconds between rides
Log the payout
Or the receipt, or the miles.
Watch the estimate move
The dashboard shows what to set aside.
Pay the quarter
Mark it paid and start the next one.
Your data
Your books stay yours
- No bank login. You enter what you earned and spent.
- No account to create. Income and receipts live on your device.
- The estimator works in airplane mode.
- On iPhone, a backup goes to your own iCloud — never to us.
- Current tax-year figures arrive without waiting for an app update.
Side Ledger gives estimates to help you plan. It is not tax advice and it does not file your taxes.
Questions
Before you download
Who is Side Ledger for?
Anyone in the US with 1099 income and nobody withholding taxes for them: rideshare and delivery drivers, online sellers, creators and freelancers.
Does it connect to my bank?
No. There is no bank login and no account. You log payouts, expenses and mileage yourself, in about three taps each.
How is the tax estimate calculated?
From what you log, using built-in federal rates and state taxes, with a step-by-step breakdown of self-employment tax, income tax and the QBI deduction.
Does it track quarterly estimated taxes?
Yes. It shows a countdown to every IRS quarterly deadline, reminds you before each one, and lets you mark payments as paid.
Does Side Ledger file my taxes?
No. It estimates what you owe and exports a CSV and a one-page PDF summary for you or your accountant.
Which devices and languages does Side Ledger support?
iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later) and Android. The app is in English.
- Made for
- US gig workers and freelancers with 1099 income: rideshare and delivery drivers, online sellers, creators
- Platforms
- iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later) · Android
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Finance
- Developer
- Ho Van Dai
- Page updated