Built for 1099 Contractors

Software Developer Expense Tracker

Track Stripe payouts, SaaS subscriptions, hardware purchases, and client income in Google Sheets. Built for freelance developers and 1099 contractors.

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Business card for AWS, personal card for GitHub, PayPal for courses. Transactions scattered everywhere.

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Netlify, Vercel, Railway, OpenAI, Figma, Notion, Linear. $30/mo here, $50/mo there. What's the total?

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Quarterly taxes due. Need to categorize 6 months of transactions. Export from 3 different banks manually.

Every transaction flows into one spreadsheet. Categorize, analyze, export for taxes.

  • GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
  • AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean
  • Vercel, Netlify, Railway, Render
  • JetBrains, VS Code extensions, Raycast Pro
  • Laptop purchases (MacBook, ThinkPad)
  • Monitors, keyboards, mice, desk setup
  • Webcam, microphone for client calls
  • Phone, internet, home office expenses
  • Udemy, Frontend Masters, Egghead courses
  • Conference tickets and travel
  • Technical books and resources
  • Coworking space memberships

SheetLink becomes the input layer for professional review

  1. 1.Client connects their bank account via Plaid (bank-grade security)
  2. 2.Transactions sync into a shared Google Sheet you both can access
  3. 3.Run a SheetLink Recipe to auto-categorize and summarize expenses
  4. 4.Review uncategorized transactions and edge cases together
  5. 5.Export final summary for tax filing or QuickBooks import

In this workflow, your Google Sheet becomes the system of record instead of a proprietary dashboard. You own the data, customize the reports, and share access with your CPA seamlessly.