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Guides for US freelancers.

Plain-language pages on invoicing, sales tax, 1099 records, mileage, and Schedule C. Written for sole proprietors and contractors. Tax pages cite IRS or other official sources and are not tax advice.

Invoicing

How to make a professional invoice on your Android phone

Line items, US sales tax, a PDF, and share from your own email, including offline.

Invoicing

What the free plan actually includes

Unlimited invoices and estimates, the PDF footer, and exactly what Pro adds.

Invoicing

US sales tax on invoices

Nexus, taxable services, and the five states with no statewide sales tax. Not tax advice.

Invoicing

Turn an estimate into an invoice

Get agreement, capture a signature, and convert approved line items without retyping.

Invoicing

Offline invoicing on a job site

A contractor checklist for writing the invoice before you have signal.

Invoicing

Templates for landscapers, cleaners, and consultants

Reusable line items and terms for three common US trades.

Records

1099 income and invoice records

What to keep for your CPA, and the IRS 2026 Form 1099-NEC threshold.

Records

Got a 1099-K and a 1099-NEC for the same income?

Which form is right, how to get it corrected, and how to report duplicate 1099 income once. With IRS sources.

Tax records

A freelancer's Schedule C category map

Official 2026 Schedule C expense lines, with sources. Not tax advice.

Tax records

2026 standard mileage rate and a simple log

Official IRS rates: 72.5 cents, then 76 cents from July 1.

Tax records

Missed a quarterly estimated tax payment?

How to catch up before January 15, 2027: IRS penalty rules, safe harbors, W-2 withholding, and a checklist.

Tax records

How Fjordbill and SovereignLedger work together

Invoice, export paid jobs, scan receipts, and walk into tax season with a packet.

Export

Export invoices to QuickBooks Online

A CSV that follows QuickBooks Online's invoice import, plus a payments alternative.

Export

Export invoices to Xero

Step-by-step import of Fjordbill invoices into Xero.

Export

Export payments to Wave

Upload Fjordbill payments as Wave transactions.

Companion app

SovereignLedger

Receipt scanner, mileage log, and Schedule C estimates for US self-employed people.

Get launch notes

Fjordbill and SovereignLedger are coming soon to Android, and later iPhone. Occasional freelance billing tips, no mandatory account in either app.