Tax software for freelancers, from the first invoice to the filed return
Ashford keeps your books, works out your quarterly estimates and files your federal and state return. Here is every part of it.
app.ashfordtax.app/estimates
Quarterly estimates that update with every payment
Federal income tax, self-employment tax and your state, recalculated each time money lands. Ashford checks the safe harbor rule so you never pay a penalty for a big month.
States covered
31 and DC
Estimate refreshed
Every payment
Pay from Ashford
Solo and File
An expense sorter that knows Schedule C
Each transaction lands on the line it belongs to. Set a business share once for your phone or internet and every future bill is split for you.
Sorted without you
9 in 10
Split purchases
Rules you set once
Receipts
Photo or email
app.ashfordtax.app/transactions
app.ashfordtax.app/income
Income tied to clients and 1099s
See who paid you, through which app, and which form to expect in January. When the forms arrive, Ashford lines them up against what reached your bank.
Payment apps
Stripe, PayPal, Venmo
Banks and cards
11,000
1099 gaps flagged
Over $50
A return built from your books
In April, Ashford drafts Form 1040 with Schedule C and SE plus your state return. A CPA reviews it, you sign, and it is e-filed.
Forms
1040, Schedule C, SE, state
CPA review
Every return on File
Typical time in April
20 minutes
app.ashfordtax.app/filing
None of these need setting up. They are on from the first day.
Connect the accounts you get paid through and Ashford shows your fourth-quarter estimate in about five minutes. Bookkeeping and estimates are free; filing starts at $24 a month.