Smart bookkeeping for Australian sole traders

Take a photo of your expense receipt with a mobile camera and upload it using email or a mobile app. OCR or AI automatically extracts all the important information, like vendor, date, amount, or GST. After automated organization, you can export to the accounting software. On paid plans you can also connect your bank account, so your transactions come in automatically and are matched to your receipts.

Yes, your data is 100% secure. We provide you with bank-grade 256-bit encryption for secure data transfer and storage.

Both. Instant Receipts starts as a receipt scanner and expense tracker: photograph a receipt and the AI records the vendor, date, amount, GST and tax code. It then works as bookkeeping software for sole traders, building your Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, BAS and GST reports from those records. If you have been using the ATO myDeductions app or a spreadsheet, this replaces both.

No, we don't charge any hidden charges. We have completely transparent pricing. Some competitors offer you USD $5.75/month (approximately AUD $9) for advertising. Most of the time, you can make only 100 scans and apply extra charges for further scans. Instant Receipts never surprises its users with surprise costs or per-user charges. You have to pay what you see before.

You can integrate smoothly with multiple accounting software like Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, etc. Instant Receipts can support integration with PDFs, CSVs, Excel, and JSON for accounting systems.

Yes. On paid plans you can connect your bank account through Open Banking (the Consumer Data Right). Your transactions come in automatically and are matched to your receipts and invoices. It works with 200+ Australian banks and credit unions. You never give us your banking password, and you can disconnect at any time.

Instant Receipts builds the ATO reports your accountant asks for: Profit & Loss (cash or accrual basis), Balance Sheet, BAS Summary, GST Collected vs Paid, and a Bank Reconciliation report. Expense and income reports export as PDF, Excel or CSV, and you can export to Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, OFX or QIF. Every report is saved to your report library.

Yes. Instant Receipts produces the Taxable Payments Annual Report, including the machine-lodgeable electronic file in the ATO's format, not only a human-readable summary. It is built for businesses in building and construction, cleaning, courier, road freight, IT and security that pay contractors.

Yes. With an organisation account, your accountant reviews and approves your documents from one queue and can generate your GST, BAS, Profit & Loss and bank reconciliation reports on your behalf, then share them back with a secure link.

You can migrate simply and easily; you can migrate within 30 minutes. We support importing data from most major receipt apps, including Expensify, Dext (Receipt Bank), and Hubdoc. Our support team will help you import your existing receipts and set up your categories.

Absolutely! You can make 30 free scans before committing, without a credit card. In this way, you can see exactly how much time you'll save before committing to a paid plan.

AI extraction is 99.9% accurate. AI extracts all the important details accurately. Anyways, in any rare case, you can easily edit any field before exporting to your accounting software. From these rare cases, the AI learns to improve itself over time.

No, there is no limit; add team members as you need. You can add unlimited team members, using all paid plans. Assign the roles as owner, admin, member, or viewer, setting different permissions. Team members can collaborate on the same workspace, share receipts, and export reports.

Yes! We can deal with multiple currencies, more than 150 international currencies. The AI automatically detects the currency on receipts and converts amounts using real-time exchange rates. Instant Receipts is perfect for businesses with international expenses.

Yes, it keeps you ATO compliant for tax time. For digital record keeping, it fulfills all ATO demands. Our exports include all necessary details for tax returns and BAS statements. We store your data in its original format and support a 5-year retention period.

You retain access to all your receipts for 30 days after your subscription ends. During this time, you can download all your data and receipts. We recommend exporting your data before your subscription expires.

Absolutely! Instant Receipts is specially designed for Australian businesses. So, our team can understand their business requirements. We offer email, chat, and phone support during Australian business hours (AEST/AEDT).

Our iOS and Android mobile apps are live! Download Instant Receipts from the App Store or Google Play Store to scan receipts on the go, track expenses in real time, and stay in sync with your web account.

Yes! It is the best app for both businesses and personal expense tracking. You can simply track your spending and categorize it. You can also export reports for later tax time use. We are offering a free and ideal plan (30 receipts/month) for personal use.