By As independent contractors, real estate agents know all too well the importance of tracking business expenses. So if you’re the type who shows up at your tax preparer’s office every April 14 with a shoebox full of receipts, then you should try Lemon, a free mobile app that can track your receipts and expenses on the fly.
Yep, say goodbye to rumpled pieces of paper. Better yet, say goodbye to that ugly feeling of knowing you forgot to keep your receipts and track them. Lemon is available for iPhone and Android users and has the potential to remove a lot of that tax time stress when trying to go through expenses.
How it works:
- Snap a photo of your receipts using your smartphone’s camera, or email your online receipts to your @lemon email account.
- Lemon organizes and stores your receipts online, so you’ll never lose access to them.
- Tag and search your receipts online using your Lemon account.
- Never lose or forget a receipt again!
Besides regaining some sanity over out-of-control accounting, Lemon provides the following benefits:
- No more scrambling to find receipts and organize business expenses.
- Simple interface: Some other apps will take your expense tracking even further, but Lemon’s simplicity means you’re more likely to use it regularly.
- Lemon creates graphs to show you where your money goes (something we may not want to admit we don’t know much about, but we’re human after all).
- Give merchants your @lemon email address and Lemon will prioritize what needs your attention (meaning you can count on less spam from these merchants because you won’t have to deal with it).
Sounds awesome, right? Now, if only it cooked and folded laundry.
Download Lemon in the iTunes or Android app store.
Good news! If you like the sound of this app, but aren’t using an Android device or iPhone, Lemon’s creators say they’re working on a version for Blackberry and Windows phones.
