How GigLog helps at tax time

You start tax season with gigs, fees, tips tracked separately, expenses, mileage, and categorized deductions already captured—and Tax Planning estimates (with a fees vs tips breakdown) so quarterly payments weren’t pure guesswork.

Tax Planning estimates self-employment tax plus federal and state income-tax components from your logged numbers and settings. Those numbers are planning tools, not a filed return.

Yes—categorized expenses and deductions, often linked to gigs, with reports aimed at Schedule C prep.

Yes—manual entry and home-to-venue style calculation options tied into deduction tracking. Confirm IRS mileage rules with your preparer.

Yes—when Notifications are enabled, GigLog can remind you near federal quarterly due dates. Open Quarterly Estimates for suggested amounts and IRS payment links; confirm state dates separately.

Yes—sent invoices linked to contacts and gigs, with PDF records.

Band and gig sharing is still being built. Solo contractors can use GigLog fully for their own schedule and books today without waiting on sharing.

Yes—Apple platforms including Vision Pro, with account sync when signed in.

Yes for calendar, pay, tips, expenses, mileage, invoices, and tax estimates. Deposits, cancellation policy fields, contract attachments, and sideman W-9 collection are the bandleader-specific upgrades on the roadmap.

High volume of small fees is exactly where income and mileage leak. Gig-level capture beats a monthly guess.

Multi-day gigs with per-day pay, tips, mileage, and expenses keep tour economics visible—and feed tax estimates when the year spikes.

Generic apps track money. GigLog tracks the booking—date, venue, client, fee, tips, mileage, gear, and status—so the business record matches how musicians actually work.