Tax Lines That Add Up
Add sales tax per line or across the invoice, apply discounts, and let totals calculate themselves. Amounts are stored to the cent so your bookkeeping does not inherit rounding drift.
One Payment. No Subscription.
Simple, Flat-Rate Invoice Software for US Freelancers
Most invoicing tools charge you every month for the privilege of sending a bill. PaperDock charges once. Create IRS-ready invoices with tax lines and payment terms, track what is outstanding, and let automatic reminders do the chasing you keep putting off.
$69
Once, not per month
$0
Per-invoice fees
IRS
Ready record fields
Auto
Payment reminders
Flat-Rate Pricing vs. the Subscription Treadmill
Invoicing is not a service that gets more expensive the longer you use it. Here is what the same three years of sending invoices actually costs across the tools freelancers usually compare.
| Billing model | PaperDock | Bonsai | Honeybook | Dubsado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring charge | None | $24/mo | $39/mo | $40/mo |
| Cost after year one | $69 | $288 | $468 | $480 |
| Cost after year three | $69 | $864 | $1,404 | $1,440 |
| Access if you stop paying | Keeps working | Locked | Locked | Locked |
| Export your data anytime | Paid plans | Paid plans | Paid plans |
Competitor pricing reflects publicly listed rates at the time of writing and may change. Compare current plans before deciding.
Invoices Built Around How Solo Businesses Actually Get Paid
No approval workflows, no purchase order matching, no modules you will never open. Just the parts of invoicing that decide whether money lands in your account this month.
IRS-Ready Record Fields
Every invoice carries the details the IRS expects a self-employed filer to keep: your business name and address, the client's details, invoice number, dates, itemised services, and payment terms.
Reminders on Autopilot
Schedule polite nudges before the due date and firmer ones after it. Write your own templates once and stop composing an awkward follow-up email every time a client goes quiet.
Partial Payment Tracking
Deposits, milestones and instalments are recorded against the invoice, so the outstanding balance is always accurate without you keeping a side spreadsheet.
Themes and Your Logo
Pick a clean invoice theme, drop in your logo, and send something that looks like a business rather than a spreadsheet export. Download as PDF whenever you need one.
Export at Tax Time
Pull every invoice and payment into CSV for your accountant or bookkeeping software. Your records belong to you, including during the free trial.
Who Bills With PaperDock
Consultants
Retainer invoices on a fixed monthly cycle, with overage hours itemised separately.
Designers & Writers
Deposit up front, balance on delivery, with both tracked against one invoice.
Developers
Milestone billing tied to the signed statement of work, so scope and invoice agree.
Solo Founders
Early revenue billed cleanly, without committing to accounting software built for a company you do not have yet.
Invoicing Questions
What makes an invoice IRS-ready for a self-employed filer?
The IRS expects self-employed taxpayers to keep records that substantiate the income they report: who was billed, what was delivered, the amount, and the dates involved. PaperDock invoices include your business details, the client's details, a sequential invoice number, issue and due dates, itemised services, tax lines and payment terms — the substantiation set an auditor asks for.
Is there a per-invoice fee or a monthly limit?
Neither. The $69 lifetime licence covers unlimited invoices, unlimited clients and unlimited reminders. There is no metering and no upgrade prompt once you cross a volume threshold.
Can I try it before paying anything?
Yes — thirty days of full access with no credit card. You can send real invoices during the trial and export all your data at the end whether or not you decide to buy.
Does the invoice connect to the contract I signed with the client?
It does. Contracts, clients and invoices live in the same account, so you can bill directly against a signed agreement and see the full history for a client in one place.
What happens to my invoices if I stop using PaperDock?
Lifetime access means your account does not expire, so nothing gets locked behind a lapsed subscription. You can also export every invoice and payment record to CSV or download PDFs at any time.
Included in the Same Licence
Invoicing is one part of the paperwork. The rest ships in the same $69.
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