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Stacko guides

Plain-English receipt and expense guides for Canadian small business owners.

These pages explain where Stacko fits, where it does not, and how receipt-first organization can help at tax time.

Comparison guide

QuickBooks Self-Employed Canada alternative

For Canadian freelancers, sole proprietors, side hustlers, and small business owners comparing Stacko with broader accounting platforms.

Use case guide

Receipt tracking in Canada

For Canadian freelancers, sole proprietors, side hustlers, and small business owners who need a reliable way to organize business receipts.

Tax-time guide

T2125 receipt organization

For Canadian sole proprietors, freelancers, and side hustlers who want to organize business receipts before preparing or reviewing T2125-related records.

Freelancer guide

Expense tracking for Canadian freelancers

For Canadian freelancers, self-employed professionals, contractors, and side hustlers who need simpler business expense tracking.

AI assistant guide

Connect Stacko to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor

For Stacko users who want to ask an AI assistant about their own receipts and expenses using Stacko’s MCP server. Currently in beta.

Switching guide

Switching from QuickBooks Self-Employed (Canada)

For Canadian sole proprietors and side hustlers whose QuickBooks Self-Employed is winding down — how to get your data out and land your expense records somewhere Canadian.

Comparison guide

Stacko vs Wave

An honest comparison for Canadian self-employed people choosing between Wave’s free accounting suite and Stacko’s receipt-first expense tracking.

Comparison guide

Stacko vs QuickBooks Online

For Canadian sole proprietors deciding between full accounting software and a receipt-first tracker.

Comparison guide

Stacko vs a spreadsheet

For Canadian freelancers and sole proprietors tracking business expenses in Excel or Google Sheets.

Tax basics

What is a T2125? (plain English)

A plain-English explainer of the CRA’s T2125 form for Canadian sole proprietors, freelancers, and side hustlers.

Tax basics

GST/HST for freelancers: the $30,000 question

When Canadian freelancers and side hustlers have to register for GST/HST, in plain English.