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title: What Stacko does and doesn't do
slug: what-stacko-does-and-doesnt-do
flag: core
category: getting-started
plan: All plans
status: live
question: "Is Stacko accounting software? Does it file my taxes?"
audience: [user, agent]
boundaries: "This page is the boundary: Stacko organizes evidence-backed expense records; filing and professional judgment happen outside it."
related: [categories-and-t2125, contact-support, export-csv]
updated: 2026-07-04
review_by: 2026-10-04
---

# What Stacko does and doesn't do

Stacko is receipt-first pre-accounting for Canadian self-employed people and small business owners. It turns receipt photos into reviewed, categorized, accountant-ready expense records.

**What it does**

- Reads receipts (photos, PDFs, manual entries) and extracts vendor, date, subtotal, GST/HST/PST, and total.
- Keeps the original receipt attached to every record as evidence.
- Organizes expenses into CRA-aligned business categories, separate from personal spending.
- Flags likely duplicates.
- Shows spending by category, vendor, and period.
- Exports clean records — CSV on every plan, T2125 summary on Business.
- Connects to AI assistants over MCP (beta), read-only, with your permission.

**What it doesn't do — on purpose**

- It doesn't file or remit taxes, or submit anything to the CRA.
- It doesn't track income, invoice clients, run payroll, or reconcile bank ledgers.
- It doesn't give tax, accounting, legal, or financial advice, and it doesn't guarantee the CRA accepts any record or category.
- It doesn't replace your accountant — it makes the records you hand them clean enough to be cheap to work with.

That boundary is the design. Stacko does the evidence layer; you or your professional make the decisions.