Cook the Books

Cook the Books is built for one job: help online business owners see their real money picture fast, so they can get paid sooner and stay tax-ready without the admin slog. Instead of juggling messy spreadsheets, screenshots and random notes, Cook the Books gives you a clean, structured way to track income, fees and expenses from all your online platforms. Whether you sell digital products, run a membership, or stack multiple side hustles, it’s designed to show you exactly what’s coming in, what’s going out and what’s left for you. What you get: a straightforward system to log revenue, platform fees, tools, advertising and other business costs in one place. Simple categories make it easy to see what’s deductible at tax time, and exportable data means you can quickly pass everything to your accountant or plug it into your preferred tax solution. How it helps: by turning scattered transaction history into clear records and summaries, Cook the Books cuts down the time you spend reconciling payments and chasing missing info. You’ll understand your cash flow, spot which offers are actually profitable and avoid last-minute tax panic. That means more confidence in when you can pay yourself, reinvest in growth and plan future launches. If you’re growing a digital brand and your finances feel disorganised, Cook the Books acts like a simple bookkeeping layer built around the way online businesses really work, not old-school corporate accounting.