SEPT 15 2026 · 3rd 2026 Form 1040-ES estimated-tax date · 16 days out

Q3 window June 1 – August 31, 2026 · Price the next job

Field Ledger

Not for sale · $49/mo when it ships

Field Ledger Books

The kit is a workbook you open. Books is the thing that keeps running after you close Excel: job log, expenses, mileage, estimated-tax picture. Same operator. Same September 15 energy. No chatbot.

  • Job log. Quoted, true cost, paid Y/N. The Saturday you underpriced should still be visible in November.
  • Expenses. Mapped to Schedule C category names — not a made-up “chemicals” line.
  • Mileage. 2026 split year wired in. Confirm the IRS rate before you file.
  • Estimated tax. SE tax is 15.3% on 92.35% of net; 2026 Social Security wage base is $184,500. The sheet shows the math. It does not send the payment.

Want the workbook that already exists? The 1099 Field Kit is $97. Checkout is not live; use the email placeholder on that page. This waitlist is for Books and for a checkout ping — not a client engagement with Don James.

Waitlist

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Field Ledger Books is $49/mo when it ships: job log, expenses, mileage, estimated tax. Not built yet. No drip sequence.

Stored locally in this browser and, when the API is available, in a JSON file on the server. Not sold. Not a tax client relationship.