Taxara.

We built Taxara as an AI-powered mobile app for iOS and Android, alongside a companion web platform, designed from the ground up for people who have never opened a spreadsheet in their lives. Every design decision prioritised simplicity: no accounting jargon, no multi-step workflows, no configuration screens. The app does the thinking so the user does not have to. The AI receipt scanning engine is the centrepiece. Users snap a photo of any receipt — crumpled, faded, handwritten, or digital — and the AI extracts the merchant name, date, amount, VAT breakdown, and payment method, then automatically categorises the expense into the correct HMRC-compliant category. The system learns from corrections, improving its accuracy for each user's specific spending patterns over time. Invoice generation is equally effortless. Users enter a client name and amount, and the AI generates a professional, HMRC-compliant invoice with sequential numbering, correct VAT calculations, and payment terms — then tracks whether it has been paid. Automated reminders chase overdue invoices without the user lifting a finger. For VAT, Taxara continuously monitors income against the VAT registration threshold, alerts users when they are approaching it, and automatically prepares quarterly VAT returns from the categorised transaction data. The system integrates directly with HMRC's Making Tax Digital API, allowing users to submit returns without leaving the app. An AI chat assistant answers financial questions in plain English — "How much tax will I owe this year?" or "Can I claim my phone bill as an expense?" — providing personalised guidance based on the user's actual financial data. We integrated with major UK banking APIs through Open Banking to automatically import transactions, eliminating manual data entry entirely.