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Snap a slip, send a voice note, forward a statement. Tax Pig reads it, files it and answers on WhatsApp, with a tap to see the detail. Search all 181 things it does.

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Everything works from the WhatsApp chat. Here is what that looks like.

01

Snap a slip

Photograph it, send it. Every line, the shop, the date and the VAT, read and filed in seconds.

See how it works
02

Just say it

A voice note is a command. "Fuel for last month", "slips for Tuesday", answered with a tap to view.

See Voice and WhatsApp
03

Bank statement to CSV

Send the PDF statement. Every line read, matched to your slips, and out as Excel, CSV, Xero or Sage.

See how it works
04

VAT on every slip

Input VAT tracked from the paper itself, checked, and totalled for any period.

See how it works
05

Find anything you bought

"When did I buy the kettle?" The item, the shop, the date and the slip that proves it.

See Search and slips
06

Split the bill

Tick your items, add the tip. Only your share is claimed and your friend gets theirs on WhatsApp.

See how it works
Browse

Pick a category

15 groups, each with its own page, examples and answers.

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Capture and email in

Every way a slip, invoice or document gets in: WhatsApp, email, upload and staff.

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Reading slips and documents

What the reader pulls off a slip, PDF or certificate, and how it learns from your fixes.

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Categorising and tax rules

Every line sorted into the right South African tax category, with the rule behind it.

24 work today4

VAT

Input VAT tracked from the paper, checked and totalled.

4 work today12

Bank and reconciliation

Bank statements read line by line and matched to the slips that prove them.

12 work today5

Exports and accounting links

Get your figures out: spreadsheets, accounting packages, packs and ZIPs.

5 work today18

Tax return preparation

Your return figures prepared and organised, ready for you or your tax practitioner to submit.

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Business and SME

Payroll, petty cash, stock, debtors and the paperwork a small business runs on.

3 work today19

Voice and WhatsApp

Everything works from a chat: type it or say it in a voice note.

19 work today7

Search and slips

Find anything you bought, and the slip that proves it.

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Calendar, lists and email

Reminders, to-dos, shopping lists and emails, by voice or text.

10 work today18

Bill split

Split a restaurant bill with friends on WhatsApp, no app needed.

18 work today14

Lifestyle extras

Restaurants, menus, specials, warranties and home costs, from the same slips.

14 work today13

Account and security

Your account, your numbers, your privacy.

13 work today4

Pricing and plans

Simple monthly pricing in rand.

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Capture and email in19

  • Send slips by WhatsApp
    Photograph a slip and send it. It is read, sorted and on your dashboard in seconds.
    Open the tool
  • Upload photos and PDFs on the web
    Drop slips, invoices and statements into your dashboard from a computer.
    Try it
  • Your own email address for slips
    Ask for "my email address" and get one to send or forward receipts to.
    Say my email address
    Try it
  • Forward receipts by email
    An emailed receipt is filed exactly like a slip sent on WhatsApp.
    Try it
  • Gmail auto-forward in two steps
    Set Gmail to forward receipts by itself. The confirmation code comes to you on WhatsApp.
    Try it
  • Outlook and Microsoft 365 forwarding rule
    A step by step rule guide, with a note you can hand to your IT person.
    Try it
  • Connect your Outlook mailbox (read only)
    Invoices in your mailbox are found and filed automatically.
    Try it
  • Invoice and receipt in one email, counted once
    When a supplier sends both, you are not charged twice in your books.
    Try it
  • No double counting across email and WhatsApp
    The same purchase sent both ways is flagged and only counted once.
    Try it
  • Same slip photographed twice, counted once
    Send a better photo of the same slip and it replaces the first.
    Try it
  • Email privacy log
    Only receipts are kept from your mailbox, with a "what we have read" log you can delete.
    Try it
  • Long slips in two photos, joined into one
    A slip too long for one photo is sent in two and joined automatically.
    Try it
  • Say what a slip was for in the caption
    Write "client meeting" or "personal" on the photo and it is filed that way.
    Try it
  • Odometer photo or typed km reading
    Send a photo of the odometer or just type the reading for your logbook.
    Learn more
  • FICA documents kept and sent back on request
    ID, proof of address and similar documents stored, and sent back when you ask.
    Try it
  • Store payslips and IRP5s
    Keep every payslip and IRP5 in one place, with the figures read for your return.
    Try it
  • Help with a blurry photo
    Tells you how to retake a slip that did not come out clearly.
    Say my photo came out blurry
    Try it
  • Notes sent while a slip is reading still apply
    Send "this was for work" straight after the photo and it is applied once the read finishes.
    Try it
  • Share your last slip by WhatsApp
    Forward the slip you just sent to someone else in one step.
    Try it

Reading slips and documents11

  • Reads the shop, date and amount
    The basics off every slip, read in seconds.
    Open the tool
  • Reads every line item on a slip
    Each item is read, so you can search, split and track prices by item.
    Try it
  • Items sold by weight read correctly
    Kilograms times price per kilogram worked out properly.
    Try it
  • Re-read a document or mark it as a sales invoice
    Ask for a fresh read, or tell it the document is an invoice you sent.
    Try it
  • Read a document as a delivery note
    Send the document, then say "read it as a delivery note" and it is read again as one.
    Say read it as a delivery note
    Try it
  • Learns from your corrections
    Fix an amount, category or VAT by chat and it remembers the merchant next time.
    Try it
  • Remembers new merchants
    A shop it did not know is learned, so next time it is recognised.
    Try it
  • Reads Word documents
    Send a .docx and it is read like any other document.
    Try it
  • Reads scanned PDFs page by page
    A scanned PDF is turned into pages and read, not rejected.
    Try it
  • Understands tax documents, not just slips
    Certificates and statements are read for the figures that matter on a return.
    Try it
  • Clear message when a document cannot be read
    You are told why, instead of a document that looks like it is still waiting.
    Try it

Categorising and tax rules24

  • Automatic categories from a South African expense catalogue
    562 everyday expenses with their tax treatment and common traps.
    Try it
  • South African supplier directory
    Knows who you bought from and what they sell, across 22 sectors.
    Try it
  • Ask tax questions in plain English
    "Can I claim a bakkie?" answered from the rules, in plain words.
    Try it
  • Make a slip claimable or personal
    Say "make the last slip personal" or "business" and it moves.
    Say make the last slip personal make the last slip business
    Try it
  • Fix the category on your last slip
    Say "change fuel" and the last slip is recategorised.
    Say change fuel
    Try it
  • Move a merchant to another category
    "Move Spar to groceries" fixes every slip from that shop.
    Say move Spar to groceries
    Try it
  • Move slips in bulk by chat
    Make a shop personal, move a batch, or park lines in one message.
    Try it
  • Park a payment you do not recognise
    Say you do not know what it is and it waits in suspense, out of your claims.
    Say I don't know what the Spar one is
    Try it
  • Recheck my categories
    Runs every slip through the latest rules again.
    Say recheck my categories
    Try it
  • Category totals by chat
    Ask "repairs for this year" for a total by category.
    Say repairs for this year
    Try it
  • Edit a slip: nine fields
    Fix the date, shop, amount, VAT and more, not just the category.
    Try it
  • Tap to pick a category
    A tappable category list in WhatsApp, no typing.
    Try it
  • Review three at a time
    Tap Business, Personal or Not sure on three cards, then the next three.
    Try it
  • Rules for business meals, waste removal and staff welfare
    Common small business costs coded to the right account.
    Try it
  • Bar and liquor slips filed as entertainment
    Handled as entertainment with no VAT claimed, as the law requires.
    Try it
  • Wear and tear on assets
    Write-off periods from the SARS tables applied to what you buy.
    Try it
  • Home office claim
    Worked out on floor area, with a warning where the claim would not hold.
    Learn more
  • Set up a home office claim by chat
    A few questions on WhatsApp and the claim is set up.
    Say hoset cancel
    Learn more
  • Travel logbook by km difference
    Say "increased by 39 km" and it is added to the last reading.
    Say increased by 39 km
    Learn more
  • Ask for your last km reading
    "What is my last km reading" gives the latest odometer figure.
    Say what's my last km reading
    Learn more
  • Subsistence and travel claims
    Daily allowances and travel worked out at the SARS rates.
    Open the tool
  • Capture in any tax year
    Old slips are kept and shown whatever year they fall in; the tax year only decides what is claimed.
    Try it
  • Split a mixed basket
    One slip with business and personal items is split between the two.
    Try it
  • What you spend on, totalled
    Your spending by type, with what is claimable.
    Try it

VAT4

  • VAT tracked on slips and invoices
    The VAT on every slip and invoice is read and kept.
    Open the tool
  • Your input VAT total by chat
    Ask "my vat" for the total so far.
    Say my vat
    Open the tool
  • Add VAT to the last slip
    Say "vat 17" when a slip did not show it clearly.
    Say vat 17
    Try it
  • VAT and payment method in every slip reply
    Each reply shows the VAT and how you paid, with running totals.
    Try it

Bank and reconciliation12

  • Bank statement PDF import
    Send a statement PDF and every line is read.
    Open the tool
  • Bank statement PDF to Excel or CSV
    Statement lines exported as a spreadsheet.
    Open the tool
  • Match slips to bank lines
    Each slip is tied to the bank line that paid it, with the gaps shown.
    Try it
  • Running balance checked on every line
    Opening, running and closing balances checked, so a missed line shows up.
    Try it
  • Bank charges recognised and coded
    Bank fees found and coded by rule.
    Try it
  • Bank balance by chat
    Ask "bank balance" for the latest figure from your statements.
    Say bank balance
    Try it
  • Learns which card is your business card
    Card numbers on slips are learned, so business and personal sort themselves.
    Try it
  • Recognises your saved beneficiaries
    Payments to pre-approved beneficiaries on a statement are recognised.
    Try it
  • Group similar lines and decide once
    Ten Uber trips are one decision, not ten.
    Try it
  • Sort money in: income, loan or your own money
    Tap a card for each deposit so loans and your own money are not taxed as income.
    Try it
  • How much have I made
    Ask in chat for money in this tax year, with a Tap to view page.
    Try it
  • Statement period and balances in your tax summary
    Opening, closing and period shown with your tax summary.
    Try it

Exports and accounting links5

  • Slips as CSV and a ZIP of images
    Download your slip list and every photo.
    Try it
  • Spreadsheet export of every figure
    The figures and how each was reached, in a file you can open.
    Try it
  • Change history for every slip
    See every change made to a slip, and export it as a spreadsheet.
    Try it
  • Printable "what we read" slip sheet
    A printable sheet of what was read off a slip.
    Try it
  • Summary PDF by chat
    Ask for a summary PDF and it is sent to you.
    Try it

Tax return preparation18

  • Individual tax return figures (ITR12)
    Your return figures and tax summary prepared, ready for you or your practitioner to submit.
    Open the tool
  • Free tax calculators
    Tax refund, income tax, PAYE, VAT and medical credit calculators that run in your browser.
    Open the tool
  • Tax estimate by chat
    Ask "estimate my tax" for a figure from your own records.
    Open the tool
  • How much do I owe SARS
    Ask in chat for your estimated position.
    Say how much do I owe SARS
    Open the tool
  • Tax calendar and deadlines
    The dates that matter to you, with reminders.
    Learn more
  • Year on year comparison
    This year against last year, line by line.
    Try it
  • SARS and IT certificates read
    Tax certificates read for the figures your return needs.
    Open the tool
  • What you may be able to claim
    The deductions, credits and exemptions you may qualify for, with the proof each needs.
    Try it
  • Finds claims you may be missing
    Shows gaps between what you have and what you could claim.
    Try it
  • Life events to claims
    Tell it what changed this year and it shows what that puts on the table.
    Try it
  • Tax health score
    A 0 to 100 read of how ready your tax position is.
    Try it
  • Guided tax questions
    Only the questions that apply to you, prefilled from what it already knows.
    Try it
  • Capital gains on private assets
    Keep the history of an asset and see the gain when you sell.
    Try it
  • Tax answers for your line of work
    Performers and other jobs: "can I claim this if I am a ...", by voice or text.
    Try it
  • What do you need from me
    Lists the questions still open on your file.
    Say what do you need from me
    Try it
  • Find me an accountant
    Ask and you are referred to a registered practitioner.
    Say I need an accountant
    Open the tool
  • Send notes to your accountant
    Leave a note for your practitioner from WhatsApp.
    Say sendnotes
    Try it
  • Estimated monthly disposable income
    What is left each month after tax and costs.
    Try it

Business and SME3

  • Fill in a real PDF form by answering questions
    Ten questions at a time, read back before saving, by voice or text.
    Say ask me the questions for my form give me 10 questions at a time
    Try it
  • Mark a document as a sales invoice
    Say "this is an invoice I sent to my client" and it is recorded as income.
    Try it
  • List your business by WhatsApp
    One page for your business, with tracked links.
    Try it

Voice and WhatsApp19

  • Voice notes understood as commands
    Say it instead of typing it.
    Try it
  • Any request as a voice note
    Slips, lists, km, statements and forms, all by voice.
    Try it
  • Answer questions by voice
    Reply to a question with a voice note.
    Try it
  • Tap buttons, never typed numbers
    Every step is a button that opens a page.
    Try it
  • Typo help
    "Did you mean" when a word is off, and help on a simple hello.
    Try it
  • Ask "what can you do"
    Ask whether it does something and get a straight answer.
    Try it
  • Morning WhatsApp summary
    One message each morning. Stop or start it any time.
    Try it
  • Yesterday in one 07:00 message
    Slips, what is waiting, your diary and bank, in one message.
    Try it
  • Correct the amount on the last slip
    Just send the right amount.
    Say 250
    Try it
  • Delete a slip by chat
    Say "delete" or "delete Spar".
    Say delete Spar
    Try it
  • Dashboard totals by chat
    Ask "totals" for the headline figures.
    Say totals
    Try it
  • Open your dashboard from WhatsApp
    Say "my dashboard" and tap the button.
    Say my dashboard
    Try it
  • Your documents list
    Ask "documents" to see what is on file.
    Say documents
    Try it
  • Support from a person
    Say "support" and a person picks it up.
    Say support
    Try it
  • Tell it "you got that wrong"
    Report a wrong answer and it is looked at and fixed.
    Say you got that wrong
    Try it
  • Understands South African English
    "Howzit" and everyday greetings understood.
    Say Howsit what happens next
    Try it
  • Friendly, human replies
    Warm replies to banter, and a kind one to serious news.
    Try it
  • Long answers as a headline and a page
    One line in chat, with the detail behind a Tap to view button.
    Try it

Search and slips7

  • Find anything you bought
    "Where did I buy coffee" searches every line on every slip.
    Say find milk show me the Spar slip
    Try it
  • Prove when you bought something
    Find the item and the slip that proves it, for warranty or insurance.
    Try it
  • Find a slip by shop name
    Say "show me the Spar slip" and the slips from that shop come back.
    Try it
  • Slips for a period
    "My slips last week".
    Say my slips last week
    Try it
  • Yesterday's slips
    See what you sent yesterday.
    Say yesterday's slips
    Try it
  • Email me this slip
    Have a slip emailed to you.
    Say email me the last slip
    Try it
  • Price changes
    The biggest price rises and falls on what you buy, once you have a few months of slips.
    Try it

Calendar, lists and email10

  • Calendar with WhatsApp reminders
    Times like "3 p.m.", ranges and several days in one message.
    Say my calendar
    Try it
  • Add calendar entries by voice note
    "Monday morning, call the bank, 10 o'clock".
    Try it
  • Asks for a time if you forget one
    An appointment without a time gets a quick "what time?".
    Try it
  • Meeting agendas sent at meeting time
    Your agenda arrives when the meeting starts, with a page to open.
    Try it
  • To-do and ideas lists
    "Things to do tomorrow is A and B" adds both.
    Say my to do list my ideas
    Try it
  • Shopping list grouped by shop
    With an estimated total from what you last paid.
    Try it
  • Loyalty cards at the till
    Save card photos and get them back in chat when you pay.
    Try it
  • Dictate an email by voice
    Say who and what, check the draft, send.
    Say dictate an email
    Try it
  • Emails that send later
    Schedule an email and cancel it from the draft page.
    Try it
  • Email contacts by voice
    Add contacts by voice or paste many at once.
    Try it

Bill split18

  • Split a restaurant bill
    Send the slip, pick who had what, and everyone gets their share.
    Say split the bill
    Open the tool
  • Split by item from the slip
    The slip is read and each person picks their items.
    Open the tool
  • Table QR code to join a bill
    Friends scan a code to join the split.
    Try it
  • Tips split with each share
    Each person's tip goes with their share.
    Open the tool
  • Shares sent to friends on WhatsApp
    Everyone gets their amount in chat.
    Try it
  • No app needed for friends
    Friends use a web link.
    Learn more
  • Your share lands in your records
    A business share is claimed, the rest set aside.
    Try it
  • Tag a friend on a slip and split with them
    "Split bill with a friend".
    Say split bill with a friend
    Try it
  • Add friends from your phone contacts
    Share a contact card or say a name.
    Try it
  • Split an older bill
    "Split my last slip" or a named one.
    Say split my last slip
    Try it
  • Who owes me
    One page of who still owes you.
    Say who owes me
    Try it
  • "Splitting this one?" after a restaurant slip
    One tap to split or keep it.
    Try it
  • Running tabs with friends
    Unpaid shares add up until settled.
    Try it
  • Shared tabs, netted both ways
    Accept a tab request and both sides see one running total.
    Try it
  • Mark a tab paid
    A shared page where you mark paid and the other side confirms.
    Try it
  • Quantity buttons when splitting
    Two beers each? Tap the quantity, no typing.
    Try it
  • Voice guide to bill split
    Ask "how does bill split work" for a short voice note.
    Say how does bill split work
    Try it
  • Invite friends to a place and time
    Send a crew alert from WhatsApp.
    Try it

Lifestyle extras14

  • Rate restaurants and keep My restaurants
    Every place you rated, in one list.
    Try it
  • Rate your meal and find the best dish nearby
    Rate the dish, then ask where the best one is.
    Try it
  • Restaurant menus read from photos
    Menu items and prices kept per restaurant.
    Try it
  • Restaurant specials near you
    Current specials from approved restaurants.
    Try it
  • Invite a mate to a special
    Friends reply "I'm in" or "Can't make it".
    Try it
  • Find a plumber, restaurant or dentist nearby
    Ask on WhatsApp for one in your town.
    Try it
  • Warranty tracking from slips
    Say "warranty 2 years" on a slip and it is tracked.
    Try it
  • Electricity and prepaid meter tracking
    Bill history and trend from your slips.
    Try it
  • Solar feed-in credit tracking
    Track credits for power you feed back.
    Try it
  • Bond and finance agreements
    Capture the agreement and keep its figures.
    Try it
  • My top places and my savings
    Where you spend most, and what you saved.
    Try it
  • What you spent on drinks
    Total plus each kind with count and price.
    Try it
  • Official restaurant menus kept current
    Where a restaurant publishes its menu as a PDF on its own site, that menu is fetched and kept current.
    Try it

Account and security13

  • Link a second WhatsApp number
    Pair another number to one account with a code.
    Try it
  • SIM-swap protection
    A changed SIM is checked before your data is shown.
    Try it
  • Delete your account and data yourself
    No form, no waiting.
    Try it
  • Personal slips stay private from your accountant
    Only what is for the business is shared.
    Try it
  • Choose what your accountant can see
    You decide what your practitioner has access to.
    Try it
  • Encrypted safe keeping for codes
    Codes you give us are encrypted and only sent back to your own number.
    Try it
  • Ask who can see your data
    A straight answer in chat.
    Say who can see my data
    Try it
  • New login link on request
    "Send me a new link" if one has not arrived or stopped working.
    Say send me a new link
    Try it
  • Install your dashboard as a home-screen app
    An app icon on your phone, no app store.
    Try it
  • Simple home screen
    A simplified home by default, with a switch for the full view.
    Try it
  • Sign up on the website, finish on WhatsApp
    The form makes your account and WhatsApp opens to carry on.
    Try it
  • Signup QR codes
    Show a QR code a friend can scan to join.
    Try it
  • Refer friends
    Referrals recorded, with commission for referrers.
    Try it

Pricing and plans4

  • Full product under R100 a month
    Tax Pig from R49, OptiTax from R99.
    Try it
  • Free to start
    One free trial per person.
    Try it
  • Monthly plan by card
    Pay monthly through PayFast.
    Try it
  • Prices in your own currency
    The pricing page shows your country's currency.
    Try it

Try it on a slip in your wallet

Free to start. Nothing to download. Tax Pig works in the WhatsApp you already have.

Tax Pig prepares and organises your records and figures; you or your registered tax practitioner submit to SARS. Every feature marked as working was checked in our own code on 19/10/2026. Coming soon means it is being built and is not live yet.