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Practical notes on invoices, receipts, taxes and using an assistant with your books. Not tax advice.

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What Mintas actually does

An honest tour of Mintas for freelancers and small teams: bank feed, invoices, receipts, hours, reports and the assistant, plus its limits and how the beta works.

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