Scan Receipts Automatically — AI Expense Tracking for Plumbers
Why Plumbers Lose Money on Receipts
Every plumber knows the drill: you grab materials from Reece or Tradelink between jobs, shove the receipt in your glovebox, and by tax time half of them are faded, lost, or crumpled beyond recognition. The ATO estimates Australian tradies miss an average of $3,200 in deductible expenses every year simply because they can't find the receipts.
How TradeDesk's AI Receipt Scanner Works
Open TradeDesk on your phone, tap "Scan Receipt", and point your camera at any receipt. The AI instantly extracts:
- Supplier name — Reece, Tradelink, Samios, Bunnings, or any supplier
- Date and time — matched to the job you were working on
- Line items — individual products, quantities, and prices
- GST amount — separated automatically for BAS reporting
- Total — verified against line items
Automatic Job Matching
TradeDesk doesn't just scan the receipt — it matches it to the job you were working on that day. If you bought 3 metres of 50mm PVC from Reece at 10:30am, and you had a drainage job scheduled from 9am-12pm, the expense is automatically linked to that job. No manual data entry.
BAS-Ready Expense Reports
At the end of each quarter, TradeDesk generates a complete expense report with every receipt categorised, GST separated, and totals calculated. Export to Xero or hand it straight to your accountant. No more shoebox of receipts, no more missed deductions.
What About Faded or Damaged Receipts?
TradeDesk's AI can read thermal paper receipts that have partially faded — it uses context clues from the supplier format, date patterns, and known product codes to reconstruct missing information. If it can't read something with confidence, it flags it for you to confirm rather than guessing.
Supplier Integration
For plumbers with Reece Connect or Tradelink online accounts, TradeDesk can also pull digital invoices directly — no scanning needed. The AI reconciles your physical receipts against your online order history to ensure nothing is missed.
Stop Losing Money
Every receipt you lose is money you're paying tax on unnecessarily. TradeDesk's AI receipt scanner takes 3 seconds per receipt and saves the average plumber $3,200+ per year in recovered deductions. That's more than the cost of a TradeDesk subscription — it literally pays for itself.
Try it free for 21 days at tradedesk.now — no credit card required.