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Smarter Categories

Categories
Cat sorts every transaction
This week's transactions
F
Figma$15.00
Sorting…
D
Delta Air Lines$420.00
Sorting…
J
Joe's Diner$48.20
Sorting…
S
Stripe$2.10
Sorting…
You just glance and confirm — change any of it in a click

Before: where did that go?

At tax time, the question is simple — where did my money actually go? The old categories couldn't really answer it. Everything landed in one of fifteen broad buckets like "Office & Utilities" or the catch-all "Other Expenses," so a client lunch, a flight, and a new laptop could all end up looking the same.

Categories that match how you work

Now there's a thoughtful category for almost everything you spend on, grouped the way you'd actually think about it. Software and subscriptions sit together, travel and meals have their own spots, and bank fees stay separate from the money you move between accounts. Keep it simple or get specific — whatever keeps your books readable to you.

Cat does the filing

You shouldn't have to sort every transaction by hand. As new ones land from your bank, Cat drops each one into the right category — you just glance and confirm, or change it in a click. Correct it once and Cat remembers.

Taxes and totals that add up

The boring-but-important stuff is handled too. Tax payments like VAT and sales tax are recognized for what they are, so the right treatment is ready when you file. And moving money between your own accounts no longer shows up as spending — so when you (or your accountant) look at the totals, they reflect the real business.

  • CategoriesThere's now a ready-made category for almost everything you spend on — software, travel, meals, contractors, taxes — grouped so the right one is easy to find.
  • CategoriesStay broad or get specific — "Travel" sits neatly under "Travel & Entertainment," so you can keep things simple or go detailed without scrolling a giant list.
  • TaxTax payments like VAT and sales tax are recognized for what they are, so the right treatment is already attached when it's time to file.
  • ReportsMoney you move between your own accounts no longer counts as a business expense, so your spending totals reflect what you actually spent.
  • MatchingCat sorts new bank transactions into the right category for you — you just glance and confirm, and it learns when you change one.
  • FiltersFilter your transactions by a whole group or zoom into a single category.
  • CategoriesMake it yours — add your own categories, tuck them under any group, and rename or recolor anything.
  • MigrationEverything you'd already categorized carried over on its own — no re-tagging, nothing lost.