deductit.io

What It Is

DeductIt is a SaaS/mobile app for tracking tax records related to charitable donations. Its core goal is to help users continuously record donations throughout the year and export the information at tax time. It clearly positions itself as a record-keeping tool and does not provide tax, legal, or financial advice. Users still need to verify whether donations are deductible, ensure valuations are accurate, and keep original receipts.

Core Features and Integrations

The product covers cash donations, donated goods, stock gifts, and charitable mileage, with records organized by year, charity, and category. It includes fair market value references, which are useful for valuing common household items and clothing, though the text also states that these figures are only general guidelines. Export options are fairly comprehensive, including PDF receipts, CSV reports, and TXF files for TurboTax Desktop; data can also be entered into TurboTax Online via a browser extension. It is friendly to ItsDeductible users, supporting one-click import and automatic category mapping. Paid plans add photo attachments, charity lookup, voice dictation, household sharing, and Google Drive backup.

Pricing and Deployment

DeductIt uses a freemium model. Basic is free and includes unlimited donation records, fair market values, PDF/CSV export, and printable receipts. Supporter costs $1/month and adds photo attachments, charity lookup, and TurboTax Desktop TXF export. Pro costs $2/month and adds voice dictation, household sharing, and Google Drive backup. The terms mention that paid tiers may also be billed monthly, annually, or as lifetime subscriptions, but specific prices are not disclosed. Deployment is via cloud-based Web, iOS, and Android apps with multi-device sync; no self-hosted option is mentioned.

Collaboration, Security, and Limitations

Household sharing is its main collaboration feature, making it suitable for families filing jointly who want to maintain donation records together. However, permissions are fairly basic: the terms indicate that household members can view and edit shared records, with no mention of read-only access, approvals, role-based permissions, or other enterprise-grade controls. On security and compliance, only account security responsibilities, privacy policy commitments, and Google Drive backup are visible; there is no disclosed information on encryption, audit logs, SOC 2, or data residency. Developer support such as APIs, webhooks, or SDKs is also not mentioned.

Best Fit and Access from China

DeductIt is best suited to individuals or households filing U.S. taxes who need to keep long-term records for charitable donation deductions, especially TurboTax or ItsDeductible users. For Chinese users who only want to manage domestic charitable donations, its IRS/TurboTax-oriented workflow is a limited fit. In mainland China, features related to Google login, Google Drive, Google Play, and TurboTax may also be partially restricted, and payments may depend on Apple/Google/Web subscription channels. Alternatives include TurboTax ItsDeductible, Excel/Google Sheets, a self-built ledger in Notion/Airtable, or personal finance software.