Tips, flat fees, weekly residencies, and late-night drives home. GigGain is the income tracker built for musicians who play bars, restaurants, and live music venues.
Between tip jars, flat fees, drink tabs, and late-night drives, tracking what you actually earn from venue gigs requires a purpose-built system.
Most bar gigs pay a flat guarantee plus tips. You need to track both separately to understand what each venue is actually worth and how much of your income is variable.
That every-Thursday gig at the corner pub is steady income, but logging it manually every week gets old fast. You need a system that handles recurring venue gigs automatically.
Your gig ends at midnight or later, and you still have to drive home. Those late-night miles are tax-deductible, but who remembers to log mileage at 1 AM?
Every bar gig has two income streams: your flat fee and your tips. GigGain lets you log both on every entry so you can see exactly how much each venue pays in guarantees versus how generous the crowd is.
Set up your recurring bar gigs once and let GigGain log them automatically every week. Your Thursday night acoustic set and Saturday duo gig are tracked without lifting a finger.
Each bar or restaurant is a client in GigGain. Set default rates, see year-to-date income per venue, and know exactly which spots are worth your time. When a venue asks about your availability, you'll know what they pay instantly.
Every mile you drive to and from a bar gig is a tax deduction. GigGain makes it easy to log mileage even after a late set.
Log your round-trip miles in seconds after your set. Enter start and end odometer or just the total miles. GigGain calculates your deduction at the current IRS rate automatically.
It's 1 AM and you just finished your set. GigGain's quick-add makes it simple to log your miles before you forget. No complicated forms, just enter the distance and go.
See which venues cost you the most in travel. Compare the 10-mile drive to your Thursday gig versus the 45-minute highway trek to that Saturday spot. Factor mileage into your true hourly rate.
At the end of the year, GigGain totals up all your business miles and calculates your total mileage deduction. Hand it to your accountant or file it yourself with confidence.
From guitar strings to parking meters, bar gigs come with real expenses. Track them all and reduce your tax bill.
Playing multiple nights a week at smoky bars and cramped stages takes a toll on your gear. Strings break, cables fray, and speakers blow. Every replacement is a deductible business expense.
Parking fees, tolls, and even the occasional cover charge at multi-act venues. These small costs add up over a year of regular gigging. GigGain helps you track every dollar so nothing slips through the cracks.
Business cards, tip jar signs, social media ads for your gigs, and even the cost of maintaining a website. If it helps you get or keep bar gigs, it's a potential deduction.
GigGain tracks all expenses by category and generates a year-end summary for your accountant.
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