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KPI Dashboard
Live
Monthly Revenue
$87,420
↑ 12.4% vs last month
Gross Margin
42.3%
↑ 2.1% vs last month
Net Profit
$21,840
↓ 3.2% vs last month
Collections Rate
89.2%
↑ 3.4% above industry
Revenue Trend — Last 6 Months
+18.7% YoY
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Top Expenses
Payroll$38,200
Rent$7,800
Supplies$4,320
Tax Estimator
Calculated from P&L
Tax Year 2026 Estimated from live data
Q1 Estimate
$12,840
Due Apr 15
Q2 Estimate
$14,280
Due Jun 15
47 days
Q3 Estimate
~$15,100
Due Sep 15
Projected
Q4 Estimate
~$16,400
Due Jan 15
Projected
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Based on your Q1 net income of $51,360, your effective federal tax rate is 22%. Set aside $1,190/week to cover Q2 on time.
Net Income YTD$51,360
Self-Employment Tax$7,262
Federal Income Tax$11,299
State (avg 5.1%)$2,619
Cash Flow Monitor
90-Day Projection
Current Balance
$142,800
Monthly Burn
$57,840
90-Day Runway
127 days
Cash Position — Next 90 Days
Now + 60d
🤖 AI Insight
Cash balance is stable but declining. At your current burn rate of $57,840/mo, you cross the 90-day warning threshold around June 28. Consider accelerating receivables collection on invoices INV-0041 and INV-0038 (total: $23,400 overdue).
⚠️Apr 3: Unusual spike — $8,400 supplies purchaseReview
Mar payroll within 2% of budgetNormal
Invoicing
Outstanding
$23,400
Overdue
$8,200
Paid This Month
$64,800
Recurring Active
4 clients
InvoiceClientAmountStatus
INV-0044 Riverside Café $4,200
INV-0043 Oak & Timber Co. $11,800 Pending
INV-0041 Metro Plumbing LLC $7,400 Overdue
INV-0038 Sun Valley Dental $3,900 Overdue
Recurring Billing
Horizon FitnessMonthly$2,200Next: May 1
Blue Ridge AutoMonthly$1,850Next: May 5
Smart Alerts
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Q2 Estimated Tax Due in 47 Days
$14,280 due June 15. You currently have $142,800 available — set aside $1,190/week starting now.
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2 Invoices Overdue — $11,300 at Risk
INV-0041 (Metro Plumbing, $7,400) and INV-0038 (Sun Valley Dental, $3,900) are 14+ days past due.
2h ago
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Unusual Expense Detected
Apr 3 supplies purchase of $8,400 is 3.2× your monthly average. Was this expected?
Yesterday
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Gross Margin Improved to 42.3%
Up 2.1 points from last month. Your overhead ratio is now 6.1% below industry average for professional services.
Apr 29
Q1 Tax Return Filed Successfully
$12,840 payment confirmed with IRS. Next action: Q2 estimated payment due June 15.
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"I used to find out my Q2 tax estimate the week it was due. Now I know in January what I'll owe in June. That one change alone paid for this tool 10x over."

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Marcus R.
HVAC contractor, 12 employees
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"I was spending $800/mo on a part-time bookkeeper just to know my numbers. Now I know them in real time, every day. And my margins went up 4% just from seeing where money was leaking."

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Tamara L.
Landscape company, Memphis TN
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"The 90-day cash flow projection caught a problem in February I wouldn't have noticed until April. Moved billing cycles around, avoided a payroll crunch. Worth every penny."

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James S.
Plumbing & electrical, Atlanta
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Built by a licensed CPA with 15+ years advising service businesses. Not another generic fintech tool. MarginProfitIQ was built specifically for HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, and contracting businesses — because those are the owners who call a CPA in a panic every April.

What owners found out after their first week

Service business owners across 15+ industries — here's what changed.

$11,200
Recovered in under-billed jobs — Q1
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“I thought my plumbing crew was profitable. The margin report showed three job types running at 8% gross. I repriced them within the week. Recovered over $11,000 in Q1 alone just from adjusting those rates.”

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David R.
Plumbing contractor, Nashville TN — 9 crew
6 weeks
Earlier warning on a payroll crunch
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“The 90-day cash flow projection flagged a tight window in March back in late January. I moved two invoices forward and renegotiated a supplier payment. My bookkeeper would have caught it two weeks before it happened. This caught it six weeks out.”

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Kim M.
Commercial HVAC, Phoenix AZ — 14 employees
$640/mo
Saved vs. part-time bookkeeper
★★★★★

“I was paying $640 a month for someone to give me a P&L once a week. Now I have it in real-time, every day, plus the tax estimates and alerts she never gave me. Best financial decision I made last year.”

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Patrick G.
Landscaping company, Austin TX — 7 crew

Your bookkeeper tells you what happened. Your accountant shows up once a year. Nobody tells you what's coming.

Small business owners make financial decisions based on their bank balance and gut instinct. That works until it doesn't. MarginProfitIQ connects to your existing data and translates numbers into plain-language guidance, proactive alerts, and industry benchmarks you can act on today.

Gross Margin 42.3%
90-Day Runway 127 days
Q2 Tax Estimate $14,280
Industry Benchmark +6.1% above avg
Collections Rate 89.2%
Next Filing Deadline Jun 15

Five modules. One clear picture.

Everything a small business needs to understand its financial health, updated in real time.

Cash Flow Monitor

Connects to your bank and accounting data. Flags anomalies the moment they appear. Projects your 90-day runway so you never get surprised.

Expense Benchmarking

Monthly comparison of your overhead against industry averages. Know instantly if you're overspending on payroll, rent, or supplies.

Tax Estimate Engine

Auto-calculates quarterly estimated taxes from your real-time P&L. No more scrambling. No more penalties. You know what you owe before it's due.

KPI Dashboard

Revenue, margins, cost trends, and collections rate, auto-updated and presented in language a business owner actually understands.

Compliance Alert Bot

Payroll tax deadlines, quarterly filings, state notices. You'll know about them weeks in advance, not the night before. Because "I forgot" costs real money.

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Upload your transaction data via CSV or enter it weekly through the manual entry form. MarginProfitIQ automatically categorizes income and expenses, calculates your real profit margins, projects your 90-day cash flow, and estimates quarterly tax obligations. No accounting knowledge required — first insights in under 5 minutes.

No — and it isn’t trying to. MarginProfitIQ gives you the same real-time financial visibility your accountant has, so you can make better decisions every day between tax seasons. Business plan users get an Accountant Portal so your CPA can review clean data directly. Think of it as giving your accountant a head start and giving yourself year-round clarity.

Yes. All data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.3. We never store raw bank credentials and you own your data — export or delete it at any time. MarginProfitIQ was built on infrastructure with bank-level security practices from day one, not bolted on later.

Tax estimates are calculated from your actual P&L data, factoring in self-employment tax and federal income tax brackets. They’re estimates for planning purposes — your accountant confirms final amounts. Early users in Q1 2026 saw estimates come within 3% of actual tax liability. The goal is no surprises on June 15 or September 15.

MarginProfitIQ supports 15+ service business industries: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, roofing, painting, cleaning, consulting, construction, auto repair, pest control, and more. Industry-specific benchmarks are built in so you compare your margins against businesses like yours — not generic averages.

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