BANKING FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED

Your small business financial hub

Found has partnered with NerdWallet to provide an all-in-one financial platform for your business:

Business checking

Built-in bookkeeping

Contractor payments

Powerful tax tools

Integrated invoicing

Team cards

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Best Business Checking for Paying Contractors and Saving for Taxes

October 2025

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Best for Innovative Features

October 2025

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The Found Mastercard Business debit card is issued by Lead Bank pursuant to a license from Mastercard Inc. and may be used everywhere Mastercard debit cards are accepted.

Best Business Checking for Paying Contractors and Saving for Taxes

October 2025

Nerdwallet logo

©2017-2026 and TM, NerdWallet, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best for Innovative Features

October 2025

©2026 Forbes Advisor. All Rights Reserved.

SPECIAL OFFER

Earn 2.0% APY on balances up to $20K*

*Customers who have signed up for an account after November 1, 2025 will earn a bonus equal to 2.0% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) on the portion of their account balance up to $20,000 for a given month only if they spend $5,000 in qualifying debit card transactions during the month and satisfy other eligibility requirements as described in the Card Spend Bonus Terms. No bonus will be earned on the portion of account balances over $20,000.

4.5

NerdWallet rating

FOUND ACCORDING TO NERDWALLET:

“Useful Tools for Self-Employed Workers”

A mobile screen showing a detailed tax estimate breakdown for the quarter ending March 31, 2026. The total estimated tax due is $2,870.59, including federal and state taxes, with business income and deductible expenses itemized below.

Simplify self-employment taxes

Get tax estimates in real-time and automatically set money aside to cover quarterly taxes

A smartphone interface showing a payment screen for a contractor named Adrian Tamayo. The amount is set to $175, with the available account balance displayed as $118,529.19, and a “Next” button to proceed with the transaction.

Manage and pay contractors

Collect W-9s and pay contractors from your account. We’ll generate 1099-NECs at the end of the year

A digital invoice from a business named Modern Clay displayed on both a smartphone and a printed page. The mobile screen shows a $3,363.50 balance due with a “Pay” button, while the full invoice in the background includes itemized charges and billing information.

Send invoices

Access unlimited invoicing. Customize, schedule in advance, and send recurring invoices.

The all-in-one platform

for managing small business finances

Banking


Mastercard® business debit card²

Team cards with spend controls

Check and cash deposits⁵

Wires and check payments⁸

Contractor payments

Sub-accounts

Payments and deposits flow directly into your Found account, with the estimated taxes set aside.

Taxes


Automatic write-offs

Tax form generation

Tax estimates

Tax payments¹⁰

1099 form filing

Mileage tracking

Found handles the math and flags deductions, so you’re ready for tax time.

Bookkeeping


Expense and income tracking

Custom rules¹³ and tags

Receipt scanning

Invoicing

Import external transactions

Financial reports

Expenses and receipts are automatically tracked, organized, and categorized for you.

Contractor management


Unlimited payments

No per-contractor fees

Flexible payment methods

Collect W-9s

Free 1099-NEC generation

Free 1099-NEC filing

Send unlimited payments with no per-contractor fees and flexible payment options.

²The Found Mastercard Business debit card is issued by Lead Bank pursuant to a license from Mastercard Inc. and may be used everywhere Mastercard debit cards are accepted.
⁵Subject to eligibility requirements, applicable terms and conditions, and service fees. See Terms of Service and Lead Account Terms for more details.
⁸Domestic wire transfers are available for a fee. Read Found Fee Schedule.
¹⁰Tax payments are available for Found Plus subscribers (for $19.99/month or $149.99/year) and Found Pro subscribers (for $80/month or $720/year) who file a Schedule C.
¹³Found customers can create 1 custom expense rule, 1 custom tag, and 1 custom category for free. Unlimited rules, tags, and categories available with Found Plus (for $19.99/month or $149.99/year) and Found Pro (for $80/month or $720/year).

Banking


Mastercard® business debit card²

Team cards with spend controls

Check and cash deposits

Wires and check payments⁸

Contractor payments

Sub-accounts

Taxes


Automatic write-offs

Tax form generation

Tax estimates

Tax payments¹⁰

1099 form filing

Mileage tracking

The all-in-one platform

for managing small business finances

Banking


Mastercard® business debit card²

Team cards with spend controls

Check and cash deposits

Wires and check payments⁸

Contractor payments

Sub-accounts

Payments and deposits flow directly into your Found account, with the estimated taxes set aside.

Taxes


Expense and income tracking

Custom rules¹³ and tags

Receipt scanning

Invoicing

Import external transactions

Financial reports

Found handles the math and flags deductions, so you’re ready for tax time.

Bookkeeping


Automatic write-offs

Tax form generation

Tax estimates

Tax filing¹⁰

1099 form filing

Mileage tracking

Expenses and receipts are automatically tracked, organized, and categorized for you.

Contractor management


Unlimited payments

No per-contractor fees

Flexible payment methods

Collect W-9s

Free 1099-NEC generation

Free 1099-NEC filing

Send unlimited payments with no per-contractor fees and flexible payment options.

Bookkeeping


Expense and income tracking

Custom rules¹³ and tags

Receipt scanning

Invoicing

Import external transactions

Financial reports

Expenses and receipts are automatically tracked, organized, and categorized for you.

Contractor management


Unlimited payments

No per-contractor fees

Flexible payment methods

Collect W-9s

Free 1099-NEC generation

Free 1099-NEC filing

Send unlimited payments with no per-contractor fees and flexible payment options.

²The Found Mastercard Business debit card is issued by Lead Bank pursuant to a license from Mastercard Inc. and may be used everywhere Mastercard debit cards are accepted.
⁵Subject to eligibility requirements, applicable terms and conditions, and service fees. See Terms of Service and Lead Account Terms for more details.
⁸Domestic wire transfers are available for a fee. Read Found Fee Schedule.
¹⁰Tax payments are available for Found Plus subscribers (for $19.99/month or $149.99/year) and Found Pro subscribers (for $80/month or $720/year) who file a Schedule C.
¹³Found customers can create 1 custom expense rule, 1 custom tag, and 1 custom category for free. Unlimited rules, tags, and categories available with Found Plus (for $19.99/month or $149.99/year) and Found Pro (for $80/month or $720/year).

Over 750K small business owners have chosen Found

SEE WHY

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4.7

Google Play

over 17K reviews

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4.5

TrustPilot

over 1K reviews

"What used to take hours now takes me 45 minutes. I've kind of mastered it, so it's very quick. I can even do it from my phone."

Review by Carolina C.

TAILS N TRAILS

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“It has been so helpful with keeping track of all the aspects of my business and it feels nice to have everything in one place. I would give Found a 10 out of 10.”

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“I love how it takes taxes out immediately so I don't have to think about it. I'm a social worker, not a business major. So it takes all the guess work out of it.”

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¹Found is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by Lead Bank, Member FDIC. The funds in your account are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor for each account ownership category. FDIC insurance only covers the failure of an FDIC-insured depository institution.

²The Found Mastercard Business debit card is issued by Lead Bank pursuant to a license from Mastercard Inc. and may be used everywhere Mastercard debit cards are accepted.

³Found's core features are free. Found also offers two optional paid products, Found Plus for $19.99/month or $149.99/year and Found Pro for $80/month or $720/year.

⁴Optional subscriptions to Found Plus for $19.99/month or $149.99/year or Found Pro for $80/month or $720/year. There are no monthly account maintenance fees, but other fees such as transactional fees for wires, instant transfers, and ATM apply. Read Found Fee Schedule.

⁵Subject to eligibility requirements, applicable terms and conditions, and service fees. See Terms of Service and Lead Account Terms for more details.

⁸Domestic wire transfers are available for a fee. Read Found Fee Schedule.

¹⁰Tax payments are available for Found Plus subscribers (for $19.99/month or $149.99/year) and Found Pro subscribers (for $80/month or $720/year) who file a Schedule C.

¹³Found customers can create 1 custom expense rule, 1 custom tag, and 1 custom category for free. Unlimited rules, tags, and categories available with Found Plus.

¹⁴Found Plus subscribers (for $19.99/month or $149.99/year) earn 1.5% APY on balances up to $20K. Found Pro subscribers (for $80/month or $720/year) earn 2.5% APY on all balances, with no cap.

¹⁷Cash Back Terms and Conditions apply.

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