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Best Business Checking for Self-Employed Business Owners

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 Self-Employed Business Owners

October 2025

Nerdwallet logo

©2017-2025 and TM, NerdWallet, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best for Innovative Features

October 2025

© 2025 Forbes Advisor. All Rights Reserved.

Move, manage, and grow your money—all in one place

Found is your entire back office, consolidated into one, seamless platform. Get paid, send payments, manage your cash flow, and stay ahead of tax season—right where you bank.

Banking

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

Bookkeeping

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

Taxes

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

Contractor management

Send unlimited payments with no per-contractor fees and easily collect the tax forms you need.

Banking

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

Taxes

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

Bookkeeping

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

Contractor management

Send unlimited payments with no per-contractor fees and easily collect the tax forms you need.

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Set money aside for taxes automatically

We’ll estimate your quarterly taxes and set money aside when you get paid.

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Find write-offs without lifting a finger

When you use your Found card,² Found automatically categorizes your expenses so you don’t have to.

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.

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Manage your cash flow, your way

Organize your money into sub accounts and pay directly from them.

1

Set money aside for taxes automatically

We’ll estimate your quarterly taxes and set money aside when you get paid.

2

Find write-offs without lifting a finger

When you use your Found card,² Found automatically categorizes your expenses so you don’t have to.

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.

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Manage your cash flow, your way

Organize your money into sub accounts and pay directly from them.

Work faster and smarter with Found Assistant

AI-POWERED

Ask any questions, any time

“What’s my income this month?”

Delegate time-consuming tasks

“Create an invoice to send to Sarah”

Stay tax-ready

“How much have I set aside for taxes?”

Found does not provide legal or tax advice. Found assistant is in beta and can make mistakes. Users are advised to consult with professionals with specific advice.

Found does not provide legal or tax advice. Found assistant is in beta and can make mistakes. Users are advice to consult with professionals with specific advice.

Ask any questions, any time

“What’s my income this month?”

Delegate time-consuming tasks

“Create an invoice to send to Sarah”

Ask any questions, any time

“How much have I set aside for taxes?”

Found does not provide legal or tax advice. Found assistant is in beta and can make mistakes. Users are advised to consult with professionals with specific advice.

Found does not provide legal or tax advice. Found assistant is in beta and can make mistakes. Users are advice to consult with professionals with specific advice.

Ask any questions, any time

“What’s my income this month?”

Delegate time-consuming tasks

“Create an invoice to send to Sarah”

Ask any questions, any time

“How much have I set aside for taxes?”

Found does not provide legal or tax advice. Found assistant is in beta and can make mistakes. Users are advised to consult with professionals with specific advice.

Found does not provide legal or tax advice. Found assistant is in beta and can make mistakes. Users are advice to consult with professionals with specific advice.

Work faster and smarter with Found Assistant

AI-POWERED

Ask any questions, any time

“What’s my income this month?”

Delegate time-consuming tasks

“Create an invoice to send to Sarah”

Stay tax-ready

“How much have I set aside for taxes?”

Found does not provide legal or tax advice. Found assistant is in beta and can make mistakes. Users are advised to consult with professionals with specific advice.

Found does not provide legal or tax advice. Found assistant is in beta and can make mistakes. Users are advice to consult with professionals with specific advice.

Over 750K small business owners have chosen Found

SEE WHY

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Google Play

over 16K reviews

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4.5

TrustPilot

over 1K reviews

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“Found has been a godsend for me and our business - it pretty much does everything.”

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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.”

Bring order to your finances with Found at the core

Banking

Mastercard® business debit card²
Direct deposit
Check and cash deposits

Wires and check payments⁸
Contractor payments
Sub-accounts

Bookkeeping

Expense and income tracking
Custom rules and tags¹³
Receipt scanning

Invoicing
Import external transactions
Financial reports

Taxes

Automatic write-offs
Tax form generation
Tax estimates

Tax filing¹⁰
1099 form filing
Mileage tracking

Contractor management

Unlimited payments
No per-contractor fees
Flexible payment methods

Collect W-9s
Free 1099-NEC generation
Free 1099-NEC filing

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

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 more.
¹⁰Tax payments are available for Found Plus subscribers ($19.99/month or $149.99/ 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 ($19.99/month or $149.99/ year).

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Frequently Asked Questions
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Security

Data encryption and secure infrastructure

Two-factor authentication (2FA)

Comprehensive fraud monitoring

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Found 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 an optional paid product, Found Plus for $19.99 / month or $149.99 / year.

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

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 more.

¹⁰Tax payments are available for Found Plus subscribers ($19.99/month or $149.99/ 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.

The information on this website is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax or legal advice.

Found partners with various providers to enable you to compare offers from participating institutions, such as lending, filing service, and insurance providers. Found is not a lender, a filing service, nor an insurance provider.

This website contains advertisement of Found and third party products and services.

According to Nerdwallet, Found is the best banking option for self-employed business owners. (Source)

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Found is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by Lead Bank, Member FDIC.
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Found is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by Lead Bank, Member FDIC.