Does my income have to stay in Lettuce?

No. Income is collected in your Lettuce account, and a percentage is used to run payroll. The rest sits in your Primary account and can be transferred to another business checking or savings account right away. You can also take an owner distribution at any time.

Can I send invoices from Lettuce?

Yes. Create and send invoices from the platform, schedule them for future delivery, and let automatic reminders handle follow-up. Status updates on its own when payment lands, and an aging report shows what's still outstanding.

How do I know how much of my income is actually mine?

Your Money Map shows the flow: gross income in, then the split between salary and business funds, then what's left as profit. It also shows how your salary breaks down between income taxes, payroll taxes, and net pay.

Do I still have to make quarterly estimated tax payments?

No. Lettuce withholds and pays federal and state income taxes monthly through payroll, including the tax owed on business profit. What's left in your operating account is available to you without a separate tax event to plan for.

What happens in a month with no income?

Payroll still runs. Lettuce can process payroll for as little as $1 to keep your S Corp compliant, then adjust as income returns.

What if I earn income outside Lettuce?

You'll enter off-platform income during the year-end TrueUp, along with any outside expenses and tax payments, so your W-2 and returns reflect your full picture before anything is filed.

INCOME TRACKING

Automatic Income Tracking for Your Business-of-One

Every dollar your business earns lands in one account, gets tracked automatically, and splits itself into salary, taxes, and profit. No spreadsheet. No guessing.

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One Account, Every Payment

Checks, ACH transfers, and client payments all land in your Lettuce business account. Give clients your account details or send them an invoice. Either way, the income is recorded the moment it arrives.

Invoicing Built In

Create and send invoices straight from Lettuce, schedule them ahead, and let automatic reminders do the follow-up. Payment status updates itself when a client pays.

Automatic Income Allocation

When income hits your account, 40% moves to a dedicated Salary & Taxes account and 60% stays in your Primary account for expenses and distributions. Available on Pro and Premium.

Invoice Aging at a Glance

See which invoices are outstanding and how long they have been sitting, so a late client is something you notice, not something you discover at tax time.

Income That Feeds Your Return

Tracked income flows into payroll, then into your 1120-S and W-2. The same records that show you what you earned are the records the platform files with.

Taxes Handled as You Earn

Lettuce calculates and pays your federal and state income taxes monthly through payroll. What's left in your operating account is yours, with no quarterly estimated payments to plan around.

1. Point Your Income Here

Share your Lettuce account and routing numbers with clients, deposit a check, transfer from another bank, or send an invoice from the platform. Every route ends in the same account.

2. Watch It Allocate

Each payment is recorded and split automatically: salary and taxes to one account, the rest to your Primary account. Your Money Map shows the full flow, from gross income to salary to what you keep.

3. Take What's Yours

Payroll runs on the 10th of every month. Owner distributions are available on demand, with no limits on frequency or amount, because the income tax owed on that profit is already covered.

Guaranteed Savings, or Your Money Back

If Lettuce doesn't save you more in taxes than you pay for Lettuce Pro, your subscription fees are refunded. No hassle. Lettuce-Back Guarantee. Learn more.

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Four ways. Deposit a check, send an ACH transfer from another bank, give clients your Lettuce account and routing numbers, or send an invoice from the platform so clients pay into the account directly.

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