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Focus on content creation. Let Backbone handle your back office.

You make the content; Backbone runs everything around it. Invoice brand deals at home and abroad with the right tax note, snap receipts with your phone, and let Billy chase late payments, so your time goes into the next video, post or episode.

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Sound familiar? Creative work is irregular, and so is the admin around it.

A brand from abroad wants an invoice by tomorrow, and I'm not sure what has to be on it.

My equipment receipts are photos buried in my camera roll.

At the end of the year I need one file that makes sense to my bookkeeper.

The right note on every invoice. You choose the rule, Backbone prints it and checks the rest.

Reverse charge, with the check.

Switch on “Reverse charge” in the Tax & pricing menu. The invoice prints the note and the VAT row shows 0%. Backbone warns you if the client's VAT ID is missing.

  • The reverse-charge note printed for you
  • A warning if the client's VAT ID is missing
  • Currency and number format per document
Guide: reverse charge

Backbone prints the notes you switch on. It does not decide whether a rule applies to you. The small-business note shown here cites the Austrian rule (§ 6 Abs. 1 Z 27 UStG).

Receipts

Equipment receipts, off your phone.

Take a photo of the receipt and upload it. Backbone reads the shop, date and amount and suggests the payment it belongs to. When it is not sure, it asks.

  • Photos and PDFs, one at a time or many
  • Clear cases matched, the rest waiting for your yes
  • A receipt it cannot read is flagged, not lost
Receipts & matching

A brand deal, start to finish. Five steps from the first message to the money.

  1. 1

    Quote

    Write the quote with a valid-until date, send it.

  2. 2

    Accepted

    Mark it accepted when the brand says yes.

  3. 3

    Shoot

    Log the hours or days against the brand.

  4. 4

    Invoice

    Turn the quote into an invoice, choose the note, check, send.

  5. 5

    Paid

    Reminders go out if it is late. Receipts for the shoot are matched.

Or just ask. Say it in a sentence, in Backbone or in your AI tool.

Backbone AIYour workspace

Write an invoice for Kinetik GmbH in Berlin for the reel and stories, 2,400 euros, reverse charge.

  • Invoice drafted RE-2026-0131 · Kinetik GmbH · €2,400.00
  • Check Reverse charge needs the client's VAT ID

The client's VAT ID is missing. Add it, and I'll finish the draft.

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The right plan. One creator, one price.

Creators usually work alone, so Solo is the match: unlimited clients, invoices, quotes and dunning, plus Backbone AI. If you run a small team of editors or assistants, Studio adds seats.

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€19per month, VAT included

  • 1 user, unlimited clients and projects
  • Invoices, quotes and dunning
  • Backbone AI and the MCP connector
  • A monthly invoice and receipt allowance for one person

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Creator questions

No. You choose the setting, Backbone prints the matching note and warns you when something the note needs is missing, for example a client's VAT ID. Whether a rule applies to you is a question for your tax advisor.

Yes. The invoice editor lets you pick the currency, for example EUR, USD, GBP or CHF.

Yes. Upload a photo or a PDF; Backbone reads it and suggests the matching payment. If it cannot read a document, it tells you and lets you set the kind and read it again.

JPG, PNG and PDF always work. HEIC support is being added, so for now export the photo as JPG if a receipt is not read.

No. Backbone does time, invoices, receipts and the export for your bookkeeper. Tax returns stay with you and your advisor.

Yes: 7 days, with a card on file. €0.00 is due today.

Get paid for the work, not the paperwork.

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