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Getting Started
Learn the basics of Rake, database storage, preferences, and backups.
Getting Started
Rake is a local-first, privacy-focused business management platform designed exclusively for Australian independent contractors, consultants...
App Preferences
The App Preferences panel allows you to customize the application's interface layout, visual themes, and information density to fit your per...
Data & System Settings
The Data & System Settings module acts as the control center for Rake's local-first architecture. It provides the tools you need to manage b...
Operations & Tracking
Manage timesheets, active project deliverables, contract margins, and clients.
Dashboard Overview
The Dashboard serves as the centralized business intelligence console for your operations. It aggregates cross-table data to present real-ti...
Timesheet & Log
The Timesheet & Log module tracks billable and non-billable time allocations. It serves as the primary engine for generating Time & Material...
Planner & Forecast
The Planner & Forecast module allows consultants to map out future resource allocations and predict upcoming business revenue. It segregates...
Clients Directory
The Clients Directory is the foundational root of the Rake database hierarchy. It manages profiles for both immediate financial payers and t...
Purchase Orders
The Purchase Orders (PO) module acts as the contract management engine within Rake. It defines the financial parameters, billing caps, and m...
Projects Directory
The Projects Directory groups operational activities, deliverables, and assignments together under a clear organizational structure. While C...
Deliverables & Tasks
The Deliverables & Tasks module allows contractors to segment a project into specific milestones. This framework supports both standard Time...
Services Offered
The Services Offered section allows you to manage the specific consulting services your business offers. These services serve as categories ...
Financials & Invoicing
Generate professional invoices, financial summaries, and monthly reports.
Invoicing & Billing
The Invoicing & Billing engine handles the compilation, formatting, tracking, and compliance validation of your formal Australian Tax Invoic...
Financial Reports
The Financial Reports component acts as your automated local bookkeeper. It reads your database tables to compile structured accounting summ...
Analytics & Insights
The Analytics & Insights engine converts raw operational logs and financial entries into interactive visual charts, helping you monitor busi...
Billing & License
The Billing & License module manages your software subscription status, unlocking advanced financial and tax planning tools based on your ac...
Tax & Compliance
Assess Personal Services Income (PSI), run corporate extractions, and draft legal resolutions.
Tax Planning
The Tax Planning panel evaluates your real-time tax positions, projects potential end-of-year liabilities, and tracks your compliance postur...
Tax Strategy Story
The Tax Strategy Story engine processes complex corporate and personal tax variables, converting your financial metrics into a clear, narrat...
PSI Extraction Scenarios
This modeling sandbox allows corporate contractors categorized as a Personal Services Business (PSB) to simulate different profit distributi...
Resolutions
This module automates director minutes and resolutions compliance workflows. You can generate formal, legally binding Director's Resolutions...
Business Entity Setup
The Business Entity Setup panel is the primary configuration center for your corporate profile. It stores the foundational legal, banking, a...
Growth & Protection
Promote your consultancy with resume builders, insurances, and legal frameworks.
Consultant CV Profiles
The Consultant CV Profiles module bridges the gap between running your business and winning new contracts. It packages your operational metr...
Partner Services Hub
The Partner Services Hub helps independent contractors manage business risks by connecting them with essential professional insurance, legal...
Legal & Policies
The Legal & Policies module provides direct access to Rake's standard terms of service, local privacy statements, and mandatory Australian t...
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