"The Solution: Several companies now offer business card scanners that plug into your computer's USB port. They scan the cards, then save contact names, company information and logos separately into a database on your computer."

"NeatReceipts makes a versatile scanner that also recognizes information on documents such as receipts and invoices. Its Professional level scanner, made for individuals and small businesses costs $230."

"Do you have weeks worth of receipts crammed into the kitchen drawer? Restore order with the NeatReceipts scanner and software combo ($229.95; 866-632-8732; NeatReceipts.com). "

"Not much bigger than a ruler, it scans documents and then files them for quick retrieval."

"According to the Federal Reserve Board, the average American family's savings are squeezed.Debt payments as a proportion of income are higher than ever."

" If your family is typical, consider this: One of the best ways to take control of your spending is to track where your money goes. A new computer add-on named NeatReceipts (neatreceipts.com) will help you do just that. I scanned a variety of receipts with NeatReceipts and found it to be accurate and easy."

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" NeatReceipts can detect date, amount, store, even payment type. The information can be exported to popular finance programs like Quicken and Microsoft Money. And no more taping; it arranges the scanned images four to a page for printing."

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"If filing your 2004 tax returns meant sorting through shoeboxes of wrinkled, faded receipts, you might want to consider a more organized alternative for next April 15th. NeatReceipts' combo of portable scanner and Windows software ($230-$280) does a good job of snapping what are essentially pictures of your receipts "

"The software then converts the dates and amounts into an editable database. You can find the scanner without the software for about $130, but that wouldn't be nearly so, uh, neat."

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"Software makes expense reports easier."

" Like cleaning out a litter box, creating an expense report is a stinky chore that ought to be automated. Digital Business Processes, based in Philadelphia, has met that challenge with NeatReceipts, a scanner-and-software package that scans your receipts and turns the data into spreadsheets that you can then pour into your accounting program of choice."

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"The packaging was top notch. You get a nicely designed package which protects your contents during shipping. The tutorial was thorough and contained detailed information in the Basics, Features, Customization, and Troubleshooting categories."

" If you want to manage your receipts electronically for a backup in case of disaster, to aide you in your tax preparation, or for easy expense reports then NeatReceipts is still the best option for you, but just make sure you double check all of your data after scanning your receipts. "

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"This compact, intelligently designed sheet-fed scanner almost makes it a pleasure to generate expense reports and calculate itemized income tax deductions."

"NeatReceipts will help harried tax filers, business proprietors, and travelers quickly organize expenses with minimal typing."

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"And for millions of filers, that means going through a shoebox full of sales receipts for potential tax deductions — say, the cost of that new PC purchased used for the home business. But if you'd rather not wade through a sea of sales slips, a Philadelphia company is suggesting a simple solution: Don't drown. Go digital! "

"It helps you convert the shoeboxes filled with receipts into a digital empire that helps you manage your life."

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"I just discovered another specialized portable scanning system that addresses a need to organize important information from small slips of paper. We all get those little paper receipts every time we use a credit card or make almost any kind of purchase."

"The SmartScan technology reads and recognizes key data from your receipt such as the transaction date, amount, payment type, vendor and expense category. The information is read directly from the scanned receipt and inserted directly into the software, and does so with a high degree of accuracy. You can use NeatReceipts for expense reporting, receipt management and expense tracking."

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"Your computer can keep track of those tiny receipt slips you have been saving for your tax return or expense report if you type in the information. But there is an easier way to log the receipts into a computer."

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"If you're like most small-to-medium sized business owners your receipts are "organized" in a shoebox or large manila envelope, and just the thought of sorting through them is enough to feel a migraine coming on. Well, chuck out the Tylenol, because help it's on its way."

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User comments:

"Just bought it and love it ..."

"...Overall this product saves me a ton of time"

"Excellent organization, search and sort capabilities in the software. ..."

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NeatReceipts has received the Newsmakers Award @ ShowStoppers exhibition at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas. The award heralds the launch of the most innovative and promising new products at the side show which is exclusive to introduce media to spotlighted products.

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"Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine likes NeatReceipts because of what it doesn't claim to do, by reducing the paperwork it raises the level of the investor involvement from tactical bookkeeping to working with real data and an accountant to gain strategic tax insight. This is potentially worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars."

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"This is the neatest thing - it's called NeatReceipts. It's a scanner for your receipts, and it saves them to your computer. So, you don't have to carry around all those little pieces of paper that dirty up your bag"

"I think this is the most brilliant invention ever! So, it'll just take them in and organize it in for you too. In fact, it'll fill it out in terms of a real expense report ... so you don't have to do it any more."

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"NeatReceipts - I Want That!"

"NeatReceipts is a portable scanner and software system that reads key information from receipts and business cards and populates corresponding fields in a spreadsheet."

" Users can create and manage expense reports, get organized for tax preparation or export data into leading business software applications. NeatReceipts also scans and saves full 8.5 X 11 sheets of paper, making this the ideal tool to stay organized and clutter-free."

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"Business travelers often come home with pockets full of receipts. They are the bane of any trip since it usually takes hours to sort them out and file your expense report."

" NeatReceipts can detect date, amount, store, even payment type. The information can be exported to popular finance programs like Quicken and Microsoft Money. And no more taping; it arranges the scanned images four to a page for printing."

"The most famous gadget for taxes is the shoebox - where you put all your receipts. Instead I have brought a scanner, that can help you with your receipts. All you do is take your receipts, and put them through the machine. And it works really well! "

"Yes, the IRS absolutely accepts this. And I just put in a receipt from Starbucks, and it picks up the data right away. It doesn't pick up the data from handwritten receipts, but from printed receipts it does a really nice job."

"When you're out of town on business and you get back, there's the work of tidying up those expenses. It'll convert your shoebox of receipts into a managable digital empire of expenses "

"It'll take a 8.5 by 11 inch piece of paper, just shove it in. It even categorizes many companies automatically!"

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"Take this receipt, slide it thru the scanner and you're done. Because it dissects everything on the receipt, and puts it in the proper categories, and puts it in your accounting system. I mean this is brilliant!"

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"This is really a huge time-saver. And it's not just for businesses, it's for everybody!"

"As a family business, you guys work amazingly well"

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"You know that you get so many variations of receipts out there? It recognizes all of them!"

"WOW. I have never seen a product see what you guys do, and I see a LOT of software!"

"That would've kept me much more up-to-date on my expense reports"

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