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Shoeboxed.com has taken a completely different approach to receipt scanning and filing by offering an affordable scanning service.  You simply mail in your receipts, business cards, or any other documents you would like scanned using their pre-paid postage envelopes (think Netflix!).  But what’s even cooler, instead of mailing in all that paper, you can take photos of all your documents or use their iPhone app to them in.  You can also forward your email receipts, from vendors such as Amazon directly to your account as well.

Once Shoeboxed receives your documents, they scan them, OCR extract the text human-verify it, and then categorize and organize it into your online account.  You basically do nothing, as they do all the work for you.

After your documents are processed, you can login to your account and view, print, email and download your data in a variety of formats such as Excel, CSV, PDF, Quickbooks and Quicken.

Not only is Shoeboxed useful for expense reporting, but it can also be used for tax prep, business card scanning and archiving bills.  Shoeboxed scans are IRS accepted and your documents are always online if you ever need them.  The business card feature is also very convenient.  After your cards are scanned in, they can be imported into Outlook, Google Contacts, AddressBook, or your CRM software, such as Salesforce.com.

Reviews among users and mainstream media of Shoeboxed.com have been very good.  Users feel it saves a lot of time and the free Shoebox Mobile and iPhone apps are a big hit.

Pricing starts at $9.99 a month.  If you’re tired of wasting time organizing your documents and receipts or dealing with another gadget cluttering your desk or taking up precious carry-on space, Shoeboxed is a fantastic service and we highly recommended it.

Click here for a free trial of Shoeboxed.