SubReceipt — overseas subscription reimbursement ledger

Turn overseas subscription charges and proxy-issue fees into one clean expense report

Problem

Developers in China who expense ChatGPT, Claude, Apple, or Adobe subscriptions hit a wall: vendors don't issue Chinese VAT invoices, proxy invoicing eats 6–10% in fees, and finance only looks at the invoice face value, so the fee never gets reimbursed. Meanwhile, people juggling cloud accounts across multiple countries lose track of due dates and surprise auto-renewals.

Solution

A browser-first subscription ledger that records each charge in its native currency, applies live FX rates, splits out the invoicing fee, and produces an expense report that reflects true out-of-pocket cost. It also sends renewal reminders. Everything runs locally with no server upload, which matters when finance data is involved.

Users

Developers, designers, and PMs in China who need to expense overseas subscriptions; 'cloud residents' with accounts in several countries.

MVP

Log subscription name, currency, amount, billing day, and fee; convert to CNY with live rates and show real spend; export a PDF/image expense sheet with a fee line item; renewal calendar and reminders; local-only storage, no signup.

Revenue

One-time purchase or low-cost annual plan (~$7/yr); charge for multi-currency and bulk export; affiliate revenue with proxy-invoicing providers.

Why now

Overseas AI subscriptions are now standard workplace tools in China, yet the invoice/FX reimbursement friction is unaddressed by any focused tool. Light enough for a solo dev to ship as a purely client-side app.