1. Start your free trial
Go to the sign-up page and create an account. The trial runs for 714 days with no credit card required, and unlocks every feature with starter limits (one property, two users, and up to five saved entries per day). After the trial you choose a plan to continue.
By creating an account you confirm you are a US resident — Field Ledger is offered to US residents only. You will also accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy during sign-up.
2. Verify your email
We email you a verification link. Click it to confirm the address. Verifying also activates any other accounts that share the same email, so you can sign in cleanly. If the link expired, use “Resend verification email” from the login screen.
3. Create your first property
Everything in Field Ledger is organized by property. From the Admin area, add your first short-term rental — give it a name you will recognize. Most capture and reporting screens ask you to pick a property first, so this is the step that unlocks the rest of the app.
On the Owner tier the trial includes one property; higher plans add more. See Billing & plans for the limits.
4. Capture your first entry
Open the Capture page. You can enter activity two ways: fill in a single-entry form (Trip, Activity, or Expense), or type lines into the batch box. Either way, what you enter becomes a draft first — nothing is written to your ledger until you confirm it.
For a first try, use the Activity form: record something you did for the property, like a 2.5-hour cleaning. Full details are in Capturing entries.
5. Review and confirm
Your draft appears in the staged list. Check the details, edit anything that is off with the pencil icon, then click Save All to materialize it into the ledger. See Review & confirm.
6. Explore reports and export
- Material Participation — your qualified-hours summary against the §469 thresholds. See Material participation report.
- Guest stays and Personal-use days — per-property day tracking. See Guest stays and Personal-use days.
- Export — download a CSV and a Schedule E summary for your CPA. See Exporting to your CPA.
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Need more help?
Email our support team at support@getfieldledger.com, or open the Support page inside Field Ledger (in the sidebar, or your account menu → “Contact support”). You can reach support on any plan, including an expired trial.