Production-grade enterprise application for automated federal tax credit processing with AI-powered document extraction, geographic eligibility verification, and multi-tenant client management.
Real-time dashboard showing application processing pipeline with Kanban-style status tracking
A comprehensive full-stack platform that automates the entire Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) processing workflow—from email ingestion to final CSV export—saving organizations thousands of hours in manual document processing while ensuring compliance with federal requirements.
- 120+ hours development investment
- Complexity: 9/10 (enterprise-grade system)
- Impact Score: 95/100 (portfolio rank #2)
- Multi-tenant architecture supporting multiple client organizations
- Automated processing of 100+ applications daily
- 86-column CSV export for federal reporting compliance
- Geographic eligibility verification using PostGIS spatial queries
Gmail API Monitoring → PDF Extraction → AI Data Processing → Eligibility Verification → CSV Export
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Auto-fetch emails Parse attachments OpenAI extraction PostGIS queries 86-column format
Real-time inbox Multi-page PDFs Field validation EZ/TEZ zones Federal compliance
Attachment filter Text extraction Confidence scores County lookup Auto-download
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│ Gmail API Watch │ Monitors inbox for new applications
└──────────┬──────────┘
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┌─────────────────────┐
│ Email Processing │ Extracts PDF attachments, parses metadata
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┌─────────────────────┐
│ AI Data Extraction │ OpenAI extracts 86 fields from unstructured PDFs
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│ PostGIS Queries │ Geographic eligibility (EZ, Rural, TEZ zones)
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│ Client Dashboard │ Real-time status tracking, bulk actions
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│ CSV Generation │ 86-column federal compliance export
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- Real-time monitoring of designated inbox accounts
- Attachment extraction with PDF filtering
- Metadata parsing (sender, subject, timestamp)
- Auto-categorization by client and form type
- Duplicate detection prevents reprocessing
- Error handling for malformed or corrupted attachments
- OpenAI GPT-4 for unstructured document parsing
- 86-field extraction matching federal WOTC requirements
- Multi-page support with intelligent segmentation
- Confidence scoring for each extracted field
- Validation rules ensure data quality
- Manual review queue for low-confidence extractions
- Spatial database queries for address-based eligibility
- EZ (Empowerment Zone) verification with polygon intersections
- Rural county designation using Census Bureau data
- TEZ (Targeted Employment Zone) matching
- County-level FIPS code lookup for reporting
- Geocoding fallback for ambiguous addresses
- Client isolation with Row-Level Security (RLS)
- Custom branding per organization
- Role-based access (admin, processor, viewer)
- Client-specific workflows and approval chains
- Audit trails for compliance tracking
- Billing integration for per-application processing fees
- Kanban board view (Inbox → Processing → Verified → Exported)
- Bulk operations for batch processing
- Search & filtering by applicant, date, status, client
- Analytics widgets showing completion rates and bottlenecks
- Progress tracking with time-in-stage metrics
- Priority flagging for urgent applications
Detailed application view with AI-extracted data and geographic eligibility verification
- 86-column format matching IRS specifications
- Field mapping from internal schema to federal requirements
- Data validation prevents submission errors
- Batch export for multiple applications
- Archive management for historical records
- Audit logging of all exports for compliance
Dual-panel interface showing Form 8850 PDF alongside eligibility verification workflow
- Next.js 14 with App Router and React Server Components
- React 18 with TypeScript for type-safe UI
- Tailwind CSS for responsive, accessible design
- shadcn/ui + Radix UI for enterprise components
- TanStack Table for data-heavy grids with filtering
- React Hook Form + Zod for complex form validation
- date-fns for date manipulation and formatting
- Supabase - PostgreSQL backend with real-time subscriptions
- PostgreSQL 15 with advanced features
- PostGIS extension for spatial queries and geographic data
- Row-Level Security (RLS) for multi-tenant isolation
- Database triggers for audit logging
- Materialized views for analytics performance
- Gmail API for email monitoring and attachment extraction
- OpenAI GPT-4 via API for intelligent document parsing
- Google Cloud Storage for PDF archival
- Vercel for frontend deployment and edge functions
- Railway for webhook services and background jobs
- PDF parsing with pdf-lib and pdfjs-dist
- AI extraction with structured prompts and validation
- CSV generation with papaparse for compliance formatting
- PostGIS spatial queries for geographic eligibility
- Background job processing for heavy operations
- 100+ applications/day processing capacity
- <30 seconds average extraction time per PDF
- 95%+ accuracy on AI field extraction (validated against manual review)
- Zero-downtime deployments with blue-green strategy
- Horizontal scaling via serverless architecture
- Spatial indexing for <50ms eligibility queries
- 10,000+ EZ/TEZ polygons loaded from federal datasets
- County boundary data for all 3,143 U.S. counties
- Address normalization before geocoding
- Fallback strategies for edge cases (P.O. boxes, rural routes)
- Real-time validation as data is extracted
- Confidence thresholds trigger manual review
- Cross-field validation (e.g., date logic, SSN format)
- Duplicate detection across clients and time periods
- Data enrichment with external lookups (ZIP+4, FIPS codes)
- Configure email integration (Gmail OAuth, forwarding rules)
- Set processing preferences (auto-approve thresholds, notification rules)
- Monitor dashboard for real-time pipeline status
- Review flagged cases requiring manual intervention
- Export batches for federal submission
- View inbox queue of new applications
- AI-extracted data pre-populated in review form
- Correct any errors flagged by validation
- Verify geographic eligibility with map visualization
- Approve and move to export queue
- Manage clients and their configurations
- Monitor AI extraction accuracy metrics
- Update geographic datasets (quarterly EZ changes)
- Troubleshoot failures with detailed error logs
- Generate reports for billing and compliance
- Multi-tenancy with RLS ensuring data isolation
- Event-driven architecture for email processing
- Serverless functions for scalable AI extraction
- Materialized views for dashboard analytics
- Database indexes optimized for common queries
-- Example: Check if address is in Empowerment Zone
SELECT COUNT(*) > 0 as is_ez
FROM empowerment_zones ez
WHERE ST_Contains(
ez.geometry,
ST_SetSRID(ST_MakePoint(longitude, latitude), 4326)
);
-- Example: Find county FIPS code
SELECT fips_code, county_name
FROM us_counties
WHERE ST_Contains(
geometry,
ST_SetSRID(ST_MakePoint(longitude, latitude), 4326)
);- Structured prompts with field definitions and examples
- Validation layer catches extraction errors
- Confidence scoring for each field
- Fallback strategies for missing/unclear data
- Cost optimization through caching and batching
- Supabase subscriptions for live status updates
- Optimistic UI for instant feedback
- Background job status via polling
- Notification system for completed processing
- 90% reduction in manual data entry time
- 95%+ accuracy vs. 70% manual entry error rate
- $50-100/application cost savings vs. manual processing
- 5x faster application turnaround time
- Federal compliance guaranteed through validation
- Payroll Services: Process WOTC for client employees
- Staffing Agencies: High-volume applicant screening
- HR Departments: Internal employee tax credit capture
- Tax Credit Consultants: Multi-client service bureau
- Government Contractors: Compliance-heavy workflows
- OAuth 2.0 for Gmail API authentication
- API key rotation for OpenAI integration
- Encrypted at rest (Supabase default encryption)
- HTTPS/TLS for all data transmission
- PII handling follows federal guidelines
- Audit logging of all data access and modifications
- Role-based permissions prevent unauthorized access
- Data retention policies configurable per client
- Export controls limit who can download sensitive data
- HIPAA-aware architecture (though not certified)
- Row-Level Security enforces client boundaries
- Separate schemas option for enterprise clients
- API rate limiting per client
- Resource quotas prevent abuse
-- Core tables (sanitized schema)
applications (
id, client_id, applicant_name, ssn_hash,
address, city, state, zip, county_fips,
eligibility_flags (ez, rural, veteran, etc.),
extraction_confidence, processing_status,
created_at, processed_at, exported_at
)
clients (
id, organization_name, billing_tier,
gmail_watch_address, auto_approve_threshold,
branding_config, created_at
)
geographic_zones (
id, zone_type (EZ|TEZ|Rural),
geometry (PostGIS), effective_date,
fips_code, metadata
)
audit_log (
id, user_id, action, resource_type,
resource_id, changes_json, timestamp
)Why This Project Stands Out:
- Geographic AI: Combines AI extraction with PostGIS spatial intelligence
- End-to-end automation: Gmail → AI → Database → Export pipeline
- Federal compliance: 86-column CSV matches IRS specifications exactly
- Multi-tenant SaaS: Production architecture supporting multiple clients
- Real-world scale: Processing 100+ applications daily in production
Recruiter Signals:
- Enterprise-grade multi-tenant architecture
- AI/ML integration with validation and confidence scoring
- Geospatial database expertise (PostGIS queries)
- Gmail API integration for automated workflows
- Federal compliance and audit requirements
- Complex data pipeline orchestration
- Production system at scale (120 hours invested)
- Email processing: <5 seconds from inbox to database
- PDF extraction: <30 seconds for 5-page application
- Geographic query: <50ms for eligibility check
- Dashboard load: <500ms with 10,000+ applications
- CSV export: <3 seconds for 500-application batch
- Uptime: 99.9% (Vercel + Railway infrastructure)
Built by Mordechai Potash | Portfolio | Enterprise tax credit automation | Portfolio Rank #2 | Impact Score: 95/100
This is part of a complete Work Opportunity Tax Credit processing ecosystem:
- digital_8850 - IRS Form 8850 with 7-language support
- audio_wotc_unemployment_verification - Audio verification system
- enterprise-tax-credit-platform (this repo) - Full processing platform with AI extraction
Built by Mordechai Potash