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Introduction to QuickBooks Solopreneur

by Intuit • Image Alt Text 299 •
Image Alt Text Updated 8/5/2026 05:22

Learn about QuickBooks Solopreneur, and how it’s different from similar QuickBooks products.

QuickBooks Solopreneur is designed for one-person businesses, who may or may not use 1099 contractors. It includes easy to use organization, tax, and growth-focused tools to help drive financial stability. After linking your bank or credit card account, QuickBooks Solopreneur automatically categorizes transactions into predefined categories for easy review.

The tax filing capabilities included in QuickBooks Solopreneur are designed for ‘Schedule C’ (form 1040) filers, most commonly applicable to sole proprietors or single-member LLCs. If you need to customize your chart of accounts, QuickBooks Online Simple Start offers this capability.

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QuickBooks Solopreneur, QuickBooks Money, QuickBooks Self-Employed, and QuickBooks Online Simple Start feature comparisons

You may wonder what the best fit is for your business needs. See how QuickBooks Solopreneur features compare with similar QuickBooks offerings:

Sales features

FeatureQuickBooks MoneyQuickBooks Self-EmployedQuickBooks SolopreneurQuickBooks Online Simple Start
Invoicing (pay-enabled)✔✔✔✔
Invoicing (non-pay enabled)✔✔✔
Quick requests✔✔
In-person payments (QR code, payment link)✔✔
Auto-sales tax with sales tax report✔✔✔
Partial payments✔✔✔
Accept cards, ACH✔✔✔✔
Accept PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay✔✔✔
Turn on/off payment methods on pay-enabled invoices✔✔✔
Customer list and management✔✔✔✔
Automatic reminders✔✔✔
Estimates✔✔
Recurring payments✔
Subscription payments✔
Tags✔✔
Tips✔✔

QuickBooks Checking features

FeatureQuickBooks MoneyQuickBooks Self-EmployedQuickBooks SolopreneurQuickBooks Online Simple Start
Business checking account + debit card✔✔✔
No minimum balance or monthly fee✔✔✔
Free same-day deposits with QuickBooks Payments✔✔✔
Free ACH transfers in/out to external accounts✔✔✔
APY✔✔✔
Virtual card✔✔✔
Automated sales tax envelope✔✔✔
“Build your own” envelope✔✔✔
Automated payroll envelope✔
Mobile remote deposit capture (mobile only)✔✔✔
Instant push (original credit transaction) to external account✔✔✔
Wire transfer in✔✔✔
Auto provision card to Apple/Google Wallet (mobile only)✔✔
Money movement & withdrawal limits✔✔✔

Expenses features

FeatureQuickBooks MoneyQuickBooks Self-EmployedQuickBooks SolopreneurQuickBooks Online Simple Start
Record and track expenses or bills✔ (expenses only)✔
Make bill payments✔✔
Make contractor payments✔✔
Vendor list and management✔✔

QuickBooks Business Network features

FeatureQuickBooks MoneyQuickBooks Self-EmployedQuickBooks SolopreneurQuickBooks Online Simple Start
Accept connection requests✔✔
Get paid with no fees✔✔
Track in-network payment status✔✔
Search for and invite vendors✔
Search for in-network customer✔✔

Insights and reporting features

FeatureQuickBooks MoneyQuickBooks Self-EmployedQuickBooks SolopreneurQuickBooks Online Simple Start
Overview tab with money-related insights✔✔✔✔
Aggregate data across multiple accounts✔✔✔
Cash flow history & trends✔✔✔✔
Cash flow projections & planning✔
Payment processing history & trends✔✔
P&L and business reporting✔✔✔
Balance sheet/financial statements✔

Tax and bookkeeping features

FeatureQuickBooks MoneyQuickBooks Self-EmployedQuickBooks SolopreneurQuickBooks Online Simple Start
Categorize business vs. personal transactions✔✔✔
Receipt attach✔✔✔
Receipt capture✔✔✔
Mileage tracking✔✔✔
Self-employed focused income/expense tracking (single-entry accounting)✔✔
Double-entry accounting✔✔
Quarterly tax estimation✔
Export to TurboTax✔
Embedded tax filing✔✔

FAQs

Existing customers

If you previously downloaded the QuickBooks Self-Employed mobile app in the Android or iOS app stores, you'll continue to have access to the app from those respective stores.

New customers

The QuickBooks Self-Employed mobile app is no longer available for download after March 24, 2024. If you're a QuickBooks Self-Employed customer, you can still access the web version and will have limited time to download the app if you haven't already. However, if you're a new customer seeking a mobile app, we encourage you to check out our other QuickBooks products, such as QuickBooks Solopreneur.

QuickBooks Solopreneur is part of the QuickBooks Online product lineup, and builds on the success of QuickBooks Self-Employed. It is intended for one-person businesses looking to organize and grow their business. It offers easier setup, an improved transaction management experience, along with added flexibility and productivity tools.

If you're currently subscribed to QuickBooks Self-Employed, you can still continue your subscription. If you're a new customer, we encourage you to check out our other product options, such as QuickBooks Solopreneur.

You can automatically or manually migrate data from QuickBooks Self-Employed to QuickBooks Solopreneur.

We can automatically switch your subscription and move most of your data to QuickBooks Solopreneurso you can continue to run your business as usual. See Switch from QuickBooks Self-Employed to QuickBooks Solopreneur for more info.

You can upgrade to other QuickBooks Online products by managing your subscription through your account settings. Once you upgrade from QuickBooks Solopreneur, you will not be able to downgrade back to QuickBooks Solopreneur.

Yes, but at this time, not all the information entered into QuickBooks Money is automatically available in QuickBooks Solopreneur. Invoices, estimates, customer records, and QuickBooks Checking accounts should be available. Banking transactions aren't available as QuickBooks Money still uses an older banking transaction service whereas QuickBooks Solopreneur uses a newer transaction service.

QuickBooks Solopreneur automatically categorizes your incoming bank transactions, but you can change the category as needed.