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Introduction to QuickBooks Solopreneur

by Intuit•66• Updated 3 months ago

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 Simple Start offers this capability.

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

Sales features

Feature	Money	Self-Employed	Solopreneur	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			✔	✔

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QuickBooks Checking features

Feature	Money	Self-Employed	Solopreneur	Simple Start
Business checking account + debit card	✔		✔	✔
No minimum balance or monthly fee	✔		✔	✔
Free same-day deposits with QB 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	✔		✔	✔

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Expenses features

Feature	Money	Self-Employed	Solopreneur	Simple Start
Record and track expenses or bills			✔ (expenses only)	✔
Make bill payments	✔			✔
Make contractor payments	✔			✔
Vendor list and management	✔			✔

QuickBooks Business Network features

Feature	Money	Self-Employed	Solopreneur	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	✔			✔

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Insights and reporting features

Feature	Money	Self-Employed	Solopreneur	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

Feature	Money	Self-Employed	Solopreneur	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			✔	✔

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FAQs

What happened to the QuickBooks Self-Employed mobile app?

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. Learn more about the QuickBooks Self-Employed mobile app availability.

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.

How is QuickBooks Solopreneur different from QuickBooks Self-Employed?

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.

Learn more about the differences on our blog.

Can I still buy QuickBooks Self-Employed?

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.

How do I move from QuickBooks Self-Employed to QuickBooks Solopreneur?

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

Does my QuickBooks Self-Employed data move to QuickBooks Solopreneur when I switch products?

None of your QuickBooks Self-Employed data will be automatically available in QuickBooks Solopreneur. However, QuickBooks Solopreneur does have features to import data in spreadsheet format. To import your data, go to Settings then select Import data.

I signed up for QuickBooks Solopreneur but it’s not right for me. How do I upgrade from QuickBooks Solopreneur to other QuickBooks Online products?

You'll need to cancel your QuickBooks Solopreneur subscription and start a new QuickBooks Online subscription. We're currently working on a way for customers to upgrade from this product to other QuickBooks Online plans.

Can I use QuickBooks Money with QuickBooks Solopreneur or QuickBooks Online Simple Start?

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.

Can I do everything in the QuickBooks Online mobile app?

The mobile app and web experiences are mostly equivalent. They both include experiences to:

Connect to a bank account and categorize transactions
Create estimate, invoices and record payments
View tips and proactive insights, including KPI insights
Set up Sales tax

The Web experience contains more features:

A Customers and Leads center where customers can set goals and see some of their MailChimp widgets
A robust Tax center which allows you to set your personal income profile and file taxes directly into TurboTax
A report module to create and print the most commonly used PDF reports by sole proprietors
Access to the Audit Log and different import features through Settings .
The Mileage (also known as trips) feature only works on the mobile app. The web Mileage (Take me there) center allows visualization of your mileage data.

How do I change categories for my transactions?

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

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