Self-Employed | Accounting Software
Self employed? Manage Self Assessment the easy way
QuickBooks Self Employed is the specialist software for sole traders, freelancers & self-employed workers who need to submit a Self Assessment tax return. Track your income and expenses from one place, sort personal from business finances and have everything in order when it’s tax time.
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Self-employment Income Support Scheme
The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) who have lost income due to coronavirus (COVID-19). This scheme will allow you to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of your trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months.
QuickBooks is trusted by 4.5 million self-employed & small businesses around the world
Be ready for HMRC
Always stay on top of the tax you owe — we’ll crunch the numbers for you as you go along, so there are no nasty surprises. Get a detailed breakdown of the figures you need, ready for your self-employed tax return.
Everything in one place
Manage all your income and expenses in QuickBooks with easy tracking that shows you what’s due when. Access your accounts on any device and understand what you’re earning from different jobs or work streams. Want a complete view of all your money in real time? Our upgraded connections bring together transactions from all your banks and credit cards.
Claim every expense
Upload a snap of every receipt and auto-track your mileage on the mobile app. We’ll extract the data and sort your expenses into categories for you. It’s easy to manage your working from home allowance too – just enter your hours and we do the rest.
Simplify the payment process
Create and send unlimited professional invoices from any device. Keeping tabs on outstanding payments has never been easier — the tracking feature means you can see when every invoice has been opened or paid.
Manage your business on the go
Our top-rated app gives you a full view of your finances in real time. Send unlimited invoices, upload expenses and track payments any time, anywhere.
Free online chat support
Get help managing your self-employed accounting with free, personalised support from an expert. Our chat messaging service is available 8am-8pm weekdays.
There’s a plan whatever your business needs
Standard Payroll
£4 /mo
+£1 per paid employee /month
Advanced Payroll
£8 /mo
+£1 per paid employee /month
Standard Payroll
£4 /mo
+£1 per paid employee /month
Advanced Payroll
£8 /mo
+£1 per paid employee /month
Standard Payroll
£4 /mo
+£1 per paid employee /month
Advanced Payroll
£8 /mo
+£1 per paid employee /month
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Frequently asked questions
Does it matter if I record my income and expenses on an accrual or cash basis?
At the moment, QuickBooks Self-Employed only works on a cash basis – recording income and expenses when you receive or pay money. QuickBooks Online Simple Start, Essentials and Plus all support both cash and accrual accounting (recording income and expenses when you get a bill or raise and invoice). But you can’t calculate Self Assessment on those plans.
Can I manage my VAT with QuickBooks?
Not with QuickBooks Self Employed. You can track your VAT then prepare and submit your return to HMRC using any one of the QuickBooks Online plans: Simple Start, Essential and Plus. But if you’re looking for Self Assessment calculations, you’ll need to use QuickBooks Self-Employed.
I work in construction. Does QuickBooks have what I need?
If you need to manage Construction Industry Scheme obligations (CIS) try our QuickBooks Online plans: Simple Start, Essentials and Plus. These plans don’t support HMRC’s Self Assessment right now.
Can I import data from my spreadsheets directly into QuickBooks?
Yes. You can import Customer, Supplier, Items, and Chart of Accounts from an Excel spreadsheet in several ways.
I need to complete a Self Assessment. Which plan is right for me?
You can prepare Self-Assessment tax returns in our QuickBooks Self-Employed. At the moment we only support SA103S, the self-employment form – not partnerships, property income or capital gains.
Can I work with my accountant in QuickBooks Self-Employed?
Of course. It’s easy to invite them to access your QuickBooks account. Need to find an accountant? Check out our searchable directory.
If I need different features can I upgrade?
You can’t instantly upgrade from QuickBooks Self-Employed to one of our QuickBooks Online products. But if you’d like to switch, just contact us and we can move your data over for you.