If you're running a small business or working as a sole trader, you'll already know that balancing the books can be distracting. Clear Books' small business accounting software was built with you in mind.
It allows you to save time and work smarter by managing your accounts in the cloud, so you and your accountant can access your books anywhere, at any time.
Our accounting software is packed with features designed to save your time
Create customisable, professional invoices in seconds and let your customers pay you instantly. Prompt customers or chase late payments with automated emails.
Purchases and expenses features let you add details of money that's owed to suppliers and money you're entitled to claim back through the company.
Create everything from basic reports, such as profit and loss or balance sheets, to more advanced reports, such as audit logs and trial balance reports.
With Making Tax Digital (MTD) on the horizon, Clear Books will allow you to submit MTD VAT returns to HMRC. You can also save money with our tool that compares your current VAT scheme with the Flat Rate scheme.
From April 2019, it will be compulsory for VAT-registered businesses with a taxable turnover of more than £85,000 to submit their VAT returns digitally to HMRC every quarter. Once these changes take into effect, you’ll no longer be able to manually enter your VAT return via the existing HMRC portal, you’ll have to use software to submit the return for you.
That's just the start of HMRC's plan to digitise the UK's tax system - known as Making Tax Digital (MTD). The days of keeping paper records and submitting end of year returns will be gone.
This signals a big change for UK businesses of all sizes, and their accountants, as digital record keeping will be mandatory. If you haven't started preparing for this change, you’ll need to soon. HMRC has made it clear that MTD will take effect from April 2019.
The good news is that Clear Books has the solution you need - regardless of the size of your business. We’ve been working closely with HMRC to make sure that our software will be compliant with MTD and can help you prepare for digital tax.
Click below to see how we can support your move to online accounting.
HMRC is planning to start pilot testing for MTD VAT returns soon, and you can be part of the pilot. This is an ideal opportunity to ensure that you're ready when MTD VAT becomes mandatory in April 2019, and to provide feedback to HMRC on how the new system works.
Clear Books will be actively supporting clients and their accountants who want to participate in this testing programme. Find out more and register your interest here...
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It's understandable that you may need guidance when moving your business online to accounting software, or switching from one cloud-based package to another.
That's why we offer free phone and email support to our customers, provided by our friendly team in London. If you need help using the software, contact our support team today.
Our online accounting software is award-winning, so you can be confident that Clear Books will deliver for your business. We have won numerous UK cloud software and business awards since we launched.
Clear Books' accounting software is accredited by the ICB and the ACCA. It is also officially recognised by HMRC for filing VAT returns.
We are partnered with hundreds of accountants across the UK who grow their practice through Clear Books™.
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The staff at Clear Books are very approachable. It is easy to contact them and I find them willing to engage with you, which is very different from other providers. I have recommended their service to others.
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From day one, it's been really easy to manage our financial affairs and keep accurate records, which more than most is essential in our line of business.
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