Clear Books: making it easier to manage business finances and cash flow
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our enhanced dashboard on Clear Books online accounting software. Customers will now be able to manage their cash flow with simple graphs to help them stay on top of their business finances. Here’s...
Revolut Business and Clear Books help Sublime Yachts make accounting easy
Our seamless integration of bank feeds between Revolut Business and Clear Books makes it quick and easy to match bank payments to invoices, bills and expenses so you can account for every penny received and spent. We’re delighted to have...
Updates to the partner area allow Clear Books partners to monitor their clients’ bank feeds with ease
When it comes to cloud accounting, many small businesses, bookkeepers and accountants will tell you that setting up automated bank feeds is one of the fundamental steps to building efficient bookkeeping processes. As an account manager, I have time and...
You can now do more with the Clear Books Mobile app
We’re excited to announce that the Clear Books Mobile app now allows you to snap or upload even more types of receipts and bills. Our innovative system will then scan and extract important information with greater accuracy. It’s a faster...
Clear Books: partner accounting software of Metro Bank
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of a new partnership with Metro Bank. Metro Bank customers can sign up to Clear Books accounting software via the Metro Bank app today and benefit from great partnership perks like: Connecting to direct...
Clear Books announces integration with Stripe: Accept card payments & keep track of income easily
We’re thrilled to announce that Stripe invoice payments and transaction feeds are now available in Clear Books. Stripe is one of the leading payments providers in the UK, helping small businesses to accept credit and debit card payments. Clear Books’...
Do I need a business bank account?
Are you starting up your own business or taking on some freelance work? You might be wondering whether you need a business bank account or if you can use your personal bank account for work-related transactions. We spoke to Michaela...
How to track invoices
Hey! I’m Callie, Clear Books’ in-house bookkeeper and trainer. I really enjoy working with people who are starting up their first business. There’s nothing quite like the buzz they get from securing their first client, sending off their first invoice...
How to track business expenses
“Do I really have to type everything in?” Hey! I’m Callie, Clear Books’ in-house bookkeeper and trainer. One of the questions I get asked most is ‘do I really have to type every receipt and bill I receive into Clear...
Get more out of the Clear Books accounting app new mobile dashboard
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of an enhanced dashboard for the Clear Books Mobile accounting app. It features a fresh new look and the ability to view and interact with your bank balance. Clear Books customers on Small, Large or...
Clear Books and Revolut: Helping UK businesses keep track of their finances
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Revolut bank feeds in Clear Books. Clear Books customers can now connect to their Revolut bank accounts to automatically import transactions. Here’s a little about the new feature, and how you can use...
Clear Books freezes prices to help businesses struggling with COVID-19
Dear customers, The global spread of COVID-19 is affecting every one of us. Small businesses, in particular, will feel the impact acutely. None more so than those in the hospitality, bricks and mortar retail, and tourism industries. At Clear Books,...
Samsung offer free Clear Books subscriptions
Today marks the launch of a new collaboration between Samsung and Clear Books accounting software. Small businesses who purchase a new S10 range smartphone will have the opportunity to claim a 6 month Clear Books accounting software subscription as a...
Do one thing today to reduce tax tomorrow
There’s no greater grudge task than paying your tax bill. And whilst you can’t avoid tax all together, you can minimise the amount of tax you pay. One of the easiest ways to reduce tax is by keeping track of...
How to get paid fast
Get innnn! It’s an exciting feeling when a client makes payment on an invoice. And whilst some customers pay as soon as they receive the paperwork, there are many who delay until the due date. Here are some handy tips...
Time savers – Clear Books’ top tools for improving efficiency
When speaking with practices about their goals for the year ahead, often a common theme is improving efficiency - especially when it comes to bookkeeping! We’ve put together some of our top tips to get you cooking on gas in...
Looking to grow your Practice? Our top tips to help
Whether you’re a brand new practice or looking to grow your existing client base, these tips will help you to achieve your goal over the year ahead. 1. Review your processes Working on growing your practice takes time, especially when...
Preparing your accounting software for Brexit
Will we get a deal? Will there be another general election? Will there be another delay? That’s the thing about Brexit — it throws up a whole load of questions but there’s a real shortage of answers. One thing we...
Clear Books is embracing Open Banking — you should too
From talking to our customers, we know that one of the things you appreciate about Clear Books accounting software is the bank feeds feature. Setting up bank feeds with Clear Books simplifies data entry for business bills and makes it...
Clear Books: helping you find the right software to supercharge your accounting practice
Clear Books: helping you find the right software to supercharge your accounting practice As an accountant, choosing bookkeeping software is both exciting and overwhelming. After all, it’s one thing to read a list of features and benefits, but how do...
5 Steps to Financial Data Security
Would you be willing to share your password with 23 million other people? According to the National Cyber Security Centre, it’s possible that you already are. The NCSC (in collaboration with Have I Been Pwnd) have released a list of...
Reserve a seat at the HMRC webinar on MTD!
Clear Books are partnering with HMRC to bring you a webinar this Thursday at 12 noon. Register now to reserve your seat! The webinar will cover the following MTD topics; About MTDHMRC will share with you the when, what, why...
Clear Books Micro enhancements for cash-based businesses
Hot on the tails of our September product enhancements, we have announced another round of feature releases for the Clear Books Micro online spreadsheet. The October update provides a choice of two ‘views’ in Clear Books Micro - one which...
Clear Books launches 3 new features in Clear Books Micro
Clear Books' innovative Micro product is an online spreadsheet that makes it easy for small businesses to record sales and expenses. The spreadsheet links seamlessly with Clear Books Practice Edition; our feature-rich and MTD-ready online accounting software for Accountants. Launched...
A guide to Making Tax Digital and what it means for you
In a year's time Making Tax Digital for VAT will be in full effect. But why should you care? Well, if your business is both: VAT registered, and has a taxable turnover that's greater than the registration threshold (currently £85,000)...
A guide to Clear Books Micro, our free online accounting spreadsheet for small businesses
Clear Books Micro is a free online spreadsheet designed specifically for small businesses like yours. What's great about Clear Books Micro? Rather than relying on holding onto all of your paper documents and receipts throughout the year, before handing them...
Advising your clients about business finance
Technology has become increasingly important for accountants and bookkeepers in the last few years, and that trend is only going to continue. Accounting software like Clear Books has become the new standard, because it makes life a lot simpler by...
Should your small business invest in content marketing?
Whether you're an accountant or a business owner, no matter how big you are, you are likely familiar with Content Marketing. It has become a huge industry and it’s easy to see why. Some seriously impressive statistics have emerged over...
The importance of out of hours support
We're always delighted to receive positive feedback from our customers - especially when it's positive feedback about our dedicated support services. We've always placed a lot of importance on offering our users access to free support and guidance by both...
GDPR – steps we’ve taken to prepare for it
The GDPR deadline is 25 May 2018, so what have we been doing here at Clear Books? We’ve carried out a full audit to ensure we know what personal data we hold, how we collect it, and what we use...
