For Sole Traders
Your books sorted.
Your tax filed.
Your time back.
Under £50k turnover? Penny handles everything — receipts, expenses, and your Self Assessment. No accountant needed.

✓ 14-day free trial · No card required

For Accountants
Manage twice the clients.
You pay nothing.
Ever.
Other platforms charge per document. We charge you nothing. For anything. Ever. Engagement letters, KYC, workpapers, practice management — all included. Competitors charge practices £500–£2,000 a year in add-ons. We don’t.

✓ Completely free · No payment. No catch.
Works with your bank
Connected via secure Open Banking
2x
more clients
Accountants using Accounted will manage twice the client base
£312
saved per year minimum
Business owners will save on home office claims alone
90%
less review time
Exception-first workflow means you only see what needs attention
Up and running in 5 minutes

Connect your bank
Link your bank account in seconds via Open Banking. Transactions sync automatically — no manual data entry.
Penny learns your business
Send receipts, ask questions, and manage your books via any channel. Penny categorises everything with 95%+ accuracy and learns your patterns.
Tax sorted automatically
Income Tax, NICs, and VAT calculated in real time. Penny files your returns direct to HMRC when you’re ready.
Who is Accounted for?
Whether you are a sole trader, run a limited company, own rental properties, or work as a contractor — Accounted is built for you.
Sole Traders
Freelancers, tradespeople, consultants. MTD-ready bookkeeping from £14/month.
Limited Companies
Corporation tax, dividends, director’s loan account. All in one place.
Landlords
Multi-property management, rental income tracking, Section 24 finance cost restriction.
IR35 Contractors
Per-contract IR35 assessment, HMRC CEST-aligned scoring, review reminders.
Accountancy Practices
Manage more clients in less time. AI-powered workpapers, exception-first review, and bulk communications. Practice portal is free.
Sound familiar?
“Do NOT market your tool to micro business — too complex for non-accountants”
— Xero review, Trustpilot
✓ Penny handles the complexity so you don’t have to
“I have to use Gemini to explain everything in Xero”
— Sole trader, Reddit
✓ Penny explains everything in plain English
“Starter plan only allows 20 invoices per month”
— Xero Starter review
✓ No caps on invoices, transactions, or anything — ever
“Constant price increases — costs have doubled”
— Xero long-term customer
✓ Simple, transparent pricing — from £14/month
Everything you need, nothing you don’t
Penny — Your AI Bookkeeper
Categorises expenses with 95%+ accuracy, creates invoices from a chat message, answers tax questions in plain English, and guides your setup step by step. Three-tier reasoning engine — rules, retrieval, and LLM.
HMRC Submission with Proof
Submit VAT returns, Self Assessment, CIS, and payroll direct to HMRC. Get instant confirmation with HMRC reference numbers. Download PDF receipts. Automatic email confirmations after every filing.
Bulk Invoice Operations
Create, send, and download invoices in bulk. Select 50 invoices and email them all in one click. Download as ZIP. Payment terms, VAT calculation, and online payment links included.
Free Accountant Portal
Your accountant manages your books for free. No per-client fees. Ever. Full practice portal with workpapers, year-end packs, and HMRC submission tracking across all clients.
MTD Ready from Day One
Making Tax Digital compliant. Quarterly ITSA submissions, annual SA100 filing, VAT returns — all handled automatically with real-time tax position tracking.
Bank Connected in 60 Seconds
Connect via Open Banking — no need to switch banks. Transactions sync automatically from 30+ UK banks with health monitoring that alerts you if a connection drops.
What makes Accounted different
The only UK bookkeeping platform with an AI bookkeeper, messaging integration, and a free accountant portal — from £14/month.
AI Bookkeeper
Penny handles your bookkeeping, creates invoices, and answers tax questions — included at every tier.
Free Accountant Portal
Your accountant manages your books at zero cost. No partner programme, no per-client fees.
Bulk Invoice Operations
Download, email, and manage invoices in bulk. ZIP downloads, batch email, bulk mark paid.
HMRC Submission Receipts
Every filing confirmed with HMRC reference numbers. Download as PDF or receive by email.
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All of this. From £14 a month.
Start your free 14-day trial →Your competitors charge extra for all of this.
Every Accounted plan includes features others charge hundreds more for. Not add-ons. Not higher tiers. Just included.
Penny, Your AI Bookkeeper
No other platform includes an AI bookkeeper at this price.
Penny categorises your transactions with 95%+ accuracy and explains every decision in plain English. She learns your business patterns over time and gets smarter the longer you use her. Xero has rules. Sage has rules. Penny has a brain.
Confidence Scoring
You always know exactly how certain Penny is.
Every categorisation comes with a confidence score. 98%? Applied automatically. 65%? Flagged for your review with Penny’s full reasoning shown. Nothing gets miscategorised silently. Nothing gets missed.
Penny’s Insights & Nudges
Penny tells you about problems before they cost you money.
Penny spots unclaimed home office allowance, capital allowances on equipment, higher rate threshold risks, and tax shortfalls — and tells you before the deadline passes. Proactive. Automatic. Included on every plan.
Invoice Creation via Chat
Tell Penny, she creates it
Say ‘create an invoice for £500 for web design to john@example.com’ and Penny handles the rest — finds or creates the customer, sets VAT, generates a draft.
Tax Position in Real Time
No year-end surprises. Ever.
Your estimated income tax, NI, and VAT liability updates live as every transaction comes in. Penny identifies tax-saving opportunities automatically and flags them before the deadline passes. Your accountant sees the same view in real time.
Self Assessment — Auto-Filed
The most hated form in the UK. Handled.
SA100, SA103S, SA102, SA105, and SA110 schedules auto-detected and pre-populated directly from your records. Calculate tax, review, save draft, submit directly to HMRC — without copying a single number manually. Xero Tax is accountant-only. Ours is for everyone.
VAT Returns & MTD
Direct HMRC digital handshake. No manual data entry. Ever.
MTD-compliant VAT returns built automatically from your categorised transactions. Every VAT rate covered — standard, reduced, zero, exempt, reverse charge, CIS domestic, EC goods, flat rate. Pre-submission checks flag anything unusual before you file.
Submissions Dashboard
Every HMRC filing. One calendar. Nothing missed.
A central hub for every HMRC filing — VAT returns, MTD quarterly updates, Self Assessment, CIS monthly returns, and Corporation Tax. Interactive calendar with colour-coded deadlines, status badges, and overdue alerts. Your accountant sees the same view across all their clients.
Cash Flow Forecasting
You’ll never be caught short by a tax bill again.
See your projected cash position weeks ahead. Penny factors in your upcoming VAT bill, Self Assessment payment on account, outstanding invoices, and recurring expenses. Set aside the right amount, every month, automatically.
Deadlines — Never Miss One
Amber means upcoming. Red means urgent. You miss nothing.
Every deadline across VAT returns, Self Assessment, CIS monthly returns, Corporation Tax, and PAYE tracked in one colour-coded view. Automated alerts fire before anything goes overdue. Your accountant sees your deadlines too.
Submission Receipts
Proof of every HMRC filing
Download PDF confirmation receipts for every HMRC submission. Automatic email confirmations with form bundle numbers. Never lose proof of a filing.
Task Manager
Not just bookkeeping. Your whole business organised.
Create tasks, set priorities, assign due dates, and track invoices to chase — all linked to your financial data. Penny automatically surfaces overdue items as tasks. FreeAgent calls this a to-do list. We call it your command centre. Included on every plan.
Invoicing & Batch Download
Batch download invoices in one click. No other UK platform offers this.
Create professional invoices with VAT calculated automatically. online payment links let clients pay instantly. Batch PDF download — something no other UK bookkeeping platform offers. Your accountant can raise their own practice invoices too.
Mileage, Expenses & WFH
Penny calculates both methods and picks the larger claim.
Log mileage, snap expenses, and calculate your Work From Home allowance automatically. Penny calculates both the simplified rate (£6/week) and actual cost method and tells you which is larger. Upload receipts via Telegram, SMS, or email. No app needed.
CIS Management
If you work in construction, this alone is worth the subscription.
Built specifically for UK contractors and subcontractors. Monthly CIS returns tracked, deductions calculated, and HMRC submissions managed from inside Accounted. No separate CIS software. No spreadsheets.
Receipts & Document Management
Xero charges extra for receipt capture. Ours is included.
Upload receipts via Telegram, SMS, email, or web — however suits you in the moment. Penny matches every receipt to a transaction automatically. Matched, orphaned, and processing receipts tracked in one place.
Bulk Invoice Operations
50 invoices, one click
Select invoices in bulk — email them all, download as ZIP, or mark as paid. No more one-by-one manual sending.
Corporation Tax & Dividends
Most platforms don’t model salary vs dividends. We do.
Corporation tax calculated automatically from your profit and loss. Penny models the most tax-efficient combination of salary and dividends for your situation every tax year. Your accountant sees the same numbers in real time.
Director’s Loan Account
Most platforms don’t track this at all.
Director’s loan balances tracked automatically. Penny flags when your loan account approaches the £10,000 benefit-in-kind threshold and calculates Section 455 tax exposure on overdrawn balances before it becomes a liability.
IR35 Assessment
Contractors only get one chance to get IR35 right.
Built-in IR35 status checker aligned to HMRC’s actual CEST criteria. Assess each contract individually. Get a clear inside, outside, or borderline result with full reasoning shown. Renewal reminders before each new contract.
Property & Rental Management
Section 24 catches most landlords off guard. Penny doesn’t let that happen.
Track income and expenses across multiple rental properties. Section 24 mortgage interest restriction calculated automatically. Furnished Holiday Let detection. Rent-a-Room relief comparison. Foreign property with currency conversion included.
Pensions Tracking
Most bookkeeping software ignores pensions entirely.
Track pension contributions against your annual allowance in real time. Penny flags when additional contributions would reduce your tax bill — particularly powerful near the higher rate threshold. Reminds you before the tax year end when it is too late to act.
All of this. From £14 a month.
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No hidden fees. No invoice caps. No surprises.
Starter
Get your books sorted
- Penny AI bookkeeper
- Multi-Channel Bookkeeping
- Bank sync via Open Banking
- Receipt scanning & OCR
- MTD VAT filing
- Mileage tracking
- Basic financial reports
- Smart reminders
Professional
Everything you need to run your business
- Everything in Starter
- Self Assessment filing
- CIS management
- Invoicing with online payments
- Accountant portal access
- Cash flow statement
- Work from home calculator
- Full reports (P&L, Balance Sheet, Trial Balance)
Business
Built for Ltd companies and landlords
- Everything in Professional
- Corporation tax
- Dividends & vouchers
- Director's loan account
- IR35 assessment
- Property management
- Section 24 restriction
- Year-end statements pack
Complete
Your entire business in one place
- Everything in Business
- Payroll (up to 10 employees)
- PAYE, NI & RTI submissions
- Payroll documents (P45, P60, payslips)
- Email support
Founding Offer: Our first 500 users get their chosen plan at 50% off — locked in for life. Not 6 months. Not a year. For life.
Accountant? Your practice portal is free →
The only bookkeeping software that helps you AND your accountant.
Most software makes you choose. Accounted will help both sides.
Good for your business
- Penny does your bookkeeping automatically
- Send receipts via any channel — no apps to learn
- See your tax position in real time
- Get seasonal nudges that save you money
- Spend less time on admin, more time earning
- From £14/month — less than an hour of accountant time
Good for your accountant
- 90% of bookkeeping done before you log in
- Review only exceptions — not every transaction
- File to HMRC directly from the portal
- Manage 200 clients instead of 100
- Workpapers, practice manager, multi-user — all included
- Your clients will love it — and that will make your job easier

Penny sits in the middle. She will automate the routine for your clients and surface only what matters to you. Same AI, both sides benefit. Everyone wins.
What’s coming next
We’re always building. Here’s what’s on our roadmap.
AI Bookkeeper Penny
Automatic categorisation, receipt scanning, tax calculation via any channel. 95%+ accuracy with three-tier reasoning engine.
HMRC Direct Submission
Submit VAT returns, Self Assessment (SA100), and Corporation Tax (CT600) directly to HMRC. Quarterly MTD updates, fraud prevention headers, and full audit trail included.
Payroll Integration
Manage employees and payroll within Accounted. RTI submissions, payslip generation, and pension contribution tracking.

Frequently asked questions
No. Accounted connects to your existing bank account via Open Banking. Your money stays exactly where it is — we just read your transactions securely.
Connect via Telegram, SMS, or Web Chat — whichever you prefer. Message Penny just like any contact. Send receipts as photos, ask questions about your accounts, and get real-time updates on your tax position. It’s bookkeeping in a chat.
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