5 best accounting software packages for small businesses
The accounting systems we set UK small companies up on, plus the receipt tools that feed them.
Pick one system in the first month and stay there. Moving later means re-keying the opening balances.
HydraTax is Hydra’s own desk: MTD VAT, corporation tax, self assessment, PAYE, and Companies House filings from the same client file. Xero is the other system we introduce most often for invoices and Making Tax Digital. QuickBooks and Sage suit a firm whose trade or previous accountant already lives there. FreeAgent fits freelancers and contractor companies, and it is often bundled with a Mettle account.
Receipts are what fall over. Dext or AutoEntry takes a photo of a receipt or supplier bill and pushes it into the accounts. VAT registration itself stays on gov.uk. The software files the return after HMRC has registered you.
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