Accounting software for UK businesses
What this situation needs
Tax filing is the part of accounting software that does not travel. This list contains only the products whose official pages state United Kingdom filing: Making Tax Digital for VAT or income tax, or direct submission to HM Revenue and Customs.
Suitability scores follow a published rubric: 40 points for stated Making Tax Digital or HM Revenue and Customs filing, 25 points for payroll with PAYE, 20 points for a free or low entry price, and 15 points when the vendor is built around United Kingdom business structures.
Ranked for Accounting software for UK businesses
Suitability is an editorial score out of 100; facts on each row are verified- Rank 1No preview yet
FreeAgent
United Kingdom accounting priced by business type, from £10 a month, and free with several bank accounts.
Flat rate from £10/mo
Suitability 94 of 100. Files Making Tax Digital VAT and self-assessment to HM Revenue and Customs and runs PAYE payroll; priced by business structure.
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Pandle
United Kingdom bookkeeping with a free plan and a £5 a month Pro tier, including Making Tax Digital submissions.
Free plan, paid from £5/mo
Suitability 88 of 100. Free plan with VAT returns and Making Tax Digital income tax submissions.
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QuickFile
United Kingdom accounting priced by ledger entries, free up to 200 a year and £60 plus VAT above that.
Free plan, paid from £60/yr
Suitability 82 of 100. Making Tax Digital compatible VAT returns and bridging, free up to 200 ledger entries a year.
Not yet scoredCompare with FreeAgent - Rank 4
Xero
Cloud accounting with unlimited users on every plan, from US$25 a month on the United States price list.
Flat rate from $25/mo
Suitability 66 of 100. International product widely used by United Kingdom accountants; the plan detail here was read from the United States price list.
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Akaunting
Cloud accounting sold by company and user count, from US$12 a month, with a self-hosted deployment offered separately.
Flat rate from $12/mo
Suitability 58 of 100. Lists a Making Tax Digital regulation pack alongside GST and Form 1099.
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