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QuickBooks Online UK

UK accounting plans spanning sole traders through Advanced, with VAT, CIS and plan-specific operational tools.

Evidence checked 15 Oct 2026 ยท Product-level research, not a hands-on review

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UK Online plans ยท organisation/month ยท monthly billing
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  • User allowances and advanced workflows vary by plan.
  • Several Intuit Intelligence functions are beta with stated monthly capacity limits.

Connected workflows

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    BEHIND THE AI CLAIM

    AI capabilities

    Intuit Intelligence lists conversational insights, expense organisation and anomaly detection.

    Documented capabilities

    • Financial queries
    • Expense organisation
    • VAT pre-file checks
    • Anomaly detection

    Plans, limits & questions

    • Queries and custom automations have limits.
    • Some functions are beta or plan-specific.
    AI evidence โ†—

    Feature-by-feature evidence

    Accounting software โ€” 20 scored checks

    Inside the feature comparison

    โœ“ Supported ยท โ— Limited ยท โˆ’ Not supported ยท ? Not verified

    Accounting software: feature evidence and contribution to the score
    Capability & demo questionQuickBooks Online UK70โ€“100/100 documented fit
    Core workflowSales invoicing5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Create and send a VAT invoice with customer details, line items and a due date.

    โœ“ Supported

    Invoices and estimates listed.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowBank feeds and reconciliation5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Import your bank's transactions and reconcile a transfer, fee and customer payment.

    ? Not verified

    Bank feeds verified; the detailed reconciliation workflow was not checked.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowMTD VAT submission5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Prepare a return for the relevant VAT scheme and show the submission receipt.

    โœ“ Supported

    VAT submission to HMRC from Simple Start.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowSupplier bills and payment tracking5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Enter a supplier bill, allocate its VAT and show its outstanding balance.

    โœ“ Supported

    Essentials and above manage bills.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowFinancial reports and dashboards5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Drill from a monthly report into its underlying transaction.

    โœ“ Supported

    Reports; Advanced custom report builder.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowEmployee expense recording5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Submit a receipt and show its allocation to the right expense category.

    โœ“ Supported

    Receipt capture and expense tracking.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowAccountant collaboration5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Invite an accountant without sharing the owner's credentials.

    โœ“ Supported

    Plans include accountant access.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthRecurring invoices and reminders5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Schedule a repeat invoice and inspect the reminder history.

    ? Not verified

    Recurring invoices verified; reminder workflow not verified here.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthForeign-currency bookkeeping5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Invoice in euros and show the realised exchange difference when paid.

    โœ“ Supported

    Essentials and above list multiple currencies.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthProject profitability5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Allocate time, expenses and invoices to a job and inspect its margin.

    โœ“ Supported

    Plus adds project profitability.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthBudget versus actual reporting5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Set a departmental budget and investigate a variance.

    โœ“ Supported

    Plus and Advanced list budgeting.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthConstruction Industry Scheme workflow5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Process a subcontractor deduction and show the CIS return or export.

    โœ“ Supported

    CIS calculation and submission listed.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthStock quantities and cost tracking5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Sell a stocked item and inspect quantity and cost-of-sales changes.

    โœ“ Supported

    Plus lists inventory and purchase orders.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthFixed-asset lifecycle5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Add an asset, post depreciation and record its disposal.

    โœ“ Supported

    Advanced lists fixed-asset tracking.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthRole restrictions and period locks5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Prevent an ordinary user changing a closed period or privileged setting.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm role restrictions and period locks.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthTransaction audit history5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Find who changed an invoice and review the previous values.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm transaction audit history.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthData export or documented API5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Export ledger detail or retrieve invoice data through a documented integration.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm data export or documented api.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    AIAI document extraction and categorisation5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Upload an unfamiliar receipt, review suggested fields and correct a wrong category.

    โœ“ Supported

    Smart expense organisation is listed.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    AIAI financial queries or anomaly detection5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Ask a financial question or inspect a flagged anomaly and verify it against the ledger.

    โœ“ Supported

    Plus and Advanced list AI anomaly detection.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    AIReview and permission controls for AI5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Use a restricted role and show how AI output is reviewed before an accounting action.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm review and permission controls for ai.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points

    โ€œNot verifiedโ€ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.

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