SmartBooks workflows for specific UK accounting teams.
Choose the page that matches how you actually work: bookkeeping firm, MTD ITSA practice, landlord accountant, VAT return team, SME finance team, Sage-heavy practice or Xero-heavy firm.
High-intent solution pages, not thin doorway pages.
Each SmartBooks solution page maps a real buyer workflow to intake, review, MTD, accounts production and accountant approval.
Accounting software for bookkeeping firms
SmartBooks is a fit for bookkeeping firms that want intake, classification, review and MTD preparation in one workspace. It is strongest where the firm manages many small-business clients and needs a visible queue for missing information, bank-feed exceptions and quarterly filing readiness.
For: UK bookkeeping firms managing recurring monthly and quarterly client work.
Open workflowMTD ITSA software for accountancy practices
SmartBooks helps practices operationalise MTD ITSA by turning client records into a reviewable quarterly workflow. It is not just a filing endpoint; the value is in getting client data clean early enough that quarterly updates do not become four extra Januarys.
For: Accountancy practices preparing landlord and sole-trader clients for MTD ITSA.
Open workflowAccounting software for landlord accountants
SmartBooks is useful for landlord accountants because property clients often need disciplined intake more than complex accounting. The Smart Inbox workflow helps collect rent records, expenses, mortgage statements and missing context before quarterly MTD ITSA work piles up.
For: Firms and bookkeepers serving property investors, landlords and mixed-income clients.
Open workflowSelf Assessment software for UK firms
SmartBooks helps Self Assessment firms by giving clients a simple way to submit records and giving the firm a review queue before tax work begins. It is strongest when Self Assessment overlaps with bookkeeping, rental income, sole-trader income or MTD ITSA preparation.
For: Tax and accountancy firms handling recurring Self Assessment client work.
Open workflowAccounting software for SME finance teams
SmartBooks is a good fit for SMEs that need simple accounting operations without stitching together capture, invoicing, payments and accountant review. It is especially useful where the business wants to stay organised for MTD VAT and hand over cleaner books each month.
For: UK SMEs that need clean bookkeeping, invoicing and accountant-ready records.
Open workflowCloud accounting software for Sage 50 practices
SmartBooks is a fit for Sage-heavy practices when the real problem is not only the ledger, but the surrounding workflow: document intake, review status, accounts production and MTD readiness. The best migration path is client-by-client, starting with simple books and high-friction capture processes.
For: Practices with clients still running Sage 50, Sage Accounting or desktop-heavy workflows.
Open workflowSmartBooks for Xero accounting firms
SmartBooks is not trying to beat Xero on ecosystem breadth today. It is strongest for Xero-heavy firms that are paying for extra capture or accounts-production tools and want a single workflow for Smart Inbox, review queues, MTD preparation and accountant approval.
For: Xero-heavy UK firms reviewing stack cost, capture workflow and MTD ITSA operations.
Open workflowMTD VAT software for VAT return practices
SmartBooks helps VAT return practices by moving the hard work earlier: receipt capture, bank-feed review, exception handling and accountant approval. The goal is to make each VAT quarter a controlled workflow rather than a deadline scramble.
For: Firms preparing recurring VAT returns for small businesses and landlord clients.
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Find the workflow that fits your firm.
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