UK SOFTWARE PROFILE
QuickBooks Online UK
UK accounting plans spanning sole traders through Advanced, with VAT, CIS and plan-specific operational tools.
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Pricing & practicalities
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Accounting software
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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.
Feature-by-feature evidence
Accounting software โ 20 scored checks
| Capability & demo question | QuickBooks Online UK70โ100/100 documented fit |
|---|---|
Core workflowSales invoicing5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate and send a VAT invoice with customer details, line items and a due date. | โ Supported Invoices and estimates listed. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowBank feeds and reconciliation5.0 points availableAsk in the demoImport your bank's transactions and reconcile a transfer, fee and customer payment. | ? Not verified Bank feeds verified; the detailed reconciliation workflow was not checked. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowMTD VAT submission5.0 points availableAsk in the demoPrepare a return for the relevant VAT scheme and show the submission receipt. | โ Supported VAT submission to HMRC from Simple Start. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowSupplier bills and payment tracking5.0 points availableAsk in the demoEnter a supplier bill, allocate its VAT and show its outstanding balance. | โ Supported Essentials and above manage bills. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowFinancial reports and dashboards5.0 points availableAsk in the demoDrill from a monthly report into its underlying transaction. | โ Supported Reports; Advanced custom report builder. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowEmployee expense recording5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSubmit a receipt and show its allocation to the right expense category. | โ Supported Receipt capture and expense tracking. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowAccountant collaboration5.0 points availableAsk in the demoInvite an accountant without sharing the owner's credentials. | โ Supported Plans include accountant access. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthRecurring invoices and reminders5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSchedule a repeat invoice and inspect the reminder history. | ? Not verified Recurring invoices verified; reminder workflow not verified here. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthForeign-currency bookkeeping5.0 points availableAsk in the demoInvoice in euros and show the realised exchange difference when paid. | โ Supported Essentials and above list multiple currencies. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthProject profitability5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAllocate time, expenses and invoices to a job and inspect its margin. | โ Supported Plus adds project profitability. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthBudget versus actual reporting5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSet a departmental budget and investigate a variance. | โ Supported Plus and Advanced list budgeting. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthConstruction Industry Scheme workflow5.0 points availableAsk in the demoProcess a subcontractor deduction and show the CIS return or export. | โ Supported CIS calculation and submission listed. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthStock quantities and cost tracking5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSell a stocked item and inspect quantity and cost-of-sales changes. | โ Supported Plus lists inventory and purchase orders. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthFixed-asset lifecycle5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAdd an asset, post depreciation and record its disposal. | โ Supported Advanced lists fixed-asset tracking. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthRole restrictions and period locks5.0 points availableAsk in the demoPrevent an ordinary user changing a closed period or privileged setting. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm role restrictions and period locks. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthTransaction audit history5.0 points availableAsk in the demoFind who changed an invoice and review the previous values. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm transaction audit history. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthData export or documented API5.0 points availableAsk in the demoExport ledger detail or retrieve invoice data through a documented integration. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm data export or documented api. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
AIAI document extraction and categorisation5.0 points availableAsk in the demoUpload an unfamiliar receipt, review suggested fields and correct a wrong category. | โ Supported Smart expense organisation is listed. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
AIAI financial queries or anomaly detection5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAsk a financial question or inspect a flagged anomaly and verify it against the ledger. | โ Supported Plus and Advanced list AI anomaly detection. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
AIReview and permission controls for AI5.0 points availableAsk in the demoUse 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. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
โNot verifiedโ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.