Clara
Bookkeeping for one person, not an accounts department
Your numbers, kept in the time it takes to make a tea.
Clara is bookkeeping for one person: income and expenses in a few seconds a day, invoices tracked, a running tax estimate, and the quarterly update assembled ready for HMRC.
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From April 2026, sole traders and landlords over the threshold have to keep digital records and send HMRC a summary every quarter. Most of the software for that is built for accountants and priced for them. You just want to write down what came in and what went out, and know roughly what tax to put aside.
Key Features
A Ledger You Can Keep Up
Add what you earned or what you spent: the amount, what for, the date. Pick the expense category from HMRC’s own list. That is the whole job.
The Tax Estimate, Always Current
Profit for the tax year so far, the income tax and National Insurance it points to, and what to set aside this month.
Invoices Tracked, Not Typed
Record what you sent and log payments as they arrive. Clara shows what is outstanding and what is late, and turns a payment into the income record on the day the money came in.
The Quarterly Update, Assembled
Everything from 6 April to the end of the quarter, laid out the way HMRC’s update wants it, with the problems flagged before you press anything.
Set Up Once
A short setup asks who you are and what you do, and the screens fit the answer. A landlord’s rent stays out of the self-employment figures.
Phone First
Built for someone standing in a van, not sitting at a desk.
In Development: Filing to HMRC
Clara is not yet registered on HMRC’s developer programme and nothing has been sent to HMRC by this software. Everything above works today. The Submit button talks to a simulated HMRC until the real connection is approved.
How It Works
Answer the Setup Questions
Who you are, what you do, and whether there is rental income as well.
Add Income and Expenses
As they happen, from your phone, in a few seconds each.
Watch the Estimate
See what tax the year is heading for and put the money aside each month.
Review the Quarter
Each quarter, look over the update Clara has assembled from your records.
Ready to keep your own books?
Try it on a made-up year of one driver’s accounts, then talk to us about yours.
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