For people on the tools

Your books and your tax bill, sorted from the van.

TraderTax is the dead-simple accounts app for self-employed tradespeople. Log money in and out, track your mileage, send invoices — and instantly see your Tax/NI calculation, so there's no nasty surprise come January.

14-day free trial Built for UK trades CIS-ready Cancel anytime
Income Tax & NI worked out Mileage at 55p HMRC rate England, Wales, NI & Scotland Self Assessment ready
See it in action

The whole thing, in 18 seconds.

From logging a job to instantly viewing your tax calculation — here's how simple it really is.

Why traders use it

Less time on paperwork. No dread about tax.

You didn't go self-employed to spend your evenings on spreadsheets. TraderTax does the fiddly bits so you can get back to the job.

Instantly see your Tax/NI calculation

Your Income Tax and National Insurance update live as you log income and expenses — so you always know roughly what to put aside.

Log it in seconds

Add a job, an expense or a mileage trip from your phone on site, in the van, or at the end of the day. No clunky menus.

Hand it over in one tap

Email your full year of records and mileage straight to your accountant, or export a spreadsheet. Tidy, sorted, done.

No January surprise

Always know what the taxman's owed.

Most traders find out their tax bill months too late. TraderTax keeps a running estimate using the real 2026/27 rules, so the number's never a shock.

  • Personal Allowance and the right tax bands applied automatically
  • Class 4 National Insurance included
  • Payments on account flagged so you can plan ahead
  • Scottish bands or rest-of-UK — just tell us where you are
  • CIS deductions accounted for in your figures
Everything it does

Built for the way trades actually work.

Plain, practical tools — nothing you'll never use. Here's what's inside.

Money in & out

Log income and expenses in seconds, sort them into categories, and see your monthly in-versus-out at a glance.

Recurring entries

Set a repeating cost or payment once — insurance, rent, a subscription, a retainer — and TraderTax books it for you automatically, weekly through yearly, for a set number of times or until you stop it.

Mileage

Add a trip and we work out the claim at current HMRC rates — 55p a mile for the first 10,000, 25p thereafter.

Live tax estimate

Income Tax and National Insurance calculated instantly — and if you've a job alongside, pop in your P60 to see what you really owe.

Invoices

Send tidy invoices with your logo, add line items, mark them paid, save a PDF — or email them to the customer.

Quotes

Send a quote to win the work, then turn an accepted one into an invoice or a job in a single tap. On every plan.

Business

Job costing

Group income, expenses and mileage by job, bill in stages, and see the profit you've actually made on each one.

Pro

Diary & booking

Book jobs into your week, and your customer gets an automatic confirmation now and a reminder the day before.

Pro

Bring your data

Switching from another system or a spreadsheet? Import your income, expenses and mileage so you start with your history intact.

Premium

Your own categories

Build categories that match how you work — handy for any self-employed trade, not just Tradespeople.

Receipts

Snap a receipt from your phone and keep it attached to your records — add several photos to one receipt for long or multi-page ones, so nothing goes missing before tax time.

Accountant export

Email or export your full books and mileage, with VAT breakdown — on every plan.

CIS-aware

Set your CIS status and your figures account for deductions, so the tax estimate stays honest.

A look inside

Simple enough to actually use.

No accountancy degree required. If you can send a text, you can run your books.

TraderTax dashboard: tax figure, quick tiles and money in versus out
Your dashboardThe whole picture at a glance
A TraderTax invoice with line items and total, ready to send
Proper invoicesYour logo, sent in seconds
TraderTax mileage list with the tax-deductible amount to claim
Mileage that paysEvery trip, every penny claimed
Simple pricing

Simple pricing. Monthly or yearly. Cancel anytime.

Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial — nothing's taken for two weeks, and if it's not for you, cancel before then and pay nothing. Pay yearly and get two months free. No long contracts, no setup fees.

Monthly Yearly 2 months free
Not VAT-registered VAT-registered +£3/mo
Starter
£7.99 / month
Everything a sole trader needs to stay on top of the books.
  • Income, expenses & mileage
  • Live tax & NI estimate
  • Quotes & up to 20 invoices a month
  • Receipts & accountant export
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Pro
£15.99 / month
For running jobs properly, start to finish.
  • Everything in Business
  • Unlimited jobs & profit per job
  • Diary & customer reminders
  • Import your old data
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Premium
£19.99 / month
For any self-employed work, not just the trades.
  • Everything in Pro
  • Build your own categories
  • Tailor it to how you work
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VAT-registered? Add VAT tools for £3 a month. Record VAT on your income and expenses, and have your VAT return totted up ready to hand to your accountant. Not registered — like most sole traders? Leave it switched off and you'll never pay for VAT features you don't need.
Good to know

Questions, answered straight.

How does the free trial work?

Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. You get set up — payment details and all — but nothing is taken for the first two weeks. If it's not for you, cancel any time before day 14 and you won't pay a penny. Otherwise your first payment — monthly or yearly, whichever you chose — simply starts automatically, so there's nothing to remember. We'll email you a reminder before it does.

Do I need to be VAT-registered to use it?

No. TraderTax works whether or not you're VAT-registered. Most sole traders aren't, and you'll have everything you need. If you are registered, you can record VAT on your transactions and pass it straight to your accountant.

I'm CIS — does it handle deductions?

Yes. Set your CIS status in your settings and your figures will account for deductions, so your tax estimate stays accurate.

Can I cancel whenever I want?

Anytime — no penalties, no awkward phone calls. On a monthly plan you keep your access until the end of the month you've paid for. On a yearly plan you've got a 14-day cooling-off period after each payment, during which you can cancel for a full refund; after that it simply runs to the end of the year you've paid for.

Do I still need an accountant?

That's up to you. TraderTax keeps you organised and shows your estimated tax all year. Many traders still use an accountant to file their return — and with one tap you can hand them a tidy, complete set of records.

Is my information private?

Your records belong to your account and are protected by your password. They're yours — we're just the tidy place you keep them.

Get your books straight today.

Join the tradespeople who've stopped dreading tax time. It takes a couple of minutes to set up.