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QuickBooks Self-Employed

QuickBooks Self-Employed

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Honesty QB

9 out of 10
January 22, 2020
Incentivized
We use it for invoicing, electronic bank account, track payments. It keeps our records organized, it's easy to understand and use and very …
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  • Electronic tax filing (13)
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  • Standard reports (14)
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  • Dashboards (12)
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  • Expense management (14)
    10.0
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Product Demos

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

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Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

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Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

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Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

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General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

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Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

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Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

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Product Details

What is QuickBooks Self-Employed?

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QuickBooks Self-Employed Technical Details

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Reviews and Ratings

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Janine Wiggins, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Self-Employed is ideal for freelancers and independent contractors who need a simplified solution to track income and expenses related to their projects. It helps in managing finances efficiently while staying organized. Service-based businesses, such as consultants, designers, or photographers, can benefit from QuickBooks Self-Employed to easily invoice clients, track billable hours, and manage business-related transactions.
Ayo Bamgbose, Assoc CIPD, MSc | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks is a great tool for new SoleTraders that need basic accounting software and require digital invoicing for their clients to send via email and access key features via a mobile app on the go. QuickBooks is a straightforward tool to use with a simple design and learning curve for business owners that are not very tech-savvy.

For businesses that operate on a larger scale and need to provide access to other users on their team, QuickBooks is limited. This type of business may also require more insights into the business outside of accounting, and QuickBooks won't be able to supply insights outside of that.
Shannon Allen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is well suited for someone that is self employed and needs to track there spending and expenses. Someone who needs to keep up with the mileage they put on a vehicle. Someone that has needs for generated reports. This would not benefit someone whom is looking for a software for personal finances. Two many features are offered for the self employed vs personal finances.
Jonathan Palance | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This is very well-suited for individuals and organizations who want to clean up their tax preparation. It also helps to keep track of profits and losses, giving you a real-time idea of where your business is headed. This particular version that I'm using wouldn't be well suited for large organizations who would need more control split among team members.
Alexa Tsongranis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have found that QuickBooks Self-Employed is best suited for small and medium-sized businesses who need a solution for money tracking, invoices, and other miscellaneous money-related tasks. Tracking expenses, paying invoices and keeping track of cash flow are all easy to use for solopreneurs and larger business organizations.
Reagan Baird Edwards | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This is a great product if you are a freelancer of some sort who needs basic accounting software and a user-friendly way to track taxes. Its functions are intuitive and the integrations make it so easy to use. If you need more than a Profit and Loss statement and a basic breakdown of your taxes, then you will need software that provides more robust reports.
January 22, 2020

Honesty QB

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Self-Employed is well suited for businesses that have to keep track of inventory, charge for services, and create invoices on the fly. Payment received and deposited.
Paul Lipman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Well suited for sole proprietorship (me). Allows me to review each transaction to determine if it is a business or personal transaction. Tracks mileage using GPS through both android and apple IOS phones. Inexpensive solution for accounting purposes. If you have a simple business, don't need to hire an accountant. Generates and tracks invoices well.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Their mobile app is what I used more than anything, and it's very easily navigated. It brings up all of your transactions from bank accounts and cards linked, so you're able to categorize them accordingly. The same with trips in your car - allowing for mileage to be counted. It would be good for users who are 1099 looking to have a good grasp of their credits and debits, as well as for tax time preparation as everything is already in one place.
Aaron Metzger | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Absolutely a must-have for small business owners. It connects to all your personal and business banking and credit accounts to keep your business and personal expenses separate. The design of the phone app makes tracking your expenses a little fun, honestly. The online desktop dashboard allows for enhanced features which helps you invoice and track client spends.
Tim Vahsholtz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Self-Employed is a very detailed software to keep track of your finances and tax obligations. I'm reviewing the online version here and honestly, if you are into QuickBooks, it might be worth looking into the stand-alone software version. Ideally, if you work remotely, in various places and on more than one computer (desktop or laptop) then QuickBooks online is a good idea. But the slow interface is troubling to me and I spend a lot of time going through and correcting entries QuickBooks imports from my bank account. In fact, I've gone back to my stand-alone version of Quicken.
Benjamin E. Jerew | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As the name of the program suggests, QuickBooks Self-Employed is best-suited for self-employed people, freelancers and solo entrepreneurs would find the tools within to be exceptionally useful to keep track of expenses so they can focus on more profitable activities. Other QuickBooks tiers might be more fitting for small businesses and larger companies.
Nathanial Holt | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It works perfectly for what we need it to. It's easy to create an invoice and keep track of the invoices you have out. I think it might be less appropriate for a small business that had a large amount of inventory and was selling a product as opposed to a service like we do.
Andreas Jones - LSSGB, CPP, CSCS | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Exceptional user interface and navigation. Easily tracks expenses and income. Automatic mileage tracking. Can assign business transactions to Schedule C categories. Estimates quarterly income taxes. New invoices and reports. Lacks direct integration with e-commerce sites. No data records, time tracking, project tracking, or recurring transactions. Accounting service QuickBooks Self-Employed helps users track income and expenses, and estimate quarterly taxes. Though it lacks some standard accounting tools.
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