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Categories/Tax & Accounting/Briefcase
Briefcase

Briefcase

Founded by Reuben Steenkamp & Jan Stehlik in 2024

Automate UK bookkeeping, receipt capture, bank reconciliation, and VAT returns for small businesses

Pricing model

Free Trial

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Briefcase to manage bookkeeping and financial reporting for UK businesses. It extracts data from invoices and receipts sent via WhatsApp, email, or file upload, and automatically matches transactions to bank feeds. The system handles bank reconciliations across major UK banks, tracks prepayments and accruals, and calculates depreciation for fixed assets. You can also approve and send supplier payments directly, generate monthly financial reports, and submit Making Tax Digital compliant VAT returns and quarterly income tax updates directly to HMRC.

What Briefcase does

Reconcile bank feed transactionsSubmit VAT returns to HMRCExtract data from PDF invoicesSchedule supplier bill paymentsTrack prepayments and accrualsGenerate balance sheet reconciliation reportsCollect employee expense receiptsCapture receipts and invoices via WhatsApp, email, or direct file uploadAutomatically reconcile bank transactions with open banking feeds from over 80 UK banksSubmit digital VAT returns and quarterly income tax updates directly to HMRCQuery company financial data in plain English through ChatGPT and Claude integrationsPay supplier invoices directly through open banking workflowsTrack and spread prepayments, accruals, and fixed asset depreciation automaticallyReconcile Stripe payments, processing fees, and payouts side-by-side

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free trial

PlanList price
Low£19 / mo
Medium£39 / mo
High£79 / mo
Ultra£119 / mo
Ultra ×2£229 / mo
Ultra ×4£449 / mo
Ultra ×8£879 / mo

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