JavaScript is disabled

For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Click the button below for instructions on how to enable JavaScript, then refresh the page.

Instructions

Your browser is unsupported

You'll need to upgrade to a modern web browser to access this site. Click below to see some options.

View Browsers

Accounting services for sole traders

Here's all the accounting services sole trader get with Hnry

What's included in the 1% fee

Here's what you get with Hnry (at no extra charge!):

  • Income tax and GST returns filed
  • Expenses managed by our expert team
  • Tax rate adjusted in real time (taking into account your income and tax deductions)
  • We'll represent you to IRD as your tax agent
  • Personalised answers to your gnarliest tax questions, including those related to:
    • Your tax residency
    • Rental properties
    • Foreign investments (FIF)
    • Fixed assets and depreciation
    • Employee share schemes
    • Working for overseas clients
    • Pretty much anything else (it really is a long list)

Additional services

Our team can also provide additional support for your more complex tax affairs, including:

Prior year tax filings
Still haven’t got around to a prior years’ tax return? Don’t let that hang over your head, we’ll get you sorted in no time.

Get in touch

Company closures
As an individual, adopting a company structure will generally create more paperwork and cost more money. Your additional obligations will likely include:
  • Filing annual company returns with the Companies Office
  • Conducting a legal transaction to access funds from the company
  • Calculating, paying, and filing company Income Tax (IR4) returns annually
  • Managing company ACC levies and payments
Need help closing a company? We’ve got you covered. Just let us know your situation and we’ll come back to you with next steps.

Get in touch

Additional support
While we provide high level personalised answers to your questions on topics like FIFs, Employee Share Schemes and Tax Residency as part of the 1% fee, these topics can get pretty complicated. So if you do need more detailed advice or our assistance with a calculation then we do can offer additional support.

Get in touch

  • When you move into contracting you want to have confidence quickly, that you’re not digging yourself a hole. When it comes to tax affairs now with Hnry, taxes are something I don’t have to think about.

    Nigel Malone Independent Contractor

  • The transition to being a contractor using Hnry was basically seamless. Hnry just makes everything so much easier.

    Lachlan Mcgregor Contractor Builder

  • I’ve learned so much about what I can and can’t expense when I use Hnry. It feels like I have a whole team behind me now.

    Geoff Lin Freelance Photographer

  • Hnry has all my invoices, expenses, payslips, and they even sort my taxes for me - it’s everything in one place!

    Lynnette Smith Freelance Musician

  • At the end of the tax year, I just give my tax return a quick look over, give Hnry the thumbs up, and they lodge it all for me. I don’t need to go to the ATO or do anything myself. It’s just automatically done.

    Asha Forsyth Freelance Designer

  • Hnry’s not like other accounting software because it’s really simple to use, it’s really easy to set up, and you have real accountants from Hnry working with you - you can’t go wrong with it.

    Shelley Breen Business Management Contractor

  • The setup process was super easy - I just had to input all my basic information and I was ready to go.

    Vanessa Radich Independent Contractor

  • Allocations, expenses, uploading of receipts. It’s good that Hnry can bring it all together as one. Rather having this software for this and that software for that. It’s all just magical to me!

    Bowlen Tui Self-employed Gardener

  • Using Hnry, I’m more aware of all the things I can claim as an expense. The expense feature is great because I know that it’s an accountant who’s handling and approving my expenses which gives me peace of mind.

    Daniel Hayles Freelance Musician

  • Raising expenses through Hnry is super easily. Simply upload a receipt, explain what it’s for, and they’ll let you know when it’s been approved or not. Being so easy, it definitely motivates you more to enter your expenses! “

    Alex Penney Self-employed builder

  • The transition to being a contractor using Hnry was basically seamless. Hnry just makes everything so much easier.

    Alex Penney Self-employed builder

  • In the past, I had tried other accounting software to do my GST returns - assuming they’d send it all from the accounting software. I soon realised after receiving an unexpected tax bill I hadn’t actually paid it. Now, with Hnry, it’s all done for me automatically.

    Brendan O’Reilly Freelance Graphic Designer

  • It’s great with Hnry. I can ask any question I need to and know that it’s being answered by a qualified accountant. I feel like I’ve pestered them a bit because I was a total noob with tax.

    Brendan O’Reilly Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Hnry’s team of accountants make it so easy at the end of the tax year. They send you a quick and easy form to complete, and in a few clicks, your tax is filed.

    Tabitha Arthur Freelance Photographer

  • For many of my clients I’ll do a quote first. Once the quote has been accepted, I can pop back into the Hnry app and convert that quote to an invoice. Super easy - press a button and it’s done!

    Kirsty Glasgow Sole Trader

  • Hnry keeps track of who owes me money at what time. I’ll often be running 4-8 projects at a time for different companies, so it was a mess when I was managing it through spreadsheets. But now Hnry keeps everything organised and on track for me!

    Ines Almeida Contract Writer

  • With Hnry, I can send an invoice and trust that it’s going to get paid. Their automatic reminders are super helpful in getting me paid faster - so I can concentrate on my work instead of the admin!

    Ethan James Sole Trader

  • With Hnry I can invoice my clients, and accept payment via credit card facility - and they also do my tax return. Hnry literally does everything I need them to do!

    Angela Van Wijk Freelance Photographer

  • As soon as my client has paid me - Hnry sends me an email telling me I just got paid. The money goes into my Hnry Account, from which Hnry deducts my Superannuation, Medicare, income tax, and GST - and then they give me the rest!

    Angela Van Wijk Freelance Photographer

  • As soon as my client has paid me - Hnry sends me an email telling me I just got paid. The money goes into my Hnry Account, from which Hnry deducts my KiwiSaver, ACC, income tax, and GST - and then they give me the rest!

    Angela Van Wijk Freelance Photographer

  • As soon as my client has paid me - Hnry sends me an email telling me I just got paid. The money goes into my Hnry Account, from which Hnry deducts my Super, Medicare, income tax, and investments - and then they give me the rest!

    Nigel Malone Independent Contractor

  • I reached out to the Hnry customer support team when a client had overpaid an invoice. They responded so quickly with a range of options that I could use to manage that situation. I’m 100% confident that when I’m engaging with the customer support team at Hnry I’m always going to get the right advice.

    Vanessa Radich Independent Contractor

  • With my old accountant, I always felt embarrassed to ask questions, but with Hnry it’s all very personalised. They give me answers that aren’t generic but tailored to what I need.

    James Buttery Freelancer Graphic Designer

  • Having Hnry pay my taxes now, it’s just carefree. I don’t have to worry about any unexpected tax bills coming my way.

    Todd McIsaac Self-employed builder

  • I’m 100% confident that when I’m engaging with the customer support team at Hnry I’m always going to get the right advice.

    Asha Forsyth Freelance Designer

  • At the end of the tax year, Hnry’s team of accountants also look after my tax filings and do my tax returns for me. Hnry gives me the confidence that all of my tax affairs are all taken care of - so I can actually focus on doing what I love.

    Richard Capie Independent Contractor

  • The setup process was super easy - I just had to input all my basic information and I was ready to go! Using Hnry means the financial side of contracting is all taken care of for me. Best of all, I know the money I get into my bank account is mine to spend!

    Loren Tomlinson Social Media Contractor

  • It’s really easy to keep track of everything. Just one glance on the app I can see my current financial position, any outstanding invoices, anything to do with my contracting work - it’s everything in one place!

    Matthew Goldsworthy Independent Contractor

  • Using Hnry’s support is really awesome because you know you’re talking to a real person, a professional accountant. Their team make it so easy at the end of the tax year. They send you a quick and easy form to complete, and in a few clicks, your tax is filed.

    Liam Solley Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Having Hnry take care of my tax is so good, I know that everything I’m doing is absolutely correct and that my tax is being paid as I’m being paid - that’s a huge relief.

    Tabitha Arthur Freelance Photographer

  • As soon as I leave the clinic I just create an invoice that I was there from 8 to 4 - then invoice sent. I don’t have to spend any of my free time now worrying about my accounts. It’s just on my phone, in an app.

    Laine Marash GP Locum Contractor

  • I can send an invoice, then the payment goes straight into my Hnry account. Hnry allocates money to my taxes, Super, Medicare and student loan, as well as GST. Within a couple of hours, I then get the rest of the money into my own personal bank account.

    Abbey Palmer Self-employed Health Professional

  • I can send an invoice, then the payment goes straight into my Hnry Account. Hnry allocates money to my taxes, KiwiSaver, ACC and student loan, as well as GST. Within a couple of hours, I then get the rest of the money into my own personal bank account.

    Abbey Palmer Self-employed Health Professional

  • Behind Hnry, I know that there are knowledgeable accountants that are there supporting me.

    Natalie Gallant Self-employed Physiotherapist

  • Come tax time my traditional accountant would just give me all of this information in one big lump and say “all right off you go, have fun with that.” Now, with Hnry, it’s all done for me automatically.

    Natalie Gallant Self-employed Physiotherapist

  • Hnry’s great, it looks at tax for contractors in a completely different way. I can send invoices with a click of a button, claim expenses, and I receive payslips, all while Hnry is deducting and paying my tax on the go - it’s everything in one spot!

    Richard Capie Independent Contractor

  • I can see ALL of my self-employed financial admin in the Hnry app. This is where I invoice, this is where my expenses go, it shows my income and all my payslips are there - it’s everything in one spot!

    Lauren Wooton Media Consultant

  • There’s no monthly subscriptions, you only pay when you’re earning. To me 1% of my income is nothing, I’d pay them 5% - it’s that good for me.

    Lauren Wooton Media Consultant

  • The transition to being a contractor to using Hnry was basically seamless. It just makes everything so much easier. People have been quite shocked that I get paid and Hnry pays my taxes - it’s like being a pay as you earn employee for a company.

    Zowie Upjohn Sole Trader Carpenter

  • Hnry enables me to have more free time to do the things I want to do. More time to work, more time to play. It’s just freedom!

    Warrick Perry Self-employed builder

  • Raising expenses through Hnry is super easy. Simply upload a receipt and explain what it’s for and later that day you’ll find out if it’s been approved or not. It definitely motivates your more to enter your expenses!

    Lachlan Mcgregor Contractor Builder

  • I don’t have to worry about keeping aside taxes. Not only does Hnry offer quoting and invoicing, but they’re looking out for me at tax time as well. Knowing Hnry’s going to do my end of year tax gives me a lot of peace of mind.

    Warwick Chinn Carpentry Contractor

  • Hnry encapsulates everything from invoicing and expenses to automatically deducting and paying my taxes and lodging my returns. It makes you look fantastic, it legitimizes your business, and it’s super easy to use.

    Nick Whitehead Self-employed Tradie

  • Having Hnry as my accountant I feel like I’m properly represented, I feel professional, and I’m way less stressed about my taxes. I can message them directly on their online webchat and get pointed in the right direction straight away.

    Tim Champness NDIS Support Worker

  • As soon as I became an NDIS support worker I started using Hnry straight away and it was just so much relief and it was just like a weight off my shoulders.

    Tara Carter NDIS Support Worker

  • With Hnry I have a lot more free time now that I’m not mucking around with trying to understand complicated accounting software.

    Natalie Gallant Self-employed Physiotherapist

  • At Kynd we believe the right support has the power to change everything. Our easy to use platform saves sole trader support workers loads of admin time. By partnering with Hrny, support workers on Kynd also have access to an easy and cost effective tax and super solution. This means support workers have more time to focus on what they do best…providing great quality disability support services!

    Michael Metcalf CEO and Founder, Kynd

  • We love what Hnry does to simplify tax and compliance for sole traders. Having Hnry involved in the Ladies Finance Club Roadshow was a great experience to share the Hnry product with our LFC community. We know the great value to Sole Traders in our network.

    Molly Benjamin Founder, Ladies Finance Club

  • As Australia and New Zealand’s leading platform for mobile massage, beauty and wellness professionals we’re committed to supporting providers on the platform run their mobile business with ease. For Blys, partnering with Hnry was a no-brainer as now providers can seamlessly find new clients through Blys and manage the tax and compliance from these jobs through Hnry.

    Ilter Dumduz CEO and Founder, Blys

  • Before Hnry, taxes were doing my head it - but now I never have to think about them again! Hnry takes care of all my taxes - including GST and ACC. So now I get to spend more time doing what I love.

    Dave Sole trader

  • I let the fear of sole trader taxes stop me from going out on my own for so long. Then I was recommended Hnry, and I’m no longer afraid. They take care of everything for me from invoicing, and expense claims, even answering those tricky tax questions!

    Francesca Self-employed beekeeper

  • I was so frustrated with my old accounting software, and my accountant would always leave me in the dark. That’s a thing of the past now with Hnry. Everything from tax, to my returns, expenses, and invoicing, are made simple! I never think about tax again!

    Sophie Self-Employed Musician

  • Amazing, life saving. For me, that is. Not my customers.

    Death Soul Trader

  • I’ve seen some pretty amazing things in my time, and Hnry is right up there. It just makes my “life” so much better.

    Death Soul Trader

  • You wouldn’t believe how many thousands of dollars I’ve missed out on over the aeons, just because I keep forgetting to claim my bloody expenses. Hnry solves all that.

    Death Soul Trader

  • Not having to go out there and worry about finding the right accountant was a bonus for me. Having someone that I can trust to deal with all my taxes and expenses has really given me that peace of mind.

    Linh Project Manager

  • Having something like Hnry is what helped me make the jump from doing this as a side gig to making it my full time gig. The accounting side and tax side of things was terrifying. Now I have someone that just does it for me.

    Patrick Graphic Designer

  • If you’re a sole trader, I seriously can’t tell you enough, get Hnry now. It’s just really, really handy to have my own little accountant in my pocket.

    Naomi Creative Freelancer

  • Hnry lets me focus on the stuff that I’m actually passionate about. Hnry takes a huge weight off my shoulders.

    Yuxin Freelancer

  • What I love most about Hnry is how all of the stress is gone.

    Matt Graphic Designer

  • Hnry just does it for you and tells you when its done and communication is super straight forward. They made it super easy for me. I didn’t really have to think too much about my taxes at the end of the financial year.

    Indi Tattoo Artist

  • No one ever taught me how to do my BAS but Hnry does it for me. Before using Hnry I used to stress so much about my tax. Nothing ever worked for me, but Hnry does!

    Lily Healthcare worker

Our Reviews

Not sure what business structure is right for you?

Setting up your business can be overwhelming and confusing, especially when you’re a sole trader. Take our quiz on what business structure you should adopt.

Take the quiz

Get peace of mind today!

It only takes minutes to sign up to Hnry

Join Now