# Accounting software setup (Xero or QuickBooks)

> Accounting software setup (Xero or QuickBooks) at ellul.ai: £195, a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts, never charged by the hour. A business starting out or moving its books off spreadsheets.

- Price: £195 (one-off)
- Time: 2 to 3 days
- Page: https://ellul.ai/services/accounting-software-setup

## What is included
- Xero or QuickBooks set up with your chart of accounts
- Bank feeds, VAT settings and invoice templates
- Linked to your payments, shop or job software
- A training session for you or your bookkeeper

## What other providers charge
Other providers publish a median of £195 across 5 comparable prices (middle half £100 to £255). Every price with its source: https://ellul.ai/services/accounting-software-setup/readings.json

## How many people are asking for it
129 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for accounting software setup (Xero or QuickBooks) between November 2025 and November 2026, 51 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/xero, r/QuickBooks, r/smallbusinessuk.

## Paid separately, at cost
- Your Xero or QuickBooks subscription, paid to the vendor
- Any app or connector fees for linking your payments, shop or job software

## What the buyer supplies
- Your accountant's chart of accounts and VAT details, if you have an accountant
- Your own bank login to authorise the bank feeds
- Logins for the payments, shop or job software to link

## What the price does not cover
- Software setup only, not bookkeeping, tax or VAT advice
- Your accountant confirms the chart of accounts and VAT scheme
- Entering past transactions is not included

## Rules that apply
- HMRC says VAT-registered businesses must now use software compatible with Making Tax Digital to keep their VAT records and file their VAT Returns. Source: [GOV.UK: Find software that's compatible with Making Tax Digital for VAT](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-software-thats-compatible-with-making-tax-digital-for-vat)
- HMRC says that from 6 April 2026 sole traders and landlords must use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if their annual income from self-employment and property is over £50,000. Source: [GOV.UK: Overview of Making Tax Digital](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital/overview-of-making-tax-digital)

## A cheaper way to do it
- QuickBooks offers new QuickBooks Online customers and trialists one free 45 minute onboarding session with an expert, covering invoicing, bank feeds and Making Tax Digital setup. Source: [QuickBooks UK: Free onboarding session](https://quickbooks.intuit.com/uk/free-onboarding-session/)

Get a written fixed quote: https://ellul.ai/services/accounting-software-setup#quote