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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 4 - Reviews of QuickBooks Solopreneur

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MT

Mackenzie T.  
HR Consultant  
Human Resources  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Expensive But Worth It"

July 29, 2022

5.0

Very straightforward setup. Handles invoicing, time keeping and spending itself.

Pros

Connects directly to TurboTax if you are a pass-through LLC. Makes sending and re-sending invoices very easy. A better spending tracker than my bank has!

Cons

The mobile app is very expensive - $15 per month just to have it on your phone.

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JW

John W.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Quick books self employed saves me so much time."

November 26, 2018

5.0

Pros

I love the simple workflow for most things invoices, quotes, expenses, time, etc. I hate accounting, and book keeping so to be able to add these rapid fire with little effort makes me very happy. It also is very handy come tax time b/c I can easily grab all the information and hand it off to turbo tax or an accountant for them to deal with. I also really like the dashboard so I can quickly view the status of my freelance accounts.

Cons

Somethings feel almost buried. I wish there was some customization for more commonly used tasks. I'm more inclined to generate a bunch of quotes versus invoices so I wish I had a way to remove some drill down for more commonly used tasks.

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FL

Freddie L.  
Sales  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great software for self employed"

December 18, 2018

5.0

Pros

installed app in the iPhone, and link to the bank and credit card accounts, it automatically track your travel distance for business or personal, and expense for tax purpose.

Cons

need to spend time to identify the travel and expense either for business or personal usage manually, hopefully these's a way to do it automatically.

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CD

Caroline D.  
Owner  
Retail  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "There’s better out there."

February 25, 2021

4.0

I’ve stopped using it and switch to another brand of accounting software and service, and I will be sticking with the new service.

Pros

Well I was using QuickBooks self-employed, I did like that it would automatically add transactions from my business debit card, my PayPal account, and my Etsy account.

Cons

Well I was using QuickBooks self-employed, I did like that it would automatically add transactions from my business debit card, my PayPal account, and my Etsy account. I did not like that QuickBooks self-employed was very generalized and I was not able to tweak it or customize it to fit my business and my specific expenses and day-to-day transactions.

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TS

Takyla S.  
REALTOR  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Good Value"

February 13, 2019

4.0

If you simply want to be able to keep up with the your expenses and mileage this is a good place to have it all together at an affordable price

Pros

Very easy and convenient for categorizing business versus personal and attaching receipts. I liked that you could put rules in that would help with time management.

Cons

Had tracking issues on several occasions where it was stop tracking. And it tracked rather short trips that weren't really trips.

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CC

Christopher C.  
Senior Creative Strategist and Writer  
Fund-Raising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Continues to have holes"

February 11, 2020

2.0

Frustrating. Thankful for at least something to invoice my clients, but this is a limited program that doesn't do some very common, basic things.

Pros

It gives me a template to enter line item invoices and get instant calculations.

Cons

Holes in basic needs, such as counter-intuitive button functions -- it's easy to send a premature invoice, inadvertently erase work, and you can't easily, or sometimes at all, send a copy of your invoice to another email address. Sometimes it glitches and won't send. If you want to re-invoice someone due to late payment, there's no way to write your client a note--the program just sends the same invoice with no explanation to your client. It's just a badly conceived program.

Reason for choosing QuickBooks Solopreneur

I didn't know it would be this poorly constructed. Bad assumption.

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MT

Margaret T.  
Salon Owner  
Cosmetics  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great Accounting Software for Self-Employeed"

September 25, 2019

5.0

I used to use another software program for scanning receipts and running reports for my tax preparation but it always crashed and the customer support was getting less and less. My accountant told me about this program and I couldn't be happier. Plus, she can access the reports and supporting documents if she has a question.

Pros

I really like the ease of scanning receipts with my phone. Tax reports run fast and easily understood. It cut down my tax preparation time by weeks!

Cons

The lag time for receipts to show up once I've scanned them takes a while.

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BS

Brad S.  
Sales  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Useless App"

April 2, 2019

1.0

DON'T touch this product, it is the worst! The App doesn't track your millage correctly! You can't amend any transactions hst, you have to create 2 separate entries. The tech support is useless, I have been dealing with them for over 2 months to get the issues resolved. You can't call quickbooks, EVERYTHING related to self employed is only done online. Use Excel, MileIQ, that's the way forward!

Pros

Nothing! This is the most useless app and a waste of money.

Cons

The App doesn't track your millage correctly! You can't amend any transactions hst, you have to create 2 separate entries. The tech support is useless, I have been dealing with them for over 2 months to get the issues resolved. You can't call quickbooks, EVERYTHING related to self employed is only done online.

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PR

Pierre R.  
Realtor  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easy to use and very intuitive"

May 4, 2018

5.0

Pros

It is a very smooth interface which allows for easy management of everything related to self employment. The ability to export all of the data into tax returns is also a very helpful feature.

Cons

The amount of features seem to be very minimal. The cost per month seems a little bit high for the amount of features available.

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Jenna B.  
Musician  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy but beware"

April 2, 2021

4.0

It was a really easy on-the-go app to use and desktop client for our business as independent musicians.

Pros

I like the mileage tracking and expense categories for taxes all in one place.

Cons

Our accountant warned us that she was seeing a lot of errors in QuickBooks self-employed with her clients.

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JC

Jennifer C.  
Owner  
Civic & Social Organization  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Excellent program"

January 18, 2018

4.0

Pros

Easy to use, all information in one place and the price is great. Also I do not have to have a separate mileage tracker which is great.

Cons

My bank no longer connects so I have to do a separate download which takes some time. This causes some issues when not done correctly as there can be duplicates.

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RS

Ryan S.  
Director  
Retail  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Limited features for a low price"

September 25, 2022

3.0

Pros

Quickbooks self-employed offers the essential tools needed such as mileage tracking and tax estimates.

Cons

After covering the essentials Quickbooks self-employed has no other features. It is very bare-bones and doesn’t allow budgeting, time tracking, inventory, or other useful features other accounting systems have.

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MB

Megan B.  
Owner  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Nice Software to Have"

February 9, 2021

5.0

Overall it had been a great experience so far, and I look forward to continue using it.

Pros

I am enjoying using this software because it helps me itemize deductions for tax season in advance. Now I can be ready to file instead of dreading it, I can see my expenses more clearly, and I have documented of everything. That feels so good. I may upgrade next year to the next level.

Cons

This software could use a bug fix on the transaction tags feature. Many times my tag will not register and I have to go back and do it again. It can be quite aggravating. Also the rules section didn't always work right.

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LR

Lisa R.  
Owner  
Retail  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "No ready for prime time ..."

December 22, 2017

2.0

I will run it through the end of the year and find a new solution for 2018.

Pros

Theoretically, the ability to link to my Etsy shop and PayPal account to update my expenses and revenue, ability to track mileage (though could use a description field to remind me what I was driving for) and to take photos of receipts to keep in the system.

Cons

The theoretical doesn't work ... it often fails to do basic things like be able to update to Etsy or PayPal accounts ... you know, the major hitters. Support fixes it behind the scenes when you contact them, but the time I am supposed to save by having this is spent communicating with CSRs.

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HS

Holly S.  
CEO  
Mental Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Your Business Needs This"

April 6, 2021

5.0

It really keeps me organized so I see exactly where my money goes and taxes owed.

Pros

Easy to access and store a lot of information in the app. I love how I can snap pictures of my receipts and instantly see purchases.

Cons

I hate that I have to use the desktop to look at breakdowns for specific months or quarters. I hate how the app logs expenses and incomes twice so I have constantly delete the double entry in the app.

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MB

Mark B.  
Leadership Coach  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Automates several key processes for the self-employed"

January 10, 2018

5.0

Simple and easy to use, Quickbooks Self employed is a tool every freelancer and side-gig earner needs.

Pros

The automatic mileage tracking (other apps offer this but the QB implementation is better than any I've tried). Receipt photos makes record keeping simple. Invoicing is easy too.

Cons

When you are just starting, the monthly fee is an added motivation to make sales! You gotta make some money to pay that monthly fee!

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JR

Jessica R.  
CEO  
Retail  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Quickbooks Is a must have for business owners!"

June 7, 2021

5.0

Overall this is the only software that i would consider when it comes to helping me with my business finances and taxes.

Pros

Quickbooks allows me to stay organized when it comes to the dreaded tax time to file taxes. I love how i'm able to upload my receipts and also budget my business finances.

Cons

I haven't had any major issues with this software yet, Other than the few glitches I've encountered uploading my receipts

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ME

Megan E.  
Therapist  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "So easy for my small business"

August 20, 2021

5.0

Pros

I love quickbooks for my small business because it makes it simple to make quarterly payments and send my end of the year numbers to my accountant.

Cons

Nothing really. They overestimated my quarterly payments by a bit but better over than under.

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RA

Rimi A.  
Architectural Designer  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "One stop accounting to help separate out my freelance income"

October 16, 2018

5.0

Excellent price for such a adaptive and flexible accounting solution, especially for my somewhat unusual circumstances of needing to separate out and manage freelance income.

Pros

Affordable solution for helping to keep my own part time freelance work and projects income independent from our main core projects.

Cons

Some amount of time is needed to get used to the interface and method of record keeping. Aside from that, its fairly easy to work with, especially with the added TurboTax option, as we've used that software before for our tax filing.

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TH

Tyler H.  
General Manager  
Construction  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great way to keep up with cash flow"

March 16, 2019

4.0

Pros

I used this when I was a one-person operation. It is fairly simple to use & is great for keeping up with everything flowing in and out of your business. It is also great for checking on unpaid invoices.

Cons

Some of the integrations with upload information in batches. This can cause duplicate entries or missing entries. I've spent entire days sorting out those problems.

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SJ

Sarah J.  
Owner  
Consumer Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great value for what you get"

July 15, 2021

4.0

Overall it is a tool i will continue to use because it does what i need it do efficiently.

Pros

The mile tracking is my favorite feature because until i got this app i did not how to properly and in an organized way track this. Also taking pics of receipts so that i do not have to worry about losing them is so convenient.

Cons

it is very confusing at first how to use. I definitely had to watch a few YouTube videos on how to use some features because it was not self explanatory and that was frustrating.

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CJ

Cayla J.  
Owner  
Photography  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "The #1 Software to Elevate and Simplify My Business"

July 15, 2021

5.0

Overall, my experience with QuickBooks Self-Employed software has been positive, as it provides a systematic way for me to make my time spent on business more efficient and easy. Using the app on my cell phone has been a game changer as well.

Pros

QuickBooks Self-Employed software includes an incredible simple and easy to use interface to classify expenses between personal and business, including tags to denote certain features of the expense, and even provides a way to auto-classify transactions that regularly come from the same source. I also appreciate the mileage tracking feature to this softward.

Cons

Sometimes there is a small lag in depositing checks into my business account and reflection onto the software in order to classify the expense, delaying my efficiency, but otherwise I have yet to find a feature of QuickBooks Self-Employed that is specifically negative.

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JL

Jeff L.  
Chef  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Poor Service , Support and now Deleted Features."

September 11, 2022

3.0

I am currently looking to change to anpother APP. I had to learn the hard way that this program NO LONGER builds or tracks your bank trasactions automatically. The Customer is now SOLEY responsable for loading your own bank transactions. GOOD LUCK!!!

Pros

I liked the way you can apply rules to your transactions to seperate Business & Personal

Cons

This program requires all bank transactions to be uploaded into an Excel CSV File and then reformatted to accept the date configuration in order to be accepted by the QB SE upload. It is a frustrating process that the avetrage person doesnt know how to do without professional support, of which 99% of QBSE support staff are not knowledgable.

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SB

Shalu B.  
Professor  
Primary/Secondary Education  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### " A Quick On-Hand Finance & Accounting tool"

January 24, 2019

5.0

Pros

Very helpful and easy to get information about the financial situation and worth of the business. Categorization of expenses is easy with minimal data entry and easy to get details about eligible expenses (maximum deductions) at the time of tax return filing.

Cons

I have not faced any problem with this software yet. For me, it's a very helpful tool for maintaining financial records of the business.

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MD

Mark D.  
Owner  
Architecture & Planning  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Horrible!!!"

February 15, 2017

1.0

The support fixed the same problem over and over for months but the fix never stuck I sent almost 40 + e mails in just 6 weeks with some many issues. Bottom line it never worked and the company will never address it. If you call them everybody's says they can't do anything.

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