Software for electricians: quotes, expenses and tax
TradeTally is software for UK electricians who want to quote work, send invoices, capture receipts and keep tax records organised, on your own or with your accountant.
Send the first invoice today, keep the evenings.
14 days of full access, no card. Keep the free tier for up to 2 invoices a month after.
Invoicing, expenses and tax records, in one place
TradeTally is software for sole traders who need to quote, invoice, capture receipts and stay ready for Self Assessment without turning evenings into bookkeeping time.
Built around a electrician's day
- Full and partial rewires
- Consumer unit upgrades
- EV charger installation
- Lighting design and fitting
- Electrical testing and certification
- Fire alarm installation
The everyday stuff
- Managing certification paperwork alongside invoicing
- Quoting accurately for rewires with variable material costs
- Reconciling wholesaler accounts at tax time
An easy handover when the accountant asks
Whether you file your own Self Assessment or pay an accountant, TradeTally keeps a electrician's records the way accountants like them: organised by job, receipts attached, labour and materials split, ready to hand over.
- Share a read-only books link so your accountant sees invoices, expenses and receipts without endless email
- SA103F-ready export with turnover, expenses, mileage and CIS suffered pre-mapped (Pro)
- Every receipt captured at the job, no shoebox of paper at 31 January
Not sure what your accountant needs? Read the plain-English SA103F guide.
Common questions
Can I attach electrical certificates to invoices?
TradeTally lets you attach PDF certificates and photos to any invoice, so your customer gets everything in one place.
Is TradeTally suitable for NICEIC-registered electricians?
Yes. TradeTally handles your business finances: invoicing, expenses, and tax exports: regardless of your accreditation body.
How do I track material costs from electrical wholesalers?
Snap a photo of your wholesaler receipt or log the expense manually. TradeTally categorises it and links it to the right job.
Does TradeTally support CIS deductions?
Yes, for subcontractors. Turn on CIS in settings, flag the labour lines on an invoice, and TradeTally deducts CIS automatically, shows the net you'll be paid, and totals your CIS suffered for Self Assessment (box 38 / 81). Full contractor tools: verifying subcontractors, payment & deduction statements and the monthly CIS300 return: are on the way, included in Professional at no extra cost.
TradeTally is invoicing, expenses, and SA103F-ready tax figures for UK electricians. Built by a sparky who got sick of the kitchen-table admin, for sparks and their fitters.
Put the EICR on the invoice
If you issue an EICR, EIC, Minor Works, PAT, Fire Alarm or Emergency Lighting certificate, you can attach the reference to the invoice. The cert type, number, issue date and expiry date print on the PDF your customer receives. The landlord, letting agent or solicitor stops chasing you for the cert number. It's on the invoice they already have.
Open the invoice form, hit Compliance certificate (optional), pick the type, paste the cert number, set the dates. Done.
CIS deductions done for you
Turn CIS on in settings. Mark a line as labour. TradeTally deducts 20% (or 30% if the contractor isn't registered) on the invoice. The net the contractor pays shows clearly. At year end, the total CIS suffered is in the SA103F export.
What it doesn't do: subcontractor verification, payment & deduction statements, the monthly CIS300 return. The home page says so plainly. Full contractor workflow is on the roadmap.
Parts and labour split
Every line has a labour toggle. Materials stay on the standard VAT rate. Labour is flagged so reports separate them. Useful for any spark who both supplies and fits, and useful when the accountant asks for the split at year end.
Snap the receipt, file the job
Snap a wholesaler or fuel receipt from the van. TradeTally reads the merchant, amount and date in the background, suggests a category, files it against the open job. Pro plan gives you 50 receipt scans a month.
SA103F export when the accountant asks
Pro plan exports a CSV with turnover, expenses, mileage, and CIS suffered pre-mapped to the SA103F supplementary pages. Hand it to the accountant on 31 January. The export lives under Reports → Tax return.
One read-only link for your accountant
Settings → Team → Accountant link gives your accountant a read-only URL to see invoices, expenses and reports. Revoke it any time. No per-accountant seat fee.
Free and Pro, plainly
- Free: 2 invoices a month, 10 expenses. For when you're starting out.
- Pro, £12/month or £120/year: unlimited invoices, 50 receipt scans a month, SA103F export, accountant link. 14-day free trial, no card required.
Full list on the pricing page.
What TradeTally doesn't do
- It's not a job management or scheduling tool. No diary, no route planner.
- It doesn't integrate with NICEIC, NAPIT, ELECSA or FENSA portals. Copy the cert number from the portal into TradeTally.
- It doesn't file your tax return. It exports the data; you (or your accountant) submit it.
- It's not a CIS contractor tool. Verification, CIS300, payment & deduction statements aren't built yet.
- No card payments, no direct debit, no mileage tracker, no time tracking. All on the roadmap.
For the small print: TradeTally vs Xero and TradeTally vs Tradify.
Get started
Open a free account. Run the Pro trial for 14 days, no card. Send your first EICR-tagged invoice from the van.
Send the first invoice today.
Create a branded invoice, add a payment link and capture the receipt for the job, all from the same place. 14-day trial, no card.