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IRIS Elements Cashbook
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Our notes
IRIS Elements Cashbook is cloud bookkeeping for sole traders that accountants give to their clients. Individuals can only get it through an accountant who uses qualifying IRIS products.
Pros
- Free to accountants who subscribe to selected IRIS compliance products
- Unlimited bank feeds
- Invoicing with IRIS Pay payments
Cons
- Not sold directly to individuals; access only via an accountant
- Up to 300 invoices a year
- Final declaration filing not mentioned
Price
Prices can change without notice, so confirm with the provider before you buy. Spotted an error? Email us.
- Cheapest MTD-capable plan
- Free with an accountant's qualifying IRIS subscription
- Per month
- unknown
- Per year
- unknown
- VAT
- unknown
- Notes
- IRIS says Cashbook is 'available for FREE' to practices that subscribe to IRIS Personal Tax, Business Tax, Accounts Production, Elements Tax, Elements Tax and Accounts, Elements Accounts Production, IRIS Options, or Starter Pack / Starter Pack Lite. No standalone price; what an accountant charges the client is not stated.
- Agent/accountant pricing
- yes. Free for practices with a qualifying IRIS compliance subscription (see notes). Managed via IRIS KashFlow Connect.
Really free?
- Quarterly updates free
- unknown (free to qualifying accountants; vendor says it can 'submit returns digitally to HMRC')
- Tax return (final declaration) free
- unknown (not mentioned; page says it gives 'the figures required to complete' SA100 and SA103)
- Limits
- Up to 300 invoices a year; unlimited bank feeds.
- Bank account condition
- None
- Time limit
- None stated
Checked 18 Oct 2026. Sources:www.iris.co.uk, www.iris.co.uk
HMRC listing
What the software provider has told HMRC. “In development” means the provider has committed to building it in time for the 2026 to 2027 tax return.
Features
| Free version | Not included |
|---|---|
| Agent software | Ready now |
| Individual software | Ready now |
| Software that creates digital records | Ready now |
| Bridging software that connects to records | Not included |
| Standard update period (6 April to 5 April) | Ready now |
| Calendar update period (1 April to 31 March) | Ready now |
| Making Tax Digital for VAT | Not included |
| HMRC Assist (Submission Feedback) | Not included |
Business income
| Sole trader | Ready now |
|---|---|
| UK property | Not included |
| Foreign property | Not included |
Other income sources and items
| Employment (PAYE) | Not included |
|---|---|
| UK dividends | Not included |
| State Pension income | Not included |
| Private pension incomes | Not included |
| Partner income from a partnership | Not included |
| Foreign dividends | Not included |
| Foreign interest | Not included |
| Private pension contributions | Not included |
| Construction Industry Scheme | Not included |
| Charitable giving | Not included |
| Capital Gains | Not included |
| Student Loan | Not included |
| Marriage Allowance | Not included |
| Voluntary Class 2 National Insurance | Not included |
| High Income Child Benefit Charge | Not included |
| UK interest | Not included |
Accessibility
| Blindness or impaired vision | Not included |
|---|---|
| Deafness or impaired hearing | Not included |
| Motor or physical difficulties | Not included |
| Cognitive impairments | Not included |
Platform
| Software type | Desktop application Web browser |
|---|---|
| Compatible with | Microsoft Windows Mac OS Linux |
| Mobile App | Android Apple iOS |
| Language | English |