CalCal
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Plans and prices
From CalCal's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free access | Free | Calendar-based accounting · customers, suppliers and assets · downloadable reports · HMRC connection and MTD Income Tax update during trial · read-only after day 10 · no VAT submission, legacy Self Assessment filing, receipt capture or bank import · 10 days |
| Unlimited | £5 a month | For non-VAT-registered sole traders and limited companies · accounting · reports · Self Assessment submission · monthly plan unlocks Self Assessment after 3 months · no VAT · £5 per month; £50 per year |
| Unlimited + | £8 a month | For VAT-registered sole traders and limited companies · Monthly subscription |
| Tax return only | £35 a month | 1 UK Self Assessment return · £35 per person, per tax year; no subscription required |
| Unlimited+ | £8 a month | For VAT-registered sole traders and limited companies · everything in Unlimited · VAT returns with MTD submission and VAT reports · £8 per month; £80 per year |
| Self-Assessment tax return only | £35, paid once | One UK Self Assessment return for one tax year · no subscription · no ongoing bookkeeping or VAT returns · £35 per submission |
The facts
Each one read from CalCal's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Bank integration
- CalCal says bank transaction imports are through Salt Edge, while the pricing page lists bank import as coming soon on paid plans.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Calendar bookkeeping
- Users can record income and expenses through a calendar-based workflow.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- CalCal describes its intended users as small UK businesses, including sole traders, limited companies, landlords, and other trades.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Investment income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Invoices
- CalCal can generate and email branded invoices, track customer debts, and send statements.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- web_and_mobilechecked 22 Sep 2026
- MTD Income Tax
- CalCal says it is HMRC-recognised for MTD Income Tax and supports sending quarterly updates and a final declaration to HMRC.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CalCal is DIY accounting software for small UK businesses, designed to let people keep records without accounting jargon.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Receipt capture
- Users can photograph receipts on a phone and associate them with expenses; this is excluded from Free access.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Reports
- CalCal offers downloadable reports including profit and loss, trial balance, and VAT reports.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- CalCal describes encrypted connections, an idle PIN lock, autosave, regular backups, and records stored separately by user.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Self-employment support
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- State filing
- nonechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- CalCal provides a help centre with articles covering tax returns, VAT, basic usage, and pre-sales questions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Tax-only limits
- The £35 tax-return-only option covers one tax year and excludes ongoing accounting features and VAT returns.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Tax returns
- CalCal can pre-fill Self Assessment returns and submit them electronically to HMRC.checked 8 Oct 2026
- VAT
- The Unlimited+ plan includes VAT returns with MTD submission to HMRC.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device support
- CalCal says it works on phones, tablets, and desktops, and its site identifies iPhone and Android apps.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- London N12 0BP, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
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