Absolutely. Whether you're a photographer, designer, illustrator, writer, filmmaker, musician or another kind of creative, Crunch can take care of the financial admin behind your work. Keep your accounts organised through our software and get access to certified accountants when you need them. Which means you get more time for briefs, projects, and making things people actually want to see.

Not necessarily, but when your income comes from a mix of clients, projects and payment dates, having an accountant can make the financial side much easier to manage. They can help with things like:

• Working out which creative costs you can claim as business expenses.
• Keeping track of income across different clients and projects.
• Understanding how much tax to put aside when work comes in bursts.
• Making sure your Self Assessment is filed correctly and on time.
• Keeping your accounts and records organised.
• Understanding MTD for VAT and Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
• Working out whether it's worth becoming a Limited Company.
• Giving you advice when your freelance work starts turning into something bigger.

Yes. Our certified accountants can prepare and file your Self Assessment for you, including reviewing your creative income and allowable expenses. So instead of spending your deadline week trying to decode HMRC forms and obscure sounding financial terms, you can leave the tax return to someone who actually enjoys that sort of thing. A certified Crunch accountant can take it off your hands, with expert oversight from start to finish and the reassurance that your tax return is in safe hands.

Absolutely. Keep your expenses moving with your work by recording them in the Crunch app and snapping your receipts as you go. Adobe Creative Cloud subscription? Portfolio website costs? Art supplies? Music or font licence? Train ticket to a shoot? Add it when you spend it, and you've got everything together when you need it. Not sure if a creative cost counts as an allowable expense? Ask your accountant rather than playing tax detective so you're not left facing a tax bill that's higher than it needs to be.

Yes. When one month you're fully booked and the next you're waiting for the next project to land, knowing what you actually have available can be tricky. Keeping your income and expenses up to date gives you a clearer picture of your profit and tax position while our Personal Tax Estimator can give you an estimate of how much you may need to pay. That means you can put money aside with a better idea of what's yours to spend, and what needs to stay in the tax pot.

Of course. Create and send professional invoices for your creative projects without adding another admin task to the brief. Whether you're billing for a full project, a day rate or ongoing work, you can send invoices in a few clicks, add a payment button and let automatic chasers do the awkward bit when a client forgets to pay.

Of course. Create and send professional invoices for your creative projects without adding another admin task to the brief. Whether you're billing for a full project, a day rate or ongoing work, you can send invoices in a few clicks, add a payment button and let automatic chasers do the awkward bit when a client forgets to pay.

You can speak to a certified accountant whenever you need help. Whether you're wondering if that new piece of kit is claimable, how to handle a client expense, what you should be putting aside for tax or whether it's time to go Limited, you don't have to figure it out alone. Our Sole Trader Pro and Limited accounting plans include unlimited access to experts, so there's always someone to ask when the numbers get a little less creative.

Absolutely. We always look for potential ways to make your finances more tax-efficient, including allowable expenses, tax allowances and other opportunities based on your business. Sole Trader customers see £1,000+ in suggested savings on average, while Limited Company customers see £2,900 in suggested savings on average each year. What you could save will depend on your individual circumstances, but regardless, you'll always have a tax-pro in your corner.