Help centre

Billing & plans

Practice or Business plan — choosing the right one

How the Practice and Business plans differ, what we monitor for plan-fit issues, and how to switch if you've picked the wrong one.

The short version

  • Practice — you manage VAT for multiple client organisations on their behalf.
  • Business — you manage VAT for your own organisation.

The two plans price differently because the workflows are different. A practice grows by adding clients; a business stays focused on its own books.

What we monitor for plan-fit

We do soft, internal monitoring for patterns that often indicate the wrong plan was chosen — for example, a Practice account with a single organisation for 60+ days, or a Business account whose connected organisation name closely matches the firm name. Nothing automated happens; if a flag is raised, a human reviews and may reach out.

You won't be force-switched. If we think the other plan would suit you better, we'll explain why and let you decide. The flags exist so we can offer the right pricing, not police it.

Switching

See Switching plans. The switch is one click, takes effect next cycle, and never disturbs your scheme data or journal history.

Edge cases

  • In-house finance team running multiple group entities — Practice plan, with the parent set as the practice firm.
  • Sole practitioner with one client — Practice plan; the per-org tier already accommodates a single org.
  • Charity managing its own books and a related trading subsidiary — Business plan with two orgs, both eligible for the charity discount if registration covers them.
Was this helpful?

Related