Taxfiler + Contractors & Freelancers: Faster Bank Import
Contractors and freelancers juggling personal and business accounts need to separate expenses for tax purposes. If you use Taxfiler for your accounting, you need a fast way to get bank statement data into the system.
BankScan AI for Contractors & Freelancers Using Taxfiler
BankScan AI converts any bank statement PDF to CSV formatted for direct import into Taxfiler. Upload your bank statements and get organised spreadsheets that make expense categorisation and self-assessment tax returns straightforward.
The Contractors & Freelancers + Taxfiler Workflow
Contractors download bank statements from both personal and business accounts, separate allowable business expenses from personal spending, categorise expenses by type for self-assessment, and either prepare their own tax return or send organised records to their accountant. Limited company contractors also need to reconcile director's loan accounts.
Key terms you'll encounter: IR35, director's loan account, allowable expenses, flat rate VAT.
How It Works
Upload any bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Saves 1-2 hours per month on expense tracking and categorisation, plus 3-4 hours at year-end when preparing records for self-assessment
AI formats for Taxfiler
Output as CSV with N/A — Taxfiler is a tax compliance tool. BankScan AI CSV output serves as supporting documentation and working papers. — dates in DD/MM/YYYY (for reference).
Import and reconcile
Taxfiler doesn't import bank statements directly. Convert with BankScan AI, then use the CSV data to verify income figures and categorise expenses within Taxfiler's accounts production module. Taxfiler's accounts production can reference categorised bank data from BankScan AI spreadsheets to auto-populate trial balance figures.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Taxfiler Features for Contractors & Freelancers
- Taxfiler ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Taxfiler's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Taxfiler's accounts production can reference categorised bank data from BankScan AI spreadsheets to auto-populate trial balance figures.
- Built for Contractors & Freelancers — Saves 1-2 hours per month on expense tracking and categorisation, plus 3-4 hours at year-end when preparing records for self-assessment
- Software compatible — Output works directly with FreeAgent, Xero, QuickBooks Self-Employed
Import Steps for Contractors & Freelancers Using Taxfiler
As contractor, here's how to get bank data into Taxfiler:
- Taxfiler doesn't import bank statements directly
- Convert with BankScan AI, then use the CSV data to verify income figures and categorise expenses within Taxfiler's accounts production module
Common Import Issues
No direct import. Use BankScan AI output as working papers — sort by category to identify employment income, self-employment turnover, rental income, and capital gains.
Taxfiler Import — Built for Contractors & Freelancers
Cloud-native competitor to TaxCalc and IRIS for UK accountancy practices. Strong on CT600 and accounts production with good Companies House filing integration.
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