Keytime

Firm size

  • Small

Integration

IRIS OpenSpace, Keytime P11D, Keytime Accounts Production, Keytime Practice Manager, SNF files

Pricing

From £168/yr

Functionality

CGT, Drill, Portal, Report, SA individual, SA partners, SA trusts, Submit, User control

Pricing

£168 - £626 per year

Free trial

14 days

User reviews

(82 user ratings)
Our trusted reviews are independent, first hand opinions taken from the UK's largest survey of business software users. These ratings are used to decide the Software Excellence Awards from the Accounting Excellence 2018 programme

Key features

  • Designed for UK accountants
  • Online filing to HMRC including attachments and amended returns
  • Keytime Tax products allows accountancy professionals to create and submit tax returns for individuals (SA100)
  • Create and submit tax returns for partnerships (SA800), trusts (SA900) and incorporated businesses (CT600)
  • Tax, accounts and practice management in one place

Product screenshots

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What IRIS Keytime says

Tax returns are quick and easy to prepare with the option of simple ‘form based’ interface or comprehensive data entry screens.

Automatic calculations are included, such as basis periods, foreign tax credit relief, farmers averaging, capital gains tax and top slicing relief so there is no need for separate tools or manual calculations. Current tax year returns can be prepared to get a calculation of the tax liability without waiting for new software. Includes FTSE 350 dividend database at no extra cost.

  • Includes supporting calculators, e.g. capital allowances, basis periods, farmers averaging etc
  • Includes FTSE 350 dividend data and current tax year returns as standard
  • Links individual partners in the SA800 to their respective SA140 pages for easy transfer of data
  • Connects to and downloads data from the client digital tax account via HMRC APIs

Roadmap

Includes preparations and updates for Making Tax Digital.

What the audience said about Keytime

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    Pros

  • Does what it says, straightforwardly and with an intuitive user interface
  • Excellent support
  • Timely release of updates
  • Easy to use
  • Great starting point for a new practice
  • Does the job at a reasonable price

    Things you might change

  • The software is good but maybe the manual needs to be updated
  • Make input more intuitive
  • CT returns for long period of accounts are not the easiest things to complete
  • Design looks old and outdated

Value for money

    Pros

  • Does the job at a reasonable price

Ease of use

    Pros

  • Easy to use

    Things you might change

  • CT returns for long period of accounts are not the easiest things to complete

Support

    Pros

  • Excellent support

    Things you might change

  • Help screens could be better

Functionality

    Pros

  • Does what it says, straightforwardly and with an intuitive user interface
  • Great starting point for a new practice
  • Timely release of updates

    Things you might change

  • Too many clicks to create a PDF
  • For personal tax returns there should be the availability of inputting the various sources of income separately

User reviews (5)

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Principal/Senior Partner, Less than £250k
12 June, 2018

What do you like?

Keytime does what it says, straightforwardly and with an intuitive user interface. I always know exactly where I am with this product.

What would you change?

Make updates easier - for some reason, I end up updating several times before the update sticks. Could be just me...
Sole Practitioner, Less than £250k
23 May, 2018

What do you like?

It remains user friendly, being easy to use. Support is readily available and swift.

What would you change?

I would maintain its price and no more than its current level to remain competitive.
MD/CEO/General Manager/Director, £250k-£499k
23 May, 2018

What do you like?

Integration with Keytime Accounts Production.

What would you change?

Price. Ability to integrate with online bookkeeping software.Too many clicks to create a PDF document.
Sole Practitioner, Less than £250k
22 May, 2018

What do you like?

Easy to use and questions are answered promptly.

What would you change?

I think with all providers there is an issue with support in that they are not tax experts whilst the client is not an IT specialist!
Partner, Less than £250k
22 May, 2018

What do you like?

Access to swift assistance at provider.

What would you change?

I would decouple the submission program, allowing direct access, rather than having to effectively prepare the tax comp using it. This is how it originally 'worked'.

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