EazyCapture Editor Team

When accounting practices decide to improve their document workflows, they almost always begin in the same place:  The process that gets complained about most.  The inbox that looks chaotic.  The task everyone dreads.  The step that comes up in every team meeting. Sometimes that instinct is right.  More often, it leads firms to invest energy […]

There’s a conversation happening across the accounting profession right now, and most of it centres on tools.  New software, more accounting automation, AI layered into everything.  But the real shift isn’t about technology at all.  It’s about expectations and the growing mismatch between what clients demand and what practices can realistically deliver with the inputs […]

Artificial intelligence has become the default selling point for almost every product aimed at accounting and bookkeeping professionals. At industry events, in vendor emails, and across LinkedIn feeds, the message is the same: we use AI.  But there’s a growing gap between how AI is marketed and how it actually works.  On one side, you […]

Going paperless is not a new idea. Accounting firms have been talking about it for over a decade. But for most practices, the transition has stalled somewhere between good intentions and actual implementation. The firm has Xero. The bank feeds are connected. Tax returns are filed digitally. And yet: the desk still has a stack […]

Every UK business owner knows they should keep receipts. Most do not have a system for it. The result is predictable. Receipts accumulate in desk drawers, wallets, and email inboxes. Some fade before they are ever recorded. Others get lost entirely. By the time Self Assessment or VAT filing arrives, the business owner is reconstructing […]

Bookkeeping is not optional. Every UK business needs accurate financial records for tax compliance, VAT returns, and basic decision-making. But for small businesses operating on tight margins, bookkeeping costs can feel disproportionate to the value they appear to deliver. The typical UK small business pays between £150 and £350 per month for standard bookkeeping services, […]

EazyCapture is an intelligent invoice capture platform built specifically for UK accounting and bookkeeping firms. It extracts data from invoices, receipts, and statements, categorises transactions using the firm’s chart of accounts, assigns VAT rates based on HMRC legislation, and posts directly to Xero or QuickBooks. This review covers what the product does, how it differs […]

Automated invoice processing has a straightforward value proposition. Instead of manually keying supplier invoices into accounting software, AI extracts the data, categorises it, assigns the correct VAT rate, and posts it to the ledger. The economics are well documented: manual processing averages 2.88 per invoice, while AI-powered automation brings that down to as low as […]

This article follows a single invoice through a spreadsheet-based accounting workflow. Step by step, from the moment it arrives to the moment it posts. The firm is fictional. The failure points are not. The Firm A UK practice. Twelve staff. Around 180 clients, mostly SMEs. Bookkeeping, VAT returns, year-end accounts. The firm uses Xero for […]

The accounting profession has a talent crisis. That much is settled. Over 300,000 U.S. accountants and auditors left their jobs in two years. CPA exam participation has fallen 27% in a decade. Robert Half reports that 90% of finance leaders struggle to find qualified hires, and Fortune found that half say it takes 60+ days […]