GigBooks or an accountant?
Both are right answers to different situations. This comparison includes the rows where the accountant wins.
| GigBooks | Accountant | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €17.99 a month, the same for everyone | Typically €50–100 a month, plus an hourly rate for questions |
| Who makes the entries | You, from a photo and the chat, a minute after the shift | The accountant, once you have sent statements and receipts |
| When the numbers are current | Immediately, after every shift | At the end of the month or quarter |
| VAT threshold, YEL, advance tax | Live, warned in advance | When you ask, or when it is already late |
| Form 5 tax return | Fills over the year, you check and submit in OmaVero | The accountant fills and submits |
| Liability for errors | Yours, as always for a sole trader | Yours, but the accountant’s insurance may cover the error |
| When things get complicated | The app says so and the books are ready to hand over | Strongest: change of company form, tax audit, unusual deductions |
An accountant sells time and responsibility. GigBooks sells the fact that a courier’s bookkeeping is so repetitive that a machine can do it right every time: the payout comes weekly, the costs are the same five categories, and the tax rules are the same for every sole trader.
If your year looks like that, the app is enough. If it does not, the app says so and your books are ready to hand to an accountant without redoing anything.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many keep the day-to-day in GigBooks and ask an accountant to check the year-end or a hard question. The books can always be exported.
Does app bookkeeping satisfy Vero?
The Bookkeeping Act does not require an accountant, it requires bookkeeping. Confirmed entries are immutable, a correction creates a new entry and receipts stay attached. That is what the law asks for.
When should I hire an accountant?
When turnover grows well past the VAT threshold, when you consider a limited company, when you have employees, or when you receive a tax audit notice.
Pricing
One price. Everything included.
No modules and no surprise add-ons. Pro is free for 30 days with no card, then the Free plan keeps your books.
GigBooks Pro
€17.99 / month
- Platform payouts, invoices and hourly work in one set of books
- Receipt capture and reading, VAT split out
- Shifts and hourly rate by platform
- Bank statement import and matching
- VAT threshold, YEL and advance tax, live
- Form 5 tax return line by line
- Chat in Finnish or English
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