Afirmo offers an accounting software service, with different
packages and price points that cover basic tax admin needs.
What you get with Hnry
We automatically calculate and pay taxes, provide an app for all your admin management, and become your accountant.
In short – all your tax admin, done. This means:
- All your taxes calculated and paid, as you earn.
- Unlimited quotes and invoices
- Unlimited expense claims (reviewed and approved in real time).
- All your returns filed, whenever they're due.
- We represent you to the IRD and ACC.
- Clients can pay by credit card (at no extra cost to you).
- Automatic transaction reconciliation.
- Unlimited support from our local team of expert accountants
- Thousands of Kiwi sole traders trust us to pay and file their taxes.
And we do it all for just 1% + GST of your self-employed income (capped at $1,500/year).
What you get with Afirmo
Afirmo is an accounting software that provides the ability to manage some of your tax admin. With their basic subscription plan, you can:
- Send invoices (you only get a very limited number of invoices unless you select their most expensive plan).
- Manage expenses (again these are also limited if you select a lower tiered plan).
- Reconcile your own transactions.
- Get your tax estimates based on the data you input in.
You may still need…
- Afirmo's Tax Tool to file your returns (an additional cost to their subscription plans).
- An accountant (averaging $2,000/year) if you need additonal tax support or your returns filed.
- A payment system like Stripe (2.9% + $0.30 on top of your invoices).
Why is Hnry ideal for sole traders?
Hnry has been designed to give sole traders everything they needed. We’re not fancy, overcomplicated software
that’s designed to make it easier on your accountant, we’re not just a
simple admin management system, and we don't have multiple levels of subscriptions that limit you from features.
None of the fluff, we just get it all done for you — simple.
| What You Need | Hnry | Afirmo (Starter Plan) | Afirmo (Starter Plan + Tax Tool) | Afirmo (Starter Pro) | Afirmo (Starter Pro + Tax Tool) | Afirmo (Pro) | Afirmo (Pro + Tax Tool) | Afirmo (All Access) | Afirmo (All Access + Tax Tool) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | 1% + GST of your self-employed income (capped at $1,500) |
$0 |
|
$19.95 + GST p/m subscription |
|
$34.95 + GST p/m subscription |
|
$54.95 + GST p/m subscription |
|
| Taxes calculated and paid automatically | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Tax returns (including GST) filed by accountants | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Manage clients | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Raise expenses | Yes | Limited to 5 | Limited to 5 | Limited to 20 | Limited to 20 | Limited to 35 | Limited to 35 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Expenses reviewed by accountants | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Send quotes and invoices | Unlimited | Limited to 5 | Limited to 5 | Limited to 20 | Limited to 20 | Limited to 35 | Limited to 35 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Transaction reconciliation | Yes | Limited to 15 transactions | Limited to 15 transactions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Accept credit card payment | Included automatically | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Unlimited support from accountants | Yes | No | No | No | No | Limited to 1 hour p/m | Limited to 1 hour p/m | Limited to 2 hours p/m | Limited to 2 hours p/m |
| iOS & Android App | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Google Reviews | 4.8 from 200+ reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Using Hnry could save you up to 150 hours and over $8,000 per year when compared to using traditional accounting software!
In the past, I had tried other accounting software to do my GST returns - assuming they’d send it all from the accounting software. I soon realised after receiving an unexpected tax bill I hadn’t actually paid it. Now, with Hnry, it’s all done for me automatically.
Brendan O’Reilly
Freelance Graphic Designer
With Hnry I have a lot more free time now that I’m not mucking around with trying to understand complicated accounting software.
Natalie Gallant
Self-employed Physiotherapist
It’s always easy to switch to Hnry!
There’s no need to wait for the end of a tax year - we make it simple and seamless to make the switch to Hnry. Whether you’re doing it all yourself, or you’re using a mix of software - like Afirmo, spreadsheets and an accountant - we’ll have you up and running with Hnry in minutes.
Stop taking it all on yourself, and have Hnry do it all for you - so you can have peace of mind that your tax payments are always up-to-date.
The information on this page was last updated on the 24th March 2023