LKR invoicing, multi-currency books reconciled by AI, an automated 6-box VAT return with SSCL (2.5%) computed alongside it, and IFRS financial statements in one ledger. IRD eFiling and RAMIS e-invoicing on the roadmap. Free Plan, no credit card.
95%+ auto-match is an internal benchmark, not an audited figure · SOC 2 Type II is an independent attestation, not a certification
The AI accountant for Sri Lankan SMBs. VAT-return-ready books, reconciled by AI. LKR invoicing, multi-currency books reconciled by AI, an automated 6-box VAT return with SSCL (2.5%) computed alongside it, and IFRS financial statements in one ledger. IRD eFiling and RAMIS e-invoicing on the roadmap. Free Plan, no credit card.
HelloBooks is AI accounting software for Sri Lankan small businesses — an AI agent that runs categorisation, bill capture, bank reconciliation, and month-end close end-to-end against retained source evidence on every entry, with AI-reconciled LKR bank statement imports, and prepares the six-box VAT return with the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL, 2.5%) computed alongside it. Direct IRD eFiling and RAMIS e-invoicing are on our build roadmap.
The AI agent keeps your books close-ready year-round — categorised, reconciled, and evidenced — so month-end is a review, not a scramble. A Sri Lanka chart of accounts is seeded on setup (VAT input/output, SSCL payable, APIT and EPF/ETF payable), and IFRS-compliant financial statements (as adopted by ICASL) generate straight from the ledger. The VAT return is compute-only today — you transcribe the box values to the ird.gov.lk eFiling portal; direct submission and RAMIS WEB API e-invoicing (IRD Notice SEC/PN/VAT/2026-03) are on the roadmap.
The Free Plan unlocks the core accounting features for up to 2 users, no credit card required. Sri Lankan SMBs and accounting firms pick HelloBooks over QuickBooks, Zoho Books, and SimpleBook.lk when they want the AI agent to run the close — categorise, reconcile, and keep books audit-ready — with the 6-box VAT return and SSCL prepared today and IRD eFiling on the way.
Each one is a feature you'd otherwise stitch together from two or three tools. Skim them here, then watch the agent work in the live demo below.
AI-Powered
AI-based accounting software that listens. Tell your AI what to do — create invoices, record bills, or snap a receipt. Our AI bookkeeping software handles the workflow from capture to categorization.
Reconciliation
95%+¹
AI matches transactions in real time. Bulk-reconcile in one click — no rules to write.
Local compliance
An automated 6-box VAT return with SSCL (2.5%) computed alongside it. IRD eFiling is on the roadmap.
AI Payables
Let AI match invoices to payments and recommend approvals with confidence. Watch AI parse extracted line items, auto-match to existing inventory, and suggest mappings.
Migration
Switch without the stress. Migrate from QuickBooks, Xero, Tally, Zoho or Wave and bring your ledger across — every transaction, contact, item and opening balance — with a dry-run preview before you commit.
¹ 95%+ auto-match is an internal benchmark, not an audited figure
You stay in control
HelloBooks does the heavy lifting, but it never files or posts behind your back. The AI proposes; you and your accountant dispose — with a full audit trail and an undo on everything.
HelloBooks reads bills, categorises transactions and matches your bank feed — then hands you the result. Nothing posts to your ledger until you (or your accountant) confirm it.
A full audit trail logs what the AI suggested, what actually changed, who approved it and when — so month-end and any review start from a clean, defensible history.
Edit or unwind any AI-assisted entry, match or categorisation. Nothing is a one-way door, so an automation can never quietly corrupt your books.
Invite your CA or bookkeeper with reviewer or read-only access. Bills route through approval before payment, and returns wait for a human sign-off before they are filed.
One platform
Receivables, payables, banking, inventory, tax and reports share one ledger — so nothing is re-typed between apps and the AI agent sees the whole picture.
Create and send invoices, put retainers on recurring billing and let customers pay online. The AI agent matches every incoming payment to its invoice and chases the ones that are overdue.
Bills and receipts arrive by email or upload, OCR reads them, and the AI codes each line to the right account. Expense claims route for approval before anything is paid.
Bring in bank and card transactions and let AI reconciliation do the matching: a deposit to its invoice, a card swipe to its expense account. You review the exceptions, not every line.
Items, variants, units of measure and bills of materials live in the same ledger as your invoices and bills, so stock valuation is always current and reorder alerts fire before you run out.
Explore Inventory
An automated 6-box VAT return with SSCL (2.5%) computed alongside it. IRD eFiling is on the roadmap.
Explore VAT & SSCL
Profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow statements update as transactions post. AP and AR aging and custom report layouts are a click away, with multi-entity views on the Business plan.
Why HelloBooks in Sri Lanka
Six reasons Sri Lankan businesses pick HelloBooks over QuickBooks, Sage and Zoho Books — starting with the VAT return and SSCL nobody else computes together.
The 6-box VAT return is built from your posted ledger and the 2.5% Social Security Contribution Levy is computed next to it, so the two stop being separate spreadsheet exercises. IRD eFiling and RAMIS e-invoicing are on our roadmap — the returns are prepared, submission stays manual for now.
AI categorisation runs at 95%+ accuracy, OCR captures the bills, the ledger reconciles itself, and the month-end close rolls into IFRS-format financial statements — the presentation your auditor and your bank both expect, without a manual restatement at year end.
Exporters invoice in USD and hold costs in LKR, and a fixed month-end rate quietly distorts the margin. HelloBooks holds live exchange rates across every currency, on every paid plan, with unlimited users — no tier upgrade to see a true multi-currency position.
Upload a PDF or CSV statement from Commercial Bank, Sampath, HNB, BOC or People’s Bank and the AI parses, categorises and matches every line against your invoices and bills, foreign-currency accounts included. Reconciliation starts immediately, with no feed dependency.
HelloTime covers attendance, leave and payroll on the web and writes payroll journals into HelloBooks, so salary costs land in the books without a re-key. Sri Lankan statutory payroll filing is not part of this. The HelloTime Attend mobile app for shift workers ships Q3 2026.
Two users and the core accounting features cost nothing and need no card. Pro is $39.99/month per entity, and because users are unlimited a growing team never triggers a seat-based price rise.
Tailored for you
Whether you run the business, advise it or are just getting it started, HelloBooks sets up around your workflow.
Invoicing, bank reconciliation and reports on a Free Plan — no credit card and no time limit.
Accounting software for small businessClose the month in hours, keep investor-ready financials, and grow to unlimited users on Pro.
Accounting software for startupsRun every client’s books from one dashboard, automate the routine work, and join the free partner program.
HelloBooks for accountantsSee project and client profitability, bill retainers on repeat, and know your margin on every client.
Accounting for agenciesConnect HelloBooks to your software, automation tools, and workflows. Get an API key in one click, use a safe sandbox, explore the API docs, and see every request your integration makes.
Sign in, choose your company, and get an API key.
Test with realistic Indian accounting data without touching a real ledger.
API documentation, code samples, request logs, webhooks, and OAuth support.
# No organization ID, no entity ID:
# the key already identifies your company.
curl https://<api-host>/public/v1/customers \
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Core accounting, AI-powered. Free to start. No credit card required.
Everything you need to start — no credit card
A first paid step — more users and bank feeds
AI-powered automation for growing businesses
Heavier ops + analytics for multi-entity & inventory-led businesses
For groups that outgrow standard accounting software
Accountant or bookkeeper? Partner Program is free to join
Free reseller channel for accountants — earn a wholesale discount as your client book grows
Frequently Asked Questions
AI-powered accounting software built for small businesses, freelancers, and CPAs.
HelloBooks is an AI-powered accounting software that automates bookkeeping tasks like transaction categorization, bank reconciliation, and financial reporting. Unlike QuickBooks, FreshBooks, or Xero, HelloBooks uses AI agents to eliminate manual data entry — saving businesses 20+ hours per month.
HelloBooks has a Free Plan with the core accounting features, up to 2 users, and free AI credits to get started — no credit card. Pro is $39.99/month per entity with unlimited users and 15,000 AI credits. Pro is priced per entity rather than per seat, so the whole team is included at one price for that entity, and AI bookkeeping is on every plan — the Free Plan included — rather than gated to a higher tier.
Yes — HelloBooks offers a permanent Free Plan with free AI credits to get started, 1 bank connection (a bank account or a credit card), AP/AR aging reports, and the core accounting features. Up to 2 users included. No credit card required to sign up. No time limit. Upgrade to Pro when you need more AI credits or unlimited users; multi-entity is on Business.
HelloBooks connects to 11,000+ US banks and credit unions via Plaid for real-time transaction feeds. Once connected, our AI automatically categorizes transactions with 95%+ accuracy.
Yes — HelloBooks includes a guided QuickBooks USA migration that imports your company file (chart of accounts, customers, vendors, transactions, and history) in a single pass. It is a one-time data migration, not an ongoing two-way sync — once you are on HelloBooks, that is your source of truth.
HelloBooks AI automates transaction categorization, bank reconciliation, vendor/customer matching, invoice processing via OCR, expense claim approvals, anomaly detection, and financial report generation. It learns your patterns and gets smarter over time.
Yes — HelloBooks is built for both small businesses and accounting professionals. CPAs can manage multiple clients from one dashboard, automate bookkeeping workflows, and reduce manual work. We offer a partner program for accounting firms.
HelloBooks includes AI bookkeeping on every plan, Free included — not gated behind a higher tier — and prices Pro per entity rather than per seat, so the whole team is covered at one price for that entity. A guided QuickBooks USA import brings your exported company file across when you are ready to switch. See our detailed comparison at hellobooks.ai/compare.
Yes. HelloBooks has per-source importers for QuickBooks (Online and Desktop), Xero, Tally, Zoho Books and Wave, plus a generic CSV import for any other tool. Your chart of accounts, contacts, transactions, items and opening balances come across, and a dry-run preview with one-click rollback means nothing is final until you commit. Start at hellobooks.ai/migrate.
Your books are available from any browser or the HelloBooks mobile app, updates reach every account automatically with nothing to install, and your accountant works in the same live ledger instead of trading files. Bank feeds and AI categorization keep the numbers current between reviews, so month-end becomes a check rather than a catch-up.
Yes, by market. In India, HelloBooks files GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B directly and generates IRN e-invoices and e-way bills. In the US it tracks multi-state sales tax and prepares 1099s, and in the UK it keeps MTD-ready VAT records. In Australia, Canada, Singapore and Kenya it prepares BAS, GST/HST, GST F5 and VAT3 returns, with e-filing on the roadmap in those markets.
HelloBooks is independently attested under SOC 2 Type II — an attestation, not a certification. Security controls, data handling and sub-processors are documented in the HelloBooks Trust Center at hellobooks.ai/trust-center.
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Direct bank feeds via Plaid are live in 20 countries today (the US, UK, Canada and Europe). For Sri Lanka, the fastest way to get your bank data into HelloBooks is statement import — and it works with any bank:
Export a PDF, CSV, or Excel statement from any bank in Sri Lanka and drop it into HelloBooks.
Every line is extracted, categorised, and matched to invoices or bills — in your local currency.
Confirm the AI's suggestions and reconcile the period. Nothing posts to your books without your say-so.
Multi-currency throughout, and your data stays private — HelloBooks never asks for your online-banking login. As open-banking coverage expands, direct connections will reach more markets over time.
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