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Liberty Accounts

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Online accounting and payroll software system

Liberty Accounts is an integrated online accounting and payroll system designed specifically for small and medium enterprises, not-for-profit organisation and charities in the UK. Also described as a software as a service or SaaS cloud computing application, Liberty is available to business owners, treasurers and accountants.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Liberty Accounts is an integrated online accounting and payroll system designed specifically for small and medium enterprises, not-for-profit organisation and charities in the UK. Also described as a software as a service or SaaS cloud computing application, Liberty is available to business owners, treasurers and accountants.2

How it started

History

A second-generation online accounting system, Liberty was developed by Athene Systems Limited, along with Neil Chadwick — former Marketing Director of Easycounting.

Athene Systems Limited was founded in 1996 by Alan Wright and Paul Taylor, who realized the potential of the internet as a means of collaboration between accountants and their clients. Development work on Liberty Accounts started in 2001, with the initial launch in 2003. Neil Chadwick joined Wright and Taylor in 2006.

Since 2004/05 the system has linked directly to the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) portal for online filing of PAYE and P11D, as well as facilitating IR35 income and expense association with contracts and employees.

In 2009, Liberty Accounts was accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

From Wikipedia’s article on Liberty Accounts, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

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