Setting up your Hnry Profile | Hnry Help Center

Getting started with Hnry is super easy. It only takes a few minutes to set up your profile and get a Hnry Account. Every time you get paid through this unique Account number, we'll automatically:

calculate and pay your income tax
deduct and pay all your HMRC taxes
get you the right tax relief on any expenses you raise
collect VAT and file when the time comes (if required)
provide you with financial insights and reports
set aside income to savings and investments ('Allocations')

Here's a step-by-step walkthrough for each screen:

1. Registered as a Company/Business?

The first thing we need to know is if you are registered as a Company/Business.
Hnry will take care of all your personal income tax payments and filings, however, we don't make payments on behalf of registered companies, or file company tax returns.

2. Tell us more about you.

You’ll be asked to provide some basic information. Enter your first and last name, how you heard about Hnry, and your phone number.

3. Self-Employed Income earned so far this Financial Year

After this, we'll ask you how much self-employed income you've earned so far in the current financial year. This helps us figure out how much tax you currently owe.

If you select 'yes', we'll also ask you how you've been tracking this income - which we'll use to help get you caught up when filling out the mid-year switch form later on.

4. PAYE/Salary job + other sources of income

You’ll also need to indicate whether you have a PAYE (i.e. salary) job, and any other sources of income. If you select 'yes' to a PAYE job, you can also specify an end date. We use all of this information when calculating how much to deduct on your behalf.

5. Income Information

Next, we’ll ask you for an income estimate for the year. This info helps Hnry work best for you. The more accurate the information you provide, the more accurate your starting tax rate with Hnry will be.

6. Do you have a UTR number?

We will ask for your UTR number. If you don't have one yet, that is okay! You can continue to sign up with Hnry and add this before your first payment arrives in the account.

7. VAT Registration

We need to know if you’re VAT-registered so we can file VAT returns on your behalf.

If you've already registered for VAT, you will be due to file regular VAT returns with HMRC, which we’ll do on your behalf. You’ll also need to charge the correct VAT on top of the products and services you sell.

Not sure if you should be VAT-registered? If it looks like you’ll earn over that threshold, we’ll let you know how and when to register.

8. Student Loan

We'll then ask you if you have a student loan. If you answer 'yes', we'll factor this into your deductions with each pay.

9. (Optional) Creating a Client

We’ll then ask you if you know who'll be paying you into your Hnry Account. These are called 'Clients' in Hnry.

If you don't have a Client yet, no problem – you can just skip this step until you have a clearer idea of who might be paying you.

Or if you have a list of existing clients that you wish to upload in bulk, we have this option available in the app.

If you do have a Client, you'll be asked to provide some basic information about them.

Under 'Client name', you can indicate the name and email address of the contact person who will be paying you. You can enter multiple email addresses separated by a comma if you have more than one Client.
If your client or recruiter deducts a percentage of your income for tax prior to paying you (called ‘Tax Deducted at Source’), you can indicate this using the Yes/No buttons illustrated. You’ll just need to let us know how much they’re deducting, as this will affect the tax rate we’ll have you on.
If you have anything else you'd like to specify about this client, such as if they're a recruiter, are outside of the UK, or customise their invoice options, you can do so under the 'advanced' section in the client tab once you have completed your sign up.

NB: later on, you can add some more specific details about your client and how you work with them.

Don’t have a client yet? No worries! You can enter your own name or ‘Unknown’ to get started, or you can click ‘Next’ and we’ll create a default client for you. Just remember to come back to add in some Client info once you know a bit more about who will be paying you.

Once you have completed the steps above, you will need to go through the ID Verification process. These steps have been outlined in this article here.

Once you are fully verified, you will be provided with your Hnry Account details!

You can easily share your Account Details with your clients by clicking the 'Copy' or 'Email' buttons. Or you can start creating your first invoice which will automatically include your Hnry Account details.

Helpful hint: you can also find these Account Details in the 'Financial' tab on the 'Settings' page in your profile.

As soon as your Clients pay into this Account, we’ll automatically calculate, deduct and pay all of your taxes, and make any necessary deductions on your behalf, before passing the rest of the payment on to you!