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Certified Payroll compared with Bookfolio
DetailCertified Payroll logo Certified PayrollBookfolio logo Bookfolio
What it doesFile your Davis-Bacon WH-347 certified payroll report in minutes UK accounting software for sole traders, landlords and limited companies with accountants on hand
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inDE GB
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingTwo free payrolls included with account signup (no credit card required). Then $79/month for unlimited projects and weekly payrolls, live wage-determination checks, continuation sheets for larger crews, three-year filing archive, no setup fee, no contract, cancel anytime. Free trial for 30 days, no card required. Sole Trader, Property or Self Assessment: £12/month per active book. Limited Company: £24/month per active company book. Prices exclude VAT. Volume pricing available.
Key features
  • Fills both pages of official DOL Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025)
  • Checks base rate plus fringe against SAM.gov wage determination while hours are entered
  • Flags overtime logged as straight time past 40 hours
  • Applies registered apprentice percentages of the journeyworker rate
  • Generates continuation sheets for crews larger than 8 workers
  • Builds the PDF in the browser; payroll figures do not leave the machine
  • Calculates gross wages and project totals while you type
  • Reuses project wage determinations across weekly payrolls
  • Runs 8 compliance checks while you type
  • Three-year filing archive for recurring projects
  • Direct bank feeds from any UK bank
  • Duplicate detection and transaction categorization
  • VAT returns filing to HMRC
  • MTD for Income Tax quarterly updates
  • Payroll reporting to HMRC
  • Full audit trail of all changes
  • P&L and balance sheet reports
  • Multi-property and income tracking
What makes it different
  • Live wage rate checks against SAM.gov before you submit, not cached data
  • Uses the government's actual WH-347 form, not a redrawn approximation
  • PDF built in your browser so payroll data never leaves your machine
  • No setup fee, no contract, cancel anytime
  • HMRC-recognised software with direct filing
  • UK accountants available within the software for questions and reviews
  • Built and hosted in the UK with bank-level security
  • Hands-off accounting available—users can have accountants take over
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 +1 (up) since last check34 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)220
Citation Flow (Majestic)1430
Referring domains (Majestic)784

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