What is Zoho?
Zoho Books is cloud-based accounting software designed to help accountants, bookkeepers and businesses manage financial operations more efficiently.
It combines automation with compliance features to reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and support reporting aligned with UK tax requirements, including Making Tax Digital (MTD).
For ACA students, Zoho Books provides a hands-on environment to explore how modern accounting workflows operate in practice. You can test core accounting processes, work with realistic scenarios, and see how financial data is captured, managed and reported.
Get started with Zoho
As an ACA student, you can access a dedicated Zoho Books student edition, giving you practical experience with a cloud-based accounting platform used across the profession.
Discover how to:
- Import datasets to populate financial transactions
- Manage accounts receivable and accounts payable workflows
- Capture and categorise transactions from bank data
- Automate recurring tasks and streamline processes
- Configure user roles and permissions within an organisation
- Manage timesheets and project-based billing
- Review financial performance using built-in reports and dashboards
This gives you practical insight into how technology supports compliance, efficiency, and decision-making in modern accounting environments.
How to access Zoho
Please note:
ACA students can access a learning-only environment. Live ID verification tools (including Advanced ID, Cryptographic, Essentials, and PEP/Sanction checks) are not available within this version.
If you’re using an employer-provided device, please ensure you have their permission before downloading or installing any software.
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