One place for the paperwork that keeps a business legal.

Butler covers the full cycle: sell, buy, record, reconcile, file and pay. Features unlock by plan, so you only pay for the parts you use.

Sales and customers

  • Quotes that convert to invoices
  • Valid SARS tax invoices and credit notes
  • Sequential invoice numbering per company
  • Recurring invoices and payment reminders
  • Customer statements and age analysis
  • Customer portal with online payment

Purchases and expenses

  • Suppliers and purchase orders
  • Supplier bills and bill payments
  • Expense capture with a photo of the slip
  • Expense categories mapped to your accounts
  • Creditors age analysis

The books

  • South African chart of accounts, editable
  • Double-entry general ledger on every document
  • Bank accounts with CSV and OFX import
  • Reconciliation with suggested matches
  • Trial balance, income statement, balance sheet, cash flow
  • Financial periods you can lock, with a full audit trail

VAT and compliance

  • 15%, zero-rated, exempt and no-VAT per line
  • VAT201-style return with drillable figures
  • Invoice basis and payments basis
  • Five-year record retention
  • Export pack for your accountant

Payroll

  • Employees with tax numbers and bank details
  • Salaries, wages, overtime, commission, allowances
  • PAYE, UIF and SDL from dated tax tables
  • Payslips emailed as PDF
  • Leave balances and applications
  • EMP201 figures and bank payment files

Operations

  • Products with variants and pricing
  • Warehouses and stock levels
  • Orders through to delivery with proof of delivery
  • Activity log of who changed what
  • Roles per company: owner, admin, accountant, staff