Comparison

R2Sheet vs QuickBooks Self-Employed

QBSE was Intuit's solo self-employed product (T2125 + HST + mileage + direct CRA filing). Pulled from Canadian app stores in 2024; existing subs grandfathered, no new signups.

QBSE Canada is gone. Intuit pushes refugees to QBO EasyStart at $28+ CAD/month — but that's overkill for solo self-employed. R2Sheet at $4.99 CAD/month is the closest direct replacement for QBSE's core T2125 + HST + receipt features.

Side-by-side comparison

FeatureR2SheetQuickBooks Self-Employed
Status in Canada (2026)✓Active, growingDiscontinued; grandfathered subs only
Price✓Free 30/mo, $4.99 CAD/mo unlimited$15 CAD/mo (legacy) → migrate to QBO $28+/mo
T2125 line auto-mappingSame 18 categories, same line numbersYes (the QBSE strength)
HST extraction per receiptYesYes
Direct HST filing to CRANo (Sheet → accountant NETFILE)✓Yes (the killer feature, now lost)
GPS mileage trackingNo (planned)✓Yes
TurboTax handoffCSV/Sheet export to your CPA or TurboTax✓One-click TurboTax handoff
Where data lives✓Your Google Drive (Sheet you own)Intuit servers
Vendor abandonment risk✓Your data is in Google Sheets — outlives any toolIntuit literally just abandoned this product in CA

Choose R2Sheet if...

  • ✓You used QBSE only for receipt capture + T2125 — not for direct CRA filing
  • ✓You can't justify $28+ CAD/month for QBO EasyStart
  • ✓You want your data in YOUR Google Sheet, not on Intuit's servers
  • ✓You're OK with your accountant doing the actual NETFILE submission
  • ✓You want to spend ~$60/year, not $336+/year

Choose QuickBooks Self-Employed if...

  • ✓You're a grandfathered QBSE subscriber and content with the existing app
  • ✓You absolutely need direct HST NETFILE — accept the price hike to QBO EasyStart
  • ✓You need GPS mileage built-in (also consider MileIQ + R2Sheet)

Bottom line

QBSE Canada is dead. R2Sheet picks up the receipt + T2125 + HST workflow at 1/6 the price of QBO EasyStart Intuit pushes you toward. Migration is 30-60 minutes of CSV paste-into-Sheet. Then you save ~$280/year going forward.

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