MTD Ready for April 2026

Making Tax Digital
for the UK

A complete guide to HMRC's Making Tax Digital programme - and the HMRC-recognised software that handles VAT, Income Tax Self Assessment, and Corporation Tax in one place.

A calm UK home office workspace - Making Tax Digital made simple

MTD timeline & thresholds

When you need to be MTD-compliant.

6 April 2026
Sole traders & landlords with qualifying income above £50,000
6 April 2027
Sole traders & landlords with qualifying income above £30,000
6 April 2028
Sole traders & landlords with qualifying income above £20,000
Already mandatory
All VAT-registered businesses (MTD for VAT)

What MTD-compliant software must do

TaxMTD ticks every box - no spreadsheets, no bridging hacks.

Digital records

Every transaction stored digitally - bank feeds, OCR receipts, AI categorisation.

Quarterly updates

One-click cumulative quarterly submissions straight to HMRC's MTD APIs.

Final declaration

End-of-year SA103, SA105, SA106, SA108, CT600 with iXBRL - all auto-filled.

MTD software from £12/month

Free Starter plan, 14-day free trial on every paid plan.

Essential

Track money, file the basics

£14£12/mo
Billed annuallySave 14%
  • Everything in Starter
  • Open Banking (2 connections)
  • SA103S (Short) self-assessment submission
  • Mileage tracking & expense rules
  • Dashboard & full transaction ledger
14-day free trial · cancel anytime

Pro

Most Popular

Run a business properly

£24£18/mo
Billed annuallySave 25%
  • Everything in Essential
  • Invoicing, estimates & credit notes
  • Full reports suite (P&L, cash flow, trial balance)
  • Receipt capture & OCR (20/mo)
  • SA103F (Full) self-assessment
  • 5 bank connections, 3 team members
14-day free trial · cancel anytime

Business

Full compliance stack

£49£39/mo
Billed annuallySave 20%
  • Everything in Pro
  • CT600, VAT, CIS, Companies House
  • Payroll, dividends & journal entries
  • Inventory management (200 SKUs)
  • AI Copilot & multi-currency
  • Unlimited bank connections, 10 team members
14-day free trial · cancel anytime

Practice

Firm workflow

£129£99/mo
Billed annuallySave 23%
  • Everything in Business — uncapped
  • 25 entities included
  • Accountant portal & API access
  • White-label reports & bulk operations
  • Unlimited team members & OCR
  • Priority support
14-day free trial · cancel anytime

Starter

Free Forever

Free for non-VAT sole traders

Free
No credit card required
  • Free forever — no card required
  • Open Banking (1 connection)
  • 5 invoices per month
  • MTD quarterly submissions
  • Universal Credit calculator
  • Receipt capture & basic P&L
No card required · free forever

Making Tax Digital FAQ

Get MTD-ready in minutes

Connect your bank, import a CSV, and submit your first quarterly update - all in one app.