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Find software that works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Use this page to check which software works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
25 February 2019
Last updated
14 November 2024 — See all updates

What software to use

You must use software that works with Making Tax Digital if you:

The software must be capable of:

  • creating and storing digital records of your business income and expenses — you can choose to use spreadsheets with compatible software to do this

  • sending quarterly updates

  • submitting your tax return by 31 January after the end of the year

  • receiving information from HMRC

Some compatible software lets you keep digital records of your business income and expenses. You can also use spreadsheets to keep digital records and compatible software to send updates to HMRC. This is known as bridging software.

How to choose software

When choosing software, always check with the software providers to make sure their software suits your needs. 

If you want to use an accounting period that runs from 1 April to 31 March, you’ll need to choose software that supports this. You’ll also need to check with the software supplier if their software supports calendar quarters.

If you have volunteered to sign up and help us test the service, ask the software provider if their software will work with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax during the 2024 to 2025 tax year.

Software available now

Software available for tax year 2024 to 2025 includes:

1 2 3 Sheets Ltd

Software details
Pricing Paid version
Software for Bridging, Record keeping
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Web based, application based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility VAT, Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the 123Sheets website.

APARI

Software details
Pricing Paid version
Software for Record keeping
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Web based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the APARI website.

Dext

Software details
Pricing Paid version
Software for Record keeping
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Web based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the Dext website.

Digita Personal Tax — Thomson Reuters

Software details
Pricing Paid version
Software for Bridging
Business type Agent
Software type Application based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility VAT, Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the Thomson Reuters website.

FreeAgent

Software details
Pricing Free version
Software for Record keeping
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Web based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility VAT, Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the FreeAgent website.

Hammock for landlords

Software details
Pricing Paid version
Software for Record keeping
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Web based, application based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the Hammock website.

Intuit QuickBooks Online

Software details
Pricing Paid version
Software for Record keeping
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Web based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility VAT, Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the Intuit QuickBooks Online website.

Sage Accounting

Software details
Pricing Paid version
Software for Record keeping
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Web based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility VAT, Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the Sage website.

SE_reports

Software details
Pricing Free version
Software for Bridging
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Web based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the SE Reports website.

self assessment direct

Software details
Pricing Free version
Software for Bridging, Record keeping
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Application based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility VAT, Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the self assessment direct website.

Xero MTD for IT

Software details
Pricing Paid version
Software for Record keeping
Business type Agent, Individual
Software type Web based
Making Tax Digital Compatibility VAT, Income Tax

Find out more about the software available on the Xero website.

Software in development

A large selection of software providers are building software that works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. They can be contacted for information about the features and services they plan to offer. These providers are:

Updates to this page

Published 25 February 2019
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