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How it works

You run your business. We sort your books and prepare your quarterly figures. You send them to HMRC yourself with free Making Tax Digital software.

  1. Step 1

    Check where you stand

    Our free checker uses the thresholds HMRC publishes to tell you when Making Tax Digital starts for you, and lists every deadline in your first year.

  2. Step 2

    Set up in one sitting

    We check your identity (the law requires it) and you sign our engagement letter. We never sign in to HMRC for you or ask for your HMRC login.

  3. Step 3

    Upload your bank statements

    Download your statements from your bank’s app or website and upload them. You keep your bank, and you never share your bank login.

  4. Step 4

    We sort every transaction

    Each transaction goes in the right box on HMRC’s categories. Where something is unclear, we ask you one plain-English question rather than guess.

  5. Step 5

    You check, you send

    Your quarterly figures are prepared and shown to you to check. Your figures come as a file your software imports, and you send them to HMRC yourself with free Making Tax Digital software.

Your year under Making Tax Digital

Standard quarterly update periods run cumulatively from 6 April to 5 July, 5 October, 5 January and 5 April.

UpdateCoversDue by
First quarterly update6 April to 5 July7 August
Second quarterly update6 April to 5 October7 November
Third quarterly update6 April to 5 January7 February
Fourth quarterly update6 April to 5 April7 May
Tax returnThe whole tax year31 January after the tax year ends

MTD for Income Tax does not change how tax is paid or the payment due dates.

What you do

  • Upload your bank statements
  • Answer the occasional question
  • Check your figures, then send them to HMRC yourself with free Making Tax Digital software
  • Pay any tax due on the usual dates

What we do

  • Keep your digital records
  • Prepare your four quarterly updates and your tax return
  • Give you your figures as a file your software imports
  • Remind you before every deadline

We never sign in to HMRC for you or ask for your HMRC login.

Digital records must be kept for at least 5 years after the 31 January submission deadline for the tax year.

This is general information to help you understand the rules. It isn't tailored to your circumstances, so check your own position before acting on it.

What happens next

  1. Use the free checker to see your start date and first deadline.
  2. Join the waitlist for Trades, or pick your line of work to join its waitlist — no payment is taken.
  3. When we open, we email you to begin setup.

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