MTD for Income Tax · Excel bridging

MTD for Income Tax, with Excel bridging

Whether you're a sole trader or have a property business, send your MTD for Income Tax quarterly updates from the spreadsheet you already use, submit your final declaration, view payments and check any liabilities.

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Free for your first year. Then £30 + VAT a year. No card required.

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Self-employment and property income, sent to HMRC every quarter.

5.0 from 33 Google reviews Works with Excel and bespoke systems Free for your first year UK-built & supported Trusted by thousands of organisations

Built for sole traders, landlords and accountants

One tool for your quarterly updates and final declaration, whichever kind of income you have.

Sole traders

Keep your books in the spreadsheet you already use. Map your income and expense cells once, then upload the file each quarter and send.

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Landlords

Send quarterly updates for your property business, then check your payments and any liabilities in the same place.

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Accountants and bookkeepers

File for all your clients from one place, from £5 + VAT a month for up to ten individuals. White-label it with your firm's branding and web address.

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From spreadsheet to submitted update in four steps

1

Configure the sheet and cells

Tell us which sheet and cells to collect the data from. Do it once and every later upload uses the same setup.

2

Select the MTD obligation

Pick the quarterly period you're reporting on in the software.

3

Upload the Excel file

Upload your spreadsheet and the figures are read from the cells you configured.

4

Send the MTD ITSA return

Check the figures and send the update to HMRC.

Excel spreadsheet for a sole trader with income and expense categories, allowable and disallowable columns and a profit total

A sole trader spreadsheet, ready to upload.

Excel bridging

Keep your spreadsheet, stay compliant

If you are using a bespoke system, or software that does not support MTD, our Excel import will solve your problem. Your income and expenses stay in the file you know, and Tax Optimiser sends the totals to HMRC.

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Payments & liabilities

See where you stand with HMRC

As well as submitting your MTD for Income Tax returns, you can view your payments and check any liabilities from the same place.

What our customers say

5.0 out of 5 from 33 Google reviews (opens in a new tab)

I recently used Tax Optimiser for the first time to submit my accounts to Companies House and HMRC, and I’m thoroughly impressed. The platform is remarkably easy to manage, walking you through the entire process without any complex jargon. On top of that, their prices are extremely competitive. It saved me a ton of time and stress—I will definitely be using them again next year.

Zulfiqar Ali Google review

I had next to no confidence that Tax Optimiser could handle accounts submission and Corporation Tax. But I gave it a whirl… Both Companies House and HMRC have initially accepted the submissions… I previously filed on professional software and I paid about £1500. This is dirt cheap.

Robert B Google review

Excellent software. Very affordable if you're doing your own small company accounts. Links with Xero… Tax Optimiser has been a complete life saver for me.

Felix Oram Google review

Simple, honest pricing

Free for your first year as an individual. Accountants pay a small monthly fee that scales with clients.

Individuals

Free for the first year

Pricing is for the ITSA module only. Sign up for free today

£ 0 for your first year

Then £30 + VAT a year per individual

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Accountants

We also offer the option to white label Tax Optimiser with your firms branding and custom website address

Basic 10 tier

Pricing is for the MTD ITSA module only. for up to 10 individuals

£ 5 +VAT monthly
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Basic 50 tier

Pricing is for the MTD ITSA module only. for up to 50 individuals

£ 15 +VAT monthly
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Corporation Tax and Accounts Production

£10 + VAT per organisation for both the corporation tax and end of year accounts submissions

£ 10 +VAT per organisation per submission
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New to MTD for Income Tax?

Our guide explains what Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is and how quarterly updates and the final declaration work.

Frequently asked questions

From 6 April 2026, sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000 must keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC. The threshold drops to £30,000 from April 2027 and £20,000 from April 2028.

Yes. Carry on using your existing Excel spreadsheet. Tell Tax Optimiser which sheet and cells to read, then upload the file to send each quarterly update to HMRC.

Quarterly updates for self-employment and property income, and your final declaration. You can also view your payments and check any liabilities.

Individuals use the MTD for Income Tax module free for the first year, then pay £30 + VAT a year. Accountants pay from £5 + VAT a month for up to ten individuals.

No. The MTD for Income Tax and VAT modules run independently of each other, so you can use either one on its own.

Yes. Accountants can white-label Tax Optimiser with their firm's branding and a custom website address.

Your spreadsheet. Your quarterly updates. Free for a year.

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