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What MTD for Income Tax software must cover
You or your agent need compatible software that can create, store and correct digital records, send quarterly updates and submit the tax return. The chosen product or connected products also need to support every relevant self-employment, UK property or foreign property source, other income needed for the return and the accounting period being used.
All software shown in HMRC’s finder has been through HMRC’s recognition process. HMRC explicitly says this is not a recommendation of any product or provider.
All-in-one and bridging software
All-in-one
Creates digital records and usually handles quarterly updates and the tax return in one product. Confirm that it supports all your income sources and final-return information.
Bridging or connected products
Connects existing records, such as a spreadsheet, to HMRC submissions. If several products are used, confirm they work together and that one product handles each separate submission.
Selection checklist
- Every self-employment and property income source is supported.
- Quarterly updates and the final tax return can be submitted.
- Other income, gains, adjustments, allowances and reliefs that you need can be handled.
- The product supports standard tax-year or calendar update periods as appropriate.
- Your agent can access or exchange the required data without manual gaps.
- Export, cancellation and record-retention arrangements are understood before sign-up.
- Accessibility, security, support and the full ongoing price are acceptable for your workflow.
If you are also VAT registered
Do not assume software recognised for one MTD regime covers the other. Check whether the VAT product also supports MTD for Income Tax or whether the products can meet both sets of requirements. VAT records transferred between products must follow the VAT digital-link rules.
Read the separate MTD for VAT rules and compare free and paid routes without provider claims.
Primary sources
- HMRC: choose the right software for MTD for Income Tax — functions, product types and selection factors; updated 13 July 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- HMRC software finder for MTD for Income Tax — recognised products and needs questions; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- HMRC: get Income Tax software ready — authorisation and accounting periods.
- HMRC software finder for MTD for VAT — record-keeping and bridging routes.