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'Choosing more than one product' has been updated to clarify that you can only use one software product for each separate submission you need to make to HMRC. Section 'How to choose the right software features' has been updated to to confirm if you're VAT registered you should check if your software has HMRC Assist built in to help you with your tax affairs.
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The guidance has been updated to explain that if you get a share of profit from a partnership as an individual partner, your chosen software must be able to report this on your tax return.
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The section 'How to choose the right software features' has been updated to confirm software will need to work with the chosen accounting period (standard tax year, calendar update periods or neither).' The section 'software in development' is now called 'software products in development'.
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A link to a new software finder tool to get a personalised list of software options for your specific needs has been added. Information about the 2 main types of software has been added. A new section on choosing software features has been added. The table of software listings has been removed. The updated guidance confirms requirements apply from 6 April 2026 for some sole traders and landlords.
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Information about what your software that works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will need to do has been updated. The details for one software supplier has been added to the 'software available now' section. One software supplier has been removed from the 'software in development' section.
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The website address for 'Iris Accountancy Suite ' has been updated.
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Guidance updated to include information about submissions in 2025 to 2026 and which products offer this for quarterly updates, Self Assessment tax returns, or both. Further guidance also added to support users to choose the software that best meets their needs.
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Information on what your software should be capable of doing has been updated. A software supplier has been added to the list of software available now and software supplier's details have been removed from the list of software in development.
A Welsh version of this page has been added.
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Information on what software to use and how to choose software has been updated. Software available now and software in development has been updated.
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Information about contacting developers directly for more information about joining the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment pilot and using their products and services has been updated.
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APARI Software Ltd is now APARI. Information about who can use APARI has been updated.
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Information about who can use APARI Software Ltd and the features for Cirrostratus Exedra Ltd have been updated.
Landlord Vision has been added to the software packages list.
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When you need to use software
From 6 April 2026, some sole traders and landlords must use compatible software to report their income using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
You should choose your software before you sign up for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
You, or an agent on your behalf, will need to use commercial software that works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax to:
create, store and correct digital records of your self-employment and property income and expenses
send your quarterly updates to HMRC — these are summaries of your self-employment and property income and expenses, they are not tax returns
add any other income sources you have and submit your tax return by 31 January the following year
Creating digital records
You only need to create digital records of your self-employment and property income and expenses.
You do not need to create digital records for other income sources, but you must report them on your tax return using your software. This may include income such as from pensions, a share of profit from a partnership as an individual partner, savings or dividends.
There are different types of software to help you use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. You can get software that either:
creates digital records
connects to your existing records, such as those held in spreadsheets
Software that creates digital records
This type of software lets you create your self-employment and property digital records by either:
linking to your business bank account to import transactions automatically
scanning receipts and invoices
manually entering your income and expenses
These software products will usually meet all the requirements and let you:
send quarterly updates
submit your tax return
Some software that creates digital records also lets you connect to your existing records in other software.
Software that connects to your records
This type of software will connect to existing records kept in spreadsheets or other accounting tools.
It is sometimes referred to as ‘bridging software’.
For example, if you use spreadsheets to record income and expenses, bridging software can connect to them and make your submissions to HMRC.
There are some bridging software products available that let you:
send quarterly updates
submit your tax return
Choosing more than one product
If you prefer, you can choose to use more than one software product, but you can only use one product for each separate submission that you need to make to HMRC. For example, if you’re a landlord, you cannot use more than one software product to send quarterly updates of your property income or expenses.
You or your agent can use more than one product, for example if you:
have more than one income source and want to use a separate product for each one — you’re a builder and a landlord and want to use different products to meet the needs of each business
want to use different products for each task — one for creating records and sending your quarterly updates and another for submitting your tax return
If you use more than one product, you’ll need to make sure they can work together to meet all your Making Tax Digital for Income Tax requirements.
How to choose the right software features
After choosing the type of software that’s right for you, check it has all the features you need.
The software product or products that you choose will need to:
support all your income sources for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
let you make your submissions to HMRC — to send quarterly updates and submit your tax return
allow you to report all your other income sources to complete your tax return
work with your accounting period (standard tax year, calendar update periods or neither)
If your business is VAT registered, you will already be using software to keep digital records and submit your VAT Returns. You should either check if your VAT software will also be compatible with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax or that your chosen software can meet your VAT needs.
You should also consider whether the software:
allows multiple agents if you have more than one
has HMRC Assist built in — this feature provides feedback and highlights errors for your tax return using:
information in your submissions to HMRC
the data HMRC holds
offers pricing that suits your budget — free products are available for those with simple tax affairs but there may be limits on how the product can be used, for example they could have a limited number of transactions
If you think your income sources will change
You should check if your software will support that income source in the future. For example, if you’re a landlord but you are thinking of starting a business.