"MTD-Ready" vs "HMRC-Recognised": What Every UK Sole Trader Must Know in 2026
MTD Bridging Software UK 2026: VitalTax vs 123 Sheets vs AbraTax — Prices Compared Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is now live for sole traders and landlords earning over £50,000. If you already keep your records in a spreadsheet and have no intention of switching to full cloud accounting,
Best Accounting Software for UK Sole Traders (2026): Xero, FreeAgent, QuickBooks, Sage and Zoho Compared Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is now live. From April 2026, sole traders and landlords earning above £50,000 must keep digital records and submit quarterly updates to HMRC — and that threshold drops to
MTD ITSA Soft Landing 2026/27: What It Covers, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters Now The first quarterly update deadline under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD ITSA) passed on 7 August 2026. For the 500,000-plus sole traders and landlords newly in scope
Starling Accounting Review 2026: Is It Worth It for UK Sole Traders? Starling Bank has been quietly building something more than a business current account. Since its August 2025 acquisition of tax software firm Ember — a deal reportedly worth under £10m — Starling has repackaged its bookkeeping tools into a product