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Self Assessment and MTD for Income Tax for people who have never used accounting software

4.0Based on 261 reviews
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  • Ease of use4.0
  • Value3.9
  • Support4.0
  • Features4.0

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  • 4 stars91
  • 3 stars37
  • 2 stars15
  • 1 star10

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Megan Lockhart

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom
5.0

16 May 2026

Does the MTD job without the ceremony

Quarterly updates take about ten minutes once the bank feed is set up, and setup took an evening and I have never used accounting software before. No complaints so far.

Pros

Quarterly updates take about ten minutes once the bank feed is set up.

Cons

The mobile app occasionally logs me out mid entry.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 1-2 years2 found this helpful

Claire Ainsley

Financial controller · 201-500 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom
4.0

15 May 2026

Simple enough for a first timer

My accountant can see the figures without me emailing spreadsheets, and setup took an evening and I have never used accounting software before. The mobile app occasionally logs me out mid entry, but we live with it.

Pros

My accountant can see the figures without me emailing spreadsheets.

Cons

The mobile app occasionally logs me out mid entry.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months6 found this helpful

Christopher Nasir

Owner · 11-50 employees · Retail

United Kingdom
4.0

13 May 2026

Cheap and it files

The tax estimate updates as you go so January is not a shock. Only real gripe is that no payroll at all, which caught me out when I took someone on.

Pros

The tax estimate updates as you go so January is not a shock.

Cons

No payroll at all, which caught me out when I took someone on.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months23 found this helpful

Sarah Cavendish

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom
5.0

12 May 2026

Works for a one person business

The free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT. Quarterly updates take about ten minutes once the bank feed is set up.

Pros

The free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT.

Cons

There is no balance sheet, so my accountant still does a year end job.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 1-2 years29 found this helpful

Jodie Trelawny

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Charity and non-profit

United Kingdom
4.0

11 May 2026

Simple enough for a first timer

The tax estimate updates as you go so January is not a shock, and HMRC submission went through first time with no error messages. There is no balance sheet, so my accountant still does a year end job, but we live with it.

Pros

The tax estimate updates as you go so January is not a shock.

Cons

There is no balance sheet, so my accountant still does a year end job.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months29 found this helpful

Nicola Colquhoun

Systems accountant · 501-1000 employees · Wholesale

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
5.0

7 May 2026

Fine for a simple trade

The free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT, and setup took an evening and I have never used accounting software before. No complaints so far.

Pros

The free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT.

Cons

Importing two years of history from a spreadsheet was fiddly.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months17 found this helpful

Owen Quinn

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom
5.0

4 May 2026

Sorted my quarterly updates

The tax estimate updates as you go so January is not a shock. Quarterly updates take about ten minutes once the bank feed is set up.

Pros

The tax estimate updates as you go so January is not a shock.

Cons

The mobile app occasionally logs me out mid entry.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 2+ years8 found this helpful

Emma Kaur

Founder · 11-50 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom
5.0

1 May 2026

Fine for a simple trade

The free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT, and setup took an evening and I have never used accounting software before. No complaints so far.

Pros

The free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT.

Cons

Importing two years of history from a spreadsheet was fiddly.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 2+ years29 found this helpful

Thomas Iqbal

Systems accountant · 501-1000 employees · Construction

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

1 May 2026

Works for a one person business

HMRC submission went through first time with no error messages, and it does not try to be a full ledger, which is exactly why I can use it. You outgrow it the moment you register for VAT, but we live with it.

Pros

HMRC submission went through first time with no error messages.

Cons

You outgrow it the moment you register for VAT.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 1-2 years4 found this helpful

Emma Quinn

Finance director · 501-1000 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom
5.0

28 Apr 2026

Does the MTD job without the ceremony

It does not try to be a full ledger, which is exactly why I can use it, and categorising expenses on the phone while sat in the van works well. No complaints so far.

Pros

It does not try to be a full ledger, which is exactly why I can use it.

Cons

There is no balance sheet, so my accountant still does a year end job.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months36 found this helpful