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MTD for Income Tax - for ICAEW firms

Clear Books is market leading HMRC-recognised MTD software for accountants in practice.

HMRC-recognised MTD software that’s available now (no waitlists)
Digital record keeping, quarterly updates, and year end tax return all included
Easy to use accounting software, rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot
Support from people you can actually speak to

Read on to learn more about MTD for Income Tax with Clear Books, or learn about our other software for accountants.

Key features

MTD Quarterly Updates
End-of-Year MTD Tax Return
HMRC Recognised: Digital records and end-to-end digital links
Bank feeds & document scanning
Desktop, web, and mobile app
Practice control - invite your clients, or leave them out
File MTD for VAT from the same account

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For your self employed and landlord clients

Explore our MTD plans to see how Clear Books works for you and your clients.

Clear Books Free

For your clients with basic needs.

Onboard your sole trader and landlord clients at zero cost. Stay in control with your accountant dashboard. Upgrade if and when you or your clients need more.

Clear Books MTD +

Pay per client, no more than £5/m+VAT.

More powerful features tailored for accountants looking to save time and streamline your clients.

Clear Books MTD + VAT

Pay per client, no more than £15/m+VAT.

The easy and cost-effective way to manage MTD for Income tax and MTD for VAT in one system.

Clear Books also works for Limited Companies, Partnerships, Charities, and offers other upgrades for all organisation types. Learn more about our other plans.

Accountant workflow - quarterly updates during the year

You can choose how to work with your clients on Clear Books, but here’s a good starting point:

Start a client on Clear Books Free (for self employed, and property) or a paid plan
Set up bank feeds (optional, but recommended)
Optional: invite your client, you can control what they have access to
Connect Clear Books to HMRC with your HMRC Agent Service Account, and sign up your client to MTD if not done yet.
Daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly bookkeeping using automated tools like Auto Explain and Auto Bills (or you can do it manually with a CSV upload, or by entering each transaction one-by-one)
Review figures for the Quarterly Updates and submit in one click
Monitor in-year tax estimate provided from HMRC (you can choose to share this with your client, if you wish)

Accountant workflow - end of year MTD Tax Return

At the end of the year, you can choose how you work with your clients on Clear Books. Here’s how many accountants do it with Clear Books:

Set up your client on Clear Books. You can use Clear Books for only the year-end, if the Quarterly Updates have been done elsewhere.
Collect client information as needed
Prepare and review the MTD Tax Return in Clear Books, get client approval as required
Submit the MTD Tax Return from within Clear Books.

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Get your firm and your clients ready

MTD for VAT
Live today.
MTD for Income Tax - quarterly updates
Live today. File Quarterly Updates for your clients in the 2025-26 pilot. Not in the pilot yet? Join any time, even during the year. You can cease MTD if you joined voluntarily, so the only risk is not getting started.

Ready for mandation from April 2026.
MTD for Income Tax - end of year MTD Tax Return
Ready for mandation from April 2026.

Join hundreds of accounting firms and thousands of businesses

I've been using Clear Books since I set up as a sole practitioner. I always recommend it to clients and every one who has used it has loved the functionality and ease of use. The help provided is excellent too - never have to wait long for a response and always sorted out very quickly. I wouldn't use anything else and continue in my quest to get as many others using it as I can!

Sonya

Clear Books is simple to use, full-featured, reliable and well priced. The support team are accessible and knowledgeable. I've used the software for over 10 years and it makes for very easy reporting.

Roger

Due to the nature of my work, I often have the need to contact support. They are always friendly and trying to help resolve issues. Solution time varies from straight away to a bit longer, depending on the complexity of the issue. There is a great continuity with the staff, so I'm very pleased not to have the issue of a new trainee with less knowledge than you dealing with your problem and then they go off for someone to tell them what to do next.

Martin

Migration & onboarding is easy

Getting started with Clear Books is easy, with our easy-to-use onboarding tools.

Bring clients from spreadsheets or other tools.
CSV import, guided setup, and template checklists.
Invite your clients and staff, manage their user permissions

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Frequently asked questions

Does Clear Books support MTD ITSA quarterly & EoY?

Yes. You can use Clear Books for Quarterly updates, the end of year MTD Tax Return, or both!

Can clients use a free plan and I still file?

Yes. Clear Books Free is great value for sole traders and landlords with basic needs.

How are digital links maintained?

Clear Books was born in the cloud, we have been building with digital links since well before MTD for VAT was rolled out.

How do bank feeds & document scanning work?

Link to your bank to automatically bring in transactions, using our secure open banking connection.

How fast can we get set up for filing?

The same day. We have customers who registered, prepared their digital records and submitted their MTD filings all in the same day.

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