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Accounting from Sage
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Our notes
Sage Accounting is Sage's full cloud bookkeeping product, aimed at VAT-registered sole traders and small companies, and is HMRC-listed for MTD Income Tax quarterly updates and the tax return. Pricing is monthly, with a heavy 6-month intro discount.
Pros
- Big-brand, full accounting (VAT, payroll, CIS in higher tiers)
- Quarterly updates and tax return both HMRC-listed
- Large accountant ecosystem
Cons
- £20/mo ex VAT after promo is expensive for a simple MTD filer
- Foreign property 'Not included' on HMRC listing
- Overkill for non-VAT landlords (Sage itself recommends Sole Trader)
Price
Prices can change without notice, so confirm with the provider before you buy. Spotted an error? Email us.
- Cheapest MTD-capable plan
- Sage Accounting Start
- Per month
- £20
- Per year
- unknown
- VAT
- ex VAT
- Notes
- Intro offer: 90% off for 6 months (£2/mo), then £20/mo. Annual billing not shown. Sage positions Start for VAT-registered sole traders; non-VAT sole traders are pointed to Sage Sole Trader.
- Landlord pricing
- no separate landlord plan in Sage Accounting. Landlords are pointed to Sage Sole Trader (product 3476/3473).
- Agent/accountant pricing
- unknown. Sage Partner/accountant pricing not published on pages checked.
Really free?
- Quarterly updates free
- no
- Tax return (final declaration) free
- no
- Limits
- No free plan for MTD filing.
- Bank account condition
- n/a
- Time limit
- n/a
Landlords and spreadsheets
- Jointly owned property
- unknown. No ownership-split evidence for Sage Accounting; the joint-ownership KB note covers Sage Sole Trader.
- Excel bridging
- n/a
- Google Sheets bridging
- n/a
- CSV import
- n/a
- Bridging notes
- Not bridging software (HMRC listing: bridging 'Not included').
Checked 17 Oct 2026. Sources:www.sage.com, www.sage.com, www.sage.com
HMRC listing
What the software provider has told HMRC. “In development” means the provider has committed to building it in time for the 2026 to 2027 tax return.
Features
| Free version | Not included |
|---|---|
| Agent software | Ready now |
| Individual software | Ready now |
| Software that creates digital records | Ready now |
| Bridging software that connects to records | Not included |
| Standard update period (6 April to 5 April) | Ready now |
| Calendar update period (1 April to 31 March) | Ready now |
| Making Tax Digital for VAT | Ready now |
| HMRC Assist (Submission Feedback) | Not included |
Business income
| Sole trader | Ready now |
|---|---|
| UK property | Ready now |
| Foreign property | Not included |
Other income sources and items
| Employment (PAYE) | In development |
|---|---|
| UK dividends | In development |
| State Pension income | In development |
| Private pension incomes | In development |
| Partner income from a partnership | Not included |
| Foreign dividends | In development |
| Foreign interest | In development |
| Private pension contributions | In development |
| Construction Industry Scheme | In development |
| Charitable giving | In development |
| Capital Gains | In development |
| Student Loan | In development |
| Marriage Allowance | In development |
| Voluntary Class 2 National Insurance | In development |
| High Income Child Benefit Charge | In development |
| UK interest | In development |
Accessibility
| Blindness or impaired vision | Not included |
|---|---|
| Deafness or impaired hearing | Not included |
| Motor or physical difficulties | Not included |
| Cognitive impairments | Not included |
Platform
| Software type | Desktop application Web browser |
|---|---|
| Compatible with | Microsoft Windows Mac OS Linux |
| Mobile App | Android Apple iOS |
| Language | English |