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AccountsDesk
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Our notes
AccountsDesk is web-based MTD bridging software for VAT and Income Tax that submits figures from your existing Excel spreadsheets to HMRC. It is free for the first year, then charged per business per year.
Pros
- Works with existing Excel spreadsheets (multiple sheets in a workbook)
- Lists quarterly updates and final declaration for MTD ITSA
- Web-based, no software to install
Cons
- Free only for the first year, then £19.75 per year per business
- Pricing page not found; VAT treatment of the price not stated
Price
Prices can change without notice, so confirm with the provider before you buy. Spotted an error? Email us.
- Cheapest MTD-capable plan
- AccountsDesk (after free first year)
- Per month
- unknown
- Per year
- £19.75
- VAT
- unknown
- Notes
- 'It's Free* For 1st 1-year term and then £19.75 per year per business thereafter. No credit card required to sign up.'
- Agent/accountant pricing
- unknown. MTD ITSA page says it is for 'agents who manage multiple clients'; no agent price published on pages checked.
Really free?
- Quarterly updates free
- yes (during the first year)
- Tax return (final declaration) free
- partial (only if filed within 12 months of sign-up; MTD page lists 'Quarterly updates' and 'Final declaration')
- Limits
- Free account plan has 'not any subscription fee ... during the first year'; no usage limits stated.
- Bank account condition
- None
- Time limit
- First year only, then £19.75 per year per business
Landlords and spreadsheets
- Excel bridging
- yes
- Google Sheets bridging
- unknown
- CSV import
- unknown
- Bridging notes
- Bridging page covers Excel spreadsheets; for ITSA your records can stay in your spreadsheet 'as long as the required totals are available for mapping'.
Checked 17 Oct 2026. Sources:accountsdesk.co.uk, accountsdesk.co.uk, accountsdesk.co.uk, accountsdesk.co.uk, accountsdesk.co.uk
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 | Ready now |
|---|---|
| Agent software | Not included |
| Individual software | Ready now |
| Software that creates digital records | Ready now |
| Bridging software that connects to records | Ready now |
| 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 | Ready now |
Other income sources and items
| Employment (PAYE) | In development |
|---|---|
| UK dividends | In development |
| State Pension income | Not included |
| Private pension incomes | Not included |
| Partner income from a partnership | Not included |
| Foreign dividends | In development |
| Foreign interest | In development |
| Private pension contributions | Not included |
| Construction Industry Scheme | Not included |
| Charitable giving | Not included |
| Capital Gains | Not included |
| Student Loan | Not included |
| Marriage Allowance | Not included |
| Voluntary Class 2 National Insurance | Not included |
| High Income Child Benefit Charge | Not included |
| 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 | Web browser |
|---|---|
| Compatible with | Microsoft Windows Mac OS Linux |
| Language | English |