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Clients Assistant
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Our notes
Clients Assistant links your spreadsheet to HMRC, or lets you record income and expenses in the app, for MTD quarterly updates and the final declaration. It is for sole traders, landlords and agents.
Pros
- Quarterly updates and final declaration on every plan
- Bridging templates or in-app records
- Self-employment, UK and foreign property
Cons
- Prices exclude VAT
- No bank feeds
- Only first return free
Price
Prices can change without notice, so confirm with the provider before you buy. Spotted an error? Email us.
- Cheapest MTD-capable plan
- Individual
- Per month
- £5
- Per year
- unknown
- VAT
- ex VAT (20% added at checkout)
- Notes
- Normal £5 a month (shown struck through); offer price £2.80 a month for the first year ('Half price for your first year ... while the offer lasts'). Annual billing 'save 2 months' (offer shown as £2.33 a month); annual total not published. Family & Groups £8 (offer £6.25) for up to 10 people; Extended £20 (offer £15).
- Landlord pricing
- same product. Individual plan covers self-employment, UK and foreign property.
- Agent/accountant pricing
- yes. Basic £3.50 per client a month + VAT; Pro shown as £9.50 per year. Annual plans billed per client per year with volume discounts above 10 clients; contact for 100+ clients.
Really free?
- Quarterly updates free
- no ('Your first return is free on any tier')
- Tax return (final declaration) free
- no
- Limits
- First return free, no card needed; recording entries is free.
- Bank account condition
- None
- Time limit
- n/a
Landlords and spreadsheets
- Jointly owned property
- partial. Landlord guide explains joint owners' quarterly updates can include income only; Family & Groups plan suggested for joint owners who each file.
- Excel bridging
- yes
- Google Sheets bridging
- unknown
- CSV import
- unknown
- Bridging notes
- Downloadable .xlsx templates for self-employment, UK property and foreign property.
Checked 18 Oct 2026. Sources:www.clientsassistant.com, www.clientsassistant.com, www.clientsassistant.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 | Ready now |
| Standard update period (6 April to 5 April) | Ready now |
| Calendar update period (1 April to 31 March) | Not included |
| 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 | In development |
| Private pension incomes | In development |
| Partner income from a partnership | In development |
| 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 | Ready now |
|---|---|
| Deafness or impaired hearing | Ready now |
| Motor or physical difficulties | Ready now |
| Cognitive impairments | Ready now |
Platform
| Software type | Web browser |
|---|---|
| Compatible with | Microsoft Windows Mac OS Linux |
| Mobile App | Android Apple iOS |
| Language | English |