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Dext Solo
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Our notes
Dext Solo is MTD for Income Tax software sold to accountants and bookkeepers for their sole trader and landlord clients who are not VAT registered. It captures documents and submits quarterly updates; the year-end is done in the practice's existing tax software.
Pros
- Up to 5 income sources per client under one licence
- Supports jointly let property, with automatic apportionment across owners
- Extracts figures from PDF rental statements
Cons
- Only sold through accountants and bookkeepers: 'Clients cannot purchase their own subscription directly'
- Year-end finalisation is done in separate tax software
- For clients who are not VAT registered
Price
Prices can change without notice, so confirm with the provider before you buy. Spotted an error? Email us.
- Cheapest MTD-capable plan
- n/a (sold to agents)
- Per month
- unknown
- Per year
- unknown
- VAT
- unknown
- Notes
- Sold to accountants and agents; see agent pricing.
- Landlord pricing
- same product. One plan covers sole traders and landlords.
- Agent/accountant pricing
- yes. From £2.50 per client per month, ex VAT, annual subscription billed monthly, 5 clients minimum (£12.50 total). Includes Dext AI Assist. 14-day trial, no credit card required.
Really free?
- Quarterly updates free
- no
- Tax return (final declaration) free
- no (not filed in Dext Solo; done in the practice's own tax software)
- Limits
- 14-day trial only.
- Bank account condition
- n/a
- Time limit
- n/a
Landlords and spreadsheets
- Jointly owned property
- yes. 'Jointly let property. Several owners in. One submission out.' Joint ownership is apportioned across owners automatically.
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 | Not included |
| 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 | Not included |
| 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) | Not included |
|---|---|
| UK dividends | Not included |
| State Pension income | Not included |
| Private pension incomes | Not included |
| Partner income from a partnership | Not included |
| Foreign dividends | Not included |
| Foreign interest | Not included |
| 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 | Not included |
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 |
|---|---|
| Compatible with | Microsoft Windows Mac OS Linux |
| Mobile App | Android Apple iOS |
| Language | English |