Guides
Tax, sorted — in plain English
Straightforward guides to Making Tax Digital, Self Assessment, expenses and more — written for people who do their own tax.
Getting your tax right
Making Tax Digital explained
Who’s affected, the 2026–2028 dates, quarterly updates and the Final Declaration.
MTD for landlords
What Making Tax Digital means for rental income, and how the finance-cost credit works.
MTD for sole traders
How self-employed record-keeping and filing change under MTD for Income Tax.
Self Assessment: step by step
What Self Assessment is, who must file, key dates, and how to get it right.
Allowable expenses for the self-employed
What you can and can’t claim, plus the £1,000 trading allowance and simplified expenses.
How to file a VAT return under MTD
The 9 boxes, the threshold, and how digital VAT filing works.
CIS explained for subcontractors
How the Construction Industry Scheme deductions work — and why you may be owed a refund.
Choosing software
How to choose MTD software
A practical checklist for picking Making Tax Digital software you can rely on.
MTD software vs spreadsheets
Why spreadsheets fall short under Making Tax Digital, and what to use instead.
Bridging software vs full MTD software
The difference between bolt-on bridging tools and software that keeps your records too.
Prefer a tool? Try the free tax calculators, or see how FTrak keeps it all in one place.