MTD bridging software for sole traders and landlords

MTD, without
the complicated bit.
£20 for four quarters.

suiteSheets is HMRC-recognised software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, built for UK sole traders and landlords. Keep your records in a spreadsheet, add your expenses up as one total, and leave the HMRC bit to us. No monthly subscription, and no need to go it alone, with straightforward guides throughout and people who know MTD inside out when you need them.

Free Account Free Templates

£20 covers all four quarterly updates for one income source. Each extra income source is £10. Our end of year tax return is coming soon and will be £15.

suiteSheets character

No monthly subscription.
No complicated software.
Simply spreadsheets.

suiteSheets uses simplified reporting for sole traders and landlords earning under £90,000.
That means you just record your income and expenses, without the need for full accounting categorisation.
suiteSheets simply bridges the gap between your records and HMRC.
Welcome Overview Income Turnover Expenses Income Other Tax Calculator
Profit & Loss Q1 Q2 - current Q3 Q4
Turnover £8,450 £9,220 - -
Other income £0 £0 - -
Expenses £1,852 £2,195 - -
Profit before tax £6,597 £7,025 - -
Overview sheet detected - Q2 ready to submit
2025-26 - Sole trader

Making Tax Digital doesn't mean learning a whole new system.

MTD just means keeping digital records and sending HMRC a quarterly update through software that can talk to their system. That's it. It doesn't mean learning an accounting package, and it doesn't mean handing your books to someone else.

A spreadsheet counts as digital records. So if you're a sole trader or landlord already tracking your income and expenses in Excel or Google Sheets, carry on as you are. If you don't, our free template gives you one that's already set up, and you fill it in as you go. Either way, what you need next is bridging software - it reads the totals from your spreadsheet and sends them to HMRC for you.

That's what suiteSheets is. We provide the bridge between your spreadsheet and HMRC so your figures pass across smoothly.

April 2026
Income over
£50k
April 2027
Income over
£30k
April 2028
Income over
£20k
Who it's for

Built for sole traders and landlords who want it simple.

If you're a UK sole trader or landlord earning under £90,000, and you want a simple, low-cost way to get your figures to HMRC, you're exactly who we built this for. Use our free template or your own spreadsheet, whichever suits you.

Sole traders

One sheet for your sales, one for your costs, and a running tax estimate as you go. No categories to learn, no accountant needed unless you want one.

Landlords and Airbnb hosts

Rental income and expenses on their own tabs, with finance costs carried forward from earlier years. No monthly subscription, and HMRC counts all your UK properties as one property business, so there's nothing extra to set up if you let more than one.

Construction and trade

Materials, van costs, tools and subcontractors all go in as they happen, from wherever you're working. If you're paid under CIS, record the gross and keep your deductions alongside.

Freelance and creatives

Invoices in, expenses out, and the totals ready whenever the quarter ends. Add a second income source for £10 if you've got a side business as well as the day rate.

What customers say

Small businesses trust suiteSheets with their MTD submissions.

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I cannot recommend the customer service from this company enough. As a (very) small business I was overawed by the new MTD submission rules and baffled by the need for new data software. Suitesheets made this so much easier and at a great price too. I had trouble making my first data upload (my issue, nothing to do with the software) and the customer support were exceptionally quick to respond and navigated me through the process and made my submission possible. A real person to converse with too which made all the difference. Made a fairly stressful experience much easier.

Highly recommended for MTD
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Easy to communication with and very quick to respond to a query. They seem genuinely interested in helping. The cost is competitive and the spreadsheet is simple to use.

Easy to communicate with
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Very well written, comprehensive and easy to understand guidance. Simple and easy to use procedures. Plus very good value for money. My first MTD submission was a doddle. I would happily recommend this service to self-employed people who wish to do their MTD submissions themselves.

Impressive MTD submission service
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Great service, made the process really simple for me because I have no idea how to do these kind of things. Would definitely recommend this service to those who aren't computer literate, very helpful.

Great service
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Simple process, friendly service and great price.

Simple process
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I used your service successfully today for my brother in law who is a self-employed electrician. I found everything from you to be very well explained and easy to understand. All in all a very good and inexpensive experience. I am most impressed and I shall certainly be recommending you to other self-employed people I know.

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How it works

You keep the spreadsheet. We handle the HMRC bit.

MTD ready – recognised by HMRC (ref: AZ2V7L)

Record your income and expenses as you go, in our template or your own spreadsheet. When a quarter's deadline comes round, log in, upload your file, check the figures look right, and submit.

Quarterly updates are live now. Our end of year tax return is in development and will work exactly the same way - upload, check, submit.

01
Get set up

Grab our free spreadsheet template and open it in Excel or Google Sheets, or just add our Overview sheet to the one you already use. It's a five-minute job, and we talk you through it.

02
Keep your records

Add your income and expenses as you go, same as you always have. The Overview sheet quietly adds everything up behind the scenes so you're not doing extra work.

03
Log in, check, submit

When your submission is due, log in to suiteSheets and upload your spreadsheet. We pull the figures straight from your Overview sheet and put them on screen so you can check them. Happy with it? Confirm, pay and submit them to HMRC.

Overview Turnover Expenses CATEGORY Q2 Turnover £9,220 Other income £0 Expenses £2,195 Profit before tax £7,025 Overview sheet - Excel or Google Sheets YOUR SPREADSHEET app.suitesheets.co.uk Submission period Q2 - Jul-Oct 2025 Uploaded file Overview detected Turnover £9,220.00 Expenses £2,195.00 Profit before tax £7,025.00 suiteSheets APP - VERIFY AND CONFIRM Submitted Quarterly update sent to HMRC Period Q2 2025-26 Income type Sole trader QUARTERLY UPDATE SENT TO HMRC
suiteSheets in action

Here’s what happens when it’s time to submit your quarterly updates.

suiteSheets takes the figures from your Overview sheet, you confirm them, and we submit them to HMRC.

No new accounting system to learn. Just your spreadsheet and a straightforward submission.

An alternative to accounting software

You don't need a monthly subscription just to tell HMRC your numbers.

Making Tax Digital needs digital records and a quarterly update through compatible software. It doesn't say that software has to be a full accounting package with features you'll never touch.

suiteSheets is UK-built MTD bridging software, made for people who'd rather keep their spreadsheet than learn a new system. suiteSheets just reads your totals and passes them on to HMRC. Your data stays yours.

Not sure if MTD even applies to you yet? Our Help Centre explains all you need to know - in plain English, no jargon.

Solution Annual cost Spreadsheet-based
suiteSheets £20 + £15 / year Yes
Basic accounting software £120-180 / year No
Standard accounting software £240-460 / year No
Accountant-managed filing £500-2,000+ / year -

£20 for your quarterly updates plus a separate £15 when you submit your end of year tax return, £35 across the year, still less than a single month of most accounting software.

Pricing

Pay only for what you need.

Payment 1 · Quarterly updates
£20
Paid when you submit your first quarterly update. Covers all four submissions for the tax year.
Payment 2 · End of year tax return
£15
Coming soon. A one-off £15 when you submit your end of year tax return, which isn't due until January 2028. Your quarterly updates don't depend on it.
First income source is £20, additional income sources are £10 each. These are separate payments.
  • Free spreadsheet template - opens in Excel or Google Sheets
  • Or just add our Overview sheet to your existing one
  • All 4 quarterly MTD submissions covered
  • Format checked before every submission
  • Sent securely through HMRC-recognised channels
  • Resubmit as many times as you need to
  • Real email support from real people

Pay only when you're ready.

Create your free account and connect it to HMRC now, so it's done long before your next deadline. Then download the template and fill it in as the quarter goes on.

When it's time to submit, simply log in, upload your spreadsheet and pay. £20 covers all four quarterly submissions for the tax year.

Q1 Apr-Jul DONE Q2 Jul-Oct READY 3 Q3 Oct-Jan 4 Q4 Jan-Apr £20/year £15 End of year tax return Due 31 Jan 2028 COMING SOON

Sign up for free. Pay when your first submission is ready to go.

Self-employed and a landlord too? Quarterly updates are £30 for both (£20 first income source, £10 for the second). Your end of year tax return is still just one flat £15 payment, however many income sources you have.
Common questions

Questions about MTD and suiteSheets

If something's still not clear, the answers below cover what people ask us most. For more detail, our Help Centre has the full guides.

What is Making Tax Digital? What is a digital link? Can I use Excel for MTD? Can I use Google Sheets for MTD?
Yes. HMRC is fine with spreadsheet-based record keeping, as long as it's paired with bridging software for the submission itself. You don't need full accounting software. With suiteSheets, you either download our free template or add our Overview sheet to the spreadsheet you already use. That's a one-time setup - after that, you just carry on recording your income and expenses as normal.
Bridging software is the bit that connects your spreadsheet to HMRC. It reads your totals and sends them across in the format HMRC needs. With suiteSheets, you upload your spreadsheet, we read the figures from your Overview sheet, and we securely send those numbers to HMRC. We don't touch or adjust your figures - they're all yours, and checking they're right is on you.
Yes. Our template is a standard Excel file, so it opens straight in Excel and you can use it there with no fuss. You can also add our Overview sheet to an Excel file you already have. Excel itself can't talk to HMRC directly, which is where suiteSheets comes in - upload your file, we read your Overview sheet, show you the totals to check, and send them over once you've confirmed.
Yes. Our template uploads straight into Google Sheets, or you can add our Overview sheet to a Google Sheets file you're already using. When a quarter's due, download your file and upload it to suiteSheets - we'll read your Overview sheet, show you the totals to check over, then send them to HMRC.
You keep your records in Excel and use bridging software to send the figures to HMRC. With suiteSheets you can start from our free Excel template, which is already set up, or add our free Overview sheet to the file you already use. When a quarterly update is due, log in, upload the file, check the totals we read from it, and confirm. HMRC gets the figures straight from your spreadsheet, with no accounting package in between.
No. HMRC needs software that works with MTD - that's true. But it doesn't have to be a full accounting platform with all the trimmings. Plenty of people choose that route, but plenty of others would rather stick with the spreadsheet they already know. suiteSheets is built for the second group.
It's being brought in gradually for sole traders and landlords, based on income. If your qualifying income is over £50,000, MTD applies to you from April 2026. Over £30,000, from April 2027. Over £20,000, from April 2028. That's based on your total gross income before expenses from the previous tax year. If you're not sure where you stand, it's worth checking HMRC's guidance or asking a qualified adviser.
A quarterly update is a summary of your income and expenses, sent to HMRC every three months. Each one is cumulative, so it covers everything from the start of the tax year, not just that quarter on its own. It's not a full end of year tax return - just a regular check-in. You'll still need to do your end of year tax return by 31 January, same as before.
Yes. You don't need a subscription-based accounting package to meet MTD as a landlord. Keep your rental income and expenses in Excel or Google Sheets, and suiteSheets sends the quarterly updates to HMRC for you. It's £20 for all four quarterly updates, and HMRC counts all your UK properties as one property business, so the price is the same however many you let.
£20 a year for all 4 quarterly submissions for your first income source. Each additional income source is £10 each. You only pay when you make your first submission - signing up and downloading the templates costs nothing. Your end of year tax return is a separate payment of £15 - coming soon and due only when you submit.
Ready to get started?

It really is this simple.

Set up your account, connect it to HMRC and download the template, all free. You only pay when you're ready to send your first quarter.

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About suiteSheets

suiteSheets is UK-based Making Tax Digital bridging software for sole traders and landlords. It enables users to meet HMRC's MTD for Income Tax requirements by recording income and expenses in Excel or Google Sheets and submitting quarterly updates to HMRC through the suiteSheets platform.

suiteSheets provides a free .xlsx template (compatible with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets) and an Overview sheet that can be incorporated into an existing spreadsheet. When a quarterly submission is due, users log in to the suiteSheets web application, select the submission period, upload their spreadsheet, verify the figures displayed from the Overview sheet, and submit to HMRC via HMRC-recognised APIs. Resubmissions are included at no extra cost.

Pricing: £20 per tax year for one income source, covering all four quarterly MTD submissions. Each additional income source (for example, self-employment plus rental income) costs £10 per year. Payment is made before the first submission, not upfront. An end of year tax return submission feature is in development; once launched it will cost a separate flat £15 per year regardless of the number of income sources, payable only when submitted. There are no monthly fees and no lock-in contracts.

suiteSheets is designed for UK sole traders, landlords, Airbnb hosts, tradespeople and freelancers who already use spreadsheets and want a lower-cost alternative to full accounting software for MTD compliance. suiteSheets is not an accounting package - it does not provide bookkeeping, invoicing, payroll or tax advice. It is a digital transmission tool for MTD quarterly updates.

Related topics: What is Making Tax Digital? - What is a digital link? - Can I use Excel for MTD? - Can I use Google Sheets for MTD?