HMRC-recognised MTD bridging software

Keep your spreadsheet.
Meet MTD requirements.
Simply.

suiteSheets – the HMRC-recognised solution for UK sole traders and landlords. You already know how to use a spreadsheet. suiteSheets helps you meet Making Tax Digital using Excel or Google Sheets, without accounting software subscriptions.

Free Account Free Templates
suiteSheets character

No monthly subscription.
No complicated software.
Simply spreadsheets.

Comfortable with your spreadsheet? Then there's no reason to change.
suiteSheets simply bridges the gap between your records and HMRC, so you can carry on exactly as you are.
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 ditching the spreadsheet you've used for years.

If you're a sole trader or landlord who already tracks your income and expenses in Excel or Google Sheets, you've basically already done the hard part. What you need is something called 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

We built this for spreadsheet people, not accountants.

If you're a UK sole trader or landlord who already keeps your records in a spreadsheet and just wants a simple, low-cost way to send them to HMRC, you're exactly who we built this for.

Sole traders

Running things on your own doesn't mean you're on your own with the paperwork. Our template is built around how sole traders actually work.

Landlords and Airbnb hosts

Got more than one property? No bother. Keep income and costs separated property by property, with a template that covers rent, repairs and finance charges.

Construction and trade

You wouldn't cut corners on a job. Your records don't need to either - solid, simple, no unnecessary extras.

Freelance and creatives

Spend your energy on the work you're good at, not wrestling with software. One upload a quarter and you're done for another three months.

How it works

You keep doing your spreadsheet. We handle the HMRC bit.

Carry on recording your income and expenses the way you always have. When a quarter's deadline comes round, log in, upload your file, have a quick check that everything looks right, and submit. That's the whole job.

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 quarter's 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
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 / year Yes
Basic accounting software £120-180 / year No
Standard accounting software £240-460 / year No
Accountant-managed filing £500-2,000+ / year -

Self-employed and a landlord? Got two income sources to report? suiteSheets covers both for £30 a year - still cheaper than a single month of most accounting software.

Pricing

One payment. All four quarters covered.

£20
Per tax year
First income source. £10 for each one after that.
  • 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 when you're ready. Not a moment before.

Sign up for free and take all the time you need. Download the template, get your Overview sheet sorted, and keep your records as the quarter goes on. When your deadline's getting close, log in, upload your spreadsheet, and pay - £20 covers all four submissions for the whole year.

Q1 Apr-Jul DONE Q2 Jul-Oct READY 3 Q3 Oct-Jan 4 Q4 Jan-Apr £20/year

Sign up for free. Pay when your first quarter's ready to go - not before.

Self-employed and a landlord too? suiteSheets covers both income sources for £30 - still less than a single month of most accounting software.
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.
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 tax return - just a regular check-in. You'll still need to do your end-of-year return by 31 January, same as before.
£20 a year for your first income source, covering all four quarterly submissions. Got more than one income source, like being self-employed and a landlord? Each extra one is £10 a year. You only pay when you're ready to make your first submission - signing up and downloading the template costs nothing.
Ready to get started?

Your spreadsheet's already doing the job.
Let us handle the HMRC bit.

Download the free template, have a look at how it fits your records, and 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. 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?