MTD software in numbers: what HMRC's list of 158 products shows

Name: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax software: features declared to HMRC
Creator: Clarpilot
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

HMRC lists every product recognised for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, in random order and without any totals. We read all 158 product records on 9 October 2026 and counted what each provider declares. Here is what that means if you are choosing software before your MTD start date.

40%

of the 158 products (63) can only send quarterly updates. To file your final tax return you need another product or an agent.

free versions can also file the final tax return, out of 37 products with a free version.

products (8%) already handle all 16 other kinds of income, such as a salary, interest, dividends and pensions.

61%

declare no support for blind, deaf, motor-impaired or cognitively impaired users.

Ready nowIn development (declared by the provider)Number = products ready now, out of 158

What they can send to HMRC

Under MTD, the quarterly updates and the final tax return both go through software. Not every product does both.

Quarterly updates 158 (100%)

Final tax return 95 (60%)

Which business income they cover

Your qualifying income for MTD is your self-employment turnover plus your gross rents. The software must handle each source you have.

Self-employment 142 (90%)

UK property 132 (84%)

Foreign property 77 (49%)

How they keep your records

Most products keep the digital records themselves. Bridging software instead connects the spreadsheet you already use to HMRC.

Keeps digital records 134 (85%)

Bridging (keeps your spreadsheet) 78 (49%)

Free version 37 (23%)

Other income on your tax return

If you also have a salary, savings, dividends or a pension, the final tax return must include them. 113 products (72%) list at least one of these as still in development.

UK interest 47 (30%)

UK dividends 46 (29%)

Student Loan 46 (29%)

Construction Industry Scheme 45 (28%)

Charitable giving 43 (27%)

Foreign dividends 43 (27%)

Foreign interest 42 (27%)

Marriage Allowance 41 (26%)

High Income Child Benefit Charge 40 (25%)

Employment (PAYE) 39 (25%)

Voluntary Class 2 National Insurance 39 (25%)

Private pension contributions 38 (24%)

State Pension income 38 (24%)

Private pension incomes 38 (24%)

Capital Gains 31 (20%)

Partner income from a partnership 15 (9%)

Accessibility and extras

What providers declare to HMRC about accessibility, accountants and MTD for VAT.

Blindness or impaired vision 60 (38%)

Deafness or impaired hearing 61 (39%)

Motor or physical difficulties 60 (38%)

Cognitive impairments 61 (39%)

Version for accountants (agents) 86 (54%)

Also does MTD for VAT 84 (53%)

HMRC Assist 37 (23%)

What this means if you are choosing software

Check that it files the final tax return. 63 of the 158 products stop at the quarterly updates. That can still suit you if an accountant files your return, or if you pair it with a second product.
List all your income, not just the business. A salary, savings interest, dividends or a pension must go on the same tax return. Only 13 products handle every one of these today.
Free does not always mean complete. 37 products have a free version, but only 24 of those can also file the tax return. See the free options in detail.
Use the filters. Our comparison of all 158 products filters on each of these features, and the 2-minute checker keeps only the products that cover your income.

Which of the 158 products fit your income?

Answer a few questions: you get your MTD start date and the software that handles everything you need to report.

Start the check

Download the data

One row per product: name, website, HMRC record, what it can submit, and the status of every feature listed by HMRC. Download mtd-itsa-software.csv (158 rows, updated 9 October 2026).

You are welcome to reuse these figures and the file. Please credit Clarpilot with a link to this page. The file contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Journalists: [email protected].

How we counted

Source: HMRC's Find software that works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. We read every product record, not just the search results.
Each status is the one the provider declares to HMRC: "ready now", "in development" or not listed. We have not tested the products.
A product sold in several versions (for individuals and for agents, or on several devices) can appear more than once on HMRC's list. We count it as HMRC lists it.
Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. Full method: how we compare MTD software.

Source: HMRC software finder, all 158 product records read on 9 October 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0).