MTD ScopeSources & checks

Clear Books Free

Free plans that include MTD quarterly updates and year-end filing.

Price snapshot

Free

Free option: Sole Trader Free; Property Free (one property or grouped properties); Foreign Property Free (one overseas property). Each includes MTD quarterly updates and year-end filing. No bank feeds, receipt scanning or invoicing.

Source extracts from www.clearbooks.co.uk, read on 26 October 2026:
Sole Trader Free | Free | Forever free | MTD Income Tax quarterly updates ✓ | MTD Income Tax year end filing ✓

Read on the vendor’s pricing page or FAQ on 26 October 2026. Prices change and offers end; the vendor's page is the final word. How we check prices.

What it covers for MTD

Self-employmentYes
UK propertyYes
Foreign propertyYes
How you keep recordsIn the software
Quarterly updatesYes
Submits your tax returnYes
Standard and calendar update periodsReady now / Ready now
Accountant accessReady now
Also does MTD for VATReady now
HMRC Assist (submission feedback)Ready now
Runs onWeb browser (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android)

Other parts of your tax return

The product that submits your tax return must cover that whole return, including income outside your business. You can use different products for separate submissions, but each individual submission must go through one product. Confirm this with the provider before choosing.

A job (PAYE income)Ready now
UK savings interestReady now
UK dividendsReady now
State PensionReady now
Private pension incomeReady now
Partnership incomeIn development
Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)Ready now
Capital gainsReady now
Pension contributionsReady now
Gift Aid donationsReady now
Student loan repaymentsReady now
High Income Child Benefit ChargeReady now
Marriage AllowanceReady now
Voluntary Class 2 National InsuranceReady now
Foreign dividendsReady now
Foreign interestReady now

Promised, not ready yet: Partnership income.

Accessibility support listed with HMRC

  • Sight loss: Ready now
  • Hearing loss: Ready now
  • Physical difficulties: Ready now
  • Cognitive impairments: Ready now

Features from HMRC's listing for Clear Books Free, captured 24 October 2026. "In development" means the vendor has promised it for the 2026 to 2027 tax return.

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