Making Tax Digital, without the admin.
SoleTax is the app for UK sole traders. Snap receipts, miles track themselves, and you always know the tax you owe. MTD-ready records, your office in your pocket.
Making Tax Digital
Soon, you'll report to HMRC four times a year, not once.
It's called Making Tax Digital, and for many sole traders it will be a legal requirement. Every quarter will mean:
- Every business expense, sorted into the right category
- Every mile you drive for work
- Every invoice and payment coming in
- All of it, kept in digital records
- A penalty from HMRC if you're late
That's a lot to stay on top of.
MTD facts verified against HMRC primary sources on 31 July 2026. Read the full guide Sources checked daily; last check 18 August 2026.
What SoleTax does
That whole list? Handled, for you.
Snap a receipt. Done.
Two taps and it's captured, read, and filed under the right HMRC category. Client meal? SoleTax knows what's claimable and what isn't, and tells you straight.
Miles that track themselves.
Drive to a job and the trip logs itself. One tap marks it business, and the claim is worked out at HMRC's rates. No start button, no forgetting.
Know the tax before it's due.
A running estimate builds as you earn and spend, so January is never a surprise. Income Tax, National Insurance, payments on account, Scotland's bands: handled.
A few words to paid.
Say what the job is and the quote writes itself. Send it, turn it into an invoice in a tap, and see what's paid and what's still owed at a glance. Text, email or WhatsApp.
Digital records, done properly.
Every receipt, invoice and business mile becomes a digital record, categorised the way HMRC expects and kept safe for five years. If HMRC ever ask, it's all there.
Reminders before deadlines.
A nudge before each quarterly date and before the January bill, so nothing sneaks up on you. That's it. No noise.
Your records leave whenever you need them: one tap exports everything, ready for your accountant or bridging software. Quarterly submission from inside the app is in development, live once HMRC recognition completes. Follow progress on our roadmap.
Ask SoleTax
Not sure? Just ask.
What did I spend at Screwfix this year? How much came in last month? Why is my tax that number? Ask SoleTax answers in plain English, in seconds, straight from your own records.
It's an AI intelligence layer across everything you've recorded. And it's straight with you: when something is a judgement call for an accountant, it says so.
- Your tax number, explained line by line
- "Can I claim it?" answered from HMRC's own rules
- Any receipt, mile or invoice, found in seconds
- Who owes you money. What's due and when. What still needs sorting
- Ask where anything lives, and it takes you there
Spend your time on the work, not the paperwork.
- Stay compliant. No fines.
- Know your tax and take-home.
- No late-night spreadsheets.
You focus on the job, we'll focus on the tax.
Nothing's been built for the way you work. Until now.
Sage / IPSE survey of 1,000 UK sole traders, 2025.
Pricing
Doing this properly usually costs.
Rather keep an accountant for peace of mind? Export tidy books for them in one tap, and they'll bill you for fewer hours.
Commonly asked questions
What is Making Tax Digital for Income Tax?
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is HMRC's new way for self-employed people to keep records and report. You keep your business records digitally, and send HMRC a summary update every quarter instead of one annual return. It started in April 2026 for sole traders with qualifying income over £50,000, and lower thresholds follow in 2027 and 2028. The full picture is in our plain-English MTD guide.
Do I have to use Making Tax Digital?
It depends on your qualifying income: your total gross income from self-employment and property, before expenses. Over £50,000 in the 2024 to 2025 tax year means you're in from April 2026. Over £30,000 follows in April 2027, and over £20,000 in April 2028. Below those thresholds MTD stays voluntary for now. Four questions gives you your date: try the checker.
What records does MTD require?
Every business transaction needs a digital record with the amount, the date, and the category it belongs to. The records must be kept digitally in software rather than on paper, and be in place before each quarterly update is due.
Does SoleTax submit my quarterly updates to HMRC?
Not yet: quarterly submission from inside the app is in development, and goes live once HMRC recognition completes. Until then, one tap exports everything as a clean spreadsheet plus every invoice and receipt, ready for your accountant or bridging software. Nothing to retype, nothing to hunt for. Follow progress on our roadmap.
How much does SoleTax cost?
£9.99 a month, or £79.99 a year, which saves 33%. The first 14 days are free, with full access and no card needed. There's no free tier, no ads, and your data is never sold.
Is SoleTax for limited companies?
No. SoleTax is for UK sole traders only, and that's deliberate: one job done properly. Limited companies have different rules and deserve software built for them.
What happens to my data?
Your records are yours. Everything can be exported as a spreadsheet any time, even after your subscription ends, and deleting your account erases everything permanently, on the server and on your device. The full detail is in the privacy policy.