How we test software
No product has been hands-on tested yet. A review will use one sample sole-trader year, record the time, and keep screenshots. Until that exists, the page says not yet hands-on tested.
Key takeaways
- Nothing is called best while it is untested.
- A test is one sample year, with timings and screenshots.
- Untested products stay off head-to-head pages.
- Affiliate order will not set the order of products.
What a test will be
The planned test is one sample sole-trader year, the same figures in each product, the time taken, and screenshots of the records and the update. Landlord-specific steps will be a separate pass, not an assumption from the sole-trader year.
Head-to-head pages will wait until both products have that test. Coconut, ANNA and Sage are not reviewed. Their terms have not been checked for this site.
Sources
- GOV.UK: Find out if and when you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
- GOV.UK: Use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
- GOV.UK: Get ready for MTD, an agent toolkit
- GOV.UK: Reduction of the mandation threshold from £30,000 to £20,000 from April 2028
- GOV.UK: Find software that's compatible with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
- GOV.UK: Repossessing your privately rented property after 1 May 2026
- GOV.UK: Renting out your property, guidance for landlords and letting agents
Reviewed by
Christopher Norton
UK Property Tax & Making Tax Digital Specialist
FCCA and Chartered Tax Adviser. Director of Norton and Sons Associates Property Tax Firm. Property tax and MTD compliance since 2005.