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HMRC now wants quarterly updates on your rental income. You did not sign up to become a part-time bookkeeper, so Aligned reads the property spreadsheet you already keep, maps it to HMRC's fields, and files your update in minutes. No accounting software to learn.
Free bridging software · No credit card · Keep the spreadsheet you already use.
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Most MTD tools want you to learn property management software. Aligned reads your existing rental spreadsheet, maps the columns, and lets you file the quarterly update from it.
Drop in your spreadsheet - any format, any layout. Aligned reads your columns and maps them to the right HMRC fields automatically. You check the mapping, hit submit, and your quarterly update is filed. The mapping saves, so next quarter takes seconds.
Download a rigid template. Link cells with formulas. Or re-key every figure by hand into another tool. Every quarter. For every client. HMRC's digital mandate means you can't just copy and paste - so you're stuck adapting your workflow to fit someone else's software.
Your rental workbook stays put. The mapping saves for next quarter. No accounting software to learn.
Your start date depends on your rental and self-employment income, not a letter from HMRC. Check exactly when, and why, in under a minute. Every answer traces back to GOV.UK.
Check your start dateUpload the rental spreadsheet you already keep. No reformatting, no template to learn. Smart Map reads your property income and expenses, however your sheet is laid out.
Smart Map matches your column headers to the property MTD fields and proposes the mapping. Review what it suggests, adjust if needed, and approve everything before the update is sent.
Check the figures and file the quarterly property update directly to HMRC via their MTD API. The mapping is saved for next quarter, so repeat filings take seconds with a full audit trail.
If you would rather not build your own, start from our free, professionally developed landlord bookkeeping spreadsheet. It is structured for Making Tax Digital from the first row, so Aligned can read and file it without any reformatting.
A 5-minute read covering MTD for property income, key dates, and what to do without changing how you keep your rental records.
Read the MTD guide for landlordsYes. Spreadsheets can remain part of your digital records when compatible bridging software submits the required updates to HMRC.
Aligned is for landlords who already keep suitable spreadsheet records and want a simpler route to MTD filing.
Aligned is almost here. Add your email for early access and we'll notify you the moment filing opens - free, no credit card.
Aligned is free for landlords - the core upload-and-submit workflow is always free. It works whether you let one property or several, with no credit card required to try it.
Aligned accepts Excel .xlsx, .xls, and .csv files. Bring the workbook you already use for property income and expenses, and Smart Map matches your column headers to the right HMRC fields.
Yes. You can keep the rental spreadsheet you already use rather than learning a property management package, and Aligned reads it directly each quarter.
Yes. Once you are mandated into MTD ITSA you stay in unless you opt out, and opt-out is only available after three consecutive tax years with qualifying income below the applicable threshold. A single year below the threshold does not remove the obligation, and you may also choose to stay in MTD for continuity.
HMRC requires a digital record of each income or expense item, including the date, amount, and category. The line-item record itself must be digital and digitally linked to your filing software, but HMRC does not separately mandate that the underlying paper receipts must be scanned. Keep paper receipts as you would today for your own audit trail.
You file separate quarterly updates for each income source. Your self-employment income is one quarterly update, your property income is another, and they are then combined in the year-end Final Declaration.
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