Pricing
Free for landlords, sole traders and self-employed people filing their own Making Tax Digital Income Tax updates. Free for accountants and bookkeepers until April 2027, then a small monthly price per active client.
Individuals
£0 - always
For landlords, sole traders and self-employed people filing their own MTD Income Tax quarterly updates. Free is the plan, not a trial.
- Smart Map automatic mapping
- Unlimited quarterly submissions
- Reusable mapping templates
- Direct HMRC filing via the MTD API
- Full audit trail
- No credit card required
Practices
Free until April 2027
For accountants and bookkeepers filing for clients. From the 2027/28 tax year: £1.50 +VAT per active client per month, falling to £0.75 as you grow - and your first three clients stay free, always.
- Unlimited clients while free
- All of a client's income sources included
- Corrections and re-submissions free
- Unlimited staff users - no seat fees
- Multi-client dashboard and audit trail
- Cancel anytime
No card required · Cancel anytime · HMRC-recognised
aligned.tax is free MTD software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. Individuals filing their own quarterly updates - landlords, sole traders and self-employed people - pay nothing, permanently: no card, no per-submission charge and no time limit. The free route covers connecting to HMRC, uploading an XLSX workbook, Smart Map column mapping, reviewing every figure and submitting quarterly updates for self-employment, UK property and foreign property, with saved mapping templates and submission history included. That is a commitment, not a launch offer; optional extras, such as a one-to-one setup session, are priced separately. Accountants and bookkeepers filing for clients use aligned.tax free until April 2027; from the 2027/28 tax year, practice pricing is £1.50 +VAT per active client per month, falling to £1 from the 26th client and £0.75 from the 51st, with the first three clients always free.
Practice cost calculator
Drag to your client count. Free until April 2027; from then, you pay only for active clients, and the per-client rate drops as you grow.
Until April 2027: free · First 3 clients: free, always
From April 2027
£10.50 +VAT / month
for 7 paid clients - the first 3 are free
More than 100 clients? Talk to us about practice pricing.
No card required · Cancel anytime · HMRC-recognised
Practice price bands
| Active clients | Until April 2027 | From April 2027, per client per month |
|---|---|---|
| First 3 | Free | Free, always |
| Clients 4 to 25 | Free | £1.50 +VAT |
| Clients 26 to 50 | Free | £1 +VAT |
| Clients 51 and beyond | Free | £0.75 +VAT |
Bands are marginal, so the price per client only ever falls as you grow: 50 active clients come to £58 +VAT a month, 100 to £95.50. More than 100 clients?Talk to us.
How practice billing works
- A client becomes billable once their first live HMRC submission of the tax year succeeds - never for uploads, Smart Map runs or failed submissions.
- Invoices go out monthly in arrears. No card on file, no payment step on deadline day, so billing can never block a filing.
- Remove a client and they stop counting from the next month. Cancel anytime.
Who it is for
- Accountants and tax agents filing on behalf of multiple clients
- Landlords handling property income themselves
- Sole traders who want to keep their spreadsheet
Pricing questions
When does a client become chargeable?
From April 2027, a client counts towards your monthly bill once their first live HMRC submission succeeds. Uploads, Smart Map runs and failed submissions never count. Until then, practice use is free.
Will billing ever block a filing?
No. There is no card on file and no payment step when you submit. Invoices go out monthly in arrears, so a payment issue can never stop a client submission reaching HMRC.
What does the practice "free until April 2027" cover?
Everything. Unlimited clients, Smart Map, quarterly filing, corrections and staff access for the whole 2026/27 tax year, ending 5 April 2027. From the 2027/28 tax year the published per-client prices apply, and your first three clients stay free.
What if a client leaves my practice?
Remove them from your dashboard and they stop counting from the next month. There is no minimum term, and you can cancel your account at any time.
Will individual filing stay free?
Yes. Filing your own MTD Income Tax quarterly updates is free, always - no card, no per-submission charge, no time limit. The core filing route stays free; optional extras, such as one-to-one setup help, are priced separately.
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