Built by a UK accounting professional to make MTD for Income Tax genuinely simple for sole traders.
MTD Made Simple was built by Rob Okell, a qualified bookkeeper and founder of Innate Bookkeeping, because UK sole traders deserve expert-designed compliance tools without monthly software fees.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax became mandatory from 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000. That means quarterly digital record-keeping and quarterly updates submitted to HMRC via approved software.
The good news: spreadsheets are allowed. HMRC officially confirmed this. You just need a spreadsheet that is structured correctly for MTD, paired with free or low-cost bridging software for submissions.
MTD Made Simple is that spreadsheet. Built specifically for MTD for Income Tax, not a generic bookkeeping template adapted from something else. Every tab, every formula, every dropdown is designed around what HMRC actually requires.
Two versions are available:
Standard version: for non-VAT registered sole traders. 9 tabs, no VAT complexity, clean and simple.
VAT version: for VAT-registered sole traders. 10 tabs, includes full VAT tracking, net/gross columns, and a VAT Tracker tab.
Both versions include an automatic Quarterly Summary tab that calculates your cumulative year-to-date totals in exactly the format required for quarterly updates. Copy the figures into bridging software, submit to HMRC. That is the whole process.
One-time purchase. No subscription. No monthly fees. Works in Excel and Google Sheets.
Rob Okell
Founder, MTD Made Simple | Innate Bookkeeping
hello [!at] mtd-madesimple.com | innatebookkeeping.com
