MTDfVAT review
A low-cost filing tool for UK VAT returns, with useful spreadsheet and bookkeeping imports.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
MTDfVAT is cloud-based bridging software for UK VAT-registered businesses, sole traders, limited companies and partnerships. It validates VAT data before submission and sends returns to HMRC through Making Tax Digital. The service is aimed at organisations that already hold VAT data in spreadsheets or bookkeeping systems and need a focused route to filing. It runs on web, Windows and macOS, with dashboards covering VAT obligations, submissions, payments and repayments.
Pricing is straightforward: both the Company and Individual plans cost £69 per year before VAT. Each is an annual licence supporting one user and one VAT registration number. Both plans include MTD for VAT filing to HMRC, Excel and bookkeeping bridging, and email support. The Company plan adds group and consolidated VAT features, while the Individual plan provides dashboard views for obligations and submissions. Imports cover Microsoft Excel and CSV files, including CSV data from Sage and other bookkeeping software; QuickBooks and Xero are also listed among the integrations.
The product’s strongest fit is a business with an established bookkeeping workflow that wants validation and submission rather than a broader VAT management system. Group VAT submissions and consolidated submissions from multiple files give the Company plan useful scope for multi-entity filing. MTDfVAT is less suitable for buyers seeking VAT registration, calculation, transaction management or e-invoicing capabilities in the same product. Choose it for affordable UK return filing across common desktop and web environments; choose an alternative when compliance administration needs to extend beyond preparing and submitting VAT returns.
MTDfVAT pros and cons
- Where it wins
- HMRC validation and Making Tax Digital submission
- Excel, CSV, Sage, QuickBooks and Xero data imports
- Group and consolidated VAT submissions
- Where it doesn't
- Focused on filing rather than VAT calculation or registration
- No free plan; licences are billed annually
- Each licence supports one user and one VAT registration number
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