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Clear Books Free

First seen on HMRC's list on or before 17 Oct 2026.

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Our notes

Clear Books offers permanently free MTD plans for sole traders, UK property and one foreign property, covering quarterly updates and the final declaration. Paid plans from £5/month + VAT add bank feeds and per-property tracking.

Pros

  • Genuinely free including final declaration
  • No transaction limits; CIS included
  • Foreign property supported

Cons

  • No bank feeds on free (manual entry/import)
  • Property Free treats properties as one/grouped
  • Joint ownership support undocumented

Price

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Cheapest MTD-capable plan
Clear Books Sole Trader Free / Property Free
Per month
Free
Per year
Free
VAT
n/a
Notes
'Forever free'.
Landlord pricing
yes – Property Free (free) and Property (£5/mo + VAT). Property Free: one property or grouped; paid Property plan adds multi-property tracking, bank feeds, receipt scanning. Foreign Property Free: one overseas property.
Agent/accountant pricing
unknown. Not published on pages checked.

Really free?

Quarterly updates free
yes
Tax return (final declaration) free
yes ('no upgrade-to-file walls'; final declaration prepared automatically)
Limits
No bank feeds on free; Property Free = one property or grouped; Foreign Property Free = one overseas property; no transaction limits; CIS included.
Bank account condition
None
Time limit
None ('forever free')

Landlords and spreadsheets

Jointly owned property
unknown. Clear Books guide content mentions jointly owned property, but no product page documents an ownership-split feature.
Excel bridging
n/a
Google Sheets bridging
n/a
CSV import
n/a
Bridging notes
Not bridging software (HMRC listing: bridging 'Not included').

Checked 17 Oct 2026. Sources:www.clearbooks.co.uk, www.clearbooks.co.uk, www.clearbooks.co.uk, www.clearbooks.co.uk

HMRC listing

What the software provider has told HMRC. “In development” means the provider has committed to building it in time for the 2026 to 2027 tax return.

Features

Free versionReady now
Agent softwareReady now
Individual softwareReady now
Software that creates digital recordsReady now
Bridging software that connects to recordsNot included
Standard update period (6 April to 5 April)Ready now
Calendar update period (1 April to 31 March)Ready now
Making Tax Digital for VATReady now
HMRC Assist (Submission Feedback)Ready now

Business income

Sole traderReady now
UK propertyReady now
Foreign propertyReady now

Other income sources and items

Employment (PAYE)Ready now
UK dividendsReady now
State Pension incomeReady now
Private pension incomesReady now
Partner income from a partnershipIn development
Foreign dividendsReady now
Foreign interestReady now
Private pension contributionsReady now
Construction Industry SchemeReady now
Charitable givingReady now
Capital GainsReady now
Student LoanReady now
Marriage AllowanceReady now
Voluntary Class 2 National InsuranceReady now
High Income Child Benefit ChargeReady now
UK interestReady now

Accessibility

Blindness or impaired visionReady now
Deafness or impaired hearingReady now
Motor or physical difficultiesReady now
Cognitive impairmentsReady now

Platform

Software typeWeb browser
Compatible withMicrosoft Windows Mac OS Linux
Mobile AppAndroid Apple iOS
LanguageEnglish

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