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Sage50
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Our notes
Sage 50 Accounts is Sage's desktop accounting software for small businesses and accountants. Sage says it supports quarterly MTD for Income Tax submissions for sole traders, with property income added in version 34.
Pros
- Established desktop accounting product
- MTD for Income Tax quarterly submissions built in
Cons
- Final declaration support not confirmed on pages read
Price
Prices can change without notice, so confirm with the provider before you buy. Spotted an error? Email us.
- Cheapest MTD-capable plan
- unknown
- Per month
- unknown
- Per year
- unknown
- VAT
- unknown
- Notes
- No price published on the pages checked.
- Landlord pricing
- unknown. Sage staff first said Sage 50 would not support MTD ITSA for landlords; a later Sage staff post said 'Functionality for property income for MTD will be included in v34'.
Really free?
- Quarterly updates free
- no
- Tax return (final declaration) free
- unknown
- Limits
- unknown
- Bank account condition
- n/a
- Time limit
- unknown
Checked 18 Oct 2026. Sources:communityhub.sage.com, communityhub.sage.com
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 version | Not included |
|---|---|
| Agent software | Ready now |
| Individual software | Ready now |
| Software that creates digital records | Ready now |
| Bridging software that connects to records | Not 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 VAT | Ready now |
| HMRC Assist (Submission Feedback) | Not included |
Business income
| Sole trader | Ready now |
|---|---|
| UK property | Ready now |
| Foreign property | Not included |
Other income sources and items
| Employment (PAYE) | In development |
|---|---|
| UK dividends | In development |
| State Pension income | In development |
| Private pension incomes | Not included |
| Partner income from a partnership | Not included |
| Foreign dividends | In development |
| Foreign interest | In development |
| Private pension contributions | In development |
| Construction Industry Scheme | In development |
| Charitable giving | In development |
| Capital Gains | In development |
| Student Loan | In development |
| Marriage Allowance | In development |
| Voluntary Class 2 National Insurance | In development |
| High Income Child Benefit Charge | In development |
| UK interest | In development |
Accessibility
| Blindness or impaired vision | Not included |
|---|---|
| Deafness or impaired hearing | Not included |
| Motor or physical difficulties | Not included |
| Cognitive impairments | Not included |
Platform
| Software type | Desktop application Web browser |
|---|---|
| Compatible with | Microsoft Windows Mac OS Linux |
| Language | English |