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  2. A software supplier's details have been added in the 'software in development' section.

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  9. A software supplier's details have been added to the ‘software available now’ section.

  10. A software supplier's details have been updated in the ‘software available now’ section.

  11. A software supplier's details have been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

  12. A software supplier has been added in the 'Software in development' section.

  13. A software supplier's details have been updated in the ‘software available now’ section.

  14. A software supplier's details have been updated in the ‘software available now’ section.

  15. A software supplier's details have been added to the ‘software available now’ section.

  16. A software supplier's details have been added to the ‘software available now’ section.

  17. Two software supplier's details have been added to the 'Software available now' and 'Software in development' sections.

  18. Information about contacting developers directly for more information about joining the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment pilot and using their products and services has been updated.

  19. A software supplier's details have been added to ‘Software in development’. One supplier has been moved from 'Software in development' to 'Software available now'.

  20. A software supplier's details have been added to the ‘Software in development’ section.

  21. APARI Software Ltd is now APARI. Information about who can use APARI has been updated.

  22. A software supplier's details have been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

  23. A software supplier's details have been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

  24. A software supplier's details has been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

  25. New software in development has been added to the page, detailing developers and products currently in the process of gaining HMRC recognition.

  26. Added translation

  27. We have added information on what software compatible with Making Tax Digital for Income tax does.

  28. A software supplier's details have been updated.

  29. A software supplier's details has been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

  30. A software supplier's details have been added to the 'software available now' section.

  31. A software supplier's details have been removed from the ‘Software in Development’ section.

  32. 2 new software supplier details have been added to the ‘Software in Development’ section.

  33. Information about who can use APARI Software Ltd and the features for Cirrostratus Exedra Ltd have been updated.

  34. Landlord Vision has been added to the software packages list.

  35. APARI Software Ltd and Rhino features have been updated.

  36. Cirrostratus Exedra Ltd has been added to 'software available now'.

  37. APARI Software Ltd features have been updated.

  38. APARI Software Ltd has been added to 'software available now' and Cirrostratus Exedra Ltd added to 'software in development'.

  39. APARI Software Ltd added to 'software in development'.

  40. The compatible software list has been updated, 9 added and 3 changes.

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The details for one software supplier has been added to the ‘software available now’ section. One software supplier has been removed from the ‘software in development’ section.

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The details for one software supplier has been added to the ‘software available now’ section. One software supplier has been removed from the ‘software in development’ section.

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The details for 2 software suppliers have been added to the ‘software available now’ section. One software supplier has been removed from the ‘software in development’ section.

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2025-01-15 13:59
Guidance updated to include information about submissions in 2025 to 2026 and which products offer this for quarterly updates, Self Assessment tax returns, or both. Further guidance also added to support users to choose the software that best meets their needs.

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2024-05-03 13:58
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Information on what software to use and how to choose software has been updated. Software available now and software in development has been updated.

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2022-12-20 13:35
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A software supplier’s details have been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

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2022-12-01 12:25
A software supplier’s details have been updated in the ‘software available now’ section.

2022-11-09 12:13
A software supplier’s details have been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

2022-11-08 15:19
A software supplier has been added in the ‘Software in development’ section.

2022-10-27 13:56
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A software supplier’s details have been updated in the ‘software available now’ section.

2022-09-06 15:16
A software supplier’s details have been added to the ‘software available now’ section.

2022-08-08 15:14
A software supplier’s details have been added to the ‘software available now’ section.

2022-08-02 10:08
Two software supplier’s details have been added to the ‘Software available now’ and ‘Software in development’ sections.

2022-07-22 08:54
Information about contacting developers directly for more information about joining the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment pilot and using their products and services has been updated.

2022-07-15 09:52
A software supplier’s details have been added to ‘Software in development’. One supplier has been moved from ‘Software in development’ to ‘Software available now’.

2022-06-29 10:08
A software supplier’s details have been added to the ‘Software in development’ section.

2022-06-27 16:13
APARI Software Ltd is now APARI. Information about who can use APARI has been updated.

2022-06-07 16:10
A software supplier’s details have been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

2022-04-11 13:16
A software supplier’s details have been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

2022-04-01 13:56
A software supplier’s details has been added to the ‘software in development’ section.

2022-02-25 09:00
New software in development has been added to the page, detailing developers and products currently in the process of gaining HMRC recognition.