MTD-Ready Software

Making Tax Digital is here.

From April 2026, sole-trader heating & plumbing engineers earning over £50k must keep digital records and submit quarterly updates to HMRC. Gas Engineer Software sends all your invoices and payments to your accounts as you work — so you’re MTD-ready, automatically.

Stay compliant without losing a day to paperwork.

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What's changing — and when it affects you

HMRC is rolling out MTD for Income Tax in three waves. Here's where you fit.

April 2026

Sole traders earning over £50,000

Quarterly digital submissions to HMRC are now mandatory. If you're in this band, you need MTD-compatible software in place.

April 2027

Sole traders earning over £30,000

Same rules apply. If you're nearing this threshold, now's the time to get your digital records in order.

April 2028

Sole traders earning over £20,000

The threshold drops again. Almost every working heating and plumbing engineer will be in scope by this date.

Your tax year under MTD

Five submissions a year — at a glance

Four quarterly updates throughout the year, plus one Final Declaration after it ends.

Quarter 1

6 Apr – 5 Jul

Submit by

7 August

Quarter 2

6 Jul – 5 Oct

Submit by

7 November

Quarter 3

6 Oct – 5 Jan

Submit by

7 February

Quarter 4

6 Jan – 5 Apr

Submit by

7 May

+ then, after the tax year ends

✓

One per year

Final Declaration

Confirm your figures, claim allowances and reliefs, and report any other income. This replaces your old Self Assessment.

Submit by

31 January

HMRC also lets you elect for calendar quarter reporting (1 Apr–30 Jun, etc.) if that's easier — speak to your accountant about which suits you best.

The integration with QuickBooks was seamless. GES is time-saving software that helps me stay on track.

Paul Laborevics

York Heating and Plumbing Solutions

BENEFITS OF GOING DIGITAL

What’s now on your plate

Keep digital records of every transaction

HMRC expects you to keep every invoice raised, payment received and expense incurred electronically. With GES, that’s sorted.

Submit on time, four times a year

With four quarterly deadlines plus the final declaration, MTD makes life difficult for those without a proper system in place.

Maintain a clear digital audit trail

All your invoices and payments need to make their way into your accounting software – preferably without manual re-entry.

GES & MTD SOFTWARE

How GES keeps you compliant — and saves you hours every week

DIGITAL INVOICES

PAYMENT TRACKING

MTD SYNC

DIGITAL INVOICES

PAYMENT TRACKING

MTD SYNC

INVOICE DIGITALLY

Invoice jobs on the spot and stay MTD compliant

Raise invoices from the van, get paid, send certificates — and watch each one drop straight into your digital records.

GES helps you create everything you need for MTD, and keeps them safe on the cloud.

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CONNECT WITH YOUR ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE

GES works with the MTD accounting software you already use

Your invoices, payments and expenses sync straight from Gas Engineer Software into the MTD-compatible bookkeeping platform you (or your accountant) already work in.