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Create your Tax Account and set your tax goals

Do you know how much you owe HMRC? Are you scrambling to see if you've set enough aside to cover the bill?

Stop stressing about taxes.

We've created a dedicated Tax Account designed to help you effortlessly put money aside throughout the year, so you're ready and relaxed when tax time rolls around.

Open an account

Disclaimer: Tax Account is a premium feature that comes with Tide Accounting or Admin Extra.

Do your banking and taxes together

A smart way to manage your money and HMRC payments.

Self Assessment

Corporate Tax Estimates

Pay your tax bills

Transfer money to and from your Tax Account

Open an account

What does Making Tax Digital mean for sole traders?

What does Making Tax Digital mean for sole traders?

If you’re a sole trader or a small business owner, Tide’s free MTD for Income Tax tools ensure:

  • No more paper records or manual tax returns

  • Greater visibility over your tax position throughout the year

  • Less stress and more control over your finances

  • HMRC-recognised software

We aim to make the transition as smooth as possible – offering built-in, MTD-compliant tools with automatic updates and simple guidance.

Free MTD software that makes compliance simple

Free MTD software that makes compliance simple

  • Generate your Self Assessment form with tax estimates

  • Get a linked Tax Account to put money aside for payments

  • File your returns to directly to HMRC via the Tide app

  • Auto-categorise and capture receipts for instant bookkeeping

Get MTD-ready

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Everything became digital, and Tide just made it so easy. Everything was easy to set up. We didn't need tremendous amounts of paperwork or history to set up an account.

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