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Can I use a spreadsheet for Making Tax Digital?

Checked 18 October 2026.

Yes, in some cases. HMRC says software can either create digital records or connect to your existing records, such as spreadsheets. You still need software that sends your quarterly updates to HMRC, and you must not copy figures by hand from one place to another once a record has been sent.

Official sources: GOV.UK choose software.

If you want the documents

Our workbook is a records template, not HMRC compatible software. Pair it with software that submits.

MTD Quarterly Records Workbook, with a free sample on the page. Not legal, tax or security advice.