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AI-powered receipt management for UK sole traders. Snap, categorise, and track business expenses for self-assessment tax returns.

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Deadline: 6 April 2026

Making Tax Digital is Coming

From 6 April 2026, sole traders earning over £50,000 must keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC. Your receipts need to go digital.

What is MTD?

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) requires sole traders to keep digital records of income and expenses, and submit quarterly summaries to HMRC using compatible software.

What We Do

  • Create digital records from paper receipts
  • Auto-categorise to HMRC SA103 expense boxes
  • Export MTD-ready CSV for your accountant or software
  • Track VAT and spot capital allowances automatically

What Your Accountant Does

  • Submit quarterly updates to HMRC via API
  • File end-of-year Self Assessment
  • Manage tax computations and compliance

Frequently Asked Questions

Is TradeDocket MTD-compatible?
TradeDocket is MTD-ready, meaning it creates compliant digital records of your business expenses in the format required by HMRC. Receipt scanning is explicitly listed by HMRC as an approved method for creating MTD digital records. TradeDocket handles the record-keeping side; your accountant or MTD-compatible accounting software submits the quarterly updates to HMRC.
Do I need TradeDocket AND accounting software?
TradeDocket replaces the shoebox of receipts, not your accountant. You scan receipts on the go, and TradeDocket organises them into HMRC-aligned categories. At quarter-end, export your data and hand it to your accountant or import it into your accounting software for HMRC submission.
Who does MTD apply to from April 2026?
From 6 April 2026, MTD for Income Tax applies to sole traders and landlords with annual income over £50,000. From April 2027, it extends to those earning over £30,000. If you're a plumber, electrician, or builder earning above these thresholds, you'll need to keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC.

MTD is coming. Get your receipts digital-ready before 6 April.

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About Us

Scale Platforms builds focused, AI-powered tools for everyday financial tasks. We believe managing your money — whether you're a sole trader filing a tax return or a family tracking groceries — should be effortless, not painful.

Based in the UK, we design for real people with real receipts.

AI-First

Smart automation, not more admin.

Privacy-Focused

Your data stays yours. Always.

Built for the UK

Designed for HMRC, UK tax years, and British workflows.