Clear Books Free
Check Clear Books Free’s MTD filing coverage, property limits and missing bank-feed, receipt-scanning and invoicing tools before choosing a plan.
What do I give up by choosing Free?
The vendor includes quarterly updates and year-end filing on its free plans. The main trade-off is bookkeeping automation: bank feeds, receipt scanning and invoicing are paid-plan features.
- Property Free covers one property or grouped properties; Foreign Property Free covers one overseas property. Check the required level of property-by-property reporting.
- Ask the provider to demonstrate the manual record-entry workflow with your transaction volume.
Selection notes checked 30 October 2026: Clear Books plan comparison. Product descriptions, not hands-on tests.
Price snapshot
Free
Free option: Sole Trader Free; Property Free (one property or grouped properties); Foreign Property Free (one overseas property). Each includes MTD quarterly updates and year-end filing. No bank feeds, receipt scanning or invoicing.
Sole Trader Free | Free | Forever free | MTD Income Tax quarterly updates ✓ | MTD Income Tax year end filing ✓
Read on the vendor’s pricing page or FAQ on 26 October 2026. Prices change and offers end; the vendor's page is the final word. How we check prices.
What it covers for MTD
| Self-employment | Yes |
|---|---|
| UK property | Yes |
| Foreign property | Yes |
| How you keep records | In the software |
| Quarterly updates | Yes |
| Submits your tax return | Yes |
| Standard and calendar update periods | Ready now / Ready now |
| Accountant access | Ready now |
| Also does MTD for VAT | Ready now |
| HMRC Assist (submission feedback) | Ready now |
| Listed access and operating systems | Web browser (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android). Check the provider’s device requirements. |
Other parts of your tax return
The product that submits your tax return must cover that whole return, including income outside your business. You can use different products for separate submissions, but each individual submission must go through one product. Confirm this with the provider before choosing.
| A job (PAYE income) | Ready now |
|---|---|
| UK savings interest | Ready now |
| UK dividends | Ready now |
| State Pension | Ready now |
| Private pension income | Ready now |
| Partnership income | In development |
| Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) | Ready now |
| Capital gains | Ready now |
| Pension contributions | Ready now |
| Gift Aid donations | Ready now |
| Student loan repayments | Ready now |
| High Income Child Benefit Charge | Ready now |
| Marriage Allowance | Ready now |
| Voluntary Class 2 National Insurance | Ready now |
| Foreign dividends | Ready now |
| Foreign interest | Ready now |
Promised, not ready yet: Partnership income.
Accessibility support listed with HMRC
- Sight loss: Ready now
- Hearing loss: Ready now
- Physical difficulties: Ready now
- Cognitive impairments: Ready now
Features from HMRC's listing for Clear Books Free, captured 24 October 2026. "In development" means the vendor has promised it for the 2026 to 2027 tax return.
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