If you’re a small business owner in the UK, you’ve probably heard of Making Tax Digital (MTD). It’s HMRC’s big plan to move tax into the 21st century. For many, this sounds like a expensive headache involving complex cloud accounting software they don't really want to use. That’s why MTD bridging software and Excel have become such a popular combo. You get to keep using the spreadsheets you know and love, while the bridging tool acts as a "translator" to send your data to HMR

By Richard Running an SME in 2026 feels a bit like navigating a minefield, doesn't it? Between keeping your customers happy, managing a team, and trying to find five minutes for a coffee, there’s that looming shadow of the CT600: the Corporation Tax return. If you’re a business owner in the South East of England: whether you’re based in a bustling office in Brighton, a tech hub in Reading, or a home studio in Kent: you’ve likely noticed that the rules of the game have changed

If you’ve been running your business using a trusty Excel spreadsheet for years, the words "Making Tax Digital" (MTD) probably sound like a bit of a headache. You might have heard whispers in the business community, or even from some software companies, that "Excel is dead" or that using bridging software is a "bad" way to handle your taxes for the 2026 deadline. But is that actually true? Or is it just clever marketing from big software firms trying to get you onto a monthly