How TiraTax compares
TiraTax next to 15 UK accounting packages
The best accounting software lets a business and its accountant complete the whole journey—from documents to reconciled accounts and accepted filings—with minimal effort and clear evidence behind every figure
54 features in 10 groups, read on 30 September 2026 from each package's public pages. TiraTax shows a green check where the app does it today and a lighter green check where it is in the implementation plan but not built yet.
- 12of 54 features work for customers today (some need a setting or a practice account), and 16 more work with a caveat (for example HMRC test service only, or partly built)
- 16more are in the implementation plan, not built yet; 10 more are not in the plan
- 28practice features (◆), the ones TiraTax treats as its focus for accountancy practices; TiraTax has 7 working for customers today
| Feature |  | Xero | QuickBooks | Sage Accounting | FreeAgent | Zoho Books | FreshBooks | IRIS KashFlow | Sage 50 | Crunch | Clear Books | Pandle | QuickFile | Coconut | IRIS Elements | TaxCalc |
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| Features with a clear yes (of 54) | 44v1 + v2 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 19 | 13 |
| ◆Of those, the 28 practice features | 22v1 + v2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Base features10 features | ||||||||||||||||
| MTD ITSA Income Tax: quarterly updates | ||||||||||||||||
| MTD ITSA Income Tax: final declaration | ||||||||||||||||
| MTD VAT returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporation Tax (CT600) filing | ||||||||||||||||
| Payroll with RTI (FPS and EPS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Double-entry ledger and core reports | ||||||||||||||||
| Invoices, bills and expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank import and reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||
| Receipt and bill capture | ||||||||||||||||
| Browser access with accountant login | ||||||||||||||||
| TiraTax focus areas4 features | ||||||||||||||||
| Automatic document intake with MTD categories◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Accounting knowledge engine that learns◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Live financial snapshot and forecasts◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Practice clients use it free◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Practice command centre5 features | ||||||||||||||||
| All-clients deadline dashboard◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulk HMRC agent authorisation◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Client approval before filing◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Jobs, tasks and deadline workflow◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Time, work in progress and billing◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Client experience4 features | ||||||||||||||||
| Client portal and document exchange★◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Engagement letters and e-signature★◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| AML checks and onboarding◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Automatic client reminders◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Full compliance coverage6 features | ||||||||||||||||
| Full Self Assessment (SA100) | ||||||||||||||||
| Partnership and trust returns◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Statutory accounts in iXBRL◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Companies House filing◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| CIS returns◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| P11D, P45 and P60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Automation and AI4 features | ||||||||||||||||
| Documents to ledger with review◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| AI category suggestions | ||||||||||||||||
| Plain-English HMRC errors and checks★◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Chat assistant | ||||||||||||||||
| Switching and data5 features | ||||||||||||||||
| Import from other software◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Full data export◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Spreadsheet bridging for MTD | ||||||||||||||||
| Public API | ||||||||||||||||
| App marketplace | ||||||||||||||||
| Banking and payments3 features | ||||||||||||||||
| Live bank feeds | ||||||||||||||||
| Collect payment on invoices | ||||||||||||||||
| Multi-currency | ||||||||||||||||
| Trust and security6 features | ||||||||||||||||
| On HMRC's recognised lists◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| ICAEW Technology Accreditation◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyber Essentials | ||||||||||||||||
| ISO 27001 or SOC 2◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Two-step sign-in and audit trail | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessibility conformance | ||||||||||||||||
| Pricing and commitments7 features | ||||||||||||||||
| Published prices | ||||||||||||||||
| Free plan or free trial | ||||||||||||||||
| Unlimited users◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Per-client pricing for practices◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Written price-lock◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| Easy exit◆ | ||||||||||||||||
| UK phone support | ||||||||||||||||
- TiraTax column:
- v1 - Version 1
- v2 - Version 2
- Grey cross: not built and not in the plan
- TiraTax's Income Tax and VAT filings run on HMRC's test service only.
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