🇬🇧 Accounting Software in United Kingdom
Keep Making Tax Digital-ready VAT books for your UK business — MTD-shaped records, PAYE/RTI payroll and FRS 102 reporting, on Desktop and Cloud.
Is Dictode Accounting right for United Kingdom?
Yes — Dictode is a double-entry accounting platform configured for United Kingdom: VAT at 20%, Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT — digital records & API filing required, UK GAAP (FRS 102) / IFRS reporting and a Company-chosen (accounting reference date set at incorporation) fiscal year — on Desktop, mobile, tablet and Cloud.
Accounting & tax norms
How Dictode keeps your books compliant where you operate.
Tax system
VAT — Value Added Tax
Rates
Standard: 20% · Reduced: 5% · Zero: 0%
Registration threshold
£90,000 taxable turnover
E-invoicing
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT — digital records & API filing required
Accounting standard
UK GAAP (FRS 102) / IFRS
Fiscal year
Company-chosen (accounting reference date set at incorporation)
Statutory filings
VAT return (quarterly, via MTD), Company Tax Return (CT600, annual), Annual accounts to Companies House, PAYE Real Time Information (RTI)
Payroll statutory
PAYE income tax, National Insurance contributions (employer & employee), Auto-enrolment workplace pension, Real Time Information (RTI) reporting
Regulators
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), Companies House, Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
Audit
Audit exemption for small companies meeting size criteria; larger companies require audit
Works on every device
Desktop for macOS, Linux and Windows, native mobile and tablet apps, and a real-time Cloud edition — offline-first with encrypted sync.
Desktop — macOS, Linux, Windows
Mobile & tablet apps
Cloud — real-time sync
Accounting in United Kingdom — FAQs
Is Dictode ready for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT?
Dictode keeps digital VAT records in the structure MTD requires, tracking VAT at 20% and producing the figures needed for your quarterly VAT return.
Does it support UK GAAP (FRS 102)?
Yes. Dictode produces double-entry financial statements suitable for FRS 102 reporting and the figures needed for your CT600 and Companies House accounts.
Does payroll handle PAYE, NI and RTI?
Payroll computes gross, PAYE, National Insurance, pension and net pay, producing records to support Real Time Information (RTI) submissions.
Can I set my own accounting reference date?
Yes. The fiscal year is fully configurable to match your Companies House accounting reference date, with period locks for filed periods.
Can I migrate from Sage or QuickBooks?
Yes. Dictode supports CSV/Excel import with a guided map-resolve-preview-commit flow to bring your accounts, contacts and transactions across.