The Problem We Set Out to Solve
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment is not a minor administrative update. From April 2026, every landlord and sole trader earning over £50,000 must submit quarterly updates directly to HMRC using compliant software. The threshold drops further to £30,000 in April 2027, affecting hundreds of thousands of people who have never had to think about digital tax reporting before.
The software built to handle this was not designed for them. Legacy accounting platforms have retrofitted MTD compliance onto products built for accountants and bookkeepers. These products assume financial literacy, tolerance for complexity, and a willingness to pay for features most people will never use. The people who most need a simple, reliable way to stay compliant are the least well served by what currently exists.
We built DoneLabs to fix that.
Three Products. One Ecosystem.
DoneLabs is not a single product. It is an infrastructure layer for MTD ITSA compliance, delivered through three focused tools that work independently and together.
DoneTax is built for landlords with residential property income. It connects directly to HMRC via OAuth 2.0, pulls in bank transactions through FCA-authorised open banking, and walks you through quarterly submission in a single clear flow. No accounting knowledge required. No jargon. Just your income, your expenses, and a confirmation that HMRC has received your update.
DoneSE does the same for sole traders and the self-employed. Same direct HMRC connection, same open banking sync, built around the specific income and expense categories HMRC requires for self-employment income. If you run a business, invoice clients, or take on freelance work, DoneSE was built for you.
DoneTax+ is the layer above both. It is built exclusively for accountants and tax agents who manage clients at scale. When a client files through DoneTax or DoneSE, their quarterly data arrives in DoneTax+ ready to review like a cartridge loading into a system. The accountant checks the figures, approves the submission, and files directly to HMRC. No spreadsheets emailed back and forth. No manual re-entry. No chasing clients for bank statements the week before a deadline.
Built on Foundations That Hold
Every DoneLabs product connects to the official HMRC MTD ITSA API. Not a workaround. Not a bridge. The real Gateway, via OAuth 2.0. Bank data flows through TrueLayer, an FCA-authorised open banking provider operating under read-only access. We can see your transactions to categorise them. We cannot and will never touch your money.
All data is encrypted at rest and in transit using AES-256-GCM. DoneLabs Ltd is ICO registered (ICO-0001353294), UK GDPR compliant, and incorporated in the UK. Our infrastructure runs on UK servers. We built this here, for here.
What Comes Next
Phase 1 onboarding is open now. We are admitting users in controlled batches to make sure every submission is handled correctly from day one. If you are a landlord or sole trader earning over £50,000, the April 2026 deadline is closer than it feels. Join the waitlist and be first through the door when we open access.
If you are an accountant managing clients who will be affected by MTD ITSA, DoneTax+ was built for you. We would love to hear from you. Get in touch at hello@donelabs.co.uk.