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01Bookkeeping

Your bank statement in. Every transaction sorted.

Import a statement from any major UK bank and TapTax brings in months of records at once. AI puts each transaction in the right HMRC category and you confirm business or personal with a tap.

Free to start. No card needed.

Transactions sorted into HMRC categories
Marking a transaction business or personal on the TapTax app
  • MTD-compatible
  • Bank-level encrypted
  • Files straight to HMRC
  • Built for quarterly updates
UK banks recognised automatically
16UK banks recognised automaticallyBarclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest, Monzo, Starling, Revolut, Tide and more, with columns matched for anything else.
a business mile in 2026/27
55pa business mile in 2026/27For the first 10,000 miles in a car or van, then 25p. TapTax applies the rate for the year of each trip.
to keep your business records
5 yearsto keep your business recordsAt least, after the 31 January deadline of the tax year they belong to.

02The walkthrough / 1:03

Watch it, start to finish.

A bank statement imported on the live app: columns matched, rows already in TapTax skipped, every new row sorted, and a business trip logged.

What happens in the film
  1. Title: bank statement in. Every transaction sorted.
  2. Import a statement: a Monzo CSV is uploaded and its columns are matched for you, UK dates and all.
  3. Check before it lands: 3 new rows to import, and 9 already in TapTax skipped, so nothing counts twice.
  4. Sorted into HMRC categories: the new rows are categorised as they land, £640.00 income and £113.70 expenses, then the full transaction list.
  5. Miles at HMRC rates: an 11-mile business trip from Roundhay, Leeds to Otley, logged at 55p a mile: £6.05.
  6. Start free at taptax.co.uk. Free to start, no card needed.

03How it works

From bank statement to sorted books, in minutes.

Bring months of records in at once, and let TapTax do the sorting you used to do in a spreadsheet.

  1. 01 / Import

    Import a statement

    Download a CSV from your bank and drop it in. Columns are matched for you, and overlapping statements never count twice.

    • 16 UK banks recognised automatically
    • Columns matched for anything else
    • UK date formats understood
  2. 02 / Preview

    Check before it lands

    See every row TapTax will add, and any it will skip or cannot read, before anything is saved.

    • Every row shown before it is saved
    • Rows already in TapTax skipped
    • Rows it cannot read, listed
  3. 03 / Sort

    Sorted into HMRC categories

    AI suggests the category for every transaction, the same boxes HMRC uses on your update.

    • HMRC's expense categories
    • Suggested for every transaction
    • Change any one with a tap

    Starter and above

  4. 04 / Review

    Business or personal, one tap

    Confirm each one on your phone. Anything you mark personal stays out of your figures.

    • One card at a time, on your phone
    • Personal stays out of your figures
    • Unreviewed ones count until you decide
  5. 05 / Mileage

    Miles at HMRC rates

    Log business trips and TapTax applies the approved mileage rates, 55p a mile for the first 10,000 in 2026/27.

    • 55p a mile for the first 10,000 in 2026/27
    • 25p a mile after that
    • Every trip logged with its date

    Pro and above

04The categories

The categories HMRC works in.

TapTax suggests one of these for every transaction, and they add up into the expense totals on your quarterly update. Change any suggestion with a tap.

Cost of Goods
Stock and materials you buy to sell or use in the work.
Subcontractor Costs
Payments to subcontractors, including under the Construction Industry Scheme.
Salary & Wages
Pay and costs for staff you employ.
Travel
Fares, parking and hotels on business trips.
Premises
Rent, rates, heat and light for business premises.
Repairs & Maintenance
Repairs to business property and equipment.
Office & Admin
Phone, internet, stationery, postage and software.
Marketing
Advertising, your website and promotion.
Meals & Entertainment
Kept on record; HMRC does not allow entertaining clients as a business cost.
Loan Interest
Interest on business loans.
Bank & Finance Charges
Bank fees, card charges and overdraft costs.
Bad Debts
Money you are owed and will never be paid.
Professional Services
Accountant, solicitor and other professional fees.
Depreciation
Kept on record; HMRC gives capital allowances instead.
Other
Allowable costs that fit nowhere else.

05Before and after

The same job, without the admin.

The jobOn your ownWith TapTax
Getting it inCopied from the bank app, row by rowOne CSV: months at once
Overlapping statementsCounted twice without noticingRows already imported are skipped
CategoriesYour own names, sorted out at the year endHMRC's categories, suggested for you
Personal spendingDeleted, or forgottenMarked personal, kept out of your figures
MileageA notebook, and the rate looked upTrips logged at HMRC's approved rates

06What's included

Everything in bookkeeping

  • Every plan

    16 UK banks recognised

    Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest, Monzo, Starling, Revolut, Tide and more.

  • Every plan

    No double counting

    Overlapping statements and duplicates are caught.

  • Starter and above

    AI categories

    The HMRC boxes, suggested for every transaction.

  • Every plan

    Business or personal

    One tap each; personal never reaches your filing.

  • Pro and above

    Mileage at HMRC rates

    Trips logged, rates applied.

  • Every plan

    Manual entry, any time

    For the cash job or the odd receipt.

Free to start; Starter is £4.99 a month and Pro £9.99. Compare plans.

07Built for

Made for the way you work.

  • One account for everything

    Business and personal spending in the same account, split with a tap.

  • Trades and drivers

    Business miles at the approved rates, alongside everything else.

  • Leaving a spreadsheet

    Months of history in from one CSV, sorted into HMRC's categories.

08Phone and web

In your pocket, and on your desk.

Sort a week of transactions in the queue on your phone, a card at a time, and see the result on the web.

Marking a transaction business or personal on the TapTax app

Bookkeeping: questions

Which banks can I import from?

Any bank that exports a CSV statement. TapTax recognises statements from 16 UK banks automatically and lets you match columns for anything else.

Can I connect my bank directly?

Not yet: a read-only bank connection is on the way. Until then, one CSV brings in months of records.

What happens to personal spending?

Mark it personal and it stays out of your figures. Anything not yet marked counts as business until you say otherwise, and TapTax shows how many are unreviewed.

Is importing free?

Yes. CSV import and manual entry are on every plan. AI categorisation is on Starter and above.

What if I import the same statement twice?

Rows already in TapTax are marked as already imported and skipped, so overlapping statements never count twice.

Which mileage rate does TapTax use?

HMRC's approved rate for the year of the trip: in a car or van, 55p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles in 2026/27 (45p before), then 25p.

Start free, file when you are ready.

Connecting to HMRC, keeping records and one quarterly submission are free. No card needed.

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Where these figures come from

The figures and rules on this page come from these published sources.