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MTD VAT & PAYE RTI are Live

Real-time books.
Automatic VAT.
Actually compliant.

Kontala reads every transaction, proposes the entry, and keeps HMRC happy - without you touching a spreadsheet. Built for UK Limited Companies, sole traders and growing businesses.

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Connects directly to

  • HMRC MTD
  • Open Banking
  • Stripe
  • Pension Providers
  • Claude within EU

UK MTD VAT compliance

VAT returns that file themselves.

Kontala connects to your accounts, monitors your VAT position in real time, and submits MTD-compliant returns directly to HMRC - all without the spreadsheet.

VAT compliance statusDue soon

Q2 Apr–Jun 2026

11 days to deadline

Sales (box 6)

£24,840

VAT due (box 1)

£4,968

Reclaim (box 4)

£1,243

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Cash position

£48,320

↑ 12.4% vs last month

VAT liability

£6,840

Due 7 Aug 2026

AI calculated

Profit (YTD)

£32,170

↑ 8.1% vs target

Revenue - last 8 months

The ledger, not a spreadsheet

Everything a real set of books needs

No bolt-on chatbot. A proper double-entry engine underneath, with HMRC filing built in from day one.

AI bookkeeping

Every transaction categorised from your Open Banking feed. It learns your chart of accounts as you go.

Via Yapily

MTD VAT submission

Nine-box VAT100 calculated in real time. File to HMRC in one click, fully MTD compliant.

HMRC authorised

Instant bank pay

Get paid faster with GoCardless Instant Bank Pay. No card fees, straight to your account.

GoCardless

Double-entry ledger

A real general ledger underneath. Every journal posted correctly, audit-ready by default.

GAAP compliant

Fixed assets

NBV and TWDV tracked side by side. AIA, FYA and pools handled per HMRC rules automatically.

UK tax rules

Payroll and RTI

Run payroll and submit FPS straight to HMRC, with the 50% PAYE cap applied automatically.

RTI ready

Why it matters

Most software tells you where your money went. Kontala tells you where you stand - today.

How it works

Three steps. No portal logins.

01

Connect

Link your bank via Open Banking. Read-only, secure, and revocable any time.

02

Categorise

AI reads every transaction and proposes the right nominal code. You approve once, it learns for next time.

03

File

VAT, payroll RTI and your tax return go straight to HMRC. No portal, no last-minute scramble.

Pricing

Simple plans, no surprises

Start free. Scale as you grow. Cancel any time.

Starter

£0/ month

For sole traders just getting started with digital accounting.

  • Up to 50 transactions/mo
  • Open Banking feed
  • MTD VAT filing
  • Basic P&L report

Growth

Popular

£19/ month

For growing SMEs that need the full picture in real time.

  • Unlimited transactions
  • AI categorisation
  • Fixed asset module
  • Payroll and RTI
  • Instant Bank Pay

Pro

£49/ month

For accountancy firms managing multiple clients.

  • Multi-company
  • Client portal
  • API access
  • White-label reports

Ready to let your books run themselves?

Set up in under five minutes. No card required to start.

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