The UK Gov't have a project to overhaul the taxation system here, called Making Tax Digital (MTD) [0]. At some point this year the plan is to implement the new system for VAT [1], followed by expanding to the rest of the system by 2020.<p>Gov.UK has a long list of companies [2] providing the software required under the new system, be it a bespoke accounting program or just a specially-formatted Excel spreadsheet or piece of 'bridging software'.<p>Does anyone know of any free software options available for complying with this new system?<p>This thread on GnuCash [3] suggests it may not be possible due to the use of per-application secrets, but maybe something can be done with LibreOffice? The use of one non-free spreadsheet would be more palatable than an entire piece of software.<p>[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Making_Tax_Digital
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-vat
[2] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/software-for-sending-income-tax-updates
[3] http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/UK-specific-MTD-Making-Tax-Digital-tp4691090p4691095.html