BrightBooks now supports foreign property businesses under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. You can set up foreign property divisions that register and sync directly with HMRC, import transactions organised by property and country, and generate quarterly return supporting reports — including a simplified 3-line accounting option.

When you no longer need a foreign property division, you can end it directly from BrightBooks by selecting a reason and date. HMRC is notified automatically, and the division is retained for your historical records while being excluded from future returns.

You can now retrieve MTD VAT Obligations from HMRC for periods beyond the current year. Choose a start date, and BrightBooks will sync up to a full year of historical VAT return periods — useful if you need to access older periods that were not previously visible, for example after refreshing your HMRC credentials or onboarding a client mid-year.