| Bright Software Group |
| BrightBooks |
| United Kingdom & Ireland |
| ● Product Update |
| What's new in this release |
| 📅 Releasing 12 October 2026 ✏️ 1 new feature · 8 improvements |
| 1 | New feature | 8 | Improvements & fixes | UK & IE | Both regions updated |
This release brings a new guided step when enabling Payments Manager, plus a number of improvements across invoicing, MTD ITSA reporting, customer records and time tracking. Everything below is live from 12 October 2026. If you have any questions, our support team is happy to help.
New Features
New Feature
Clearer guidance when enabling Payments Manager
When you enable Payments Manager for the first time, BrightBooks now shows detailed guidance on what information and documents you'll need, tailored to whether your business is a company or a sole trader. This replaces the previous simple yes/no prompt, helping you prepare everything up front. BrightBooks (UK & Ireland)
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Improvements & Fixes
Product logo now displays correctly for Practice customers in BrightClient
The BrightBooks product logo now displays correctly in BrightClient for existing customers when a business is marked as a Practice dataset.
BrightBooks (UK & Ireland)
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MTD ITSA reports now print correctly once submitted
Printing an MTD Income Tax Self Assessment report now works correctly once a return has moved beyond "Generated" status (for example, Submitted or Fulfilled), and the report keeps the format you originally submitted it in.
BrightBooks (UK)
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Invoices, receipts and statements now print in the correct font
PDF invoices, receipts and statements now render using the font set in your template, matching what you see in the on-screen preview.
BrightBooks (UK & Ireland)
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Correct tax year now shown when importing MTD ITSA quarterly returns
The MTD ITSA Quarterly Returns Import screen now defaults to the correct current tax year.
BrightBooks (UK)
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MTD ITSA quarterly journals now dated within the correct quarter
Journals created through MTD ITSA import are now dated within their correct quarter, for both standard and calendar tax year settings.
BrightBooks (UK)
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"Use Project" setting now locked once time entries exist
In Time Settings, the "Use Project" option is now locked once a time entry has been created, preventing changes that could affect your existing time records.
BrightBooks (UK & Ireland)
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Customers list now remembers your page when you return
When you open a customer record from page 3 or later of your Customers list and then save or cancel, you're now returned to the same page instead of being sent back to page 1.
BrightBooks (UK & Ireland)
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Customer statements now print one customer per page
Customer statements now print with one customer per page as before, correcting an issue that had caused two customers to appear on the same page.
BrightBooks (UK & Ireland)
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Customer records now save and update reliably
We've resolved an issue that could prevent customer records from saving or updating correctly, including changes to a customer's email address.
BrightBooks (UK & Ireland)
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Need help with anything in this update? Our support team is always happy to help. Visit brightsg.com/support or get in touch with us directly.