Distil replaces Dext, your MTD VAT software, and ITSA tools. One platform for extraction, invoicing, VAT, ITSA, bank reconciliation, and reports, at one flat price. From £19/month.
14-day free trial · No per-client fees · Cancel anytime
75-second walkthrough · One tool for every client
Every practice hits the same bottlenecks. There's a better way.
3+ days
Chasing clients for missing purchase invoices. Searching through WhatsApp, email, and text messages. Month-end becomes a three-day treasure hunt.
Clients upload via a shareable link. Documents land in your dashboard instantly.
4 tools
Dext for scanning. Xero for accounting. Separate software for MTD VAT. Now ITSA needs yet another tool. Different logins, different billing, different workflows. The overhead of switching between them adds hours every month you should spend on client work.
Distil replaces all of them. One login, one flat fee, everything in one place.
Apr 2026
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax went mandatory for sole traders earning £50k+ this April. Quarterly submissions to HMRC. Most accounting tools still don't have it built in, so they want you to buy another add-on.
Distil files both MTD VAT and ITSA returns directly to HMRC. No extra software.
One platform replacing your entire practice stack
Send clients a shareable link. They upload supplier invoices from any device. Documents appear in your dashboard with AI-extracted data, no app download, no training required.
Invoices, bank statements, receipts: AI reads every field. Supplier names, amounts, VAT codes, dates, and nominal categories assigned automatically.
Known suppliers auto-publish as drafts in Xero/QBO. New ones: review, correct, publish. File VAT/ITSA returns or export P&L and cash flow reports.
One platform. One subscription. No add-ons.
Upload purchase invoices and receipts. AI extracts supplier, amounts, VAT, dates, and nominal codes in seconds. 95%+ accuracy on UK documents.
Upload PDF statements from any UK bank. Every transaction extracted and categorised using your supplier rules. Auto-reconciliation matches transactions to invoices, 50-60% matched in one click. Export to CSV or publish to Xero/QBO.
Create professional invoices, send to clients, track payments. Revenue flows automatically into your P&L and VAT returns.
File VAT returns directly to HMRC. All 9 boxes auto-calculated from your processed invoices. Review, approve, and submit, all in one place.
Quarterly ITSA updates for sole traders. Income and expenses mapped to HMRC categories automatically. Submit directly from your dashboard.
Real-time P&L by client, period, or category. Drill into any line item. Export or share with clients.
See money in and money out. Forecast based on outstanding invoices, regular expenses, and tax provisions.
Assets, liabilities, and equity at a glance. Bank balances, receivables, payables, VAT owed, and tax provisions, all auto-updated.
Record business journeys with HMRC-approved simplified expense rates. Mileage expenses flow into P&L and ITSA returns automatically.
Generate a shareable link or QR code for each client. They install it as an app on their phone and send receipts as they go. No Dext client licence, no extra cost per client.
Connect once. Known suppliers auto-publish as drafts with PDFs attached. Ledger mode attaches receipts directly to bank transactions, enabling QBO Ledger (£1.50/client) or Xero Ledger (£2.50/client) instead of full plans. Save £300+ per client per year. CSV export for Sage and others.
Every document stored securely in UK data centres. Encrypted at rest. Instant access for 90 days, then automatic Glacier archival.
Same invoice extraction. Everything else is extra with Dext.
| Feature | Distil | Dext |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat rate from £19/mo | Per client (£8-£33/client/mo) |
| At 10 clients | £59/mo | ~£200/mo |
| At 50 clients | £89/mo | ~£650/mo |
| Bank statement processing | Included | Add-on cost |
| MTD VAT filing | Included | Not included |
| MTD ITSA submissions | Included | Add-on |
| P&L, cash flow & reports | Included | Not included |
| Sales invoicing | Included | Not included |
| QBO/Xero Ledger mode | Included | Not supported |
Hear from practitioners who switched to Distil.
“Other software I used required multiple add-ons to do what Distil does out of the box. One flat fee, everything included. Invoices, bank statements, client uploads, VAT and MTD. Nothing else comes close for the price.”
Stefano Costa
SMD Accountancy
“My team was spending a full week a month just doing bookkeeping. Now I upload invoices, bank statements, AI categorizes it, we review, and publish in under an hour. It’s really all in ONE!”
Vanusa de Aveiro
Accurate Accounting
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