# Briefcase glossary

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Plain-English definitions of the AI accounting, bookkeeping, and Making Tax Digital terms UK accountants and business owners actually need to know.

Plain-English definitions of the AI accounting, bookkeeping, and Making Tax Digital terms UK accountants and business owners actually need to know.

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## AI bookkeeping

Using artificial intelligence to capture documents, classify transactions, handle VAT, and reconcile accounts automatically.

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## MTD for ITSA

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment. Quarterly digital updates to HMRC for sole traders and landlords.

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## AI accounting agent

An autonomous software agent that performs accounting tasks — capture, coding, reconciliation, working papers — with minimal human intervention.

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