Coconut + Self-Assessment Tax Return: Complete Workflow
Preparing for self-assessment tax return and using Coconut? Self-assessment requires reviewing a full year of bank transactions to identify income, allowable expenses, and taxable events. Doing this manually from PDFs takes hours. BankScan AI bridges the gap between your bank's PDF statements and Coconut's import feature.
BankScan AI → Coconut for Self-Assessment Tax Return
Convert bank statement PDFs to CSV formatted for Coconut import. Convert 12 months of bank statements to Excel in minutes. Filter, sort, and categorise transactions to identify income and allowable expenses for your SA100.
How It Works
Upload your bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Upload Full tax year (6 April to 5 April), so 12 months of statements of statements.
AI formats for Coconut
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Amount — Coconut accepts a single amount column with positive for income and negative for expenses — dates in DD/MM/YYYY.
Import and use for self-assessment tax return
Upload into Coconut and use the reconciled data for self-assessment tax return.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Coconut + Self-Assessment Tax Return Features
- Coconut ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Coconut's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Coconut auto-categorises imported transactions by comparing them against your existing Coconut transaction categories, learning your categorisation preferences over time.
- Built for Self-Assessment Tax Return — Convert 12 months of bank statements to Excel in minutes. Filter, sort, and categorise transactions to identify income and allowable expenses for your SA100.
Import for Self-Assessment Tax Return into Coconut
After converting your bank statements for self-assessment tax return:
- In Coconut, go to Transactions > Import
- Upload the CSV from BankScan AI to bring in transactions from external bank accounts alongside your Coconut banking data
Common Import Issues
Coconut is primarily a banking app — the import feature is designed for bringing in transactions from non-Coconut accounts. Large file imports may time out on mobile.
Coconut Import for Self-Assessment Tax Return
Paper returns due 31 October, online returns due 31 January following the tax year; late filing triggers automatic penalties starting at 100 GBP
Convert for Coconut + Self-Assessment Tax Return