DIY Accounting Limited is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.
Conformance Status
This website is aiming for WCAG 2.2 Level AA
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. They define three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. DIY Accounting Submit™ is tested against WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Automated tools find no violations on the pages listed below. Checks that need a person, such as a screen reader pass, a keyboard order review, a 400 percent zoom review and a plain-language review of errors and help, have not been done for this version, so we do not claim full conformance.
Assessment Methods
DIY Accounting Limited assessed the accessibility of this website using the following methods:
Automated Testing Tools
Results below are from 3 November 2026.
| Tool | Standard | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Pa11y | WCAG 2.1 Level AA | 0 errors on the 33 pages of the site scanned from the current source, including the VAT submission page and the rates page. The Income Tax (MTD) pages are not in this scan. |
| axe-core | WCAG 2.0 to 2.2 Level A and AA | 0 violations on 56 pages of the test deployment |
| Google Lighthouse | Accessibility Audit | Accessibility score 100 on the home, about, guide, rates and VAT submission pages |
Pages Tested
The assessment covers these pages and others, including the rates and Income Tax (MTD) pages:
- Home page (/)
- Login page (/auth/login.html)
- Bundles management (/bundles.html)
- VAT submission (/hmrc/vat/submitVat.html)
- VAT obligations (/hmrc/vat/vatObligations.html)
- VAT return view (/hmrc/vat/viewVatReturn.html)
- Receipts (/hmrc/receipt/receipts.html)
- User guide (/guide.html)
- About page (/about.html)
- Privacy policy (/privacy.html)
- Terms of use (/terms.html)
- Accessibility statement (/accessibility.html)
- Error page - distribution (/errors/404-error-distribution.html)
- Error page - origin (/errors/404-error-origin.html)
Accessibility Features
This website includes the following accessibility features:
- Semantic HTML: Proper use of headings, landmarks, lists, and other semantic elements
- Keyboard navigation: All interactive elements are accessible via keyboard
- Focus indicators: Visible focus states for all interactive elements
- Color contrast: Text meets WCAG AA contrast ratios (minimum 4.5:1 for normal text)
- Responsive design: Content adapts to different screen sizes and zoom levels up to 200%
- Form labels: All form inputs have associated labels
- Error identification: Form errors are clearly identified and described
- Skip links: Navigation can be bypassed to reach main content
- Language declaration: Page language is declared in HTML
- Target size: Touch targets meet the WCAG 2.2 minimum of 24x24 CSS pixels
Known Limitations
- The checks that need a person (screen reader, keyboard order, 400 percent zoom, plain language of errors and help) have not been done for this version.
- The Pa11y scan of the Income Tax (MTD) pages and of the Companies House pages has not been repeated on the current source. axe-core covers the Income Tax (MTD) pages and reports no violations.
- The scheduled compliance run refreshes the published test reports weekly. Its Lighthouse step failed on 26 October and 2 November 2026; the reports under Compliance Reports can be older than this statement until the next run finishes.
If you meet an accessibility barrier on this website, please contact us using the details below.
Third-Party and Generated Content
The following content is excluded from accessibility testing as it is not targeted at end users:
- HMRC OAuth authorization pages: When you authorize HMRC access, you are redirected to HMRC's own pages
- Google Sign-In: The Google authentication popup is provided by Google
- API Documentation (/docs/api/): Swagger UI is a third-party component intended for developers
- Test Results (/tests/): Generated test reports intended for developers
Compatibility
This website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- Screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, TalkBack)
- Screen magnification software
- Speech recognition software
- Keyboard-only navigation
Browser Support
This website is tested and supported on:
- Google Chrome (latest)
- Mozilla Firefox (latest)
- Apple Safari (latest)
- Microsoft Edge (latest)
Technical Specifications
Accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies:
- HTML5
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Feedback and Contact
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of DIY Accounting Submit. If you encounter accessibility barriers or have suggestions for improvement, please contact us:
DIY Accounting Limited
Registered Office: 37 Sutherland Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1BY
Company Number: 06846849
Registered in England and Wales
Email: admin@diyaccounting.co.uk
We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days.
Enforcement Procedure
If you are not satisfied with our response to your accessibility concern, you can escalate the matter to the Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS).
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the 'accessibility regulations'). While DIY Accounting Limited is not a public sector body, we voluntarily comply with these standards.
Compliance Reports
Our accessibility and security compliance is continuously monitored. Reports are available at:
This application is free to use and its source is available at github.com/diy-accounting-uk/submit.diyaccounting.co.uk under the PolyForm Internal Use License 1.0.0. You can read the markup and the tests behind every claim on this page.