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Heed vs spreadsheets and calendar reminders
A spreadsheet holds what you put in it: the days you remember to log, the rates you looked up once, the deadlines you entered. Heed keeps those current for you. It counts days against each country's rule, keeps rates with their official source and date, and tells you when something you rely on changes.
Reviewed 17 October 2026
- 12 Mar to 2 Apr, Portugal22
- 3 Apr to 9 Apr, United Kingdom7
- UK dividend rate, looked up in 20248.75%
- Nothing tells you when a figure you typed goes out of date.
With Heed
- Portugal this tax year155 days
- United Kingdom this tax year64 days
- Matched changeUpdatedUK dividend rate is 10.75% from 6 April 2026
An example. The changes in it are real ones from Heed's feed.
Job by job.
| The job | Spreadsheets | Heed |
|---|---|---|
| 01Days in each country | Typed in by hand | Logged from date ranges or from your device |
| 02Thresholds | Formulas you maintain | Each country's own rule applied |
| 03Tax rates | As of the day you looked | With their official source and the date checked |
| 04Rule changes | Only if you hear about them | Alerts matched to your situation |
| 05Deadlines | Reminders you set yourself | Due dates from the changes that affect you |
| 06Sharing with an adviser | Send the file | Briefs and PDF exports on Pro |
- 01Days in each country
- Heed: Logged from date ranges or from your device
- Spreadsheets: Typed in by hand
- 02Thresholds
- Heed: Each country's own rule applied
- Spreadsheets: Formulas you maintain
- 03Tax rates
- Heed: With their official source and the date checked
- Spreadsheets: As of the day you looked
- 04Rule changes
- Heed: Alerts matched to your situation
- Spreadsheets: Only if you hear about them
- 05Deadlines
- Heed: Due dates from the changes that affect you
- Spreadsheets: Reminders you set yourself
- 06Sharing with an adviser
- Heed: Briefs and PDF exports on Pro
- Spreadsheets: Send the file
Which one, when.
When spreadsheets are enough
- 01Your life sits in one country and rarely changes.
- 02You enjoy keeping the model yourself and check the sources often.
How they work together
Keep your own model if you like it. Let Heed watch the inputs: the day count, the rates and the rules your formulas depend on.
Questions
What people ask.
Straight answers. Heed is intelligence, not advice.
Only what the tools need: the countries, income types and assets you choose to add for matching, and dates for the day count. Heed never asks for passport or document numbers.
Each rate links to the page it was checked against, says whether that page is official, and shows the date it was last checked.