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Please read our latest news, views, hints and tips about Making Tax Digital and Solely Digital.
What is MTD?
The first Making Tax Digital quarterly update is due 7 August 2026. If you're a sole trader or landlord who crossed £50,000 last tax year, here's exactly what that means and what to check before it lands.
Landlord
It's one of the most common questions we get asked, and it's a fair one. Making Tax Digital has been delayed, tweaked, and discussed for years – so it's understandable that some people still aren't sure whether it actually applies to them or whether they can carry on as they were. Here's the clear, no-nonsense…
MTD Records
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax launched in April 2026, and if you're a sole trader or landlord with qualifying income above £50,000, you're now required to comply. It's not optional, and HMRC hasn't built in a general "I'd rather not" opt-out.
What is MTD?
It already has. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax started on 6 April 2026 – here's what that means, who's affected now, and when everyone else joins.
MTD Records
Good news: you don't need to become a bookkeeping wizard. But you do need to ditch the shoebox. Here's exactly what HMRC requires – and what it doesn't – so you can set yourself up properly from the start.
MTD Records
The threshold question trips people up more than almost anything else about MTD. Get it wrong, and you could miss your mandate date without realising it. Here's exactly what income counts – and what HMRC ignores.
