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Do I need Making Tax Digital?

Four quick questions, built on HMRC's published rules: the income thresholds, how qualifying income is worked out, and the exemptions list.

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Answer 4 questions to get your MTD date

Question 1 of 4Where does your income come from?

MTD for Income Tax only looks at self-employment and property income.

Self-employment (sole trader) Property (UK or overseas lettings) Both self-employment and property Neither: only a job, pension, savings, dividends or a partnership share

Question 2 of 4Your qualifying income for 2024–25

Self-employment turnover plus rents, before expenses, from your 2024–25 tax return.

No self-employment or property income that year £20,000 or less £20,001 to £30,000 £30,001 to £50,000 Over £50,000 I'm not sure

Help me add it up

Self-employment turnover (£) Rents, your share (£)

Enter your figures and we'll pick the right band.

Question 3 of 4Your qualifying income for 2025–26

Self-employment turnover plus rents, before expenses (6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026).

No self-employment or property income that year £20,000 or less £20,001 to £30,000 £30,001 to £50,000 Over £50,000 I'm not sure

Help me add it up

Self-employment turnover (£) Rents, your share (£)

Enter your figures and we'll pick the right band.

And for 2026–27 (this tax year), roughly?

£20,000 or less Over £20,000 Not sure yet

Question 4 of 4Do any of these apply to you?

Tick any that apply, or none. These come from HMRC's exemption list.

You'd be exempt

I don't have a National Insurance number I file the return as a trustee (SA900 trust return) I'm dealing with the tax of someone who has died Someone acts for me under a power of attorney or as my deputy I'm a Lloyd's underwriting member I'm a minister of religion I get Married Couple's Allowance I get Blind Person's Allowance

Exempt until April 2027

I claim averaging (farmer, market gardener or creative work) I claim qualifying care relief (for example foster or shared-lives carer) I fill in the Trusts etc. pages (SA107) I fill in the Residence and remittance pages (SA109)

You could apply for an exemption

Age, disability, health, religion or no internet access means I can't use digital tools

Anonymous: we don't ask for your name or email. Based on GOV.UK rules checked 19 October 2026. Information, not tax advice.

MTD year starts · 2026–276 APR

Quarterly update 1 · 2026–277 AUG

Quarterly update 2 · 2026–272026

7 NOV

Saturday 7 November 2026

Adds 6 July to 5 October

19 days to gofor people who started MTD on 6 April 2026

Quarterly update 1 · 2026–27

7 AUG

Friday 7 August 2026

Q17 Aug
Q27 Nov
Q37 Feb
Q47 May

What the checker looks at

Qualifying income: self-employment turnover plus property income, before expenses. Jobs, pensions, dividends and partnership shares don't count.
The right tax year: 2024–25 for the April 2026 start, 2025–26 for April 2027, 2026–27 for April 2028.
Exemptions: automatic ones, the temporary exemption to April 2027, and digital exclusion.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, explained calmly, so sole traders and landlords know their date, their deadlines and what to do next.

Information, not tax advice. We're independent of HMRC and we don't send anything to HMRC. Rules checked against GOV.UK on 19 October 2026.

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