Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, made simple
Since April 2026, sole traders and landlords with more than £50,000 of income have to keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC. From April 2027 the threshold drops to £30,000, and from April 2028 to £20,000.
Do I need MTD?
Enter your self-employment and property income and see if and when you have to start.
Check nowQuarterly deadlines
Every update period and due date for 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29, with a countdown to the next one.
See deadlinesPenalties
How the points system works, when £200 penalties apply, and the new late payment rules.
Understand penaltiesThe timeline
- 6 April 2026Qualifying income above £50,000 in 2024 to 2025: Making Tax Digital is mandatory.
- 6 April 2027Qualifying income above £30,000 in 2025 to 2026.
- 6 April 2028Qualifying income above £20,000 in 2026 to 2027.
What Making Tax Digital means for you
Instead of collecting receipts for one tax return a year, you keep your records in software that works with Making Tax Digital and send HMRC a short summary every three months. At the end of the year you still submit a tax return, now through the same software. You don't pay tax quarterly; payment dates stay the same.
Qualifying income means your turnover from self-employment and property before expenses. Salary, pensions and dividends don't count. Some people are exempt.
MTD Helper is independent and not affiliated with HMRC. Information checked against GOV.UK in October 2026.