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Essential Guide 2026
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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (ITSA)
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The definitive guide to navigating HMRC's new digital
tax rules. Find out if you're affected, when the changes
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What is MTD for ITSA?
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Making Tax Digital for
<a href="https://itsaguide.co.uk/">
Income Tax Self Assessment
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(MTD for ITSA) is HMRCâs initiative to modernise the
tax system. It requires self-employed individuals
and landlords to keep digital records and use
MTD-compatible software to send income and expense
updates to HMRC every quarter, rather than filing a
single Annual Tax Return.
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Who Needs to Comply with MTD?
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MTD for ITSA applies based on your combined qualifying
income from self-employment and property.
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Self-Employed
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Sole traders earning above the threshold will need
to submit quarterly updates for their business
income and expenses using approved software.
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Landlords
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Individuals receiving income from property (UK or
overseas, including Furnished Holiday Lets) above
the threshold must join
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MTD for self-employed landlords
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Partnerships
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General partnerships will be mandated at a later
date (to be confirmed by HMRC). More complex
partnerships face even later mandates.
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Rollout Timeline & Thresholds
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HMRC is taking a phased approach to introducing MTD for
ITSA.
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April 2026
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Phase 1
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Mandatory for individuals with a qualifying
income strictly
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over £50,000
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April 2027
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Phase 2
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Threshold lowers. Mandatory for individuals with
a qualifying income strictly
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over £30,000
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Phase 3+
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Rollout to general partnerships and individuals
with lower income levels, as well as complex
business structures.
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Record Keeping
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Paper receipts, spreadsheets, or software
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Digital records are mandatory.
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Software must link directly to HMRC.
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Filing Frequency
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Once a year (Annual Tax Return).
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Quarterly updates
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+ Final Declaration.
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Deadlines
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31 January following the end of the tax
year.
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MTD deadlines
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fall on
5th of Aug, Nov, Feb, May. Final declaration due 31 January.
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Payment Dates
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31 Jan and 31 Jul (Payments on Account).
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Payments remain on 31 Jan and 31 Jul.
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Correction Window
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Up to 12 months after the 31 Jan deadline.
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Quarterly updates can be amended in the
next quarter or via the Final Declaration.
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Assess Your Income
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Review your gross income from self-employment and
property. If it exceeds £50,000, you have until
April 2026. If between £30k and £50k, April 2027.
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Choose MTD Software
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HMRC no longer accepts free-typing into their
portal. You must use recognized MTD-compatible
bridging software or a complete accounting package.
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Digitize Your Records
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Start keeping digital records of every transaction.
Using bank feeds and receipt scanning apps will
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Sign Up via HMRC
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Once you have software and digital records in place,
you or your accountant must officially sign up for
MTD for ITSA through your Government Gateway
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payments on account apply).
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your spreadsheet directly to HMRC's systems.
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can apply for a "digital exclusion" exemption.
Foster carers and non-domiciled individuals also
have specific exemptions.
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HMRC recently removed the EOPS requirement.
Instead, taxpayers will finalize their tax
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process by 31 January, simplifying the year-end
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