Minister tells accountants to do more to raise MTD awareness

The Treasury minister responsible for HMRC has urged those ‘knowledgeable’ about Making Tax Digital (MTD) to share what they know as it ‘is not something government can do’

The call for accountants and tax advisers to take more responsibility for promoting MTD came from James Murray, Exchequer secretary to the Treasury, as the latest research shows 39% of directors do not even know what MTD is.

As MTD for Income Tax is fast approaching for those with non-PAYE income of more than £50,000 many are still not up to speed with the change that is coming in from April 2026.

The number of those aware of the upcoming MTD changes is still not rising as 39% of business owners claim to have never heard of it, and 19% of those that had heard of it do not know how it will work.

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