Tax | HMRC sends letters to taxpayers liable for MTD quarterly reporting

In a major push to drive awareness about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, HMRC is writing to hundreds of thousands of taxpayers with income over £50,000 falling under reporting net

24 Nov 2025

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Making Tax Digital

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | CPD module: MTD for Income Tax from April 2026

This month’s exclusive CPD module focuses on the reporting requirements for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for landlords and self employed starting in April 2026

20 Nov 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | Scrap MTD petition passes 11k signatures

Pressure is growing on the government to review Making Tax Digital for Income Tax as petition to stop quarterly digital reporting hits 11,600 names

2 Oct 2025

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Making Tax Digital

HMRC

Politics

Tax | MTD trial numbers still low at 2,000

With six months to go until MTD for Income Tax is rolled out to 900,000 UK taxpayers, just over 2,000 people have filed a quarter 1 submission as part of HMRC beta trial 

1 Oct 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

HMRC

Technology

Tax | Digitally excluded can apply for MTD for Income Tax exemption now

HMRC has opened up a service for landlords and self employed to apply for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax phase one, with a 28-day response time

30 Sep 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | HMRC ‘contracting out its job’ over MTD, warns peer

Members of the House of Lords criticise the speed of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax rollout, saying it will increase costs for taxpayers

18 Sep 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Tax Compliance

Tax | Deadlines for MTD for Income Tax quarterly reporting from 2026

With Making Tax Digital for Income Tax racing towards landlords and the self employed, HMRC has confirmed the exact filing dates for quarterly reporting 

1 Sep 2025

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Making Tax Digital

Personal Tax

Property Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | 864k landlords and self employed dragged into MTD

With just seven months to go until mandatory Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax, HMRC has confirmed that 864,000 landlords and self employed will be caught by the quarterly reporting rules from day one

14 Aug 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | Tips on how to navigate Making Tax Digital

With only eight months until MTD for Income Tax for the affected £50k plus earners, awareness is low and the reporting is complex and burdensome due to quarterly reporting requirements. Stuart Miller, director of product compliance, Xero, explains the key issues to consider 

21 Jul 2025

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Making Tax Digital

Tax Compliance

Tax | 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’

18 Jul 2025

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Making Tax Digital

HMRC

Politics

Tax | Azets files first landlord client MTD quarterly update

Private equity backed Azets has filed the first Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax quarterly update for a landlord client using Xero software

18 Jun 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Property Tax

HMRC

Tax | PCRT warns against nil submissions for quarterly MTD

The Professional Conduct in Relation to Taxation (PCRT) has been updated to include specific guidance for tax advisers and accountants on Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and client relationships

16 Jun 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Personal Tax

Tax Compliance

Law and Regulation

Tax | Only one in four say HMRC provides ‘good customer service’

Less than a quarter of taxpayers have a favourable view of HMRC, the lowest proportion since tracking began in 2020

2 Jun 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Business Tax

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax | Q&A: MTD for Income Tax reporting requirements and thresholds

In this week’s Q&A, Ewan Edwards, VIP tax adviser at Croner-i, explains the reporting obligations for taxpayers required to report under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax from 2026

27 May 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | Only 1,000 accountants signed up for MTD trial

HMRC is pushing Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax more than ever in a rush to iron out the kinks before it goes live in 2026 but defends number of trial participants as being ‘in line with our expectations’

20 May 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

HMRC