Making Tax Digital Accountants UK | MTD Setup & Support
Get practical Making Tax Digital support from UK accountants for MTD setup, compatible software, digital records and HMRC filing requirements.
Making Tax Digital for VAT applies to VAT-registered businesses unless they are exempt. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax began on 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000, based on their 2024/25 Self Assessment tax return, unless an exemption applies.
Our MTD accountants can help you use compatible software, maintain digital records, prepare quarterly updates and manage the relevant filing requirements with HMRC.
MTD support • Compatible software options • UK accountant-led advice • Help with VAT and Income Tax
What Is Making Tax Digital (MTD)?
Making Tax Digital is HMRC’s system for requiring certain taxpayers to keep specified records digitally and use compatible software to send tax information to HMRC. MTD currently applies to VAT-registered businesses through Making Tax Digital for VAT and is being introduced in stages for qualifying sole traders and landlords through Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
Depending on which MTD rules apply to you, this can involve:
1. keeping required accounting records digitally.
2. using compatible software that works with HMRC.
3. submitting VAT Returns or quarterly Income Tax updates digitally.
4. completing the relevant tax return and year-end requirements.
Our MTD accountants can help you understand which rules apply, set up suitable software and digital records, and manage your ongoing filing requirements.
Who Needs to Comply With Making Tax Digital?
MTD applies to different taxpayers at different stages:
If you’re unsure whether MTD applies to you, our accountants will assess your position and explain your obligations clearly.
VAT-Registered Businesses
All VAT-registered businesses should now be signed up for Making Tax Digital for VAT unless they are exempt. They must keep the required VAT records digitally and use compatible software to submit their VAT Returns to HMRC.
Self-Employed Individuals
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax applies to qualifying sole traders when their total qualifying income from self-employment and property exceeds the relevant HMRC threshold.
Landlords
Landlords may need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax when their total qualifying income from property and self-employment exceeds the relevant threshold.
Making Tax Digital Key Dates & Deadlines (UK)
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has already started for qualifying sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000. It will extend to those with qualifying income over £30,000 from 6 April 2027 and over £20,000 from 6 April 2028.
For the quarterly reporting dates and update periods, see our MTD for Income Tax deadlines guide.
MTD Compliance Timeline
Complete Making Tax Digital deadlines by qualifying income band.
Qualifying income over £50,000
Starts 6 April 2026
Qualifying income over £30,000
Starts 6 April 2027
Qualifying income over £20,000
Starts 6 April 2028
Compatible Software for Making Tax Digital
To comply with Making Tax Digital, you need compatible software that can create or connect to digital records and send the required information to HMRC. For Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, your software must support digital records, quarterly updates and submission of your tax return.
Our accountants help you choose, set up, and configure the right software based on your business size and needs.
What Are the Benefits and Features?
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is now live for the first qualifying cohort. With the right software and ongoing support, you can keep digital records, manage quarterly updates and stay on top of your HMRC filing requirements.
Stay Compliant and Avoid Penalties
We help you understand your MTD obligations, manage required submissions and reduce the risk of missed deadlines and avoidable penalties.
Switch to Easy, Cloud-Based Software
Move to MTD-compatible cloud accounting software such as Xero or QuickBooks, helping you maintain digital records and manage your accounting information more efficiently.
Automated, Timely Submissions
Compatible software and structured digital records can help reduce manual processing and make it easier to prepare and submit required MTD updates on time.
Get Real-Time Visibility of Your Taxes
Up-to-date digital records can give you clearer visibility over your finances throughout the year, helping you understand your position before key filing and payment deadlines.
Expert Support When You Need It
From setup to submission, our friendly MTD specialists are on hand to guide you every step of the way.
Support for MTD for VAT and Income Tax
Get support with the MTD rules that apply to you, including compatible software, digital records, VAT Returns, quarterly Income Tax updates and ongoing filing requirements.
Do You Need to Use MTD for Income Tax?
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax already applies to some sole traders and landlords. Whether you need to use it depends on your qualifying income from self-employment and property.
You need to start using MTD for Income Tax if your qualifying income is:
• More than £50,000 from 6 April 2026, based on your 2024/25 Self Assessment tax return
• More than £30,000 from 6 April 2027, based on your 2025/26 tax return
• More than £20,000 from 6 April 2028, based on your 2026/27 tax return
Qualifying income is your total gross income from self-employment and property before expenses. Some exemptions can apply, so your individual circumstances should be checked.
How We Help You With Making Tax Digital
We make the Making Tax Digital process easier to manage, from checking your requirements and choosing compatible software to ongoing digital records and submissions.
MTD Setup, Start to Finish
From checking whether MTD applies to you to setting up compatible software and preparing your first required submission, we guide you through the MTD setup process.
Choosing the Right Software
We’ll help you compare MTD-compatible software based on your record-keeping needs, income sources, existing systems and filing requirements.
Compatible Software That Works With HMRC
We help you choose software that works with Making Tax Digital and supports the records and submissions you need to make to HMRC.
Real Accountants, Real Support
Speak to qualified professionals, not bots or call centres. You’ll have a real accountant managing your MTD.
Quick MTD Setup Support
Need to get MTD-ready quickly? We can help you assess your position, choose compatible software and get the MTD setup process moving.
Ongoing Filing Help
For clients using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, we can support you after setup with digital records, quarterly updates and submission of your tax return through compatible MTD software.
Step-by-Step Breakdown
Speak to an MTD Expert
Book a free consultation and tell us about your circumstances. We’ll assess which MTD requirements apply and explain the next steps clearly.
We Set You Up
We help you choose compatible software, connect it to HMRC where required and set up the digital record-keeping process you need for Making Tax Digital.
Stay Compliant All Year Round
We help you manage quarterly updates, maintain your digital records and prepare your tax return through compatible software, helping you stay on top of your MTD obligations throughout the year.
What Our Clients Say
Frequently Asked Questions
No. You can manage Making Tax Digital yourself using compatible software. However, an accountant can help you understand your obligations, set up the software, maintain digital records, manage quarterly updates and prepare your tax return.
Yes. You can continue using spreadsheets for your records, provided you use compatible software that can connect to those records and send the required information to HMRC. This type of software is often called bridging software.
HMRC can apply penalties for missed submissions and late payments, but the rules depend on the tax and tax year. For MTD for Income Tax, HMRC will not issue penalty points for late quarterly updates during 2026/27, although the updates must still be submitted before the tax return can be filed. Penalty points can still apply to a late tax return, and from 2027/28 late quarterly updates can also generate penalty points.
Yes. Where appropriate, we can help move your accounting data to compatible software and set up the digital record-keeping process needed for Making Tax Digital.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is being introduced in stages for qualifying sole traders and landlords:
• More than £50,000 of qualifying income: from 6 April 2026, based on the 2024/25 tax return
• More than £30,000: from 6 April 2027, based on the 2025/26 tax return
• More than £20,000: from 6 April 2028, based on the 2026/27 tax return
Qualifying income is the total gross income from self-employment and property before expenses. If the rules apply to you, you will need to keep the required digital records, send quarterly updates and submit your tax return using compatible software.
We offer both setup-only and ongoing filing support.
Yes. An MTD accountant can help you maintain digital VAT records, use compatible software, prepare and submit VAT Returns and deal with corrections where required. Our VAT services cover VAT registration, return preparation, MTD support and ongoing VAT compliance. You can also use our free VAT calculator to check VAT-inclusive, VAT-exclusive and VAT amount figures.
Speak to an MTD Specialist
Request a call back from our Making Tax Digital accountants for practical support with MTD for VAT or MTD for Income Tax.
