Find out everything you need to know about Making Tax Digital, including whether the legislation applies to you, key deadlines and what you need to do to comply.
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What is Making Tax Digital?
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is the government's initiative to implement a fully digital tax system in the UK, whereby taxpayers keep digital records and use MTD-compatible software to make tax submissions electronically.
When's it happening?
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April 2022
Making Tax Digital for VAT applies to all VAT-registered businesses
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April 2026
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will apply to self-employed individuals and landlords with income over £50,000
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April 2027
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will apply to self-employed individuals and landlords with income over £30,000
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Date TBC
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will apply to partnerships
What do you need to do?
To comply with Making Tax Digital legislation, you need to use MTD-compatible software to keep digital records and make submissions to HMRC electronically.
What is Making Tax Digital for VAT?
MTD for VAT requires all VAT-registered businesses to keep digital records and use MTD-compatible software to submit VAT returns electronically.
MTD for VAT with FreeAgent
FreeAgent's MTD-compliant accounting software allows you to submit MTD VAT returns directly to HMRC. Just follow these simple steps.
Step one
Register
Register for Making Tax Digital for VAT on HMRC's website and sign up to FreeAgent.
Step two
Connect
Connect your FreeAgent account to HMRC's Making Tax Digital service.
Step three
File
Get your business’s accounts ready and file your first MTD VAT return.
FreeAgent is jargon-free, easy to use and MTD-compliant. Go solo or work with an accountant or bookkeeper for total peace of mind.
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Making Tax Digital jargon buster
Find out what some of the words and phrases from the MTD lexicon really mean.
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Everything you need to know about digital record keeping
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Accountant or bookkeeper? Visit our Making Tax Digital information hub for a range of resources.
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