Four updates plus a year-end return.
Quarterly updates are due by 7 August, 7 November, 7 February and 7 May, and your tax return still has to be filed by 31 January.
MTD for Income Tax set up and run for sole traders and landlords — four quarterly updates plus your year-end return, for one fixed fee.
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Since 6 April 2026, sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000 must keep digital records and report every quarter.
Quarterly updates are due by 7 August, 7 November, 7 February and 7 May, and your tax return still has to be filed by 31 January.
Each self-employment and property business needs its own digital records and updates from compatible software.
It drops to £30,000 of qualifying income from April 2027 and £20,000 from April 2028 — so many more people join each year.
Simple by design
Tell us your income sources. We confirm whether MTD applies and reply within one working day with a fixed fee.
You authorise us as your agent and we set up compatible software for each income source.
We send each update from your digital records before its deadline.
We prepare your tax return, you approve it, and we file it by 31 January.
Common questions
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From 6 April 2026 it applies if your qualifying income — gross self-employment plus property income — was over £50,000 on your 2024 to 2025 tax return. The threshold falls to £30,000 from April 2027 and £20,000 from April 2028. Salary and dividends don't count.
No. You send four quarterly updates — summaries of income and expenses from your software — plus one year-end tax return.
For standard quarters, by 7 August, 7 November, 7 February and 7 May. HMRC will not apply penalty points for late quarterly updates in the 2026 to 2027 tax year, but they still have to be sent before you can file your tax return.
You need MTD-compatible software for each income source. We recommend options and tell you any licence cost in your quote before you commit.
Yes, if you send your updates through MTD-compatible bridging software linked to them.
Also available
Your Self Assessment tax return prepared, reviewed and filed with HMRC from £149 — for directors, landlords, sole traders and anyone with untaxed income.
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See Self Assessment Tax ReturnsRental income tax returns, Section 24 relief and MTD for Income Tax handled for UK landlords — whether you own one property or a portfolio.
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