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Free readiness check

Will Making Tax Digital apply to you — and when?

Check a submitted Self Assessment return against HMRC’s announced MTD for Income Tax thresholds and start dates, then see a practical readiness checklist. Informational only — not tax advice.

  • Free readiness check
  • No account needed
  • For UK sole traders & landlords
  • Takes under a minute

Informational only — not tax advice. Based on HMRC’s announced return-year thresholds and start dates, checked 2026-07-10. MTD for Income Tax is UK-wide; it is not derived from the separate rUK Income Tax band table. This is a planning aid: check HMRC guidance or ask an accountant before acting.

The announced MTD for Income Tax phases apply to qualifying self-employment and property income.

HMRC uses a different submitted return for each announced phase. Do not use a generic current-income estimate here.

Total turnover from self-employment and property income before expenses, using the return-year basis above.

£

Records of the relevant self-employment and property income and expenses.

Software that can send MTD for Income Tax updates and the tax return to HMRC. A record-keeping spreadsheet alone may not do this.

Example return figures shown — replace them with your submitted-return details.

Your return-based check

Started 6 April 2026

HMRC phase indicated by the submitted return year and qualifying income you entered

What this means

You entered qualifying income over £50,000 from the 2024/25 return, which matches the income test for the phase that started on 6 April 2026. You said neither digital records nor compatible software is in place; if HMRC confirms you are in scope, check the current sign-up and filing steps now. HMRC confirmation, first-return rules and exemptions can change the answer, so check your HMRC account or an adviser.

What the MTD process involves

  • Create and keep digital records of self-employment and property income and expenses
  • Use software that is compatible with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
  • Send quarterly updates to HMRC from that software
  • Complete and submit your Self Assessment tax return using that software

Informational only, not tax advice. This check uses the return year and figure you enter; it cannot verify HMRC correspondence, whether an exemption applies, first-return timing or every qualifying-income rule. Check the current GOV.UK guidance or an adviser.

Get your records in order next.

This free readiness check is for general planning — it is not filing software or tax advice. Confirm your position on GOV.UK.

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What this check does and doesn’t do

  • It checks one submitted Self Assessment return at a time against HMRC’s announced return-year threshold table.
  • It cannot verify HMRC correspondence, first-return timing, exemptions or whether the figure entered meets every qualifying-income rule.
  • Partnerships are outside this checker; HMRC says a separate future timeline will apply.