Last updated: March 2026 Making Tax Digital for Income Tax begins in April 2026, and accountants with sole trader and landlord clients need to prepare their practice now. This guide covers the practical steps: agent authorisation, multi-client filing workflows, software choices, and how to communicate the changes to your clients. This is a practice-facing guide … Read more
Last updated: March 2026 HMRC maintains a list of software that is recognised as compatible with Making Tax Digital. If you are a sole trader or landlord preparing for MTD for Income Tax, or already filing VAT returns under MTD, you need to use Making Tax Digital software from this list — whether income tax … Read more
Last updated: March 2026 If your business is VAT-registered, you must use Making Tax Digital compatible software to keep digital records and submit your VAT return to HMRC. This guide walks you through the full registration process for MTD for VAT, step by step. Since April 2022, all VAT-registered businesses must comply with Making Tax … Read more
Free MTD Compliance Guide for New Businesses Starting in 2026 Last updated: February 2026 Starting a business in 2026 puts you in an unusual position. Unlike established sole traders and landlords who need to retrofit Making Tax Digital into their existing workflows, you get to build MTD compliance into your business from the very beginning. … Read more
Is Your MTD Software Secure? Data Privacy and Security Explained Last updated: 19 February 2026 With Making Tax Digital for Income Tax starting on 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income above £50,000, you may be wondering what happens to your financial data once it leaves your spreadsheet or accounting software. … Read more
Best MTD-Compatible VAT Software for Small Businesses Last updated: February 2026 Since April 2022, every VAT-registered business must file its VAT returns through MTD-compatible software. There is no opt-out, no paper alternative, and no grace period left. If your taxable turnover exceeds the £90,000 VAT registration threshold (or you are voluntarily registered), you need software … Read more
Making Tax Digital for VAT: The Complete Guide for 2026 Last updated: February 2026 Making Tax Digital for VAT has been live for nearly seven years now, and every VAT-registered business in the UK must comply with it. All VAT registered businesses — from one-person sole traders to large corporations — must use MTD-compatible software … Read more
How to Manage Your MTD Penalty Points (and Reset Them) Last updated: February 2026 Penalty points under Making Tax Digital are not abstract. They accumulate, they trigger fines, and they stay on your record until you actively clear them. The good news is that the system is entirely predictable. If you understand how points build … Read more
The 40-Hour MTD Productivity Claim — Will Digital Tax Really Save You Time? Last updated: February 2026 HMRC and software vendors have repeatedly claimed that Making Tax Digital will save the average small business around 40 hours a year on tax administration. That figure has appeared in consultation documents and marketing copy since the programme … Read more
QuickBooks vs Xero for Making Tax Digital: An Honest Comparison Last updated: February 2026 Full disclosure before we start: Jack Ross is a Xero Gold Partner. I use Xero for my own clients, and I genuinely prefer it. But I have also helped businesses running QuickBooks, and I would rather you pick the right tool … Read more
