Check if you need to use this service to report your self-employment and property income.
You’ll need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if all of the following apply:
- you’re a sole trader or a landlord registered for Self Assessment
- you get income from self-employment or property, or both
- your qualifying income is more than £20,000
When you need to start using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax depends on your qualifying income within a tax year. If your qualifying income is over:
- £50,000 for the 2024 to 2025 tax year, you will need to use it from 6 April 2026
- £30,000 for the 2025 to 2026 tax year, you will need to use it from 6 April 2027
- £20,000 for the 2026 to 2027 tax year, the UK government has set out plans to introduce legislation to lower the qualifying income threshold
Business partnerships will also need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax in the future.
You do not need to start using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax until after you have submitted your first Self Assessment tax return, but you can choose to sign up early.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will become mandatory in phases, starting from 6 April 2026.
For further information please select the following link: Find out if and when you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax - GOV.UK