Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
Sole traders and landlords use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax to keep digital records and send HMRC an update every 3 months, through software.
These services help alongside your software. They do not send anything to HMRC.
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Find out when you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
From your self-employment and property income, with any exemption.
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Work out your tax so far from a quarterly update
The tax so far, a forecast for the year, and what to put aside each week or month.
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Check your Making Tax Digital deadlines and penalty points
Quarterly update and tax return deadlines, and any penalty points.
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Work out a late payment penalty under Making Tax Digital
What paying your tax some days late would cost.
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Check a quarterly update before you send it
Common mistakes, and things that could mean less tax.
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Get your tax return ready after your fourth update
Your business totals with the rest of your tax return, and what may be missing.
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Understand HMRC’s estimate of your tax
HMRC’s calculation explained, and compared with this calculator’s.
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Sort your bank transactions into HMRC’s categories
Totals for each quarterly update, to put into your software.
Find out more about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax on GOV.UK.