Accounting and Bookkeeping

Making Tax Digital

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is HMRC’s move towards a fully digital tax system. It changes how self-employed individuals and landlords keep records and report income to HMRC and the previous annual tax returns with more regular on-line reporting submissions.

If you’re self employed or earn income from property, MTD will affect how you manage your finances and stay compliant. We can provide all the support you need and make life easier.

Our regular connection with you means that we reduce the risk of late filing and potential penalties.

Even if your business is not VAT registered, you will still need to comply with MTD and file quarterly for Income Tax purposes. The integration into MTD is happening in stages as follows:

From 6 April 2026 – income from these businesses over £50,000
From 6 April 2027 – income from these businesses over £30,000

Why Making Tax Digital matters

MTD isn’t just a software change, it’s a shift in how HMRC expects you to run your business finances.

Getting this wrong could lead to penalties, extra work or last-minute panic.

However, under the MTD reporting requirements, there is opportunity to be proactive.

Keep digital records of your income and expenses
Secure storage of data in the cloud
Better financial understanding and clearer picture of your results and cashflow
Submit updates to HMRC throughout the year rather than just the once – keeping your self-employment business or rental business up to date
Compliance with tax rules and confidence that you’re meeting HMRC requirements
Earlier awareness of tax liabilities

Our efficient and personal service will look after you and your reporting responsibilities under MTD and make this a seamless process for you and your business.

What we can do for you

For business owners and landlords

We will make MTD simple, practical and tailored to you. Whether you are confident with technology or not, we can:

Set you up with the right system and software

Help you move from your current system and records to digital records and reporting

Handle anything that you don’t want to

Prepare and file your MTD submissions to HMRC each quarter

Prepare and file your end of year submission

Provide ongoing support so you stay compliant and relaxed year after year

Tax planning and advice

Ready to get started with Making Tax Digital?

We have a simple five-step process to get you ready for MTD:

Initial consultation

You’ll tell us about your business, income sources and current bookkeeping process, so we can assess your MTD readiness.

Software selection and set-up

Together, we’ll select the right HMRC-approved software for you to keep things simple and relevant to you and your business.

Get set up

We will develop a system of keeping your records up to date, that suits you. We can do as much or as little of the work as you wish.

Ongoing reporting and compliance

We will prepare your MTD updates and ensure submissions to HMRC are made correctly and on time, reducing the risk of errors or penalties.

Continued support and Advice

We stay by your side, answer queries, and provide tax planning insights as the year goes on.

Get in touch

We have already helped a number of businesses to integrate into the MTD requirements and transformed the visibility of the business results in the process.

If you’d like to talk about how we can help with Making Tax Digital and how you can gain positive changes to your business, please get in touch.

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