Making Tax Digital readiness quiz — answer seven questions about your records and qualifying income to get your personal MTD start date and a readiness score, with the specific gaps you need to close before HMRC's deadline.
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From 6 April 2026, sole traders and landlords with income over £50,000 must keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC — the £30,000 and £20,000 bands follow in 2027 and 2028. Answer seven quick questions to get your personal start date and a readiness score.
Why it matters: MTD replaces the once-a-year tax return with digital records and four updates a year, filed through compatible software. Owners still on spreadsheets, paper, or a year-end shoebox have the most to change — and the least time to do it.
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1About you
Are you registered for Self Assessment as a sole trader or landlord?
MTD for Income Tax applies to self-employment and property income reported through Self Assessment.
2The key question
Roughly what's your yearly income from self-employment and property combined?
Use gross income — before expenses. This is what sets which MTD deadline applies to you.
3Your bookkeeping
How do you keep your books today?
MTD requires digital records held in HMRC-compatible software.
4Your habits
How often do you update your income and expense records?
MTD means a quarterly update, so records need to stay current through the year.
5Your numbers
Do you know what counts as your qualifying income — and roughly what yours is?
Qualifying income is your combined gross self-employment and property income.
6Your accounts
Are your business finances kept separate from personal?
A clean split makes digital records far simpler to keep and file.
7The big change
How prepared do you feel to send HMRC an update every quarter?
This replaces the single annual return with four submissions a year.
Based on HMRC's published guidance. General information, not personalised tax advice.
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Your Making Tax Digital start date
What's holding you back
What MTD will require of you
1Keep digital records of business income and expenses in compatible software.
2Send HMRC a quarterly update — four times a year, not once.
3File your return and pay any tax by 31 January the following year.
Stop dreading the deadline.
Aasure keeps every booking, invoice and expense in one place, with MTD-ready records and quarterly updates prepared for you — so the switch is something the software handles, not you.
Sources. Thresholds and dates from HMRC, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: step by step and when you need to use it (last updated 2026). Your start date depends on the qualifying income on a specific year's Self Assessment return, and HMRC will write to confirm. This quiz gives general information, not personalised tax advice — check the official tool or your accountant for your exact position.
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