{"id":19582,"date":"2022-07-19T13:33:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=19582"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:12:37","slug":"when-do-i-have-to-make-tax-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/blog\/when-do-i-have-to-make-tax-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"When do I have to make tax digital?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the past couple of years, you might have heard the phrase \u2018make tax digital\u2019 (MTD) being thrown around a lot. In particular by government bodies such as HMRC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But don\u2019t worry &#8211; this isn\u2019t a new form of tax you\u2019re going to have to pay. Rather, it\u2019s just a term that is being used to describe the switch to a fully digital tax service. If you run a business, <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/self-employed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">work for yourself<\/a>, or rent out property as a <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/landlord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">landlord<\/a>, it\u2019s very important that you know what making tax digital is. And when you have to do it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you fall into one of these categories and want to know how long you have to make tax digital, take a read of our blog below!<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-cta-mini m-blue m-align-left\">\n    \n    <div class=\"b-cta-mini__content\">\n\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"b-cta-mini__body\">\n            <div class=\"b-block-body\"><p><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">Our <strong>Making Tax Digital (MTD) software<\/strong> for landlords and sole-traders with built-in accountant support is now live. <strong>First month for free!<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><!-- notionvc: 227cc3b6-c5da-4b2e-bf21-eb65dbbc1eac --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accountant-led onboarding &amp; support<\/li>\n<li>Simple-to-use software<\/li>\n<li>Affordable pricing options \u2013 from \u00a324.99\/month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"b-cta-mini__action\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/mtd-for-itsa\/\" class=\"c-button m-large  m-mobile-fullwidth\">Learn more<\/a>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-cta-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-nude m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait, what is Making Tax Digital?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making Tax Digital is part of a government plan to turn the UK into <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cone of the most digitally advanced tax administrations in the world.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it doesn\u2019t just refer to the process of booting up your computer and completing your taxes through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/hmrc-online-services\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HMRC\u2019s online service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oh, no!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making Tax Digital is essentially a set of laws that will help us shift from paper records to fully digital ones. These will be filed, stored and submitted using certain types of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/accounting-software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accounting software.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> HMRC will soon require VAT-registered businesses, self-employed workers <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> landlords to manage their tax affairs in this way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that all paper records will soon be outlawed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*dramatic music* <\/span><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long do I have until I need to make tax digital?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The deadline for when you need to make tax digital depends on what type of tax you need to pay. This is because HMRC is still rolling out MTD gradually. Businesses and taxpayers have time to organise and plan ahead for the switch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Making Tax Digital only applies to <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/vat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VAT-registered businesses<\/a>. But eventually, all businesses and self-employed taxpayers will have to comply with these new changes.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-cta-mini m-purple m-align-left\">\n    \n    <div class=\"b-cta-mini__content\">\n\n        \n        <h2 class=\"b-cta-mini__title\">Ready to go digital? <\/h2>\n\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"b-cta-mini__body\">\n            <div class=\"b-block-body\"><p>We\u2019ll help you every step of the way with a fully compliant service you can trust.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"b-cta-mini__action\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/mtd-for-itsa\/\" class=\"c-button m-large  m-mobile-fullwidth\">Learn more <\/a>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-cta-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VAT-registered businesses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you run a VAT-registered business then you\u2019ve already missed the deadline!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2019, MTD was only applied to VAT-registered businesses with a taxable turnover above the VAT Threshold. But, MTD came into full effect for all VAT-registered businesses on 1st April 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-neutral m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>value added tax (VAT) rates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the 2025\/26 tax year \ud83d\udc47<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the rate applies to<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most goods and services<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goods and services like children\u2019s car seats and home energy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goods and services like most food, books and children\u2019s clothes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Businesses earning more than \u00a390,000 in a tax year must register for VAT. See <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/limited-companies\/vat-threshold-uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more<\/span><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This means that if you own a VAT-registered business (even if you\u2019re only voluntarily registered for VAT), you need to keep digital records and send digital VAT returns using MTD-compatible accounting software. You can find a full list of compatible MTD accounting software on HMRC\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t already, sign up to make tax digital for your company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/charge-reclaim-record-vat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sole traders, the self-employed and landlords<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re self-employed or a landlord and you make over \u00a330,000 &#8211; \u00a350,000 annually, then Making Tax Digital will come into effect for you with <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/income-tax\/\">Income Tax<\/a> in April 2027, but if you&#8217;re earning over \u00a350,000 then you&#8217;ll need to switch over by April 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MTD isn\u2019t compulsory for you yet, but you can sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax#sign-up-as-an-individual\">pilot scheme<\/a> that lets you send Income Tax updates to HMRC instead of filing a <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/self-assessment-tax-returns\/\">Self Assessment tax return.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will help you to get used to making tax digital before the 2026 deadline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about Corporation Tax? Will that be made digital too?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks that way, yes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although there\u2019s not any set date for when <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/company-tax\/\">Corporation Tax<\/a> will need to comply with MTD, it\u2019s believed that HMRC will confirm a date soon. Word on the street is that it will be introduced no earlier than April 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plenty of time to prepare!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_when-do-i-have-to-make-tax-digital_infographic.png\" width=\"1280\" height=\"2098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_when-do-i-have-to-make-tax-digital_infographic-183x300.png 183w, https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_when-do-i-have-to-make-tax-digital_infographic-625x1024.png 625w, https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_when-do-i-have-to-make-tax-digital_infographic-768x1259.png 768w, https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_when-do-i-have-to-make-tax-digital_infographic-937x1536.png 937w, https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_when-do-i-have-to-make-tax-digital_infographic-1249x2048.png 1249w, https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_when-do-i-have-to-make-tax-digital_infographic.png 1280w\" class=\"wp-block-image__media\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1000px) 768px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" alt=\"making tax digital\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens if I miss the MTD deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll be fined \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But<\/strong>, don\u2019t worry if you\u2019ve missed the April 2022 deadline for VAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new fines for MTD for late submissions only apply from 1st January 2023. They had been due to start at the same time MTD was fully rolled out for VAT, but due to an IT issue, HMRC has moved the date back by nine months. Classic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new rules, businesses will receive a \u2018point\u2019 every time their submission deadline date is missed (similar to speeding fines). When you\u2019ve built up a certain number of points, you\u2019ll be required to pay a \u00a3200 fine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the penalty points system, HMRC is introducing a new late payments penalty system that could see late payers being fined up to 4% of the outstanding amount daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need help understanding how to Make Tax Digital?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re self-employed or run a small business and are confused by the recent MTD changes, then don\u2019t worry. Get in touch with us for some simple, one-off tax advice from one of our accredited accountants. 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