Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, without the spreadsheet dread
Quarterly MTD filing for sole traders and landlords: keep digital records, send cumulative quarterly updates, and finish the year with the final declaration.
We'll email you the moment MTD filing opens — free during beta.
Quarterly update
2026 to 2027 · Quarter 1
- Income to date
- £18,450.00
- Expenses to date
- £4,820.00
- Cumulative profit
- £13,630.00
Illustrative example. You always review before anything is sent.
Mandation dates
Who has to use MTD for Income Tax — and from when?
Sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000 must use MTD for Income Tax from April 2026; over £30,000 joins April 2027; over £20,000 joins April 2028.
Under MTD you keep digital records and send HMRC an update every quarter, then a final declaration replaces the Self Assessment return.
| Threshold | Start date |
|---|---|
| Qualifying income over £50,000 | April 2026 |
| Qualifying income over £30,000 | April 2027 |
| Qualifying income over £20,000 | April 2028 |
What you get
What does Taxley MTD do?
Digital record keeping
Type records in manually or use the CSV import wizard to bring income and expense data into Taxley.
Cumulative quarterly updates
Built from your records and shown for review before you submit each update to HMRC.
In-year tax estimate
Pulled from HMRC after each update so you can see the latest estimate during the tax year.
Self-employment + UK and foreign property
Support for the mandated income types: self-employment, UK property, and foreign property.
Loss relief handled
Brought-forward, carry-forward, and sideways loss relief are handled in the MTD workflow.
Year-end final declaration
The annual submission finishes the year after you review the figures and confirm they are ready.
The process
How does quarterly filing work?
Connect to HMRC
Connect to HMRC through your Government Gateway login.
Keep records digital
Type them in or import a CSV of your bank/income data.
Review and submit
Review the cumulative quarterly update Taxley builds and submit it.
Finish the year
After year end, review and send the final declaration.
Where we are today
Taxley MTD is complete and validated end-to-end against HMRC's test service; we're now in HMRC's production-access process. Create a free account and we'll notify you at launch. Free during beta.
Independent software — always review before you file.
Frequently asked questions
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is HMRC's replacement for the annual Self Assessment for sole traders and landlords. You keep digital records, send quarterly updates, and finish with a final declaration through software like Taxley.
Sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000 are mandated from April 2026. Those over £30,000 join from April 2027, and those over £20,000 join from April 2028.
Taxley MTD is free during beta. Pricing will be announced before any charges apply.
Yes — Taxley supports UK and foreign property income, alongside self-employment. Those are the income types HMRC mandates for MTD Income Tax.
For mandated income, the MTD final declaration replaces the Self Assessment return. You review everything before it is sent.
Ready for MTD Income Tax?
We'll email you the moment MTD filing opens — free during beta.