Are you in from April 2027, and what are your dates?
Sole traders and landlords join Making Tax Digital based on income before expenses, not profit. Put in your figures and see exactly when you start and every deadline in your first year.
- No sign-up needed for your answer
- Your own deadline dates, not a generic list
- Optional reminders a week before each one
An estimate from the figures you enter. Thresholds, dates and penalties checked against gov.uk on 13 Nov 2026. The penalty easement for 2027 joiners is proposed in Budget 2026 and not yet law.
Do you need Making Tax Digital?
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax covers sole traders and landlords. Whether you join depends on your qualifying income: self-employment income plus property income, before expenses. Over £50,000 in 2024-25 meant joining from 6 April 2026. Over £30,000 in 2025-26 means joining from 6 April 2027. Over £20,000 in 2026-27 means joining from 6 April 2028.
What changes when you join
You keep digital records and send a quarterly update from your software by 7 August, 7 November, 7 February and 7 May. Each quarterly update covers from the start of the tax year to the end of the update period. Your tax return is due on 31 January after the tax year ends.
Penalties for late updates
Late quarterly updates carry no penalty points in 2026-27. After that, late ones earn penalty points, and 4 points means a £200 penalty. For people joining in April 2027, no points are proposed for late submission of the first four updates. That is proposed in Budget 2026 and not yet law.