MTD mandatory · April 2026
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MTD for Income Tax lands in April 2026. Find your city for local guidance on deadlines, thresholds, and filing quarterly updates to HMRC as a sole trader.

HMRC requirementFrom April 2026122 cities coveredFree to use

When does MTD start?

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is mandatory from 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000. The £30,000 to £50,000 band follows in April 2027, and £20,000 to £30,000 in April 2028. The rules are identical in every UK city.

Find your city

Select your location for a tailored MTD guide with local deadlines, thresholds, and filing steps.

England

London

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in London.

Manchester

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Manchester.

Birmingham

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Birmingham.

Leeds

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Leeds.

Liverpool

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Liverpool.

Bristol

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bristol.

Newcastle

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Newcastle.

Sheffield

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Sheffield.

Brighton

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Brighton.

Leicester

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Leicester.

Nottingham

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Nottingham.

Coventry

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Coventry.

Cambridge

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Cambridge.

Oxford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Oxford.

Reading

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Reading.

Southampton

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Southampton.

Derby

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Derby.

Hull

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Hull.

Milton Keynes

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Milton Keynes.

Plymouth

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Plymouth.

Portsmouth

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Portsmouth.

York

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in York.

Bournemouth

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bournemouth.

Bradford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bradford.

Luton

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Luton.

Norwich

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Norwich.

Preston

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Preston.

Stoke-on-Trent

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Stoke-on-Trent.

Swindon

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Swindon.

Wolverhampton

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Wolverhampton.

Exeter

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Exeter.

Ipswich

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Ipswich.

Middlesbrough

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Middlesbrough.

Northampton

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Northampton.

Slough

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Slough.

Sunderland

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Sunderland.

Warrington

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Warrington.

Bath

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bath.

Bedford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bedford.

Blackpool

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Blackpool.

Bolton

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bolton.

Chelmsford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Chelmsford.

Cheltenham

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Cheltenham.

Chester

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Chester.

Colchester

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Colchester.

Croydon

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Croydon.

Gloucester

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Gloucester.

Guildford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Guildford.

Huddersfield

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Huddersfield.

Lincoln

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Lincoln.

Peterborough

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Peterborough.

Southend-on-Sea

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Southend-on-Sea.

St Albans

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in St Albans.

Watford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Watford.

Basingstoke

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Basingstoke.

Blackburn

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Blackburn.

Bromley

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bromley.

Crawley

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Crawley.

Doncaster

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Doncaster.

Durham

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Durham.

Eastbourne

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Eastbourne.

Enfield

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Enfield.

Harrow

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Harrow.

Ilford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Ilford.

Maidstone

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Maidstone.

Romford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Romford.

Rotherham

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Rotherham.

Salford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Salford.

Solihull

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Solihull.

Stockport

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Stockport.

Telford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Telford.

Wakefield

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Wakefield.

Wigan

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Wigan.

Winchester

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Winchester.

Woking

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Woking.

Worcester

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Worcester.

Worthing

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Worthing.

Basildon

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Basildon.

Carlisle

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Carlisle.

Chichester

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Chichester.

Dudley

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Dudley.

Gillingham

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Gillingham.

Harlow

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Harlow.

Hastings

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Hastings.

Hemel Hempstead

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Hemel Hempstead.

Hereford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Hereford.

Hertford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Hertford.

Kettering

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Kettering.

Kingston upon Thames

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Kingston upon Thames.

Lancaster

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Lancaster.

Nuneaton

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Nuneaton.

Oldham

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Oldham.

Redditch

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Redditch.

Salisbury

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Salisbury.

Shrewsbury

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Shrewsbury.

Stafford

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Stafford.

Stevenage

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Stevenage.

Sutton

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Sutton.

Tamworth

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Tamworth.

Taunton

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Taunton.

Torquay

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Torquay.

Truro

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Truro.

Uxbridge

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Uxbridge.

Walsall

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Walsall.

Yeovil

MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Yeovil.

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