Making Tax Digital, city by city.
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.
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.
Barnsley
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Barnsley.
Brighton
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Brighton.
Canterbury
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Canterbury.
Chesterfield
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Chesterfield.
Halifax
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Halifax.
Harrogate
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Harrogate.
Leicester
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Leicester.
Mansfield
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Mansfield.
Nottingham
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Nottingham.
Poole
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Poole.
Rochdale
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Rochdale.
Aylesbury
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Aylesbury.
Burnley
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Burnley.
Bury
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bury.
Coventry
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Coventry.
Darlington
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Darlington.
Gateshead
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Gateshead.
Grimsby
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Grimsby.
Hartlepool
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Hartlepool.
High Wycombe
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in High Wycombe.
Loughborough
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Loughborough.
Southport
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Southport.
Torquay
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Torquay.
Tunbridge Wells
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Tunbridge Wells.
Weston-super-Mare
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Weston-super-Mare.
Ashford
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Ashford.
Birkenhead
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Birkenhead.
Burton upon Trent
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Burton upon Trent.
Bury St Edmunds
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bury St Edmunds.
Cambridge
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Cambridge.
Crewe
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Crewe.
Dartford
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Dartford.
Great Yarmouth
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Great Yarmouth.
King's Lynn
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in King's Lynn.
Leamington Spa
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Leamington Spa.
Maidenhead
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Maidenhead.
Newquay
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Newquay.
Oxford
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Oxford.
Reading
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Reading.
Rugby
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Rugby.
Scarborough
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Scarborough.
Scunthorpe
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Scunthorpe.
Southampton
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Southampton.
St Helens
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in St Helens.
Stockton-on-Tees
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Stockton-on-Tees.
Aldershot
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Aldershot.
Derby
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Derby.
Fareham
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Fareham.
Farnborough
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Farnborough.
Hull
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Hull.
Kidderminster
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Kidderminster.
Milton Keynes
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Milton Keynes.
Newcastle-under-Lyme
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Plymouth
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Plymouth.
Portsmouth
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Portsmouth.
Stroud
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Stroud.
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.
Scotland
Glasgow
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Glasgow.
Edinburgh
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Edinburgh.
Falkirk
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Falkirk.
Ayr
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Ayr.
Dunfermline
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Dunfermline.
East Kilbride
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in East Kilbride.
Hamilton
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Hamilton.
Kilmarnock
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Kilmarnock.
Aberdeen
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Aberdeen.
Cumbernauld
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Cumbernauld.
Dundee
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Dundee.
Inverness
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Inverness.
Livingston
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Livingston.
Paisley
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Paisley.
Perth
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Perth.
Stirling
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Stirling.
Wales
Cardiff
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Cardiff.
Barry
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Barry.
Bridgend
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bridgend.
Aberystwyth
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Aberystwyth.
Caerphilly
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Caerphilly.
Carmarthen
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Carmarthen.
Cwmbran
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Cwmbran.
Llanelli
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Llanelli.
Merthyr Tydfil
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Merthyr Tydfil.
Pontypridd
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Pontypridd.
Port Talbot
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Port Talbot.
Swansea
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Swansea.
Newport
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Newport.
Bangor
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bangor.
Wrexham
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Wrexham.
Northern Ireland
Belfast
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Belfast.
Newry
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Newry.
Ballymena
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Ballymena.
Bangor
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Bangor.
Craigavon
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Craigavon.
Derry
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Derry.
Lisburn
MTD for sole traders & the self-employed in Lisburn.
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