HMRC has scrapped plans for Making Tax Digital (MTD) to include corporation tax. However, new digital services will be rolled out over 2025/26, as outlined in its recently published transformation roadmap. MTD for corporation tax…
Lack of awareness around Making Tax Digital
With less than a year until quarterly filing under Making Tax Digital (MTD) is introduced, a recent survey has found that nearly one-third of sole traders are oblivious to the changes. Furthermore, for the other…
Making Tax Digital expands
Self-employed people and landlords with an income between £20,000 and £30,000 will be required to use Making Tax Digital (MTD) from 6 April 2028. This will bring a further 900,000 low-income taxpayers under the MTD…
Making Tax Digital Expands
Self-employed people and landlords with an income between £20,000 and £30,000 will be required to use Making Tax Digital (MTD) from 6 April 2028. This will bring a further 900,000 low-income taxpayers under the MTD…
What’s new on MTD?
A busy start for HMRC on Making Tax Digital (MTD) for 2025 with focus falling on new guidance for three-line accounts and joint property income. Self-employed individuals and landlords with an annual income of more…
Making Tax Digital latest
Although Making Tax Digital (MTD) for the self-employed and landlords is still more than a year away, the October 2024 Budget further extended its scope with the announcement that it will apply to those with…
Making Tax Digital Update: Small Business Review
The outcome from the Making Tax Digital (MTD) small business review is that MTD for income tax self-assessment (ITSA) will not be extended to those earning under £30,000 for the foreseeable future. MTD ITSA for…
Cash basis to become default
From 2024/25, restrictions to the cash basis will be removed, making it the default method for calculating trading profit for the self-employed and most partnerships. The accruals basis is currently the default, with a business…
Tax gap at all-time low
The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. For 2021/22, the gap was at an all-time low of 4.8%…
The demise of paper tax returns
More than 12 million taxpayers file self-assessment tax returns, but less than 3% do so using a paper return. Given this low demand, HMRC is reviewing the current paper filing service. HMRC stopped sending out…