27/08/2026
MTD for Income Tax – the first deadline has now passed…
More than 436,000 sole traders and landlords have already submitted their first quarterly update under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
But there are still plenty of people who should have joined from April 2026 who haven’t signed up yet.
From September 2026, HMRC will start automatically enrolling those who should already be within MTD, with letters and digital messages being issued explaining what happens next.
The good news? If you’ve missed the first quarterly deadline, there is a soft landing for 2026/27, meaning you won’t receive penalty points for late quarterly updates.
But that doesn’t mean it can be ignored.
You’ll still need to get your records up to date and submit all outstanding quarterly updates before your tax return can be filed.
So if you’re a sole trader or landlord and you:
❌ Haven’t registered for MTD yet
❌ Haven’t set up compatible software
❌ Haven’t started keeping digital records
❌ Have already missed your first quarterly submission
❌ Or simply have no idea what you’re supposed to be doing…
Arvo can help get everything sorted.
We can help with the MTD registration, software setup, getting your bookkeeping up to date and dealing with the quarterly submissions going forward.
It’s much easier to get ahead of it now than wait for the HMRC letter to land.
📩 Drop us a message if you think MTD applies to you and you haven’t got everything sorted yet. We’ll help you work out where you’re at and what needs doing next.
