MTD tool

MTD checker

Check whether Making Tax Digital may become relevant now or later. This is indicative planning guidance based on your inputs, not formal advice.

Practical tool

Check whether MTD may become relevant.

A careful planning check based on income, tax year, and common profile factors.

Your details

Use this as indicative planning guidance, not a formal MTD decision.

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Add a few details to see a practical starting point.

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MTD guidance

A practical check based on the figures and flags you entered.

Your guide

Based on the details you add.

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Enter self-employment or property income to check whether MTD may matter.

What affected this result

  • Income year being checked: 2026-27
  • Self-employment income (£): £0.00
  • Property income (£): £0.00
  • I use or plan to use a spreadsheet

Next useful step

Next useful step

Keep records and review again if your income changes.

Use this as a guide, not as a final tax calculation or official HMRC result.

How to read this

This tool gives a planning guide based on the details you add. It is not a final tax calculation, an official HMRC result, or a replacement for professional advice.

What SelfYear uses

  • Details you entered on this page
  • Selected tax year, where relevant
  • SelfYear planning assumptions
  • No connection to HMRC

What matters

MTD relevance may depend on qualifying income, tax year, income type, and possible exemptions. Keep records clean now so later checks are easier.

Dashboard connection

  • Use projected income from your financial entries.
  • Review possible start dates when thresholds are relevant.
  • Keep software and record-keeping choices in one profile.