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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment

HM Revenue & Customs is implementing Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment, a digital tax reporting requirement that mandates quarterly submissions for eligible taxpayers. The government is reducing the mandation threshold from £30,000 to £20,000 from April 2028, with ongoing scrutiny of SME compliance costs and calls to extend the rollout period and reduce reporting frequency.

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30 Apr 2025 | Written evidence linked

In February 2024, HMRC estimated that extending MTD to Income Tax Self Assessment from 2026–27 would impose transitional costs of around £561 million on sole traders and landlords with incomes above £30,000, and the continuing annual costs of MTD to these taxpayers would exceed the continuing annual benefits by around £196 million.60 In the Autumn Budget 2024 the government announced that MTD will be extended to sole traders and landlords with qualifying incomes over £20,000 “by the end of th...

In February 2024, HMRC estimated that extending MTD to Income Tax Self Assessment from 2026–27 would impose transitional costs of around £561 million on sole traders and landlords with incomes above £30,000, and the continuing annual costs of MTD to …

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24 Nov 2023 | Written evidence linked

We received written evidence from taxpayer and agent representatives that expressed their concerns over the additional burdens that Making Tax Digital would impose on businesses and taxpayers. For example, Crundell & Co Accountancy Ltd told us that Making Tax Digital for VAT increased administrative burdens and cost to taxpayers and agents. It said that it believed the programme for VAT and Self Assessment was not workable and would not provide any tangible benefit for customers. It also told...

We received written evidence from taxpayer and agent representatives that expressed their concerns over the additional burdens that Making Tax Digital would impose on businesses and taxpayers. For example, Crundell & Co Accountancy Ltd told us that Making Tax Digital …

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24 Nov 2023 | Written evidence linked

We also received written evidence from the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG), which told us that going back as early as 2016 it had repeatedly raised concerns about the additional cost and administrative burden Making Tax Digital will add to taxpayers, especially those on lower incomes or who find digital tasks challenging. It also told us that it had concerns over the levels of service HMRC would provide underrepresented taxpayers.31 We asked what support there would be for those going in...

We also received written evidence from the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG), which told us that going back as early as 2016 it had repeatedly raised concerns about the additional cost and administrative burden Making Tax Digital will add …

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24 Nov 2023 | Written evidence linked

Many of the programme’s stakeholders support the idea of digitalising the tax system.34 We received written evidence from The Association of Tax Technicians (ATT), which told us that it welcomed digital record keeping and the modernisation of the tax system but that it remained concerned about the deliverability of the MTD programme, and the benefit of current proposals to taxpayers.35 The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) also told us that HMRC needed to focus o...

Many of the programme’s stakeholders support the idea of digitalising the tax system.34 We received written evidence from The Association of Tax Technicians (ATT), which told us that it welcomed digital record keeping and the modernisation of the tax system …

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24 Nov 2023 | Written evidence linked

We asked HMRC why it omitted significant costs from the cost-benefit analysis it included in its May 2022 business case, and whether the decisions made on the basis of the business case would have been the same if this information had been included. HMRC said that it had made “a technical interpretation error in how to apply customer costs and 39 Qq 42, 45, 67–68, 71; PTD0007, Written evidence submitted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales, 19 June 2023; C&AG’s Report, ...

We asked HMRC why it omitted significant costs from the cost-benefit analysis it included in its May 2022 business case, and whether the decisions made on the basis of the business case would have been the same if this information …

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24 Nov 2023 | Written evidence linked

Overall, HMRC’s latest figures indicated that if mandatory requirements were extended to those with incomes above £10,000, then business taxpayers could have to pay 46 Qq 64–65 47 Q 78; C&AG’s Report, paras 3.12–3.13 48 Qq 90–91 49 Q 65; PTD0002, Rossmartin Tax Consultancy Limited, 19 June 2023; PTD0006, Written evidence submitted by the Association of Taxation Technicians, 19 June 2023; PTD0007, Written evidence submitted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales, 19 June 2...

Overall, HMRC’s latest figures indicated that if mandatory requirements were extended to those with incomes above £10,000, then business taxpayers could have to pay 46 Qq 64–65 47 Q 78; C&AG’s Report, paras 3.12–3.13 48 Qq 90–91 49 Q 65; …

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24 Nov 2023 | Written evidence linked

We also received written evidence that highlighted some significant areas that needed design and technical solutions before the programme can be delivered.63 ICAEW’s written evidence said that currently the criteria for joining the pilot were too restrictive – which meant that HMRC could not expand its testing beyond basic functions for the simplest taxpayer examples. HMRC told us that it had not yet found a solution for taxpayers who have joint ownership of property, which the NAO and ICAEW ...

We also received written evidence that highlighted some significant areas that needed design and technical solutions before the programme can be delivered.63 ICAEW’s written evidence said that currently the criteria for joining the pilot were too restrictive – which meant …

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16 Oct 2020 | Written evidence linked

We also received written evidence from the Chartered Institute of Taxation, which highlighted the findings of a survey of businesses and agents with an interest in the programme that they had carried out jointly with the Association of Taxation Technicians during December 2019 and January 2020.40 The findings of the survey suggested that the costs of Making Tax Digital compliance had far exceeded government estimates. While HMRC had estimated the average transition costs to be £109 per VAT-re...

We also received written evidence from the Chartered Institute of Taxation, which highlighted the findings of a survey of businesses and agents with an interest in the programme that they had carried out jointly with the Association of Taxation Technicians …

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