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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax explained

Learn what Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax means and how it changes income tax reporting in AccountsPrep.

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Written by Brian Windsor
Updated over 2 weeks ago

MTD for Income Tax is a UK government initiative. It changes how eligible sole traders and landlords keep records and report income to HMRC.


What changes under MTD

  • Keep digital records of income and expenses

  • Send quarterly updates to HMRC

  • Complete a final declaration each year


What this replaces

MTD for Income Tax replaces the current annual Self Assessment process for eligible sole traders and landlords.


Use AccountsPrep to prepare and submit data

AccountsPrep helps you prepare year end accounts using your client’s financial data. You can analyse transactions from bank statements, including multiple bank accounts if required.

As part of this process, you can submit analysed data to HMRC to meet MTD requirements.


What you can do in AccountsPrep

  • Enable income tax settings

  • Assign income tax categories

  • Review the Income Tax Summary

  • Send quarterly updates

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