Do you need Making Tax Digital from April 2027?

Type in your self employment turnover and property income, before expenses, for each tax year you know. See whether Making Tax Digital for Income Tax applies to you from 6 April 2026, 2027 or 2028. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

Tax year 2024 to 2025 decides 6 April 2026

Leave both boxes blank if you do not know this year yet.

Self employment turnover

All sole trader income before expenses.

Property income

Rent before expenses. Your share if jointly owned.

Tax year 2025 to 2026 decides 6 April 2027

Leave both boxes blank if you do not know this year yet.

Self employment turnover

All sole trader income before expenses.

Property income

Rent before expenses. Your share if jointly owned.

Tax year 2026 to 2027 decides 6 April 2028

Leave both boxes blank if you do not know this year yet.

Self employment turnover

All sole trader income before expenses.

Property income

Rent before expenses. Your share if jointly owned.

Your answer

Do you need Making Tax Digital?

Each start date and how your income compares
Start date	Judged on	Over	Your income	Result

HMRC also checks the return itself and writes to you if you are over. If no letter comes, it is still up to you to check.

How it works

Your qualifying income is your self employment turnover plus your property income, both before expenses. Employment pay, partnership profit shares, dividends and pensions do not count.

Each start date is judged on an earlier tax year. Over £50,000 in 2024 to 2025 means you start on 6 April 2026. Over £30,000 in 2025 to 2026 means 6 April 2027. Over £20,000 in 2026 to 2027 means 6 April 2028. The test is more than the figure, so exactly £30,000 is not over.

If a sole trade ran for less than a full year, HMRC scales it up to 12 months. If your property income covers less than a year, scale it up yourself before you type it in.

Who is exempt

Partnerships do not need to use it yet. HMRC will set a date later.
Qualifying income of £20,000 or less means you are exempt.
No National Insurance number before the start of the tax year means you are exempt for that year.
Some people are exempt automatically because of what was on their return, for example ministers of religion, Lloyd’s members, people who claim Married Couple’s Allowance or Blind Person’s Allowance, and for now some people who claim averaging relief or qualifying care relief or fill in the SA107 or SA109 pages.
If you are digitally excluded, for example because of your age, a health condition, a disability or no internet access, you can apply for an exemption. Not liking software or having filed on paper before is not enough.

Read the full list of exemptions on GOV.UK.

Sources

Checked on 20 October 2026.

Questions

Is the £30,000 turnover or profit?

Turnover. It is your self employment income plus your property income before any expenses or allowances are taken off.

Which year decides if you start in April 2027?

Your qualifying income for the 2025 to 2026 tax year, from the return due by 31 January 2027.

Does your PAYE salary count?

No. Only self employment and property income count. Pay from a job, partnership profit shares, dividends and pensions do not.