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Taxation: Electronic Government

Commons · Question 91002 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the (a) costs, (b) administrative burdens, (c) the risk of being forced to close and (d) other impacts as a result of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax on sole traders and

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 19 Nov 2025

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax will be introduced from April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000. It will be extended to those with income over £30,000 from April 2027 and for those with income over £20,000 in ...