Income Tax: Self-assessment
Commons · Question 112072 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled, Act now: 864,000 sole traders and landlords face new tax rules in two months, published on 5 February 2026, how many exemption requests for those who cannot
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 17 Feb 2026
HMRC has been accepting applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax since 29 September 2025. As of 31 January 2026, we have received 1,271 applications for exemption from MTD for Income Tax on the grounds of digital exclusion. ...