Written questions

Income Tax: Self-assessment

2026-05-12 · Treasury · HL35 · Official question

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many letters about the requirement to file quarterly Making Tax Digital returns have been sent out in error to taxpayers whose qualifying income is below the initial £50,000 threshold; and if so, what has been the maili

Answer

As part of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax awareness campaign, HMRC issued letters to customers with qualifying income over £50,000. These customers were identified based upon the latest information held by HMRC at that time. While some custom...