Taxation: Electronic Government
Commons · Question 6541 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital have (a) been granted, (b) been refused and (c) are pending decision.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 12 Jun 2026
HMRC has been accepting applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax since September 2025. Around 6,500 applications for exemption have been received to date. Decisions have been reached on around 60% of these cases, with approx...