Tim Hammond

If you’re a sole trader or landlord with gross income above £30,000, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is due to apply to you from 6 April 2027. That may sound like ages away. It isn’t. You’ll need to choose compatible software, get your records into a digital system and understand a new reporting routine. […]

If you are a sole trader or landlord with more than £50,000 of qualifying income, HMRC may have signed you up for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax without you actively registering. That sounds alarming. In reality, HMRC is using information from your previous tax returns and other records to identify people who should already

For years, the rhythm of British business and property letting had a predictable cadence. You went about your year, earned your income, paid your expenses, and once every twelve months, you handed everything over to an accountant or tackled your self-assessment return in a mad panic before January 31st. HMRC waited patiently in the background,

There is a very particular type of dread that washes over you when you realise, days after hitting submit, that you’ve made a mistake on your quarterly update. Maybe you missed a supplier invoice, accidentally doubled up on a software subscription expense, or mixed up your rental property maintenance costs. Your stomach drops. You picture

If you are a sole trader or a property landlord in the UK, your filing routine is changing. With Making Tax Digital (MTD) rolling out, quarterly updates are no longer just an optional administrative chore: they are live data feeds going straight into HMRC’s digital ecosystem. And HMRC is watching. More specifically, their ultra-powerful data-matching

Getting an alert or letter from HMRC saying your Making Tax Digital (MTD) quarterly update has been flagged can instantly cause your stomach to drop. You did your digital submission, you used your software, and you thought everything was squared away. So why is HMRC knocking? First off: take a deep breath. A flagged quarterly

If you’re a sole trader or property landlord getting to grips with Making Tax Digital (MTD), you’ve probably heard the phrase “don't worry, quarterly updates aren’t final tax returns” more times than you can count. While it's true that an isolated mathematical typo corrected in your next submission won’t instantly ruin your life, believing that

If you are a sole trader or property landlord bracing yourself for Making Tax Digital (MTD), you have probably heard the phrase “it’s just a summary, not a final tax return.” It sounds reassuring, doesn't it? It implies that if your numbers are a bit messy, or if you accidentally miscategorise an expense in your

If you’re a sole trader or a property landlord, Making Tax Digital (MTD) is no longer a distant concept on the horizon: it is fast approaching. And with it comes a massive shift in how the taxman interacts with your business. Gone are the days when you could neatly file away your receipts in a

If you are a property landlord with income above the threshold, you’ve likely just navigated your very first Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax quarterly update. For years, landlords across the UK operated on a familiar rhythm: collect your rental receipts, keep an eye on maintenance costs, and file a single Self Assessment tax