Quarterly update deadlines
7 August, 7 November, 7 February and 7 May
MTD ITSA Income Tax
Quarterly updates and your final declaration
Keep digital records, send quarterly updates and make your final declaration, all from the same books.
Tested in HMRC's sandbox
Connected to HMRC's test service with test users. Production access is under HMRC review.
HMRC's sandbox · test data
Watch it work
A screen recording of the app in HMRC's sandbox, using test data. It ends on the page where HMRC's test service accepts the submission.
HMRC sandbox · test dataMTD ITSA Income Tax quarterly update
A sole trader checks the quarter, runs the readiness checks and submits the second quarterly update. HMRC's test service accepts it.
Recorded in HMRC's sandbox, which is HMRC's test service, with test data. The app's sidebar still shows its earlier name, Tiraverse MTD. The MTD ITSA Income Tax clip runs on a set date and the VAT clip uses HMRC's 2017 test quarter.
What the recording shows
- Connect the HMRC account.
- Open the 2026-27 quarterly summary and pick quarter 2.
- Check the income and expense totals.
- Submission readiness shows three checks passed: transactions exist, all categories confirmed, fraud prevention data collected.
- Submit to HMRC's test service. The page shows the update as accepted by the test service.
MTD ITSA Income Tax
What it does
Readiness checks before each quarterly update
You confirm each quarterly update and your final declaration
Extra income and reliefs on the tax return screen
Dates and rules
Key dates
Each one links to the GOV.UK page it comes from.
- Source: GOV.UK
- Source: GOV.UK
Who must use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
Qualifying income over £50,000 in 2024 to 2025: from 6 April 2026. Over £30,000 in 2025 to 2026: from 6 April 2027. Over £20,000 in 2026 to 2027: from 6 April 2028
Stated plainly
What it does not do yet
The main things TiraTax does not do yet.
Partnership income is coming soon
Claims to reduce payments on account are not available
From the blog
Related reading
MTD ITSA Income TaxMaking Tax Digital for Income Tax: who is in scope, and when
Who has to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, the qualifying income thresholds from April 2026, 2027 and 2028, and what you do once you are in scope.
MTD ITSA Income TaxThe four quarterly update dates, and what an update contains
The standard and calendar update periods for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, with the due date for each, and what a quarterly update contains.
Put your tax in order.
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