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The MTD quarterly countdown: A practice guide
Making Tax Digital (MTD) was first announced back in 2015, with Income Tax the first planned inclusion. History shows things didn’t run quite to plan. But now, here we are over a decade later: the clock is ticking down to 7 August, the first-ever quarterly update deadline for Income Tax. For most accountancy or bookkeeping […]
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Your first MTD quarterly update: The countdown has begun (7 August 2026)
Key Takeaways The first quarterly update under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is due by 7 August 2026. The month-long window for quarterly update submission opened for taxpayers on 25 June, at the earliest, although for most taxpayers the window effectively opens 6 July. You can’t submit a quarterly update without digital records, so […]
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