UK Tax Guides for Sole Traders and Landlords
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These guides cover UK Income Tax for sole traders and landlords. Most are about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, which has applied since 6 April 2026 to people with qualifying income over £50,000: who has to join and when, what goes in a quarterly update, the deadlines and the penalty points. The rest cover Self Assessment and allowable expenses.
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Making Tax Digital for the Self-Employed: The Complete 2026-27 Guide
MTD for Income Tax is live: over £50k mandated from April 2026, £30k in 2027, £20k in 2028. Deadlines, penalties, software and records, explained plainly.
Qualifying Income for MTD Explained: How It's Calculated
Qualifying income decides if and when you must join Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. Here's exactly how it's calculated, what counts, and what doesn't.
MTD Quarterly Update Deadlines: The Full 2026-27 Calendar
Every MTD deadline for 2026-27 in one place: the four quarterly updates, how cumulative periods work, the calendar-quarter election, and 31 January.
UK Sole Trader Allowable Expenses: A Guide for 2026-27
A guide to allowable expenses for UK sole traders: what you can claim, what HMRC excludes, the wholly-and-exclusively rule, and record-keeping.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
- CIS Subcontractor Records and Making Tax Digital: What Tradespeople Need to Know
- Do You Need an Accountant for Making Tax Digital?
- Making Tax Digital Exemptions: Who's Out of Scope for MTD
- Making Tax Digital for the Self-Employed: The Complete 2026-27 Guide
- Missed an MTD Quarterly Update? Here's What Actually Happens
- MTD Client Onboarding: A Checklist for Accountants (April 2027 and April 2028 Waves)
- MTD for Income Tax from April 2027: The £30,000 Threshold
- MTD for Income Tax from April 2028: The £20,000 Threshold
- MTD for Landlords: How Making Tax Digital Applies to Rental Income
- MTD Penalty Points Explained: How the System Works
- MTD Quarterly Update Deadlines: The Full 2026-27 Calendar
- MTD Software vs Receipt Scanning Apps: What's the Difference?
- Qualifying Income for MTD Explained: How It's Calculated
- Sole Trader Plus Landlord? How Combined Income Affects MTD
- Uber and Deliveroo Driver Taxes in the UK: How MTD Applies to Gig Drivers
- What Actually Goes in an MTD Quarterly Update
- What Digital Records Do You Actually Need for Making Tax Digital?
- Your First MTD Year: A Record-Keeping Checklist for 2026-27
Self Assessment and expenses
- Simplified Expenses for UK Sole Traders: How Flat Rates Work
- UK Self Assessment Deadline: What You Need to Submit by January 31
- UK Self Assessment Tax Return: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Self-Employed
- UK Self Assessment: Last-Minute Filing Guide Before January 31
- UK Sole Trader Allowable Expenses: A Guide for 2026-27
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