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 Dates to remember: April 2026 – April 2027

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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — new quarterly deadlines
If you're a sole trader or landlord earning over £50,000, these are your four MTD quarterly update deadlines for the 2026/27 tax year:

  • 7 August 2026 — Q1 (6 April – 5 July 2026)

  • 7 November 2026 — Q2 (6 July – 5 October 2026)

  • 7 February 2027 — Q3 (6 October 2026 – 5 January 2027)

  • 7 May 2027 — Q4 (6 January – 5 April 2027)

  • 31 January 2028 — Final Declaration for the 2026/27 tax year (replaces the old Self Assessment return)​

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Self Assessment (2025/26 tax year — the last "old style" return for most)

  • 5 October 2026 — Deadline to register for Self Assessment if you're filing for the first time

  • 31 October 2026 — Paper tax return deadline

  • 31 January 2027 — Online tax return deadline, balancing payment due, and first payment on account for 2026/27

  • 31 July 2027 — Second payment on account for 2026/27​

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PAYE and payroll

  • Every payday — Full Payment Submission (FPS) due to HMRC

  • 19th of each month — Employer Payment Summary (EPS), where applicable

  • 22nd of each month — PAYE and National Insurance payment due (electronic)

  • 31 May 2027 — P60s issued to employees

  • 6 July 2027 — P11D and P11D(b) deadline (expenses and benefits)

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VAT

  • Ongoing — VAT return and payment due one calendar month and 7 days after each quarter ends; all VAT-registered businesses must file through MTD-compatible software​

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Other

  • 1 April 2026 — National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates increase

  • Bookmark this page — we'll keep it updated as new deadlines are confirmed. If you're not sure which of these apply to you, get in touch.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: What Sole Traders Need to Know Now

If you're a sole trader earning over £50,000 a year, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD ITSA) is no longer something to think about "eventually" — it's live now. From 6 April 2026, anyone with gross income over £50,000 must keep digital records and submit quarterly updates to HMRC, instead of a single Self Assessment return once a year. And from this month, HMRC has started automatically enrolling anyone who qualifies but hasn't signed up yet, based on your 2024/25 tax return. Instead of one big Self Assessment deadline, you'll send HMRC a short digital update every quarter, using MTD-compatible software, then submit a final declaration at year-end to confirm your figures. If your income is under £50,000, don't relax for too long — the threshold drops to £30,000 from April 2027, and £20,000 from April 2028, so most self-employed people will be brought in over the next couple of years. The earlier you get set up, the less stressful this is. This is exactly what we help sole traders with, day in, day out — if you're not sure whether you're affected, or you know you are but haven't started preparing, get in touch and we'll walk you through exactly what needs to happen and when.

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