Tax changes, tracked.
Tax rules carry long lead times: the next two waves of Making Tax Digital already have start dates, and HMRC updates its guidance through the year. SoleTax checks the sources daily, so what you read here, and everywhere on this site, matches what HMRC publishes.
Coming up
Dates already set in legislation or published guidance.
HMRC re-issues the self-employment guidance. The new edition of the return notes lands every December. Every SoleTax figure and category is re-verified against it as it arrives.
MTD's second wave starts. Qualifying income over £30,000 in 2025-26 brings you into Making Tax Digital from April 2027. Check your date.
Late-update penalty points switch on. For 2026-27, HMRC is waiving penalty points for late quarterly updates. That grace ends with the tax year. What's actually penalised.
The first MTD tax return is due. Quarterly updates don't replace the return: the first one under MTD, covering 2026-27, is due by 31 January 2028. How the return works under MTD.
MTD's third wave starts. Qualifying income over £20,000 joins from April 2028. The full picture.
Recently changed
What HMRC has moved, and what SoleTax did about it.
HMRC updated its qualifying-income guidance. Checked against the change: no thresholds or figures moved, and every SoleTax page was re-verified. How the threshold is measured.
gov.uk renamed its software page. "Find software that's compatible" became "Choose the right software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax". Same register, new name. Switching software mid-year.
Making Tax Digital went live. The first wave, qualifying income over £50,000, is in. The Income Tax (Digital Obligations) Regulations 2026 are in force, and the first quarterly update fell due 7 August 2026. Your first update.
The mileage rate rose to 55p. The flat rate for cars and goods vehicles moved from 45p to 55p for the first 10,000 business miles. Much of the internet still shows the old rate; SoleTax carries the new one. The current table.
The app moves with the rules, too.
Every figure in SoleTax carries the same checks as this site. Records ready for every deadline above, without the admin.
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