Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the preparedness of (1) landlords, and (2) self-employed people, for making quarterly Making Tax Digital returns from April.

The Government has taken a number of steps to help ensure those needing to use MTD for Income Tax from April 2026 are ready and can do so successfully. This includes media campaigns, awareness letters and extensive online help, such as webinars, recorded YouTube videos, e‑learning, and guidance on GOV.UK. A wide range of MTD‑compatible software products is available, including free options, and thousands of new taxpayers are signing up to the service every week.

MTD quarterly updates are not like making a tax return each quarter. Software will manage much of the process, creating simple summaries of income and expenses from the taxpayer’s digital records ready for submission. Information will be carried forward to the tax return, helping to reduce errors and make the end of year process faster and easier.