Whether Making Tax Digital for Income Tax applies to you depends on your qualifying income: your turnover, not your profit. The thresholds and start dates explained.
Category: Guides
Plain-English guides to Making Tax Digital, VAT, CIS and expenses for UK sole traders and tradespeople.
MTD Quarterly Updates: What You Send and the 2026/27 Deadlines
What goes in a Making Tax Digital quarterly update, the four deadlines for 2026/27, and what happens if you miss one.
CIS Deductions Explained: Rates, Materials and Getting It Back
How much a contractor takes off under CIS, what it should not be taken from, and how sole traders and limited companies get it counted against their tax.
Self-Employed Mileage Rate 2026/27: Now 55p a Mile
The flat mileage rate for sole traders went up from 45p to 55p on 6 April 2026. The new rates, a worked example and the rules that catch people out.
Allowable Expenses for Self-Employed Electricians
What a self-employed electrician can claim against tax, from materials and test equipment to the van and training, and the common costs you cannot.
VAT Registration Threshold: When Tradespeople Must Register (£90,000)
The £90,000 VAT threshold is a rolling 12-month figure. How to check it, the registration deadlines and what changes once you are registered.