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HMRC videos and webinars for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Learn more about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you're an agent, sole trader or landlord.

All VAT registered businesses should now be signed up for Making Tax Digital for VAT. You no longer need to sign up yourself. HMRC will sign you up automatically unless you are exempt or have applied for an exemption.

You should now keep VAT records and submit VAT Returns using compatible software.

Find software that’s compatible with Making Tax Digital for VAT.

Registering and joining webinars

You can register for webinars in advance but we recommend you join each webinar 5 minutes before the start.

Information for sole traders and landlords

Introduction to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Watch a video for sole traders and landlords about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

Customers — Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

This video offers an introduction to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re a sole trader or landlord.

You will find out about:

  • who Making Tax Digital for Income Tax applies to

  • what Making Tax Digital for Income Tax involves

  • how the changes will help you

  • joining the testing programme

  • the timeline for modernising the Income Tax system

  • where to find further support and information

Get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re a sole trader or landlord

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about how to get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re a sole trader or landlord.

This webinar will help you understand the requirements for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and the steps you can take to prepare.

You will find out about:

  • who will need to sign up and when
  • what you or your agent will need to do
  • making informed software choices
  • signing up for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
  • authorising your agent
  • following the requirements
  • how to utilise any benefits and opportunities

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about how to get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re a sole trader or landlord.

How to sign yourself up to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax individual authorisation and enrolment

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about how to authorise and enrol as an individual for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

This webinar will help you to understand how to sign up to and prepare for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

You will find out about:

  • who will be affected
  • when Making Tax Digital becomes mandatory
  • how to sign up early
  • the benefits of early enrolment
  • how to choose compatible software
  • what to expect after signing up

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about how to authorise and enrol as an individual for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax for sole traders and landlords — what you’ll need to do

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about what you’ll need to do to for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

This webinar will help you understand what you’ll need to do if you’re eligible for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

You will find out about:

  • using HMRC recognised software
  • keeping digital records through the year
  • sending quarterly updates to HMRC

Information for agents

Introduction to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax for agents

Watch a video for agents about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

Agents - Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

This video offers an introduction to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re an agent.

You will find out about:

  • who Making Tax Digital for Income Tax applies to

  • what your clients will need to do

  • how the changes will help you and your clients

  • the timeline for modernising the Income Tax system

  • joining the testing programme

  • where to find further support and information

Get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re an agent

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about how to get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re an agent.

This webinar will help you understand the requirements for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and the steps you can take to prepare you and your client.

You will find out about:

  • who will need to sign up and when
  • what you and your client will need to do
  • helping your client make informed software choices
  • updating your agent services account
  • signing up your client for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
  • following the requirements
  • how to utilise any benefits and opportunities

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about how to get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re an agent.

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Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about how to authorise and sign up your clients for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

This webinar will help you understand how to sign up clients to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and actions you will need to take before you do.

You will learn about:

  • the background to what’s changing and why
  • who will be affected and how to prepare
  • actions you need to take before you sign up a client
  • the sign up journey
  • what is available once you sign up

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about how to authorise and sign up your clients for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax for agents — what you’ll need to do

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about what you’ll need to do to for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

This webinar will help you understand what you’ll need to do if your client is eligible for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

You will find out about:

  • using HMRC recognised software
  • keeping digital records through the year
  • sending quarterly updates to HMRC

Making Tax Digital — the future of tax

Watch a video about Making Tax Digital’s impact on the future of tax.

Craig Ogilvie on Making Tax Digital: The future of Tax

You will learn about Making Tax Digital’s role in:

  • reducing errors
  • modernising infrastructure
  • meeting modern expectations
  • simplifying taxes
  • improving productivity
  • addressing the tax gap

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Agent toolkit

Use the agent toolkit to find further information about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

Updates to this page

Published 31 May 2018
Last updated 75 AugustSeptember 2025 + show all updates
  1. Links to register for a live webinar and recorded webinar about 'Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — individual authorisation and enrolment' have been added.

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