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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.

New penalties for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (sole traders and landlords)

Live webinar

Register for the next live about the new penalties for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (sole traders and landlords).

This webinar will help you to understand the changes to penalties that you’ll receive if you pay or submit late this is known as the new penalties.

How to sign yourself up to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

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.

Get ready for Making Tax Digital for landlords and joint property owners

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about getting ready for Making Tax Digital - landlords and joint property owners.

This webinar will help you understand how to sign up to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax before the rollout in April 2026.

You will learn about: 

  • understanding the key rules, who they apply to, and when they take effect
  • identify responsibilities and choose the right software for your needs
  • authorise your agent and sign up to MTD
  • stay compliant and explore how MTD can benefit you

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about getting ready for Making Tax Digital for landlords and joint property owners

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.

How to sign your client up to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

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.

New penalties for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (Agents)

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about the new penalties for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (Agents).

This webinar will help you to understand the changes to penalties that you’ll receive if you pay or submit late this is known as the new penalties.

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

Other help and support

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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 519 September 2025 + show all updates
  1. A new section on 'Get ready for Making Tax Digital landlords and joint property owners' has been added. Live webinars about new penalties for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (sole traders and landlords) and new penalties for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (Agents) have also been added.

  2. The live webinar link at 'Get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you're an agent' has been updated.

  3. Links to register for a live webinar and recorded webinar about 'Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — individual authorisation and enrolment' have been added.

  4. A recorded webinar and a link to register for a live webinar about how to authorise and sign up your clients for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax for agents has been added.

  5. New recorded and live webinars have been added to the sections 'Get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re a sole trader or landlord' and 'Get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re an agent'.

  6. A recorded webinar and a link to register for a live webinar about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax for agents have been added.

  7. A recorded webinar about what you'll need to do to for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has been added.

  8. A live webinar about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has been added. The recorded webinar about Making Tax Digital for VAT and a link to watch a video about top tips for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax have been removed. Links to watch three videos about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax have been added.

  9. The link to recorded webinar for Making Tax Digital for VAT updated.

  10. The link to the recorded webinar for Making Tax Digital for VAT has been updated.

  11. A new recorded webinar about Making Tax Digital for VAT has been added.

  12. Information about the next Making Tax Digital for VAT live webinar has been added.

  13. We have updated the page to confirm that from 1 November 2022, you will not be able to use your existing VAT online account to send quarterly or monthly VAT returns. You’ll need to sign up to Making Tax Digital (MTD) and use compatible software to keep VAT records and file your VAT returns.

  14. Information about the HMRC help and support email service and a new ‘HMRC community forums’ section has been added.

  15. The videos about getting compatible accounting software, keeping digital VAT records and the basics of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment are no longer available.

  16. The link to watch a recorded webinar about Making Tax Digital for VAT has been updated.

  17. Recorded webinars ‘Making Tax Digital for VAT for agents’, ‘agent services and Making Tax Digital’ and ‘Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment’ are no longer available.

  18. The link to register for the next live webinar about Making Tax Digital for VAT has been updated.

  19. A recording of a webinar about Making Tax Digital for VAT has been added.

  20. Information added about a Making Tax Digital for VAT webinar.

  21. A catch up webinar for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment has been added.

  22. The webinar about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment has been updated.

  23. The webinar about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment has been updated.

  24. A webinar about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has been added.

  25. A YouTube video for agents about top tips for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has been added.

  26. The YouTube video for Keeping VAT records digitally has been updated.

  27. YouTube videos 'what is compatible software' and 'how to sign up to making tax digital for VAT' have been updated.

  28. A YouTube video about how to sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT has been added.

  29. Webinar about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax updated.

  30. The YouTube video for 'Signing up for Making Tax Digital for VAT' has been removed and is being updated. A new version will go live soon.

  31. A webinar has been added to help your business get ready for April 2019.

  32. New YouTube videos about the Making Tax Digital pilot for VAT have been added.

  33. First published.

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