
MTD for Income Tax: A Complete Guide for Accountants & Agents
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment is live. From 6 April 2026, sole traders and landlords with qualifying income above £50,000 must
Sandeep reads Finance Acts so you do not have to. Specialising in UK taxation and compliance, he writes guidance for accounting firms that is accurate, direct, and mercifully free of the phrase "it is important to note." At FigsFlow, Sandeep covers AML, engagement letters, MTD, and the latest regulatory shifts across UK accounting.
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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment is live. From 6 April 2026, sole traders and landlords with qualifying income above £50,000 must

MTD for Income Tax is live. From 6 April 2026, every landlord and sole trader with a qualifying income above £50,000 must

If you are paid to deal with HMRC on behalf of clients, whether as an accountant, bookkeeper, tax agent, or in any

The tax adviser register opens in three days. HMRC is pursuing £43.8 billion in outstanding debt with tools it did not have

Accountex 2026 runs on 13 and 14 May at ExCeL London. This year, we are coming with two SME500 UK award wins, the launch of

The Crime & Policing Act 2026 has received Royal Assent, and its reach goes well beyond financial crime. The HMRC mandatory register

Conveyancers have two weeks before HMRC’s tax register opens on 18 May. Handling SDLT payments is enough to trigger the obligation, even

From 18 May, anyone paid to interact with HMRC on a client’s behalf must hold a registered agent services account. The requirement

PEP, PSC, UBO, DAML, MRZ. AML guides throw a lot of shorthand around, and most of it lands without explanation. This guide

Electronic signatures, KYC, and AML come up in every accounting practice. They’re related enough to feel like parts of the same thing,

The first full week after MTD went live has given practitioners little breathing room. Scam activity tied to winter fuel payment recovery

You have a document sitting in front of you. Someone needs your signature on it. You do not want to print it,