Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
How to prepare for MTD for Income Tax: the 5-step checklist
Confirm your phase, choose software, go digital early, sign up, do a dry run.
A 5-step practical checklist to get ready for MTD for Income Tax: 1. **Confirm your phase** — check your qualifying income on the relevant past return. 2. **Decide your approach** — all-in-one software, bridging, or an accountant. 3. **Go digital early** — start now, do not wait for your start date. 4. **Sign up and authorise** — register and authorise your software or agent. 5. **Do a dry run** — practise a quarterly update before it is mandatory. Practising the quarterly rhythm before it counts is the single biggest reduction in first-year stress. **Read the full prep guide at [rraccountants.uk/mtd-how-to-prepare](https://rraccountants.uk/mtd-how-to-prepare).**
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