Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: Specialist support for Sole Traders & Landlords

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: Specialist Support for Sole Traders & Landlords

From April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for Income Tax) will require sole traders, the self-employed, and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000 to keep digital records, submit quarterly updates to HMRC and replace annual Self Assessment with a Final Declaration.

This marks a significant change in how those impacted manage and report their tax affairs, but with the right support, it doesn’t need to feel overwhelming.

At Azets, we understand how demanding it is to run a business, juggling day-to-day operations, staying on top of admin, and ensuring compliance.

By bringing together industry expertise and cutting-edge technology, we’ll help you stay compliant and focused on what matters most - growing your business.

Choose the trusted market leader for your MTD journey

First accountancy firm in the UK to submit a quarterly MTD for Income Tax return

Working with HMRC on the largest cohort of MTD pilot clients

Recognised as the UK’s #1 adviser for MTD for Income Tax

Why choose Azets for your MTD journey?

Local support, national expertise

4,000+ advisers across more than 60 UK offices
Deep experience supporting sole traders, landlords, GPs, consultants, and small businesses
Access to specialists in tax, wealth, payroll, employment taxes, funding, cyber and more

Award winning technology partnership

As a two time Xero National Partner of the Year and strategic partner of the HMRC approved platform, we offer:

HMRC approved accounting software
Heavily discounted subscriptions
Self serve MTD training videos
Optional 1:1 Xero training with Azets experts
Over 1,200 Azets colleagues trained on the platform

Prefer excel or other software? We support all leading platforms and can work with whichever system suits you best.

Tailored support for sole traders and landlords

For sole traders

Managing operations, cashflow and compliance can be demanding. Our team gives you the digital tools and guidance to make recordkeeping and submissions far easier.

For landlords

Whether you manage one rental or multiple properties, we help ensure your digital records are accurate and your quarterly submissions are completed correctly.

For those with both trading and property income

Dual income individuals face added complexity, our advisers streamline everything into one compliant digital process.

What our clients say

“The Xero training was fab and it’s such a relief not to be using an Excel spreadsheet anymore!”

“A daunting task became straightforward thanks to Azets. Professional, friendly and exactly what I needed.”

“Nothing has been any trouble at all, Azets made the move to MTD incredibly simple.”

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Stay up-to-date with our MTD for Income Tax Guide

To support you and help you prepare, we've created a clear and practical guide covering everything you need to know about MTD for Income Tax.

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Leading MTD change

Azets has become the first accountancy firm in the UK to submit a Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax quarterly update for a landlord via Xero.

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The benefits of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Here are some of the reasons to embrace this new era of digital reporting through benefits to you and your business.

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