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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鈥檚 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.

This video offers an introduction to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you鈥檙e 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

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax 鈥� what you鈥檒l need to do

Live webinar

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This webinar will help you understand what you鈥檒l need to do if you鈥檙e 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.

This video offers an introduction to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you鈥檙e 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

Making Tax Digital 鈥� the future of tax

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

You will learn about Making Tax Digital鈥檚 role in:

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

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Updates to this page

Published 31 May 2018
Last updated 18 March 2025 show all updates
  1. 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.

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

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

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

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

  6. 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鈥檒l need to sign up to Making Tax Digital (MTD) and use compatible software to keep VAT records and file your VAT returns.

  7. Information about the HMRC help and support email service and a new 鈥楬MRC community forums鈥� section has been added.

  8. 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.

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

  10. Recorded webinars 鈥楳aking Tax Digital for VAT for agents鈥�, 鈥榓gent services and Making Tax Digital鈥� and 鈥楳aking Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment鈥� are no longer available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  23. 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.

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

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

  26. First published.

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