Help and support
Find help, including from HMRC, if you need it.
Sole traders, landlords, and their agents can get different types of support with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
Before signing up, read through our guidance first to find out:鈥�
- who can use the service and when鈥�
- how to choose software that works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax鈥�
- how you can sign up鈥�
- what happens after you sign up
You can also use our step-by-step guides to help you understand in which order you should use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax:聽聽
- Making Tax Digital for Income Tax for individuals: step by step
- Making Tax Digital for Income Tax as an agent: step by step
If you cannot find what you鈥檙e looking for, contact HMRC for general enquiries.
If you or your client need help to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax during the testing phase, you can contact HMRC鈥檚 dedicated customer support team. We鈥檒l include the phone number when we write to you to welcome you and confirm that you鈥檝e signed up.
How the team can help鈥��
鈥疶he team can help with:鈥�
- income and expenses to include in submissions鈥�
- payments and refunds鈥�
- filing dates鈥�
- 辫别苍补濒迟颈别蝉鈥�
- reporting of errors in calculations, statements, and payments resulting from submissions鈥�
- Self Assessment and Capital Gains Tax including years before Making Tax Digital for Income Tax鈥�
- PAYE including tax codes鈥�
They cannot help with Corporation Tax, VAT, or National Insurance (except for Self Assessment). They also cannot offer software product advice. 聽
The team can only help with tax queries for sole traders and landlords using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
HMRC鈥檚 dedicated support team cannot give advice about specific software products. Each product will work differently depending on how much the software provider has developed it. Your software provider should have guidance on how to use their software.鈥��
Contact your provider should you need any additional support.