Are HMRC confused with MTD

[Good Plan Ted]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 15 June 2026 at 11:19

[Mr Pointy]

Did you or your accountant sign up for the testing phase of MTD? Presumably not but check your online account.

[guyvert1]

I'd get a better black marker !

[Panamax]

Mr Pointy said:

Did you or your accountant sign up for the testing phase of MTD? Presumably not but check your online account.

I think OP's point is about the dates in the letter including, apparently, a 12 month "quarter".

[Mr Pointy]

Don't forget that as the MTD quarterly returns are CUMULATIVE the fourth return covers the whole tax year - hence the dates.

[Panamax]

I guess that makes sense although HMRC's use of English in the letter was far from clear.

Fortunately it turned out I don't need to engage in MTD for Income Tax after all. However, I'd understood it was only introduced from April 2026. Perhaps that explains your previous point about OP being signed up for a "testing phase".

[Mr Pointy]

Panamax said:

I guess that makes sense although HMRC's use of English in the letter was far from clear.

Fortunately it turned out I don't need to engage in MTD for Income Tax after all. However, I'd understood it was only introduced from April 2026. Perhaps that explains your previous point about OP being signed up for a "testing phase".

Yes the first compulsory returns are for the 2026-27 tax year (for those earning over £50k) but last year you could sign up for a testing phase if you wanted to, although I'm not sure if you had to do an SA as well. Unfortunately I cannot avoid it & am struggling to get to grips with Xero.