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Keep digital records
Log income and expenses digitally throughout the year — no more end-of-year scramble. HMRC requires this from April 2026.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax · early access
Practise digital records and quarterly updates before April 2026.
From 6 April 2026, sole traders and landlords earning over £50,000 must keep digital records and submit quarterly updates to HMRC. Nixbin early access helps landlords practise that path — digital records and quarterly updates first. You can choose year-end Self Assessment in the hub when available, or keep it on GOV.UK. We are not yet listed as HMRC-recognised software; use early access to prepare, not as a finished production filing claim.
Early access only. HMRC sandbox connections are for testing. Do not treat Nixbin as a substitute for HMRC software recognition until that status is granted and published.
£50,000+ income → mandatory from April 2026·£30,000+ income → mandatory from April 2027·GOV.UK guidance ↗
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Submit quarterly updates
Send a summary of your income and expenses to HMRC every quarter. No tax is due at this stage — it is just a progress update.
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Year-end Self Assessment
After 5 April, complete Self Assessment. In the hub you can opt to file year-end here (using your digital records when that step is available) or keep year-end on GOV.UK while using Nixbin for quarterly updates.
Income threshold checker
Does MTD apply to me?
Enter your annual qualifying income to find out which mandate wave applies to you.
Enter your income above to see your result.
Property
Landlord ITSA
Mandatory from April 2026 (£50k+) · April 2027 (£30k+)
£14.99/quarter
or £59.99/year
Early access — billing activates when your account is approved
For individuals with UK or foreign rental income. Guided questions, digital records, quarterly tracking.
- Person profile (not a limited company)
- UK / foreign property income tracking
- Digital income & expense records
- Quarterly update drafts & deadlines
- Threshold check vs MTD mandation waves
- Microsoft sign-in into the MTD portal
Popular
Sole trader ITSA
Mandatory from April 2026 (£50k+) · April 2027 (£30k+)
£14.99/quarter
or £59.99/year
Early access — billing activates when your account is approved
For self-employed individuals. Trading turnover, expenses, allowances, and ITSA onboarding in one early-access portal.
- Person profile for self-employment
- Guided ITSA onboarding (trade-first)
- Digital income & expense ledger
- Quarterly drafts aligned to tax year
- Other income flags for final declaration
- Microsoft sign-in into the MTD portal
Companies
Business VAT
MTD for VAT already mandatory
£9.99/month
or £99.99/year
Early access — billing activates when your account is approved
For limited companies and InvoiceShelf ledgers. Connect HMRC VAT, sync obligations, edit boxes, submit.
- Business / company VAT filing
- HMRC sandbox connect & sync
- Editable VAT boxes before submit
- InvoiceShelf deep-link connector
- Soft-fail when hub is offline
- Microsoft sign-in into the MTD portal
Am I affected by MTD?
From 6 April 2026
Sole traders and landlords whose qualifying income exceeds £50,000 per year must use software that meets HMRC’s Making Tax Digital requirements. Nixbin is in early access while we complete recognition.
From 6 April 2027
The threshold drops to £30,000. More sole traders and landlords will need to comply.
Business VAT — already mandatory
MTD for VAT has been mandatory since 2019 for VAT-registered businesses above the VAT threshold.
Not sure?
Check your Self Assessment income or speak to your accountant. If you are already registered for Self Assessment with HMRC, you likely have a UTR and may need to act.
Already with us? Add another package
Landlord and sole trader are separate workspaces. Request the package you need with the same email you use for Microsoft sign-in. After approval you keep your existing access and gain the new one.
One Microsoft sign-in
Same identity can unlock several filing workspaces after each package is approved.
Request → review → link
Every new or add-on package is moderated until payments go live.
InvoiceShelf stays SoR
Business VAT can deep-link from InvoiceShelf; individuals never need it.