MTD for Income Tax

Many UK sole traders and landlords will be required to make quarterly digital submissions to HMRC from April 2026. FreeAgent is here to help as the initiative rolls out.

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Estimate your MTD for Income Tax workload

Use our handy tool to find out how long it will take to get your practice's sole trader and landlord clients ready.

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Guide

MTD for Income Tax: 10 myths busted

As the introduction of MTD for Income Tax approaches, we dispel some of the myths that currently surround the initiative.

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Try our MTD for Income Tax email templates

These handy email templates will help you get the messages right for any of your clients who will be affected by MTD for Income Tax.

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How FreeAgent supports you and your clients

FreeAgent is already on HMRC's list of compatible software for MTD for Income Tax for businesses. We'll be ready to support both your practice and clients when the MTD for Income Tax legislation comes into effect in April 2026.

Keep digital records

Your clients can manage their business admin on the go with the FreeAgent mobile app and pull their bank transactions directly into FreeAgent by setting up a bank feed.

Collaborate in real time

Your clients can share data with you so you can collaborate in real time. This will be particularly handy when it’s time to submit quarterly and annual updates to HMRC.

Go beyond compliance

As well as helping your clients to comply with HMRC’s rules for MTD for Income Tax, FreeAgent gives you a bird’s eye overview of your clients and lets them keep an eye on their spending.

Help landlords adopt a new way of working

Discover FreeAgent for Landlords, a new version of our award-winning software built specifically for clients who earn income from property.

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Resources to share with your clients

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Get your MTD for Income Tax pack

Email templates, guides and tools to get you and your clients ready for MTD for Income Tax.

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Guide

MTD for Income tax client guide

Introduce the initiative to your clients by downloading our 4-page guide to MTD for Income Tax and sharing it with them.

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Did you know your clients could get FreeAgent for free?

FreeAgent is available free of charge for clients who have business current accounts with NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland or Ulster Bank, for as long as the client retains their bank account. Find out more.

FreeAgent is also available free of charge for clients who have a Mettle account, as long as the client marks Mettle as their primary business account in the software. Find out more about Mettle or see our guide to setting up a new client with a Mettle account.

Optional add-ons may be chargeable.