Get your practice ready for the April 2026 changes by finding out how long it will take to get your sole trader and landlord clients ready for MTD for Income Tax.
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* This calculation assumes that it will take a minimum of 2 hours to set up one client, based on feedback from our QuickBooks accountants community.
We’ve made every attempt to ensure that these calculations are correct but Intuit QuickBooks cannot be held responsible for incorrect output from this calculator or for the outcome of any decisions you make as a result of using it
How QuickBooks can help
Our MTD for Income Tax hub is the place to get your practice and clients ready for 6 April 2026. Discover our intuitive solutions, product consultancy services, human product support and join our MTD for Income Tax testing phase.
Which clients are affected by MTD for Income Tax?
If you have clients who are self-employed or landlords with an annual income over £50,000, they will be legally required to start keeping digital records and send quarterly updates of income and expenditure to HMRC using compatible software from April 2026. This requirement will extend to those with an annual income over £30,000 from April 2027.
What are the requirements for those affected?
All affected self-employed individuals and landlords will need to:
sign up for MTD for Income Tax via HMRC's website
keep digital business records
use MTD-compatible accounting software such as QuickBooks
send quarterly business income and expenses updates to HMRC through the software
finalise the business’s income in a declaration which confirms that the updates sent are correct, and make any accounting adjustments
submit this final declaration to HMRC
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QuickBooks has been helping accountants, bookkeepers and their clients to prepare for Making Tax Digital since 2018. Here’s how we can support your practice and clients:
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2. Backed by real human product support 7 days a week
Our support doesn’t stop at great software. Here’s all the ways we support your practice and clients:
Professional Services
Get guidance on effective client onboarding, optimising workflows, reviewing clients’ books and extracting data for MTD for Income Tax, year end accounting preparation and filing.
Service Delivery
Our dedicated team provides guidance and support on licence setup, data migration and key feature utilisation as you move clients to QuickBooks.
Training workshops
Interactive workshops will familiarise your team with the key features and benefits of QuickBooks Online, so they can speak confidently to clients about moving to the cloud.
Client onboarding
We offer new clients free onboarding with a product expert. They’ll walk them through key product features, how to use them and answer their questions.
Product support from real people
Available via phone, email, and chat for both accountants, bookkeepers and your clients 7 days a week**
Online support centre
The online support centre is your go-to resource for articles, tutorials, and guides for helping clients set up their account, troubleshoot errors, understand specific features, and more.
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