How to use the MTD for Landlords Threshold Checker: full video tutorial
See when Making Tax Digital for Income Tax applies from property and self-employment income, 2026 to 2028. Education only.
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Find out the year Making Tax Digital for Income Tax would start for you. This full guide walks you through every box and result in the Property Clues MTD Threshold Checker, using a worked example: £28,000 of property income plus £6,000 of self-employment income.
What you'll learn
- What counts as qualifying income, and what does not
- The thresholds: over £50,000 from April 2026, £30,000 from April 2027 and £20,000 from April 2028
- Jointly owned property and your share
- The gap to the next threshold, and the timeline
- What getting ready for quarterly updates usually involves
Chapters
- £34,000 income: MTD from April 2027 (example)
- Finding your way around
- Your income
- What counts, in more detail
- The results
- What if it is exactly £30,000?
- What if you own it jointly?
- Bigger and smaller portfolios
- Side income counts too
- The MTD timeline
- What counts, and getting ready
- Getting ready early
- Quarterly updates in practice
- Saving and recap
Figures in the video are a worked example. Property Clues tools are educational calculators and checklists, not financial, tax, mortgage or legal advice. Speak to a qualified adviser about your own situation. The voice in the video is AI-generated.