Signing up for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
Before you sign up
To sign up, you must be a sole trader or get income from either a UK or foreign property.
You must also use software that works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (opens in new tab).
Sole trader
You’re a sole trader if you run your own business as an individual and work for yourself. This is also known as being self-employed.
You’re not a sole trader if your only business income is from a limited company.
Income from property
You can sign up if you get income from property in the UK or from property in another country. For example, letting houses, flats or holiday homes, on a long or short term basis.
We may need to check your identity
To confirm your identity, you can either:
- use an app to match you to your photo ID
- answer questions about information we hold about you