Making Tax Digital guides for landlords
Short guides to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, based on HMRC's published guidance and linked to it throughout. This is general guidance, not tax advice.
Last reviewed 12 October 2026
- Making Tax Digital for landlords: what you need to doWho Making Tax Digital for Income Tax applies to, when it starts, what quarterly updates are, and what software has to do for a landlord.
- Do I need to use Making Tax Digital? The income thresholdsHow HMRC works out your qualifying income, the £50,000, £30,000 and £20,000 thresholds, which tax return they look at, and a worked example.
- Quarterly update deadlines for 2026/27The four Making Tax Digital quarterly update periods and deadlines for the 2026 to 2027 tax year, calendar update periods, and the 31 January tax return.
- Keeping your rental records in a spreadsheet for MTDWhat digital records HMRC expects for rental income and expenses, the property categories, and a free spreadsheet template to download.
Free rental records template
A spreadsheet for your rental income and expenses, set out in HMRC's property categories. No sign-up needed. How the template works.
File your quarterly updates from your spreadsheet
LandlordFile is HMRC-recognised software for individual landlords with UK rental property. Upload your spreadsheet, check the totals, and send your quarterly update to HMRC. See pricing.