MTD: delayed & threshold increased

After Press speculation over the weekend, it’s official, HMRC have now confirmed that the introduction of Making Tax Digital for income tax is to be delayed for 2 years:
The mandate of MTD for ITSA will now be introduced from April 2026, with businesses, self-employed individuals, and landlords with income over £50,000 mandated to join first. Those with income over £30,000 will be mandated from April 2027. Smaller businesses, and particularly those under the £30,000 threshold to be reviewed at a later date. MTD for partnerships start date TBC.
Disclaimer - All information in this post was correct at time of writing.