MTD for an Employee with more than £10,000 untaxed income
Making Tax Digital for Business is a Government initiative also known as MTD. This is a legal requirement implemented and monitored by HMRC – Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
Now that we know the meaning of understanding Making Tax Digital – MTD in Part 1 to 5, this is Part 6 of the series which explains MTD for Employees with more than £10,000 untaxed income.
Key compliance
- Keep records digital
- Submit the return at least every 3 months
- Final submission 10 months after year-end or 31 January whichever is sooner.
- Pay your tax by 31 January after the year-end (can be paid early)
Date MTD compliance starts
You must follow the rules for your next accounting period that starts on or after 6 April 2023, if your taxable turnover from your self-employed business or income from the property is above £10,000.
Who will need to comply with MTD?
- Sole traders
- Partnership & each partner
- Limited companies
- Limited Liability Partnerships
- Landlords
- Individuals with over £10,000 as a second income.
Example: MTD for an Employee with more than £10,000 untaxed income
Michelle is in full-time employment as a teacher. Tax is deducted from her wages by her employer. She also has income from private tuition and from a flat, she rents out. Her private tuition and rental income add up to more than £10,000 pa. She’s required to tell HMRC by sending a Self-Assessment tax return.
- Michelle struggles to find time to keep records of her income and expenses and there are some gaps
- Tax does not feel simple to her as each income stream is treated separately
- She wants to be sure she is doing things right so contacts HMRC
- She worries about how much tax she will owe and is unsure how much to set aside
- She finds submitting a return time-consuming and is frustrated as HMRC already holds some of this information
MTD compliance for Michelle
As her secondary income is greater than £10,000 pa, Michelle should record her income and expenses digitally and update HMRC quarterly as a minimum.
- She chooses to use a third-party App on her smartphone to help her incorporate record-keeping into her routine
- Geeta asks her Accountant to check the information who will send HMRC information monthly from the software
- HMRC already has information about her teacher’s salary so this is pre-populated into her tax account
- Her tax account shows her up-to-date tax position, including how much tax would be due each quarter on her secondary income
- She chooses to make regular payments to HMRC by direct debit to make budgeting easier
- She can also use “Ask Ruth”, HMRC’s 24hr virtual assistant, to find the right guidance on any queries or seek help from an HMRC adviser through webchat
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