HMRC has recently updated the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax taxpayer and agent sign up guidance pages to reflect changes to the eligibility criteria for participating in the MTD for income tax trial in 2025/26.
Following these changes, taxpayers reporting the high income child benefit charge and/or income from a jointly owned property will be able to sign up voluntarily to join the MTD for Income Tax 2025/26 trial phase ahead of mandation for the first phase of taxpayers with turnover exceeding £50,000 from April 2026.
Further updates on the 2025/26 testing phase are expected ahead of its launch which is currently targeted for April 2025.