When are Making Tax Digital quarterly updates due?
Quarterly updates for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax are due by 7 August, 7 November, 7 February and 7 May. Each covers the tax year so far, from 6 April to the end of the update period, and is a summary of your records, not a tax return.
Checked against GOV.UK on 27 October 2026.
The four deadlines
6 April to 5 July: due 7 August.
6 April to 5 October: due 7 November.
6 April to 5 January: due 7 February.
6 April to 5 April: due 7 May, in the following tax year.
Source: Send quarterly updates
If your accounts run from 1 April
You can choose calendar update periods instead (1 April to 30 June, and so on). The deadlines are the same. Choose before you send your first update, because you cannot change for the rest of that tax year.
Source: Send quarterly updates
Nothing to report?
You must still send the update to tell HMRC, even if you had no income or expenses in the period.
Source: Send quarterly updates
Who has to send them
Sole traders and landlords whose qualifying income is over the threshold: over £50,000 from 6 April 2026, over £30,000 from 6 April 2027 and over £20,000 from 6 April 2028.
Source: Find out if and when you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
What CWA does for you
We keep your digital records, check each update and send it on time, then file the final return after the year ends.