Read the qualifying income guide
Best for users who still need the threshold logic explained clearly before relying on the checker result.
Tool
MTD Start Date Checker
Use this checker to estimate when Making Tax Digital for Income Tax may start applying to you based on the current phase thresholds and a simple qualifying-income working total.
Best use of this tool
Get a practical timing answer before moving into records, deadlines, and software
This checker works best as a first timing guide for sole traders and landlords who want a clearer view of whether the current phase thresholds are likely to affect them.
Important limit
This is a practical checker, not an official HMRC decision tool
It is designed to help users think about likely timing more clearly, but it does not decide every exemption, edge case, or unusual income situation automatically.
Interactive checker
Check a likely start date using gross self-employment and property income
Enter one or both income sources below to see how the current phase thresholds may apply in practical terms.
Check your likely start date
Use gross income before expenses. Enter self-employment income, property income, or both.
Threshold for this phase: over £50,000.
Self-employment
£0
Property
£0
Combined total
£0
Helpful next steps
Keep the timing answer in context with guides and setup help
Use Start Here
A good route if you are still working out whether your main question is about scope, records, deadlines, or software.
Browse software guidance
Useful once the likely start timing is clearer and the next question is how software fits into the wider MTD process.