What is the difference between Making Tax Digital for VAT and for Income Tax?

What is the difference between Making Tax Digital for VAT and for Income Tax? Making Tax Digital for VAT has covered every VAT-registered business since April 2022. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax started on 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords over £50,000. A VAT-registered sole trader can need both. No. They are separate. MTD for Income Tax depends on your self-employed and property turnover, and you need to sign up for it even if you already file VAT returns through software. Possibly. GOV.UK says to check whether your VAT software is also compatible with MTD for Income Tax, or that your new software can meet your VAT needs. No. A quarterly update is a summary, not a bill, and your tax is paid on the same dates as before. A VAT return is different: its deadline is also the payment deadline. Read the full answer, with every source, at rightotax.co.uk.