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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T14:03:24.000Z",
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    "HMRC deadline looms as ONE MILLION Britons have days left to file or face 5% tax charge",
    "HMRC to slap drivers with new price hikes for petrol, diesel and electric car owners today",
    "HMRC alert: Britons issued £3,000 tax threshold warning in fresh update",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA major overhaul of the UK tax system will come into force on April 6, requiring more than 860,000 self-employed individuals and property landlords to submit regular financial reports to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).\n\nThe Government’s Making Tax Digital programme will initially apply to those earning more than £50,000 from self-employment or rental income.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nUnder the new rules, affected taxpayers must maintain digital records and provide quarterly updates to HMRC using approved software.\n\nMinisters have said the initiative is designed to modernise the tax system and improve accuracy in reporting.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe income threshold will reduce in stages over the following years, bringing significantly more people within scope.\n\nFrom April 2027, individuals earning above £30,000 will be included.\n\nThe threshold will fall further to £20,000 from 2028.\n\nSole traders will be required to submit a minimum of five filings each year under the scheme, consisting of four quarterly updates detailing income and expenditure alongside a final end-of-year declaration.\n\nThose who are both self-employed and landlords may face more than 10 submissions annually before any VAT reporting requirements are taken into account.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe first quarterly reporting deadline will fall on August 7, 2026, followed by further updates in November, February and May.\n\nFree software options are expected to be available to help generate summaries for submission to HMRC.\n\nThe new penalty regime will operate on a points-based system rather than imposing immediate fines for late submissions.\n\nTaxpayers will receive penalty points for missed deadlines, with a £200 fine issued only after four points have been accumulated.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * HMRC deadline looms as ONE MILLION Britons have days left to file or face 5% tax charge\n  * HMRC to slap drivers with new price hikes for petrol, diesel and electric car owners today\n  * HMRC alert: Britons issued £3,000 tax threshold warning in fresh update\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBusiness groups have raised concerns about the additional compliance burden for small enterprises and sole traders.\n\nTaryn Lee Johnston, owner of business publishing firm The FCM Group, said: \"Quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital was sold as a way to modernise the system. The concern is not just frequency, but cost, time and mental bandwidth.\n\n\"Many small business owners do not have in-house finance teams.\"\n\nMs Johnston added: \"They will either need to pay accountants more or spend more hours on compliance rather than growing their businesses.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"At a time when the UK says it wants to encourage entrepreneurship and economic growth, increasing administrative burden sends a conflicting message.\"\n\nGwion Thomas, founder of accounting app LITT, urged those affected to begin preparations well ahead of the April 2026 start date.\n\nSome industry figures have suggested that digital tools may provide longer-term benefits once businesses adjust to the new framework.\n\nResearch by Sage indicates that nearly a quarter of UK business owners currently spend more than six hours completing their annual tax returns.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nLisa Ewens, senior vice president for small business at Sage, said: \"When costs are rising, working more should not be the only answer.\"\n\nShe said: \"Digital tax tools can help spread the workload across the year, reduce last-minute stress and give business owners back valuable time, while also giving them a clearer picture of what they owe throughout the year, so they can plan and budget with more confidence.\"\n\nMs Ewens added: \"With Making Tax Digital approaching in April, there is a real opportunity for sole traders to make taxes simpler and far more manageable.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "HMRC to make Britons file updates 10 times a year in latest tax overhaul as 'admin burden builds'"
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