luckily I'm under the 30k turnover threshold, so #MakingTaxDigital will only affect me from April 2028. Hoping that the system will have collapsed by then. Also, according to the emails they keep sending me, the April 2028 step hasn't been officially approved yet. Fingers crossed ... https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/feb/21/making-tax-digital-ready-hmrc-self-assessment-shake-up #selfEmployed
Making Tax Digital: are you ready for HMRC’s self-assessment shake-up?

Tax authorities warn sole traders and landlords to act, as the biggest change to self-assessment in decades looms

The Guardian
So something like the #PostOffice #HorizonScandal could then happen to all #SelfEmployed people... a software bug creating the impression they have something wrong when they haven't. What a bright idea.

@proseandpassion

The thresholds really are poorly thought out, especialy as it effectively now requires use of commercial software to be self employed or rent out property.

@proseandpassion I guess it's to avoid investing in their IT systems which have an annual meltdown in January by spreading out submissions through the year