In a special episode of The Tax Track, recorded at ICAEW’s MTD Live event on 23 February 2026, we speak to HMRC and practitioners on how they are preparing for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax, which is due to start from April 2026.    

Links 

ICAEW: Making Tax Digital - https://www.icaew.com/technical/tax/making-tax-digital

ICAEW: TAXguide 01/25: MTD income tax - https://www.icaew.com/technical/tax/tax-faculty/taxguides/2025/taxguide-01-25

ICAEW: HMRC to send final batches of MTD mandation letters - https://www.icaew.com/insights/tax-news/2026/feb-2026/hmrc-to-send-final-batches-of-mtd-mandation-letters

ICAEW: MTD: How to prepare your clients - https://www.icaew.com/insights/tax-news/2026/jan-2026/mtd-how-to-prepare-your-clients

ICAEW: MTD: how to deal with digital refusers - https://www.icaew.com/insights/tax-news/2025/dec-2025/mtd-how-to-deal-with-digital-refusers

ICAEW: MTDtalk 2026 webinar series - https://www.icaew.com/technical/tax/tax-faculty/webinars-and-recordings/tax-webinars/2026/mtdtalk-2026

MTD for Income Tax: your 30-day readiness plan with Sage - https://events.icaew.com/pd/32831

MTD for Income Tax: compliance simplified with Zoho Books - https://events.icaew.com/pd/32838/mtd-for-income-tax-compliance-simplified-with

MTD for Income Tax: from onboarding to filing with Xero - https://events.icaew.com/pd/32819/mtd-for-income-tax-from-onboarding-to-filing

Get MTD done with FreeAgent - https://events.icaew.com/pd/32837/get-mtd-done-with-freeagent

Host

Stephen Relf, Technical Manager, Tax, ICAEW

Guests

• Craig Ogilvie, Director – MTD, HMRC
• Hannah Miller, Director, Chipperfield Accounting
• Nikhil Sangani, Chartered Accountant, Sage & Co
• Rebecca Benneyworth, sole practitioner and a board member of ICAEW’s Tax Faculty

Reporter

Mark Rowland

Producer

Ed Adams

Episode recorded 23 February 2026

Episode published 3 March 2026