Making Tax Digital · Yorkshire
Making Tax Digital accountants in Pontefract
From April 2026, sole traders and landlords in Pontefract with qualifying income over £50,000 must keep digital records and send HMRC four quarterly updates a year, with the £30,000 threshold following in April 2027. We tell you exactly when it applies to you, get the software and records in order, and run the submissions for a fixed fee.
from £99 · fixed setup, then from £35/quarter
Next deadlines
- MTD quarterly update deadline (7 August, 7 November, 7 February, 7 May)
- VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
- VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
- VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
Who this is for
Making Tax Digital for Pontefract
Sole traders and landlords in Pontefract with qualifying income over £50,000 who are already in MTD for Income Tax, those over £30,000 joining in April 2027 and £20,000 planned for April 2028, VAT-registered businesses still filing from spreadsheets or non-compliant software, and anyone who received an HMRC letter about digital record keeping and wants it handled rather than explained.
What is included
Everything inside the fixed fee
- Your MTD start date confirmed from your 2024/25 qualifying income and HMRC's phased thresholds
- MTD-compatible software chosen, set up and connected to HMRC with digital links from bank feeds
- Digital record keeping configured so every transaction meets the requirements without re-keying
- Quarterly updates submitted to HMRC by the 7th following each quarter, from your reconciled records
- The year-end final declaration prepared and filed in place of the traditional Self Assessment return
- MTD for VAT setup and the first return filed for businesses still on spreadsheets or old software
How it works
Making Tax Digital from Pontefract, step by step
Scope the job
We find out what you need filed, when it is due and what state the records are in, and tell you which fixed-fee package applies.
Agree the price
The fee is confirmed in writing. There is no hourly billing and nothing added for questions during the work.
Hand over the records
Photographs, PDFs, software access or a spreadsheet, sent however suits you. We confirm what we have and what is missing within two working days.
Approve, then we submit
You review the draft with our explanation, sign off, and we file. Receipts, copies and the next deadlines come back to you immediately.
Why IGI
Why Pontefract businesses file with IGI
The price for making tax digital is published on this page and is what a client in Pontefract pays. We confirm it in writing first, and the invoice matches the quote.
Nothing for Pontefract is left to the last week. Each deadline relevant to making tax digital is tracked from the day you join, with the next four shown on every page we send you.
No appointments, no travel across Yorkshire, no parking. Everything for making tax digital in Pontefract happens online, with a real person on the other end during UK working hours.
A named person handles your making tax digital from Pontefract and knows the file, so you are not re-explaining your business to a different helpdesk each time.
Plain English, with the numbers. Every draft for Pontefract comes with a short explanation of what the figures mean and what, if anything, you should do about them.
Approval before filing is a rule, not a courtesy. For making tax digital in Pontefract, every submission to HMRC or Companies House follows your written go-ahead.
Local facts
About Pontefract
Pontefract is in Yorkshire, in the WF8 postcode district, England. For businesses in England the tax rules are those set by the UK Parliament: the 20/40/45% income tax bands, Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed at 6% and 2%, Corporation Tax at 19% to 25%, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on property. Business rates are set locally by the council.
| Place | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Beastfair | 0.1 mi | SW |
| Horsefair | 0.2 mi | NE |
| Northgate, Wakefield | 0.2 mi | N |
| Friar Wood Hill | 0.3 mi | S |
| Harewood Park, Wakefield | 0.4 mi | E |
| Marl Pits | 0.4 mi | W |
| Monkhill, Wakefield | 0.5 mi | N |
| Grovetown | 0.6 mi | SE |
Worth knowing
Rules that come up in this work
Closing a company
Voluntary strike-off is available only to solvent companies. One that owes money it cannot pay needs a creditors' voluntary liquidation through a licensed insolvency practitioner, and directors who dissolve an insolvent company face personal consequences. For a solvent company the process takes three to four months from filing the DS01, with notice to creditors and shareholders within seven days.
Switching accountants
Changing accountant is simpler than most people fear. You authorise the new firm, which writes to the old one for professional clearance and your records; the outgoing accountant must hand over your own documents and usually does within two weeks. The new firm registers as your agent with HMRC and picks up the next filing. There is no need to wait for a year end.
The 60-day property CGT return
Selling UK residential property that was not your main home for the whole period of ownership triggers a separate Capital Gains Tax return, due within 60 days of completion along with payment of the tax. This is in addition to the annual Self Assessment. The gain is taxed at 18% or 24% depending on your income band, after the £3,000 annual exempt amount.
Crypto records and reporting
HMRC treats cryptoassets as property. Swapping one token for another, spending crypto or gifting it are all disposals for Capital Gains Tax, and staking and lending rewards are income. Gains are computed under pooling rules with same-day and 30-day matching. From 2026 HMRC receives data from exchanges worldwide under the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework, so unreported activity is increasingly visible.
Allowable expenses
An expense is allowable against trading profit if it is incurred wholly and exclusively for the business. Materials, business travel other than ordinary commuting, a proportion of home running costs, software, insurance, professional fees, bank charges and protective clothing qualify. Client entertainment, ordinary clothing, fines and the private share of mixed-use costs do not.
Record keeping
Good records are the difference between a quick enquiry and a long one. For the self-employed, five years after the filing deadline; for companies, six years from the year end; for VAT, six years. Photographs of receipts, PDF statements and software exports all count. The requirement is to keep records, not paper, and a well-organised cloud folder satisfies it.
Workplace pensions and auto-enrolment
Workplace pension compliance is part of payroll, not separate from it. Each pay period the payroll assesses who is eligible, calculates employer and employee contributions on qualifying earnings between the lower and upper thresholds, and sends the contribution file to the scheme. The minimum total is 8%, and many employers choose to contribute more as a recruitment advantage.
Questions
Making Tax Digital questions from Pontefract
Can I do MTD myself without an accountant?
Yes, if you are comfortable keeping the records digitally and submitting four updates and a declaration each year on time. Many sole traders do. The value we add is in the setup being right, the categories mapping correctly to HMRC's lines, the deadlines never being missed and the year-end declaration including the adjustments and allowances that reduce your tax.
What is the full MTD service?
From £299 a year: software subscription guidance, digital record review each quarter, the four quarterly updates submitted, and the year-end final declaration prepared and filed with capital allowances, adjustments and all other income included. It replaces the traditional Self Assessment fee for clients in MTD. Bookkeeping can be added if you would rather not do the recording.
How does MTD for VAT differ?
MTD for VAT has applied to all VAT-registered businesses since April 2022: digital records and returns submitted through compatible software, with the same quarterly return as before. If you are still typing figures into a portal or using software that is not linked, you are non-compliant. Our £129 setup includes the first return filed.
What if my income drops below the threshold later?
Once in MTD you stay in unless your qualifying income falls below the threshold for three consecutive years, after which you can apply to leave. There are exemptions for digital exclusion on grounds of age, disability, location or religion, which must be applied for and granted by HMRC.
I am a landlord with a job. Does MTD apply to my rental income?
Yes, if your gross rental income, added to any self-employment income, exceeds the threshold for your start year. Employment income does not count towards the threshold but is reported in the final declaration. Jointly owned property has simplified rules allowing the income-only reporting of your share each quarter.
What are the penalties under MTD?
A points-based system: one point for each late quarterly update or declaration, and a £200 penalty once you reach four points, with the count resetting after a period of compliance. Late payment penalties start at 3% after 15 days. The first year has been described by HMRC as light-touch, but points still accrue.
How do I get started from Pontefract?
Message us on WhatsApp or email with a sentence about your business and what you need. We reply in working hours with any questions and a fixed fee for making tax digital. Once you confirm, we tell you exactly which records to send and the work begins. Most Pontefract clients are set up within a day.
Which deadlines matter most for making tax digital?
The next four dates that apply to making tax digital are shown at the top of this page, calculated from today. For Pontefract clients we diarise every one of them from the day you join and send reminders before each, so the work is done in good time rather than in the last week before a penalty.
Fixed fees, filed on time, for Pontefract
Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.