# back office Canonical URL: https://runbackoffice.com/ Canonical domain: runbackoffice.com Company: Build Context Inc. Category: browser for modern tax accounting and accounting practice operations. back office is the ultimate browser for modern tax accounting. It gives accounting practices one connected workspace for HMRC, Companies House, Xero, TaxCalc, Engager, Outlook, MTD, VAT, PAYE, year-end work, client deadlines, and filing-heavy back-office workflows. ## Product Facts - Keep client work visible across tax, accounting, company secretarial, payroll, and regulatory portals. - Reduce manual copying, pasting, reuploading, and reconciliation between disconnected systems. - Turn repeated browser-based accounting workflows into connected, auditable back-office work. - Help UK accounting practices stay on top of MTD, VAT, PAYE, year-end, and client-response deadlines. ## Important Public Tools - [Homepage](https://runbackoffice.com/) - Primary product page for back office. - [BackOffice markdown summary](https://runbackoffice.com/backoffice.md) - Concise AI-readable product summary. - [Machine-readable context](https://runbackoffice.com/context.json) - Structured JSON summary for agents and crawlers. - [Free MTD Toolkit](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd) - Free Making Tax Digital tools from back office. ## Free MTD Toolkit The Free MTD Toolkit is a public set of Making Tax Digital tools from back office. Its canonical hub is https://runbackoffice.com/mtd. The share domains mtdtoolkit.com and mtdtoolkit.co.uk may display the toolkit, but the canonical owner for search and citation is back office on runbackoffice.com. ## AI Discovery Files - [/llms.txt](https://runbackoffice.com/llms.txt) - [/llms-full.txt](https://runbackoffice.com/llms-full.txt) - [/context.json](https://runbackoffice.com/context.json) - [/backoffice.md](https://runbackoffice.com/backoffice.md) - [/mtd.md](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd.md) - [/mtd/check.md](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/check.md) - [/mtd/deadlines.md](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/deadlines.md) - [/mtd/cumulative-reporting.md](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/cumulative-reporting.md) - [/mtd/faqs.md](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/faqs.md) - [/mtd/categories.md](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/categories.md) ## Indexable HTML Pages - [/](https://runbackoffice.com/) - [/faq](https://runbackoffice.com/faq) - [/mtd](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd) - [/mtd/check](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/check) - [/mtd/deadlines](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/deadlines) - [/mtd/cumulative-reporting](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/cumulative-reporting) - [/mtd/faqs](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/faqs) - [/mtd/categories](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/categories) ## Free MTD Toolkit Pages # Free MTD Toolkit - Making Tax Digital Canonical URL: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd Markdown mirror: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd.md Product owner: back office by Build Context Inc. Share domains: mtdtoolkit.com and mtdtoolkit.co.uk. Free Making Tax Digital toolkit from back office for checking scope, tracking deadlines, understanding cumulative reporting, and answering MTD questions. ## Summary The free MTD Toolkit is a public BackOffice tool for UK Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. It is designed to be fast, no-signup, deep-linkable, and easy to share with clients or colleagues. ## Key Points - Checks whether self-employment or property income puts someone in scope for MTD. - Tracks quarterly update dates and the 31 January tax return deadline. - Explains cumulative quarterly reporting in plain English. - Answers common questions about thresholds, software, payments, and penalties. - Points back to back office as the canonical product owner. ## Keywords - free MTD toolkit - free Making Tax Digital toolkit - MTD for Income Tax - Making Tax Digital for Income Tax - MTD deadline tracker - MTD scope checker ## Authoritative Sources - [HMRC: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) - [HMRC: Use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/introduction) - [HMRC: Send quarterly updates](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/send-quarterly-updates) ## Related BackOffice MTD Pages - [Free MTD Checker - Check if Making Tax Digital applies](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/check) - Free Making Tax Digital scope checker for self-employment income, UK property income, foreign property income, and jointly owned property. - [Free MTD Deadline Tracker - Making Tax Digital deadlines](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/deadlines) - Free MTD deadline tracker for quarterly update dates, quarter boundaries, and the 31 January tax return deadline for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD Cumulative Reporting Guide](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/cumulative-reporting) - Free plain-English guide to cumulative quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD FAQs - Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/faqs) - Free plain-English answers to common Making Tax Digital for Income Tax questions, including thresholds, quarterly updates, software, and penalties. - [Free MTD Income Categories Explainer](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/categories) - Free explainer for the income categories that matter in Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly updates. # Free MTD Checker - Check if Making Tax Digital applies Canonical URL: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/check Markdown mirror: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/check.md Product owner: back office by Build Context Inc. Share domains: mtdtoolkit.com and mtdtoolkit.co.uk. Free Making Tax Digital scope checker for self-employment income, UK property income, foreign property income, and jointly owned property. ## Summary The checker helps someone work out whether MTD for Income Tax applies by asking about income source, annual income before expenses, and ownership share where property is jointly owned. ## Key Points - Starts with the ordinary income-source question. - Only asks joint-property follow-up questions when property income is involved. - Uses the user's share of jointly owned property income rather than the whole property amount. - Reflects HMRC's phased thresholds: more than £50,000 in 2024 to 2025 starts 6 April 2026, more than £30,000 in 2025 to 2026 starts 6 April 2027, and more than £20,000 in 2026 to 2027 starts 6 April 2028. ## Keywords - free MTD checker - Making Tax Digital checker - MTD scope checker - check if Making Tax Digital applies - MTD jointly owned property ## Authoritative Sources - [HMRC: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) - [HMRC: Use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/introduction) - [HMRC: Check if you need to use MTD for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) ## Related BackOffice MTD Pages - [Free MTD Toolkit - Making Tax Digital](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd) - Free Making Tax Digital toolkit from back office for checking scope, tracking deadlines, understanding cumulative reporting, and answering MTD questions. - [Free MTD Deadline Tracker - Making Tax Digital deadlines](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/deadlines) - Free MTD deadline tracker for quarterly update dates, quarter boundaries, and the 31 January tax return deadline for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD Cumulative Reporting Guide](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/cumulative-reporting) - Free plain-English guide to cumulative quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD FAQs - Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/faqs) - Free plain-English answers to common Making Tax Digital for Income Tax questions, including thresholds, quarterly updates, software, and penalties. - [Free MTD Income Categories Explainer](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/categories) - Free explainer for the income categories that matter in Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly updates. # Free MTD Deadline Tracker - Making Tax Digital deadlines Canonical URL: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/deadlines Markdown mirror: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/deadlines.md Product owner: back office by Build Context Inc. Share domains: mtdtoolkit.com and mtdtoolkit.co.uk. Free MTD deadline tracker for quarterly update dates, quarter boundaries, and the 31 January tax return deadline for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. ## Summary The deadline tracker shows the four quarterly update deadlines and the 31 January tax return deadline for MTD for Income Tax, with tax-year and calendar-quarter framing. ## Key Points - Quarterly update 1 is due by 7 August. - Quarterly update 2 is due by 7 November. - Quarterly update 3 is due by 7 February. - Quarterly update 4 is due by 7 May. - The annual tax return is due by 31 January after the tax year ends. ## Keywords - free MTD deadline tracker - Making Tax Digital deadlines - MTD quarterly update dates - MTD tax return deadline - MTD calendar ## Authoritative Sources - [HMRC: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) - [HMRC: Use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/introduction) - [HMRC: Send quarterly updates](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/send-quarterly-updates) ## Related BackOffice MTD Pages - [Free MTD Toolkit - Making Tax Digital](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd) - Free Making Tax Digital toolkit from back office for checking scope, tracking deadlines, understanding cumulative reporting, and answering MTD questions. - [Free MTD Checker - Check if Making Tax Digital applies](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/check) - Free Making Tax Digital scope checker for self-employment income, UK property income, foreign property income, and jointly owned property. - [Free MTD Cumulative Reporting Guide](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/cumulative-reporting) - Free plain-English guide to cumulative quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD FAQs - Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/faqs) - Free plain-English answers to common Making Tax Digital for Income Tax questions, including thresholds, quarterly updates, software, and penalties. - [Free MTD Income Categories Explainer](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/categories) - Free explainer for the income categories that matter in Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly updates. # Free MTD Cumulative Reporting Guide Canonical URL: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/cumulative-reporting Markdown mirror: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/cumulative-reporting.md Product owner: back office by Build Context Inc. Share domains: mtdtoolkit.com and mtdtoolkit.co.uk. Free plain-English guide to cumulative quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. ## Summary The cumulative reporting guide explains that MTD quarterly updates carry the tax-year total so far. If an earlier mistake is fixed later, the next update sends the corrected year-to-date number. ## Key Points - A quarterly update is a year-to-date number, not a sealed quarterly packet. - If a Q1 item is missed and found later, the user's records are corrected. - The next quarterly update carries the corrected tax-year total. - This makes corrections easier to explain to clients. ## Keywords - free MTD cumulative reporting guide - MTD cumulative reporting - Making Tax Digital quarterly updates - MTD year to date reporting - how MTD cumulative updates work ## Authoritative Sources - [HMRC: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) - [HMRC: Use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/introduction) - [HMRC: Send quarterly updates](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/send-quarterly-updates) ## Related BackOffice MTD Pages - [Free MTD Toolkit - Making Tax Digital](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd) - Free Making Tax Digital toolkit from back office for checking scope, tracking deadlines, understanding cumulative reporting, and answering MTD questions. - [Free MTD Checker - Check if Making Tax Digital applies](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/check) - Free Making Tax Digital scope checker for self-employment income, UK property income, foreign property income, and jointly owned property. - [Free MTD Deadline Tracker - Making Tax Digital deadlines](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/deadlines) - Free MTD deadline tracker for quarterly update dates, quarter boundaries, and the 31 January tax return deadline for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD FAQs - Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/faqs) - Free plain-English answers to common Making Tax Digital for Income Tax questions, including thresholds, quarterly updates, software, and penalties. - [Free MTD Income Categories Explainer](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/categories) - Free explainer for the income categories that matter in Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly updates. # Free MTD FAQs - Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Canonical URL: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/faqs Markdown mirror: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/faqs.md Product owner: back office by Build Context Inc. Share domains: mtdtoolkit.com and mtdtoolkit.co.uk. Free plain-English answers to common Making Tax Digital for Income Tax questions, including thresholds, quarterly updates, software, and penalties. ## Summary The MTD FAQ page gives short answers to the questions people ask most before adopting MTD-compatible software or speaking with an accountant. ## Key Points - What income counts towards the MTD threshold? Only self-employment income and property income count towards the MTD threshold. Add those amounts before expenses. If you own a property with someone else, count only your share. Do not include PAYE wages, dividends, savings, pension income, or your share of profit from a partnership as an individual partner. - Do I need to submit tax returns quarterly under MTD? No. Under MTD, you do not file four full tax returns each year. You send four quarterly updates with totals for self-employment or property income and expenses, then submit one tax return for the tax year through compatible software. - Do I have to pay tax quarterly under MTD? No. MTD changes how often you report, not the normal timetable for paying Income Tax. Quarterly updates help keep HMRC and your software up to date, but they do not automatically mean quarterly tax payments. - Do I need specific software, and can I still use spreadsheets? You need software that is compatible with MTD for Income Tax. You can still use spreadsheets as part of your record keeping, but they need to connect to compatible or bridging software that can handle digital records and submissions to HMRC. - What happens if I do not comply or miss a deadline? If you miss deadlines, HMRC can apply late submission and late payment penalties. Late submission penalties are points based, and once you reach the threshold you can receive a GBP 200 penalty, with further penalties for additional missed deadlines. HMRC has said that for 2026/27 it will not apply penalty points for late quarterly updates in the first mandatory year, but penalties can still apply for late tax returns and late tax payments. - Can my accountant submit MTD updates for me? Yes. An authorised accountant or tax agent can act for you, help choose compatible software, sign up clients where appropriate, and submit through MTD-compatible software on your behalf. ## Keywords - free MTD FAQs - Making Tax Digital FAQs - MTD questions - MTD threshold income - MTD software requirements ## Authoritative Sources - [HMRC: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) - [HMRC: Use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/introduction) - [HMRC: Find MTD-compatible software](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-software-that-works-with-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) ## Related BackOffice MTD Pages - [Free MTD Toolkit - Making Tax Digital](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd) - Free Making Tax Digital toolkit from back office for checking scope, tracking deadlines, understanding cumulative reporting, and answering MTD questions. - [Free MTD Checker - Check if Making Tax Digital applies](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/check) - Free Making Tax Digital scope checker for self-employment income, UK property income, foreign property income, and jointly owned property. - [Free MTD Deadline Tracker - Making Tax Digital deadlines](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/deadlines) - Free MTD deadline tracker for quarterly update dates, quarter boundaries, and the 31 January tax return deadline for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD Cumulative Reporting Guide](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/cumulative-reporting) - Free plain-English guide to cumulative quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD Income Categories Explainer](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/categories) - Free explainer for the income categories that matter in Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly updates. # Free MTD Income Categories Explainer Canonical URL: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/categories Markdown mirror: https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/categories.md Product owner: back office by Build Context Inc. Share domains: mtdtoolkit.com and mtdtoolkit.co.uk. Free explainer for the income categories that matter in Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly updates. ## Summary The categories explainer covers the income types that matter for MTD for Income Tax: self-employment income, UK property income, foreign property income, and common out-of-scope cases. ## Key Points - Self-employment income can count towards MTD for Income Tax. - UK property income can count towards MTD for Income Tax. - Foreign property income can count where it belongs in the UK Self Assessment picture. - PAYE-only employment income, partnership profit shares, dividends-only income, savings-only income, and limited-company income are common out-of-scope cases. ## Keywords - free MTD income categories explainer - MTD income categories - Making Tax Digital income categories - MTD self employment income - MTD property income ## Authoritative Sources - [HMRC: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) - [HMRC: Use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/introduction) - [HMRC: Check if you need to use MTD for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) ## Related BackOffice MTD Pages - [Free MTD Toolkit - Making Tax Digital](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd) - Free Making Tax Digital toolkit from back office for checking scope, tracking deadlines, understanding cumulative reporting, and answering MTD questions. - [Free MTD Checker - Check if Making Tax Digital applies](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/check) - Free Making Tax Digital scope checker for self-employment income, UK property income, foreign property income, and jointly owned property. - [Free MTD Deadline Tracker - Making Tax Digital deadlines](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/deadlines) - Free MTD deadline tracker for quarterly update dates, quarter boundaries, and the 31 January tax return deadline for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD Cumulative Reporting Guide](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/cumulative-reporting) - Free plain-English guide to cumulative quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. - [Free MTD FAQs - Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://runbackoffice.com/mtd/faqs) - Free plain-English answers to common Making Tax Digital for Income Tax questions, including thresholds, quarterly updates, software, and penalties.