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title: "Making Tax Digital deadlines for 2026/27 (and how to never miss one)"
description: "Every MTD quarterly update deadline for the 2026/27 tax year, the final declaration date, and when tax is actually paid."
url: https://mtdmatch.uk/blog/mtd-deadlines-2026-27.html
last_updated: 2026-10-26
language: en-GB
publisher: MTD Match (independent; not affiliated with HMRC)
---

# Making Tax Digital deadlines for 2026/27 (and how to never miss one)

Five dates a year for MTD submissions, plus the same tax payment dates as before. Here they are in one place.

## 2026/27 submission deadlines

| Update | Covers | Deadline |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | 6 April – 5 July 2026 | 7 August 2026 |
| Q2 | 6 July – 5 October 2026 | 7 November 2026 |
| Q3 | 6 October 2026 – 5 January 2027 | 7 February 2027 |
| Q4 | 6 January – 5 April 2027 | 7 May 2027 |
| Final declaration | Whole 2026/27 tax year | 31 January 2028 |

You can choose “calendar quarters” (ending 30 June, 30 September, 31 December, 31 March) in your software. The deadlines stay the same.

## Payment dates (unchanged)

| Date | What you pay |
| --- | --- |
| 31 January | Balancing payment for last year + first payment on account for this year |
| 31 July | Second payment on account |

## How not to miss one

- Record weekly, not quarterly – the update becomes a button press.
- Put the 7th of February, May, August and November in your calendar with a reminder a week before.
- Or let an accountant file for you – most MTD packages include all four updates and the final declaration.

Late submissions build up penalty points. See [how MTD penalties work](https://mtdmatch.uk/blog/mtd-penalties.html).

## Sources

- [Find out if and when you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-out-if-and-when-you-need-to-use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) – GOV.UK
- [Work out your qualifying income for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/work-out-your-qualifying-income-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) – GOV.UK
- [Send quarterly updates using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax/send-quarterly-updates) – GOV.UK
- [Find software that works with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-software-that-works-with-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) – GOV.UK
- [Penalties for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/penalties-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax) – GOV.UK

General information about HMRC’s Making Tax Digital rules as of 26 October 2026, not tax advice. MTD Match is not affiliated with HMRC.

**Written by the MTD Match team:** We turn HMRC’s Making Tax Digital guidance into plain English for each trade, cite the GOV.UK pages we rely on and update every guide when the rules change.

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