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Being assertive with HMRC about MTD exemption?
8:03 AM, 25th August 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Hi everyone,
After my first request to be exempt from MTD (Making Tax Digital) was denied, I was irked and I appealed.
I spoke ‘from the heart’, my utter frustration and anxiety came through without insulting anyone and I am happy to say I have now been exempted due to my age, not ever having had any IT training in my whole life, the anxiety of not understanding IT, and if I was forced to participate there is no way I am going to be held responsible for any error made from using a system I don’t understand!
So happily, after waiting for at least 10 weeks for the reply, to my appeal, the response arrived last Saturday, and I’m framing it, copying it, scanning it and saving it.
Best wishes to everyone,
Sally
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digital exclusion, HMRC MTD appeal, landlord tax rules, Making Tax Digital exemption, MTD for landlords, MTD IT skills
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Member Since July 2013 - Comments: 523 - Articles: 1
10:50 AM, 25th August 2026, About 3 weeks ago
Well done, you!
Had you filed your tax returns online before, or only submitted by paper?
Obvious question, I hope you can see why I ask it.
Member Since March 2024 - Comments: 23
10:56 AM, 25th August 2026, About 3 weeks ago
Is there a specific age beyond which one is exempt?
Member Since February 2024 - Comments: 94
11:12 AM, 25th August 2026, About 3 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by David Lawrenson at 25/08/2026 – 10:50
Yes, I file my own tax returns online, that is simply filling in the boxes – but I do the maths on paper and spreadsheet.
Member Since February 2024 - Comments: 94
11:13 AM, 25th August 2026, About 3 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 25/08/2026 – 11:12
And make a lot of written notes so I can remember how I did the maths and the events
Member Since February 2024 - Comments: 94
11:14 AM, 25th August 2026, About 3 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Just Be Happy at 25/08/2026 – 10:56
There shouldn’t be, it should be based on ability to cope with IT and accounting systems, but I’ll share with you I’m 71 years old.
Member Since January 2024 - Comments: 416
11:25 AM, 25th August 2026, About 3 weeks ago
The easy route to avoid MTD, where available, is to set up a partnership.
Partnerships and limited companies are exempt from MTD (and likely to remain so. I doubt if the government has the appetite for yet another round of MTD changes).
Member Since January 2015 - Comments: 1582 - Articles: 1
9:27 AM, 29th August 2026, About 2 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Ryan Stevens at 25/08/2026 – 11:25
If moving from property in personal name to a partnership make you liable for CGT?
Member Since January 2015 - Comments: 1582 - Articles: 1
9:30 AM, 29th August 2026, About 2 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 25/08/2026 – 11:14
Sally, I still submit on paper thankfully.
I hate IT and like you self taught by learning from errors, lol.
Would it be possible to have a copy of your appeal letter please for possible future need please.
I think we can PM via Property 118 but never used it.
Judith
Member Since September 2022 - Comments: 211
5:47 PM, 29th August 2026, About 2 weeks ago
Come on Sally
Frame the letter
Copy the Letter
Scan the letter
Saving the letter to your computer !
Doing your self assessment Tax return online !
Your more IT literate than me
Member Since January 2024 - Comments: 416
5:08 PM, 1st September 2026, About 2 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 09:27
Generally, this would be for married couples and property already held jointly, just not as a partnership, so CGT is not an issue.