The reality of MTD for Income Tax after quarter one
How prepared is the profession really for MTD for Income Tax? Following the first quarterly filing period, Bright surveyed accountants across the UK to understand what happened in practice. What challenges did firms face? Which processes stood up to the pressure? And what lessons will shape the remaining quarterly filings and first year-end submissions?
Join Paul as he shares the findings, exploring everything from client readiness and record keeping to communication, workflows and technology. Leave with practical insights into how firms are adapting and what the most successful practices are doing differently.
Discover Bright's complete end-to-end MTD solution
Discover Bright's complete end-to-end MTD solution. See how BrightCapture, BrightBooks, BrightManager and BrightTax work together to simplify receipt capture, quarterly filing, practice management and year-end final declarations, with less effort.
HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap
Hear from HMRC’s Director General for Strategy and Policy, Jonathan Athow, on delivering in the first year of the Transformation Roadmap. Find out what has happened already, what will be happening next, and how different groups can get involved in the next steps for the UK’s tax and customs authority.
From quarterly updates to a quarterly service: Rethinking the MTD client model
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax creates more than a filing requirement. It introduces a frequent service relationship between accountants and their clients.
This panel will explore how firms are turning quarterly activity into a clear, repeatable client proposition. Practising accountants will discuss how they’re defining the service, segmenting clients, setting expectations, pricing the work and deciding what support different client groups will receive.
Discover how firms can make quarterly touchpoints valuable and sustainable, rather than allowing MTD to become another layer of administration.
Top 5 tax issues for Autumn 2026
Join Emma Gilbert-Smith as she highlights her top 5 tax considerations for tax agents in Autumn 2026, with plenty of practical pointers and takeaways.
This not-to-be-missed session will include:
- Director loan accounts and dividends
- Cryptoassets and missed capital gains
- Inheritance tax planning for pension wealth
- Expectations for Budget 2026
- And more
For each topic, opportunity for proactive advisory services will be highlighted, delivering real value at every touch point.
MTD for landlords: preparing for the £30k threshold in April 2027
With the next phase of Making Tax Digital approaching, thousands more landlords will fall within scope from April 2027. In this practical session, landlord accounting specialists from Hammock and a partner from a Top 100 accountancy firm will discuss how practices can prepare now. We'll cover identifying affected clients, onboarding efficiently, managing digital records, common implementation challenges, technology choices, and communication strategies. Leave with practical actions to help your practice deliver a smooth transition and create long-term value for landlord clients.
HMRC Making Tax Digital – Where we are now and where we are heading
Following the rolling out of the first phase of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, in this session you can join Craig Ogilvie, Director of Making Tax Digital, to hear an update about what has happened so far. Craig will also talk about what’s coming next as he looks towards the next phase that will roll out from 6 April 2027, to incorporate businesses with a turnover of above £30,000. There’ll also be the opportunity for you to ask questions at the end of the presentation.