In February 2024, HMRC estimated that extending MTD to Income Tax Self Assessment from 2026–27 would impose transitional costs of around £561 million on sole traders and landlords with incomes above £30,000, and the continuing annual costs of MTD to these taxpayers would exceed the continuing annual benefits by around £196 million.60 In the Autumn Budget 2024 the government announced that MTD will be extended to sole traders and landlords with qualifying incomes over £20,000 “by the end of this Parliament”.61 In written evidence provided after our evidence session HMRC further explained that its current plans for MTD for Income Tax will require around 3 million business customers within Income Tax Self Assessment to operate MTD and use compatible software and that around 4 million with income below £20,000 will remain non–mandated.62