Making Tax Digital
for Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

MTD for Ashby

MTD ITSA, plainly explained for North West Leicestershire.

If you're a sole trader or landlord based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Measham, Coalville, Moira, Donisthorpe, Whitwick or anywhere across North West Leicestershire, the rules changed on 6 April 2026.

From that date, anyone with combined gross income from self-employment and property over £50,000 has to keep digital records, submit four quarterly updates to HMRC, and file a final declaration after each tax year. Five filings a year instead of one. The threshold drops to £30,000 from April 2027.

Who in Ashby is most affected

Three groups we hear from regularly across North West Leicestershire:

• Self-employed contractors and consultants — commuters running limited turnover from contracting work into Leicester, Derby or Nottingham. If your day rate adds up to over £50,000 gross, you are in.
• Landlords with rental properties — whether a single buy-to-let in Measham or a small portfolio across Coalville and Ashby, the £50,000 figure is gross rent across all properties. Section 24 mortgage interest restriction does not change the threshold maths.
• Trades businesses — sole-trader builders, electricians, plumbers and groundworkers across the area. Most are well above £50,000 turnover and now firmly inside MTD ITSA.

What we do for Ashby clients

Every sole trader and landlord client of ours gets the full MTD service inside the fixed monthly fee:

• Xero set up with the MTD ITSA module switched on and verified with HMRC
• Bank feeds connected so transactions flow in automatically
• Hubdoc or Dext installed for receipt capture from your phone
• All four quarterly updates submitted to HMRC by us, before each deadline
• End-of-period statement and final declaration filed for you at year-end
• Pre year-end tax planning conversation in February or March
• Email and phone access throughout the year — no extra invoices, no hourly billing

Sole trader fees start at £45 a month. Landlord fees depend on the number of properties — most settle between £55 and £95 per month, fully inclusive.

Free MTD readiness check

Not sure whether you're inside the threshold? Or you know you are but haven't done anything about it yet? We offer a free 15-minute MTD readiness call. We confirm whether MTD applies to you, walk through what setup looks like for your specific business, and give you a fixed quote if you want us to handle it. No obligation either way.

You can pop into our office at Shellbrook House, South Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1BR, call us on 01530 886296, or request a free MTD quote online.