Petitions/Stop HMRC implementing making tax digital and enforcing quarterly submissions
StatusClosed
Opened2 Jul 2025
Closes2 Jan 2026
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

HMRC is pushing ahead with Making Tax Digital: a scheme that requires all business to maintain digital accounts. Currently many small businesses use paper accounting records or spreadsheets. Small businesses may lack the skills, time and funding to maintain digital accounts.

It is taxing enough for many of us to submit a yearly tax return to HMRC. But now we think this new implementation of making tax digital, using new software and quarterly submissions is taking things just too far. Please stop making tax digital which is due to be started in April 2026. We think paying tax is hard enough but this is going to just add insult to injury.

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Government response

Making Tax Digital will help businesses stay on top of their affairs, boost productivity and ensure more of the right tax is paid. The Government will support users and has no plans to delay.

Constituency engagement ranking

Ellie Reeves
1Ellie Reeves MP
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
162
Vicky Foxcroft
2Vicky Foxcroft MP
Lewisham North
151
Catherine West
3Catherine West MP
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
136
Siân Berry
4Siân Berry MP
Brighton Pavilion
127
Helena Dollimore
5Helena Dollimore MP
Hastings and Rye
124
Bambos Charalambous
6Bambos Charalambous MP
Southgate and Wood Green
118
Mr David Lammy
7Mr David Lammy MP
Tottenham
109
Dame Meg Hillier
8Dame Meg Hillier MP
Hackney South and Shoreditch
107
Matthew Pennycook
9Matthew Pennycook MP
Greenwich and Woolwich
106
Peter Kyle
10Peter Kyle MP
Hove and Portslade
105