How to check HMRC received your quarterly update

Why this matters

Software interfaces and confirmation messages vary. GOV.UK tells you to check recent activity in your HMRC online account to see whether an update has been sent. Do not infer receipt merely because you started a submission.

Basis: Send quarterly updates

If Making Tax Digital is not in your account

Sign in, select "Add a tax to your account", choose Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and answer the security questions.

Basis: Check if MTD for Income Tax has been added to your HMRC online account

What else the account shows

An estimate of your tax bill, quarterly update and tax return due dates, what you need to report for each tax year, what you owe (and a way to pay), your business details, and any penalty points, which you can appeal. You can also add a new business, tell HMRC an income source has stopped, and adjust a payment on account.

If you need to do something the account does not offer, contact Self Assessment: general enquiries. For problems with sending from your software, your software provider should have guidance; HMRC cannot advise on specific products.

Basis: Check if MTD for Income Tax has been added to your HMRC online account · Send quarterly updates