Supported reporting for MTD for Income Tax
This article explains which income and tax reliefs you can report through FreeAgent to HMRC under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax.
FreeAgent’s MTD for Income Tax functionality is available for sole traders and unincorporated landlords. Read our fast-track guides for sole traders and landlords for MTD for Income Tax.
For the 2026/27 tax year, we’re aiming to support all but one available reporting requirement needed to file MTD for Income Tax to HMRC. We're still looking into whether we'll be able to make it possible to support foreign property income reporting through FreeAgent.
If you have more than one income stream, for instance if you're self-employed and also a landlord, you'll need a sole trader and an unincorporated landlord account in FreeAgent. You can find out what counts as multiple income streams, as well as tips for managing more than one income stream, in our how to efficiently manage multiple income streams guide.
Income sources and tax reliefs currently supported in FreeAgent for MTD for Income Tax
The table below outlines what each of the income sources and tax reliefs are used for on the Employment and Individual information pages and their corresponding box on the old style Self Assessment tax return.
| Reporting requirement | What it’s used for |
Matching box on Self Assessment tax return |
Used to record disposals and gains subject to Capital Gains Tax. Covers residential property, listed and unlisted shares, other chargeable assets, and losses and reliefs claimed. |
Boxes 3–52 in the Capital gains summary page (SA108) |
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Used to record charitable gifts or gift aid payments you’ve made to a registered charity. |
Boxes 5 to 8 in the Reliefs section of the Main return page (SA100). |
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Used to record Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) deductions suffered by a subcontractor. Lets you create, amend and retrieve CIS deduction details for a specific tax year. |
Box 81 in the Self-employment (full) page (SA103) and box 38 in the Self-employment (short) page (SA103). |
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Used to declare dividends you’ve received from companies of which you are a director. HMRC-held employments, such as those submitted via PAYE, will be added to your MTD for Income Tax records automatically when you request your data or send an update. |
Box 4 of the Income section of the Main return page (SA100). |
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Used to provide details of voluntary Class 2 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) payments or tax avoidance schemes. |
Box 103 in the Self-employment (full) page (SA103). |
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Used to record employment-related expenses that can be claimed for tax relief. This includes professional fees, subscriptions, home working expenses, and specific deductions such as patent royalties or payments to trade unions for death benefits. |
Patent royalties: Box 15 of the ‘Share schemes and employment lump sums’ etc section of the Additional Information page (SA101). Payments to trade unions for death benefits: Box 8 of the ‘Other tax reliefs’ section of the Additional Information page (SA101). |
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Used to record details of employment income. This includes pay, benefits, expenses reimbursed, tips, company car and fuel benefits, and employment-related deductions or adjustments. |
Boxes 1 to 20 in the Employment page (SA102). |
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Used to record income received from overseas dividend sources and also some more unusual UK dividends, such as bonus issues of securities and stock dividends. This box also includes close company loans written off and redeemable shares. |
Boxes 4 to 7 in the Main return page (SA100), boxes 12-13.1 in the Additional Information page (SA101) and boxes 4A to 6F, 10A to 11F in the Foreign page (SA106). |
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Used to record foreign income and gains. Covers unremittable income, foreign interest, dividends, pensions, employment earnings abroad and related foreign tax credit reliefs. |
Boxes 1-44 and 46 of the Foreign page (SA106). |
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Used to record any foreign tax relief you’re claiming and foreign tax for FTCR you haven’t claimed. |
Box FTC1 in the Foreign page (SA106). |
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| Used to record details of Child benefit that you or your partner receives. | Tax Reliefs section of the Main return page (SA100). | |
Used to record transference of personal allowance between yourself and your spouse or civil partner. |
Personal Details section in the Main return page (SA100). |
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| Used to declare any income that you received from tips. | Box 3 in the Employment page (SA102). | |
| Used to declare any share options, shares awarded or received, deductions for disability or foreign service, or lump sums. | Additional information pages (SA101). | |
Used to record claims that reduce your taxable income, such as payments for qualifying loan interest, maintenance payments, or business losses from a previous trade. |
Boxes 4-7, 9 and 12 in the ‘Other Tax Reliefs’ section, and box 6 of the ‘Income Tax losses and limit on Income Tax relief’ section of the ‘Other Information’ section, of the Additional Information page (SA101). |
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Used to record pension-related tax charges such as Annual Allowance, Lifetime Allowance, overseas transfer charges, unauthorised payments and short service refund tax. These amounts increase an individual’s tax liability. |
Boxes 10-18 of the ‘Pension Savings Tax Charges’ section of the Additional Information page (SA101). |
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Used to record income from overseas pensions, social security benefits and annuities. |
Boxes 9A-9F in the Foreign page (SA106). |
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Used to record any relief you haven’t already claimed on pension contributions, such as if you are a higher-rate taxpayer and you are paying into a Relief at Source pension scheme. |
Boxes 1-4 of the Tax Reliefs section in the Main return page (SA100). |
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Used to record any relief you’re entitled to from paying Venture Capital Trust subscriptions, Enterprise Investment Scheme subscriptions, Community Investments or Seed Enterprise Investments. |
Boxes 1-3 and 10 of the ‘Other tax reliefs’ section of the Additional Information page (SA101). |
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Used to record income you want to declare from Gilt Edge interest, securities, accrued income profits or foreign interest. |
Boxes 1 to 3 of the ‘Other UK income’ section of the Additional Information page (SA101) and boxes FOR3A–FOR4F on the Foreign page (SA106). |
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Used to report taxable state benefits received. This includes the State Pension, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Carer’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit. |
Boxes 8 to 16 of the Income section of the Main return page (SA100). |
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Used to record income received from UK dividend sources. This includes dividends from UK companies, authorised unit trusts, and open-ended investment companies. |
Boxes 4 to 5 of the Income section of the Main return page (SA100). |
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Used to record interest earned on UK Savings Accounts. |
Boxes 1 and 2 of the Income section of the Main return page (SA100). |
Reporting that will be supported soon
We’re currently working on adding support for the following income sources and tax reliefs:
- Insurance Policies Income
- Self Assessment Accounts
- Other Deductions
- Other Income