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Micro-Businesses Need More Clarity About Uk’s Tax Digitisation Plans

Published by Gbaf News

Posted on August 23, 2016

5 min read

Last updated: January 22, 2026

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Micro-business owners discuss tax digitisation plans in the UK - Global Banking & Finance Review — An engaging image depicting micro-business owners engaging in a discussion about the UK's tax digitisation plans. This illustrates the need for clarity on Making Tax Digital, as highlighted in the article.

New poll shows nearly half (43%) of micro-business owners and freelancers don’t know what Making Tax Digital is
As new consultation is launched on tax digitisation, new research shows that the overwhelming majority (86%) of micro-businesses who know about Making Tax Digital think they have not received enough information about the proposals
However, micro-business sector remains upbeat about tax digitisation – with just 20% of respondents who know about Making Tax Digital saying they thought the plans would make their life harder
Only 8% of all micro-businesses said they felt negatively about digital tax

UK freelancers and micro-businesses still need more information about the government’s plans to make tax digital, according to new research by award-winning cloud accounting software provider FreeAgent.

In the wake of the announcement of six new consultations being launched about tax digitisation, FreeAgent – who provide multi-award winning cloud accounting software for freelancers, micro-businesses and their accountants – reveals new research that almost half (43%) of the UK’s micro business owners had no idea what Making Tax Digital actually is.

The research shows that 86% of respondents who knew what Making Tax Digital was did not feel at this stage that they had been provided with enough information about the plans – which would see small businesses having to keep digital financial records and provide quarterly updates about their tax to HMRC.

However, FreeAgent also found that businesses who knew about tax digitisation were generally positive about it, with 45% saying the plans would make their life easier while just 20% said they felt digital tax would make things harder for them.

Ed Molyneux, CEO and co-founder of FreeAgent, said: “Making Tax Digital will be one of the biggest changes made to the UK tax system for generations and will start to impact businesses from as early as 2018. But it’s clear from our research that many micro-businesses still require more information about what tax digitisation actually is and how it will potentially impact them.

“We’ve already seen some confusion in recent months about how the micro-business sector will affected by digital tax, including stories about how businesses will need to file a full tax return every three months. However, the reality is that when micro-businesses are well-informed about the changes, they are actually quite positive about them- with only a small minority of people we polled saying that they felt Making Tax Digital would make their life harder.

“Although this new consultation is certainly a step in the right direction towards helping micro-businesses understand more about tax digitisation, there is still a lot of work to be done. I hope that we see even greater clarity over the plans in the future so that micro-business owners feel fully informed and, hopefully, more positive about the benefits that digital tax can provide for them.”

New poll shows nearly half (43%) of micro-business owners and freelancers don’t know what Making Tax Digital is
As new consultation is launched on tax digitisation, new research shows that the overwhelming majority (86%) of micro-businesses who know about Making Tax Digital think they have not received enough information about the proposals
However, micro-business sector remains upbeat about tax digitisation – with just 20% of respondents who know about Making Tax Digital saying they thought the plans would make their life harder
Only 8% of all micro-businesses said they felt negatively about digital tax

UK freelancers and micro-businesses still need more information about the government’s plans to make tax digital, according to new research by award-winning cloud accounting software provider FreeAgent.

In the wake of the announcement of six new consultations being launched about tax digitisation, FreeAgent – who provide multi-award winning cloud accounting software for freelancers, micro-businesses and their accountants – reveals new research that almost half (43%) of the UK’s micro business owners had no idea what Making Tax Digital actually is.

The research shows that 86% of respondents who knew what Making Tax Digital was did not feel at this stage that they had been provided with enough information about the plans – which would see small businesses having to keep digital financial records and provide quarterly updates about their tax to HMRC.

However, FreeAgent also found that businesses who knew about tax digitisation were generally positive about it, with 45% saying the plans would make their life easier while just 20% said they felt digital tax would make things harder for them.

Ed Molyneux, CEO and co-founder of FreeAgent, said: “Making Tax Digital will be one of the biggest changes made to the UK tax system for generations and will start to impact businesses from as early as 2018. But it’s clear from our research that many micro-businesses still require more information about what tax digitisation actually is and how it will potentially impact them.

“We’ve already seen some confusion in recent months about how the micro-business sector will affected by digital tax, including stories about how businesses will need to file a full tax return every three months. However, the reality is that when micro-businesses are well-informed about the changes, they are actually quite positive about them- with only a small minority of people we polled saying that they felt Making Tax Digital would make their life harder.

“Although this new consultation is certainly a step in the right direction towards helping micro-businesses understand more about tax digitisation, there is still a lot of work to be done. I hope that we see even greater clarity over the plans in the future so that micro-business owners feel fully informed and, hopefully, more positive about the benefits that digital tax can provide for them.”