MTD for Income Tax guides for online sellers

Plain-English guides for UK sole traders selling online, checked against GOV.UK on 28 October 2026. Each one covers what to download from the platform, how gross and net work, and the key dates. General information, not tax advice.

• Making Tax Digital for Etsy sellersWhat MTD for Income Tax means for UK Etsy sellers: the £30,000 test uses gross sales not deposits, which Etsy files to download, and the 2027/28 deadlines.
• Building an MTD quarterly update spreadsheet from eBayHow to build an MTD quarterly update spreadsheet from your eBay transaction report: which report to run, gross vs net, cumulative totals and digital links.
• Amazon sellers and Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (2027)UK Amazon sellers joining MTD in April 2027: using Flat File V2 settlement reports, settlements that cross a quarter end, and gross vs net turnover.
• MTD for Etsy and eBay sellers who also take PayPalSelling on Etsy, eBay and through PayPal? How to avoid counting the same sale twice, treat transfers, and keep one set of MTD digital records.
• Do I need Making Tax Digital if I sell on Vinted?Most people selling their own clothes on Vinted don't need MTD. When Vinted resellers do, how platform reporting works, and getting your sales data.
• Making Tax Digital for UK Shopify sellersHow UK sole traders on Shopify prepare MTD records: which Payments export to use, gross vs payout, other gateways, and app or subscription costs.
• Is the MTD £30,000 threshold based on gross sales or what I'm paid out?The MTD for Income Tax £30,000 test uses gross turnover before fees and expenses, from your 2025/26 return, combined across platforms and property.
• MTD for Income Tax deadlines for 2027 to 2028, for online sellersEvery MTD for Income Tax date for the April 2027 group: update periods, the 7 August 2027 first deadline, penalty points, and which files cover each quarter.
• Selling on Etsy and eBay: one business or two for MTD?Selling on several marketplaces: one MTD quarterly update or one per platform? What HMRC says, and how to combine exports without double counting.
• Foreign currency sales under MTD: which exchange rate to useSelling in USD or EUR on Etsy, Shopify, PayPal or Amazon? How UK sole traders convert sales to sterling for MTD records, and what HMRC says about rates.

Shorter answers to specific questions, by marketplace and deadline: Making Tax Digital for online sellers.