What does chasing MTD records cost your practice?

Quarterly updates mean chasing the same clients four times a year instead of once. Put in your own numbers to see the staff time and cost, now and once the threshold drops.

Apr 2026 · over £50k

Apr 2027 · over £30k

Apr 2028 · over £20k

Next quarterly update due …

Your practice (example figures — change them)

Clients in MTD nowSole traders and landlords over £50k

Clients joining in April 2027Those between £30k and £50k

Chases per client per quarterEmails, calls, portal nudges

Minutes per chaseWriting, sending, logging the response

min

Clients who need escalatingLate, incomplete or missing records

Extra time per escalationCalls, reconciling partial records

min

Staff cost per hourSalary plus overheads

Routine chasing an automation could handleScheduled reminders, auto follow-ups, receipt tracking

Escalations are left with your team in the savings estimate. Year-end final declarations are not included.

Cost of chasing, per year

From April 2027, with new clients added£0

Hours per quarter (now)0
Hours per year (now)0
Cost per year (now)£0
Hours per year (from Apr 2027)0
Time automation could free up (2027)0 h
Cost it could save (2027)£0

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