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Digital Artisan Economy
News and views on what is happening in the Digital Artisan Economy.


You're signing up for Making Tax Digital, whether you want to or not!
Earn over £50,000 as a sole trader or landlord, and not yet signed up for Making Tax Digital (MTD)?
Aug 192 min read


Making Tax Digital flops
Making Tax Digital (MTD), described as the biggest reform of the UK tax regime in a generation, has flopped.
Aug 122 min read


Did you file in time? Did the Making Tax Digital earth move for you?
Did you file in time? Did you make the first Making Tax Digital (MTD) deadline?
Aug 74 min read


One week to go
Don't forget that one week tomorrow is the first major Making Tax Digital deadline (MTD).
Jul 302 min read


Making Tax Digital could cost landlords £1.5 billion
Landlords face losing £1.5 billion in business revenue in the first year of Making Tax Digital (MTD).
Jul 212 min read


HMRC is stepping up VAT compliance activity
More UK businesses are to be selected for VAT compliance checks over the next two years.
HMRC is issuing letters to an increasing number of businesses telling them it's likely they will be reviewed.
Jul 202 min read


Deadline looms for Making Tax Digital and most yet to sign up
Of the 864,000 qualifying taxpayers who are required to comply with the new Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules, over half-a-million have yet to sign up.
Jul 172 min read


Top tax expert issues AI warning
A top tax expert has sounded an urgent warning about AI and HMRC.
Jul 72 min read


Bertie tax news: w/b 15 June 2026
When it comes to filing your accounts to both the HMRC and Companies House, things have changed.
Jun 161 min read


It's almost impossible to run a small business in the UK nowadays
A letter in The Guardian has highlighted the sense of doom and despondency coming from the UK small business sector.
Jun 152 min read


Life just got a lot harder for small companies and micro-entities reporting their figures
Life just got a lot harder for small companies and micro-entities reporting their figures
Jun 102 min read


Digital artisans question tone of HMRC's latest mega deal
Worried digital artisans, fretting about the implications of Make Tax Digital, were less than impressed with HMRC's mega deal with British data/AI outfit Quantexa announced today.
May 142 min read


UK gov gears up for tax crackdown as Quantexa selected by HMRC in landmark £175m deal
The UK gov is gearing up for a tax crackdown as British AI firm Quantexa is selected by HMRC for landmark £175m deal.
May 142 min read


HMRC´s attempt to woo digital artisans with new Make Tax Digital initiative fails miserably
HMRC´s attempt to woo digital artisans with its new Make Tax Digital (MTD) initiative has failed miserably.
May 121 min read


HMRC warns digital artisans
Digital artisans earning over £50,000 have been issued a warning by the UK tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
May 51 min read
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