HMRC Making Tax Digital login: how to sign in

There isn’t a separate “Making Tax Digital” website to log in to. You sign in to your HMRC personal tax account using your Government Gateway user ID and password:

gov.uk/personal-tax-account →

This is the official HMRC login. Be careful only to use links on the genuine GOV.UK domain.

Inside your HMRC account you (or your agent) sign up for MTD for Income Tax and authorise your compatible software. From then on, the software talks to HMRC directly — you don’t log in to a portal to file each update.

This is the key change under Making Tax Digital: your quarterly updates are submitted through MTD-compatible software, which connects to HMRC securely. The HMRC login is where you set things up and check your account — not where you type in your figures.

See the 3 steps to file your MTD →

If you have never signed in before, you will need to create a Government Gateway user ID the first time — you choose an ID and password, and HMRC verifies your identity (often with details from a passport, driving licence or recent payslip). Keep the user ID and password somewhere safe: it is the same login for Self Assessment, MTD and other HMRC services, so you should not need a new one.

• Forgotten user ID or password — use the “forgotten” links on the HMRC sign-in page to recover them; do not create a second account, as that splits your records.
• Access code not arriving — HMRC uses two-factor codes by text or an authenticator app; check the phone number on your account is current.
• “Wrong type of account” — make sure you are using an individual account for personal MTD, not an organisation or agent one.
• Multiple old accounts — if you have more than one Gateway ID from over the years, use the one already linked to your Self Assessment.

HMRC-related phishing is common. Only ever sign in from a link on the genuine GOV.UK domain, never from a link in an email or text. HMRC will not email or text you a login link, and we will never ask for your Government Gateway password — you keep that to yourself even when we act as your agent.

You must set up your own personal tax account and Government Gateway — only you can do that — but we can guide you and then take over your MTD registration and filing. Call 0114 327 1480 or email shjenquiry@msc-g.com.