Adding new Businesses and Individuals
My Tax Digital supports both MTD for VAT and MTD for Income Tax Self Assessment.
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Add new: From left hand menu, find and click the button labelled "+ Add new".
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Choose Business or Individual: The screen asks, "What would you like to add?" Select one of the two main options based on your tax requirements:
- Business: Manage and maintain income and expense transactions, invoices and contacts and optionally submit MTD VAT Returns
- Individual: Manage and maintain digital records and submit quarterly summaries to HMRC to comply with MTD for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA)

- Complete the Form for Your Choice: The form fields will change depending on whether you chose 'Business' or 'Individual'.
If you selected 'Business' (MTD VAT):
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Basic Information:
- Enter the Business name.
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VAT Details:
- Indicate if the business is VAT registered or Not VAT registered.
- If 'VAT registered' is selected, enter the UK VAT Registration Number and select your correct VAT Scheme (e.g., Standard, Flat Rate, Cash Accounting) from the drop-down list.

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Business Contact Details:
- Enter the registered business Address (you can search or manually enter).
- Enter the required contact information: Email and Phone (work).
- Select the Business Type and Industry from the available lists.
- If you are a Limited Company, you may also enter your Company Registration Number (CRN).
If you selected 'Individual' (MTD ITSA):
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Basic Information:
- Enter your First name and Last name.
- Enter your UK National Insurance number (NINO).

- Submission: Once all mandatory fields (marked with a red asterisk) are complete, click the "Submit" button to finalise the addition of your business or individual.

