{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/771458.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":771458,"attributes":{"action":"Provide a free, state-funded software portal for Making Tax Digital (MTD)","background":"We call on the Government to instruct HMRC to build a free digital portal for Making Tax Digital (MTD). Access to a mandated state tax system should be free to all citizens and not conditional on private software subscriptions.","additional_details":"From April 2026, HMRC's Making Tax Digital rules mandate digital reporting for sole traders. However, unlike Self Assessment, HMRC provides no free public portal for these submissions, forcing citizens to buy private software subscriptions.\r\n\r\nExisting commercial \"free\" tiers are highly restrictive—capping monthly transactions or limiting users to a single bank feed. This forces small business owners to pay a private corporate \"software tax\" simply to fulfil a statutory legal duty.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":13,"created_at":"2026-06-02T09:07:16.801Z","updated_at":"2026-07-01T10:13:22.085Z","rejected_at":"2026-07-01T10:13:22.087Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-02T09:52:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this open petition:\r\n\r\n'Create a government-owned, free software for Making Tax Digital (MTD)'\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/769610"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HMT","name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"}],"topics":[]}}}