How we check facts
This is how pages on MTD Signpost are written, checked and kept up to date.
Where facts come from
- Rules, dates and thresholds come from GOV.UK: HMRC guidance, HMRC press releases and Budget documents. These are the only sources we rely on for what the rules are.
- Every fact links to the GOV.UK page behind it, and each guide ends with a list of its sources.
- Where we quote GOV.UK word for word, we use quotation marks and link the page. GOV.UK content is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Where HMRC hasn't updated its guidance yet (for example after a Budget), we say so on the page.
- If a GOV.UK page and another website disagree, we go with GOV.UK.
How pages are checked
- Every page shows the date it was last checked against GOV.UK.
- We recheck pages when HMRC updates its guidance, after each Budget, and regularly in between.
- We keep a short page history at the end of each guide.
- Drafts are sometimes prepared with help from AI writing tools. Nothing is published until each fact has been checked against the GOV.UK page it links to and Paul has read and approved the page.
How we cover software
- Prices and plan details come from each supplier's own website, with the date we saw them. They change often, so always check before you sign up.
- We haven't tested every product hands-on, and we say so.
- We only include products that say they work with MTD for Income Tax, and we ask you to confirm in HMRC's software finder.
- Free plans are shown first when you choose "lowest cost", even though we earn nothing from them.
- Money never changes the checker's answer or the chooser's order. How we're paid.
What we won't do
- Publish fake reviews, testimonials or user numbers.
- Use "approved by HMRC" style badges. HMRC doesn't recommend any software product.
- Promise you'll save tax or avoid penalties.
Corrections
If you think something is wrong, email hello@mtdsignpost.co.uk. We check it against GOV.UK, fix the page if needed, and update its "last checked" date. Bigger changes are noted in the page history.
Written and maintained by Paul.