Question follow-through · 4062

Councillors: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether councillors will continue to be able to claim allowable expenses against PAYE councillor income under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax; and what mechanism will apply for claiming such expenses.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
4 Jun 2026
Answer
4 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether councillors will continue to be able to claim allowable expenses against PAYE councillor income under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax; and what mechanism will apply for claiming such expenses.

  2. 4 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the honourable member to the answers provided in the responses to questions 89450 and 89451 Guidance, including information on who needs to sign up and what counts as qualifying income for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, is available on GOV.UK:...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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