I’m attempting to set up MTD for self assessment. I was able to set up the HMRC end, and going from Reports to HMRC, I am shown a line under “Direct Connections”. It gives my name and a date connected of 5 Jan 2026. Status and VAT link are hyphens. There is a “view” link.
Clicking on “view” takes me to MTD Report Settings. There is a drop down against “HMRC Account” which defaults to “No electronic filing” but also has an entry showing my name with NI number in brackets. I can select that.
However, I am still left with a message against “Linked business” saying “No business profiles were located for this NI number”. I cannot save options.
Under “Account Settings - Management Information” I have my own details including NI number (and UTR). I don’t know anywhere else to enter the NI number.
You would need to contact HMRC as we scan the connected tax account for any registered businesses, It looks like you may not be registered correctly for MTD ITSA.
I have the exact same issue. Is there maybe a time lag between registering with HMRC for MTD? or is it because I am self employed and hence not a “business”?
I don’t understand your reason for saying that. QuickFile picked up the existence of an account at HMCE with my NI number - that appeared before I had entered my NI number into QuickFile. What is meant by “not registered correctly”? If I login to the MTD section of self assessment, it shows:
OK. QuickFile has a drop down for selecting the MTD start date. I selected 6 April 2026. Are you saying that despite this, QuickFile is not functional for that date?