Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Making Tax Digital for Deliveroo riders

Deliveroo riders are self-employed, which means Self Assessment, and, since April 2026, Making Tax Digital. Whether you ride a bike, a moped or drive, Autodue is built to keep your Deliveroo fees and costs tax-ready all year.

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Quick answer

Deliveroo drivers are self-employed, so your earnings go through Self Assessment and, since April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: digital records, quarterly updates and a year-end final declaration sent to HMRC through connected software. Autodue is built on HMRC's Making Tax Digital system to handle all of it from your phone, built for the way drivers actually earn.

What it means for Deliveroo riders

Riding for Deliveroo makes you self-employed, so you report your earnings to HMRC yourself. Under Making Tax Digital that becomes digital records, quarterly updates, and a year-end final declaration through connected software. Autodue is built to take care of it from your phone, between drops.

Every fee and tip, in one place

Deliveroo pays per delivery, plus tips and the odd bonus. Those all count as your self-employed income. Autodue helps you record what you earn so your quarterly figures and final return reflect the real picture.

What you can claim

Typical allowable expenses Autodue helps you track. Always check your own circumstances with HMRC.

  • Mileage or fuel
  • Bike, e-bike or moped upkeep
  • Insurance
  • Phone and mobile data
  • Thermal bags and equipment
  • Moped tax and MOT

How Autodue handles it

Four steps, all from your phone.

1

Track as you earn

Log every fare or fee, plus your expenses, right from your phone all year round.

2

Stay quarter-ready

Autodue keeps your figures up to date so your quarterly updates to HMRC are ready on time.

3

See your tax bill

Watch what you owe as the year unfolds, with no nasty surprise at the deadline.

4

Sign and file

Confirm your final declaration and send it straight to HMRC from the app.

Frequently Asked Questions

If your self-employed income is over the MTD for Income Tax threshold, yes. It started in April 2026 with higher incomes and widens to more riders over the following years. Autodue keeps your Deliveroo records ready whether it already applies to you or is about to.
Bike and e-bike riders generally claim their actual running costs, such as repairs, insurance and equipment, rather than a mileage rate. If you use a moped or car you can usually claim mileage instead. Autodue helps you track whichever applies to you.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has been mandatory for higher-income drivers since April 2026, and Autodue's MTD tools launch for drivers this year. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment filing opens; in the meantime, download the app to manage your vehicle.
Yes. Autodue is built on HMRC's Making Tax Digital APIs, so when filing opens your quarterly updates and final declaration go straight to HMRC, securely, with nothing to re-key.

Be first when filing opens

Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment MTD filing goes live in Autodue.