Accounts and Tax Calendar
Dates to put in your schedule to make sure that you stay in the good books of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Date | Event | Applies To |
31 January | Online filing of Self Assessment Tax Return deadline. | Individuals and partnerships. |
31 January | Balancing payment (previous year) and 1st Payment on Account for personal tax. | Individuals. |
31 March | End of corporate tax year. | Companies. |
5 April | End of financial tax year. | Individuals, partnership and companies. |
19 April | All outstanding PAYE and N.I. for the year ended 5th April to be paid, or be subject to HMRC interest. | All employers. |
19 May | Employer’s PAYE return form P35 for the year ended 5th April to be filed with the Inland Revenue. | All employers. |
31 May | Deadline for distribution of P60’s to all employees. Do not distribute to employees who left your employment within the tax year. | All employers. |
6 July | Deadline for filing P11Ds and P11D(b)s and for distributing P11Ds to employees. | All employers who offer benefits-in-kind e.g. company car. |
19 July | Payment deadline for Class1A National Insurance. | All employers who offer taxable benefits-in-kind e.g. company car. |
31 July | 2nd payment on account due for personal tax. | Individuals. |
31 October | Paper filing of tax return deadline. | Individuals and partnerships |
Useful dates and deadlines
Date | Event | Applies To |
19th of each month | PAYE and NI for the previous month to be paid to the Inland Revenue. | All employers not on Quarterly Payment scheme. |
14 days after each calendar quarter and 14 days after company year-end | Form CT61 to be filed with the Inland Revenue if any interest paid with income tax deducted at source. | Companies only. |
Quarterly (unless on special scheme) | VAT Return to be filed with HMRC, together with VAT due | All VAT registered businesses. |
3 months after commencing self-employment | Self-employment to be notified to Inland Revenue. | Individuals and partnerships. |
9 months and 1 day after company year-end | Corporation tax for the year to be paid. | Companies only. |
9/10 months after company year-end | Company accounts for the year to be filed with Companies House. | Companies only. |
12 months after company year-end | Deadline for filing corporation tax return form CT600 with HMRC. | Companies only. |
Annually (Date of company incorparation unless changed) | Deadline for filing form 363a Annual return with Companies House. | Companies only. |
If you have any queries about the timing of submissions or filings for HMRC then simply call or email us and we will be delighted to help you out.
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