Journal - Key Tax Dates

Key Tax Dates

Every month

1

Annual corporation tax due for companies with year ending nine months and a day previously, eg tax due 1 May 2009 for year ending 31 July 2008.

14

Quarterly instalment of corporation tax due for large companies (depending on accounting year end).

19

Pay PAYE/NIC and CIS deductions for period ending 5th of the month if not paying electronically. Submit CIS contractors’ monthly return.

22

PAYE/NIC and CIS deductions paid electronically should have cleared into HMRC bank account.

30/31

Submit CT600 for year ending 12 months previously. Last day to amend CT600 for year ending 24 months previously.

 

If the due date for payment falls on a weekend or bank holiday, payment must be made by the previous working day.

November 2009

30

File accounts at Companies House for private companies with year ended 31 January 2009 and public companies with year ended 31 May 2009.

Last date to notify HMRC of an intention to make a disclosure under the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO).

December 2009

28

File accounts at Companies House for private companies with year ended 28 February 2009.

30

Last day to submit 2008/09 tax return online to have unpaid tax of up to £2,000 collected through the 2010/11 PAYE code.

File accounts at Companies House for public companies with year ended 30 June 2009.

January 2010

1

VAT standard rate returns to 17.5%. Major VAT changes for cross-border transactions.

Stamp duty land tax residential property threshold returns to £125,000.

14

Due date for CT61 return and payment for quarter to 31 December 2009.

31

Submit 2008/09 self-assessment return electronically (up to £100 penalty if late). Pay balance of 2008/09 income tax and CGT plus first payment on account for 2009/10.

File accounts at Companies House for private companies with year ended 31 March 2009 and year ended 30 April 2009 (shorter filing period for accounts starting after 5 April 2008) and for public companies with year ended 31 July 2009.

Last day to disclose and pay under the NDO if filing on paper.