Self Assessment deadlines and records
The main filing, payment and record-keeping points for an individual tax return.
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Self Assessment deadlines and records
The main filing, payment and record-keeping points for an individual tax return.
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When registration is compulsory, when voluntary registration may help, and when cancellation can be considered.
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How the main accounts deadlines work for private limited companies.
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VAT registration and deregistration
When registration is compulsory, when voluntary registration may help, and when cancellation can be considered.
Read factsheetAnnual accounts and Companies House filing deadlines
How the main accounts deadlines work for private limited companies.
Read factsheetA practical monthly bookkeeping routine
A repeatable process for keeping business records current rather than rebuilding them at year end.
Read factsheetCapital Gains Tax basics
When selling or giving away an asset may create a taxable gain.
Read factsheetCash flow forecasts and management accounts
How regular reporting helps owners make decisions before the annual accounts are prepared.
Read factsheetCompanies House identity verification
Preparing directors and people with significant control for identity-verification requirements.
Read factsheetConstruction Industry Scheme for contractors and subcontractors
Registration, verification, deductions and monthly returns under CIS.
Read factsheetCorporation Tax: registration, payment and filing
The three separate tasks a company must manage for Corporation Tax.
Read factsheetDormant companies
What dormant means for Companies House and Corporation Tax, and which filings continue.
Read factsheetInheritance Tax basics
A high-level guide to thresholds, lifetime gifts and estate planning records.
Read factsheetLandlord records and property income
The information landlords should retain for annual tax reporting and property decisions.
Read factsheetNational Minimum Wage from April 2026
Headline minimum hourly rates and the records employers should retain.
Read factsheetOverseas founders and UK companies
Key UK compliance points when directors or owners live outside the UK.
Read factsheetPayroll, RTI and PAYE
The recurring information and deadlines involved in operating UK payroll.
Read factsheetPension tax allowances
The main tax limits to consider when making or reviewing pension contributions.
Read factsheetSalary, dividends and director loan accounts
Why payments to directors and shareholders must be identified and documented correctly.
Read factsheetSole trader records and allowable expenses
How to organise business records and distinguish business costs from private spending.
Read factsheetVAT records, returns and Making Tax Digital
The records and digital process needed to support a VAT Return.
Read factsheetChoosing between a sole trader, partnership and limited company
A practical starting point for deciding how to operate a new business in the UK.
Read factsheetConfirmation statements
What a confirmation statement confirms and why it is still required when nothing changed.
Read factsheetDirector responsibilities and company records
The core legal and record-keeping responsibilities of a UK company director.
Read factsheetThe first 30 days after incorporating a limited company
What a new director should organise immediately after Companies House registers the company.
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