9 months
Overview
| Action | Deadline |
|---|---|
| File first accounts with Companies House | 21 months after the date you registered with Companies House |
| File annual accounts with Companies House | 9 months after your company’s financial year ends |
How do I notify HMRC that my company has ceased trading?
You can do that by contacting your local corporation tax office and stating the date when your company ceased trading. You’ll be able to find the contact details for your local corporation tax office on HMRC correspondence or by calling the corporation tax helpline on 0300 200 3410.
How much does it cost to file dormant company accounts?
For a dormant company this is relatively straightforward. The confirmation statement can be submitted online for a fee of £13. The due date for the confirmation statement is the anniversary of the date of incorporation and then usually a year after the last one was filed.
How long can a company be classified as non trading?
• HMRC will allow a company to be classified as non-trading for a period of up to 5 years. The company will not be required to file Accounts or a Corporation Tax Return at HMRC for this non-trading period.
When do you have to file tax return for first account?
In following years, your accounts will normally cover your company’s financial year from 1 June to 31 May. The period covered by your tax return (your ‘accounting period’ for Corporation Tax) can’t be longer than 12 months. So you may have to file 2 tax returns to cover the period of your first accounts.
How to create a long accounting period in taxfiler?
Long Accounting period manually created: 1 When attaching accounts that have not been prepared from the Taxfiler accounts module you will need to adjust the accounting periods manually 2 From the Tax returns tab, select + New Tax Return button to create a new tax return 3 Create this return for the first 12 months of the period.
When to file tax return for limited company?
When you set up your limited company, you automatically get different reporting dates for the first: You may also have to send (‘file’) 2 tax returns to cover your first year in business. Your first accounts usually cover more than 12 months. This is because they:
