Dates and Deadlines

Sole Trader and Partnerships - Statutory filing and payment deadlines

  2008 2009 2010
Self assessment taxation year end 05 April 2008 05 April 2009 05 April 2010
Accounting year end to be included (Note 1) Year ended between 06/04/07 and 05/04/08 Year ended between 06/04/08 and 05/04/09 Year ended between 06/04/09 and 05/04/10
Payment on account based on tax return to 05 April 2007 05 April 2008 05 April 2009
First payment on account due by (Note 2) 31 January 2008 31 January 2009 31 January 2010
Second Payment on account due by 31 July 2008 31 July 2009 31 July 2010
Self assessment tax return due by (ONLY IF SUBMITTED ON PAPER) 31 October 2008 31 October 2009 31 October 2010
Self assessment tax return and final payment of tax due to HMRC by 31 January 2009 31 January 2010 31 January 2011

Note 1 · Examples of year end to be included in the self assessment taxation year end 05 April 2009 = 30th April 2008, 31st July 2008, 31st March 2009 etc

Note 2 · Payments on account are based on prior year actual tax return and include Income Tax and Class 4 National Insurance contributions based on your profits

Limited Company - Statutory filing and payment deadlines

Year end accounting date Corporation tax payment due to HMRC by: Accounts to be filed with Companies house by: Corporation tax return and accounts to be filed with HMRC by:
30 June 2008 01 April 2009 30 April 2009 30 June 2009
31 July 2008 01 May 2009 31 May 2009 31 July 2009
31 August 2008 01 June 2009 30 June 2009 31 August 2009
30 September 2008 01 July 2009 31 July 2009 30 September 2009
31 October 2008 01 August 2009 31 August 2009 31 October 2009
30 November 2008 01 September 2009 30 September 2009 30 November 2009
31 December 2008 01 October 2009 31 October 2009 31 December 2009
31 January 2009 01 November 2009 30 November 2009 31 January 2010
28 February 2009 01 December 2009 31 December 2009 28 February 2010
31 March 2009 01 January 2010 31 January 2010 31 March 2010
30 April 2009 01 February 2010 28 February 2010 30 April 2010
31 May 2009 01 March 2010 31 March 2010 31 May 2010

In addition to the above there is an annual return to Companies house (recording information about shareholders and directors) this is due for submission based on your ORIGINAL DATE OF INCORPORATION and can be submitted either on paper or online. An annual fee is charged by companies house with this submission.