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Working out your Corporation Tax rate and getting reliefs and other deductions from your Corporation Tax bill
The Corporation Tax rate for company profits is 25% You pay Corporation…
Limited companies may be able to deduct some of the costs of running a…
A limited company may be able to claim allowances and reliefs to reduce a…
Prepare statutory or abridged annual accounts for Companies House, make corrections and amendments, appeal against penalties for filing after the deadline
Your company’s annual accounts - called ‘statutory accounts’ - are…
You might be able to send simpler (‘abridged’) accounts to Companies House…
You can send amended accounts to Companies House: on paper through filing…
You’ll have to pay penalties if you do not file your accounts and tax…
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company.
A limited company is one way to set up a business. It is legally separate…
There are 2 types of limited company: limited by shares limited by…
You must choose a name for your business if you’re setting up a private…
You must provide a registered office address and email address when you…
Your company must have at least one director. Directors are legally…
A company limited by shares must have at least one shareholder, who can be…
When setting up a company limited by guarantee you must have at least one…
When you register your company you need: a ‘memorandum of association’ - a…
Use this service to register your company with Companies House. You will…
You can add Corporation Tax services to your business tax account if you…
How to pay Corporation Tax: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or at your bank.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company.
Paying Corporation Tax when your limited company sells an asset for more than it paid - includes chargeable gains, intangible assets, working out inflation
Tax and reporting rules for employers paying income tax on a directors' behalf
When your company or organisation pays Corporation Tax - paying, reporting and dormant companies
Accounts for Companies House and Company Tax Returns for HMRC - what you must send, deadlines, filing separately or together
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