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When your company or organisation pays Corporation Tax - paying, reporting and dormant companies
Corporation Tax is a tax your company or association pays to HM Revenue…
You do not get a bill for Corporation Tax. You must: keep company and…
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
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…
What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
Check if your company can pay a reduced rate of 10% Corporate Tax if it exploits patented inventions and innovations.
Paying Corporation Tax when your limited company sells an asset for more than it paid - includes chargeable gains, intangible assets, working out inflation
How to work out payments and when you should make them if your company’s annual taxable profits are between £1.5 million and £20 million.
Working out your Corporation Tax rate and getting reliefs and other deductions from your Corporation Tax bill
Find statistics for Corporation Tax receipts and liabilities.
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