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How to line up your reporting dates for accounts and Company Tax Returns at the end of your limited company's first year.

• Overview

  When you set up your limited company, you automatically get different…

• You started trading the day your company set up

  File 2 Company Tax Returns if your company started trading on the same day…

• You started trading after your company set up

  Limited companies can be ‘dormant’ for Corporation Tax between setting up…

Apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have an Innovator Founder or Innovator visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

• Overview

  You may be eligible for indefinite leave to remain if you have an…

• Getting endorsed

  Before you can apply, you must show an approved body that you’ve grown…

• Family members

  Your partner and children can apply at the same time if they’re eligible.…

• How to apply

  You should apply during the last month of your current permission to be in…

• After you apply

  You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months. If you paid to use the…

How to pay a Self Assessment late filing penalty or late payment penalty by Direct Debit, bank transfer, credit card, cheque or at a bank or building society.

• Overview

  You get a penalty if you need to send a tax return and you miss the…

• Direct Debit

  Set up a Direct Debit through your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online…

• Approve a payment through your online bank account

  You can pay your penalty using your online or mobile bank account. When…

• Make a bank transfer

  You can pay your penalty using Faster Payments, CHAPS or Bacs. The notice…

• By debit or corporate credit card online

  You can pay online. There’s a fee if you pay by corporate credit card or…

• At your bank or building society

  You can pay at your branch using the paying-in slip on the notice of…

• By cheque through the post

  You can send a cheque by post to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC…

• Check your payment has been received

  View your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online account to check if your…

How to pay a PAYE late payment or filing penalty, including payment methods, reference numbers, bank account details and deadlines.

How to pay Class 1A National Insurance for employers, including a HMRC reference number, bank details, Faster Payments, CHAPS, Bacs, overseas payments and deadlines.

Payment options for your Self Assessment tax bill - Direct Debit, bank transfer, through your tax code, debit or credit card, cheque and pay weekly or monthly

How to pay Machine Games Duty: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or your bank.

How to pay Corporation Tax: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or at your bank.

How to pay a PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA), including payment methods, reference numbers, bank details and deadlines.

How to complete the Capital Gains Tax summary of your tax return for share and security schemes.

• Updated: 13 August 2025