5th September 2018
News, Tax
Nicola Roby
If you have a company registered at Companies House you are obliged to file various documents for the company throughout its existence. If you fail to do so by the deadlines you may incur penalties. Nicola Roby, Director at CHW Small Business Accountants in Bolton gives a brief overview of the deadlines and penalties you could face for late submission.
Statutory Accounts
You are required to file the first set of statutory accounts with Companies House 21 months after registration of the company. Following this, annual statutory accounts must be filed 9 months after the company’s financial year end.
Failure to submit your accounts on time will incur a financial penalty from Companies House which increases depending on how late your accounts are. Current penalties are as follows:
The penalty is doubled if your accounts are late 2 years in a row.
Confirmation statement (formerly the annual return)
This is the statement you’ll receive from Companies House to verify your company’s data. You automatically get one of these when you open a company for the first time. Once your data has been confirmed your information will be displayed on the public register.
Presently, there is no fine for filing your confirmation statement late, however, Companies House will take action against the company for failing to file the statement, and will eventually remove the company from the public register.
Corporation tax return
This return is due to be submitted to HMRC within 12 months after the company’s financial year end. If the return is late the following penalties apply:
VAT return
If your company is VAT registered, a VAT return must be submitted for the period requested by HMRC. If either the return is late or full payment for the VAT due is not received on time the company will incur a ‘default’.
After a company has incurred a ‘default’, if it defaults again within 12 months a surcharge may be issued by HMRC. These surcharges are as follows:
If annual turnover is less than £150,000:
If annual turnover is greater than £150,000:
Filing and payment deadlines can be easily missed especially when you are busy concentrating on running and growing your business. That is why many businesses choose to use an accountant to look after these aspects of their business
For more advice contact our experienced team at CHW Small Business Accountants in Bolton today at 01204 534031 or via our contact us page.
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