In addition to the dates listed below, please be aware Corporation Tax payment deadlines are nine months and one day after the company’s year-end (where payments are not required by quarterly installments).
The deadline for Corporation Tax Returns is 12 months after the company’s year-end. Please note, if your profits exceed £1.5 million, different arrangements apply, which we can advise you on.
March 2021
- 29 March 2021 – Last date to amend a CJRS claim for February where it has been underclaimed.
- 31 March 2021 – Deadline for payments of VAT payments deferred between March and June 2020 for businesses that do not opt to pay in 11 equal installments over the 2021-2022 financial year.
- 31 March 2021 – Last date to apply for the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS).
- 31 March 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 31 March 2020.
April 2021
- 1 April 2021 – The second stage of the post-Brexit import Core Model begins.
- 1 April 2021 – New National Living and Minimum Wage rates apply and the age limit for the National Living Wage drops to 23.
- 1 April 2021 – Deadline to set up a Self-Assessment self-serve Time to Pay arrangement online to avoid fines for late payment of tax following the Government waiver.
- 1 April 2021 – The extended apprenticeship scheme will launch offering employers payments of £3,000 for each new apprentice they hire.
- 5 April 2021 – Last day a usual Companies House filing deadline can be extended for a further three months.
- 5 April 2021 – The last day that tax refunds can be claimed in respect of tax overpaid for the tax year ending 5 April 2017.
- 6 April 2021 – First day of the new tax year.
- 6 April 2021 – Introduction of new IR35 rules for the private sector.
- 6 April 2021 – New Recovery Loan Scheme launches to support businesses affected by COVID-19 offering loans of between £25,000 and £10 million.
- 7 April 2021 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 28 February.
- 14 April 2021 – Last day to make CJRS claims for March.
- 22 April 2021 – Quarterly payment PAYE, Tax and NIC for the period ended 5 April 2021.
- 22 April 2021 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 28 April 2021 – Last date to amend a CJRS claim for March where it has been underclaimed.
- 30 April 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 30 April 2020 and 31 July 2020.
May 2021
- 2 May 2021 – Forms P46(Car) for the quarter ended 5 April (where benefits are not payrolled) to reach HMRC.
- 5 May 2021 – Employment intermediary’s quarterly report (6 January to 5 April) of agency workers paid gross (the end-user organisation can be classed as the employment intermediary in some circumstances).
- 7 May 2021 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 31 March.
- 14 May2021 – Last day to make CJRS claims for April.
- 22 May 2021 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 28 May 2021- Last date to amend a CJRS claim for April where it has been underclaimed.
- 31 May 2021 – P60s to be given to all employees.
- 31 May 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 31 May 2020 and 31 August 2020.
June 2021
- 7 June 2021 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 30 April.
- 14 June 2021 – Last day to make CJRS claims for May.
- 21 June 2021 – Last day to opt in to the online VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme.
- 22 June 2021 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 28 June 2021 – Last date to amend a CJRS claim for May where it has been underclaimed.
- 30 June 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 30 June 2020 and 30 September 2020.
- 30 June 2021 – Last day to agree extra help to pay deferred VAT with HMRC.
- 30 June 2021 – COVID-19 one-year business rates holiday ends. This will be replaced by a new business rates relief for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties.
- 30 June 2021 – The current Stamp Duty Land tax holiday on properties worth up to £500,000 ends and will be replaced with a new system from 1 July 2021.
July 2021
- 1 July 2021 – The Stamp Duty Land Tax Nil Rate Band will be reduced to £250,000.
- 1 July 2021 – Employers must start making a 10 per cent contribution to the wages of furloughed employees under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, on top of the regular pension and NIC contributions.
- 1 July 2021 – New 66% business rates relief system begins for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties. This is capped at £2 million per business for properties that were required to be closed on 5 January 2021, or £105,000 per business for other eligible properties.
- 6 July 2021 – Copies of 2020/21 P11d documents should be issued to employees.
- 7July 2021 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 31 May.
- 14 July 2021 – Last day to make CJRS claims for June.
- 22 July 2021 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 28 July 2021 – Last date to amend a CJRS claim for June where it has been underclaimed.
- 31 July 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 31 July 2020 and 31 October 2020.
- 31 July 2021 – All mortgage and consumer credit holidays will end.
- 31 July 2021 – The second payment on account for the 2020/21 tax year is due.
August 2021
- 1 August 2021 – Employers must start making a 20 per cent contribution to the wages of furloughed employees under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, on top of the regular pension and NIC contributions.
- 7 August – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 31 June.
- 16 August 2021 – Last day to make CJRS claims for July.
- 22 August 2021 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 31 August 2021 – Last date to amend a CJRS claim for July where it has been underclaimed.
- 31 August 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 30 September 2020.
September 2021
- 7 September 2021 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 31 July.
- 14 September 2021 – Last day to make CJRS claims for August.
- 22 September 2021 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 28 September 2021 – Last date to amend a CJRS claim for August where it has been underclaimed.
- 30 September 2021 – The VAT reduction for the UK’s tourism and hospitality sector ends and the rate will increase from 5% to 12.5%.
- 30 September 2021 – The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is due to close.
- 30 September 2021 – The apprenticeship payment scheme ends. All new hires must be completed by this date.
- 30 September 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 30 September 2020.
October 2021
- 1 October 2021 – The reduced Stamp Duty Land Tax system ends and the nil rate band returns to £125,000.
- 5 October 2021 -Deadline to notify chargeability and advise HMRC of need to register for Self-Assessment for 2020/21.
- 7 October 2021 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 31 August.
- 1 October 2021 – VAT in the UK’s tourism and hospitality sector will now be charged at 12.5%.
- 14 October 2021 – Last day to make CJRS claims for September.
- 22 October 2021 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 28 October 2021 – Last date to amend a CJRS claim for September where it has been underclaimed.
- 31 October 2021 – Deadline for filing Paper Income Tax Return with HMRC and deadline for submitting tax return if you want HMRC to calculate your tax liability.
- 30 November 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 30 November 2020.
November 2021
- 2 November 2021 – Forms P46(Car) for the quarter ended 5 October (where benefits are not payrolled) to reach HMRC.
- 7 November 2021 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 30 September.
- 22 November 2021 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 30 November 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 30 November 2020.
December 2021
- 1 December 2021 – New Advisory Fuel Rates (AFR) applies for company car users.
- 7 December 2021 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 31 October.
- 22 December 2021 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 30 December 2021 -Deadline for filing Income Tax return with HMRC if Tax to be collected through PAYE Code Number.
- 31 December 2021 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 31 December 2020.
January 2022
- 1 January 2022 – The third and final stage of the post-Brexit import Core Model begins. This will require businesses to undertake full customs checks.
- 22 January 2022 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 31 January 2022 – Deadline for paying Self-Assessment balancing payment and capital gains tax for tax year ended 5 April 2021.
- 31 January 2022 – Deadline for the first payment on Self-Assessment account for 2021/22.
- 31 January 2022 – Final online deadline for Self-Assessment tax return.
- 31 January 2022 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 31 January 2021.
February 2022
- 2 February 2022 – Forms P46(Car) for the quarter ended 5 January (where benefits are not payrolled) to reach HMRC.
- 7 February 2022 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 31 December.
- 22 February 2022 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 28 February 2022 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 29 February 2021.
March 2022
- 1 March 2022 – New Advisory Fuel Rates (AFR) applies for company car users.
- 7 March 2022 – VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 31 January.
- 22 March 2022 – Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.
- 31 March 2022 – Deadline for filing of accounts with Companies House for accounting periods ended 31 March 2021.
- 31 March 2022 – Business rates relief reduction ends.
- 31 March 2022 – VAT relief for the UK’s tourism and hospitality sector ends.
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