Hi David,
Ok that makes sense as well.
So when HMRC speaks about being active, they mean if you are trading and considered for Corporation Tax which is what mostly I am interested in.
For the time being I am just setting up so I am claiming expenses for stationery and other things that I need to start off. I have read on their website that this is considered to be a "trading" company.
According to the following url, to register your company as active (trading):
hmrc.gov.uk/ct/getting-started/new-company/start-up.htm#3
1. the joint registration facility contained within the Companies House Web Incorporation Service
2. HMRC's online registration service
hmrc.gov.uk/ct/getting-started/new-company/start-up.htm#2
Companies House tells HMRC when any limited company is formed and registered with them. But if you use the Companies House Web Incorporation Service and your company is 'active' at the time you incorporate it, for example it has started trading or receiving income, you can choose to supply the statutory information you need to give HMRC when you become active at the same time.
HMRC uses the information they receive from Companies House to set up a computer record for your company and allocates it a reference number known as a Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR). They then send form CT41G (Corporation Tax - Information for New Companies) to your company's registered office. This form includes your company's UTR so please keep it safe as you will need it to contact HMRC. It also tells you what you need to do if your company has become 'active' and suggests other tax implications your company may need to consider.
It's important that you read form CT41G carefully and take any action that's needed promptly. The following sections cover the main things you need to do and when.
My question basically is:
Do I have to do an extra step since I registered through the company house to be considered as trading by HMRC?
Is there a way of checking either in Companies House or in HMRC?
I never received a CT41G form, but I did receive a paper with my Unique Tax Payer number. I think it becomes more clear to me as I write about it. I have read about these things but I just want to make sure its done correctly (I will be getting an accountant soon)
To answer my own question, I think that I have to log in to the following address and set my company as trading.
online.hmrc.gov.uk/registration/options?GAURI=
Please let me know if I am on the right track. Thank you for taking time to respond.
