Last date for company accounts

[BOND]

What is the last date to file Company accounts is it 9 months from the accounting reference date or 10 months?

 

[hgc services]

There are two deadlines for the Companies Accounts (Companies House & HMRC) and it all depends on the Companies Accounting Reference Date. I assume you are referring to Companies House, but I will give both;

Accounting periods begining before 01/04/08 have 10 months from the accounting reference date to file the accounts at Companies House. Accounting periods begining after 01/04/08 have 9 months.

The Company also has 12 months from the end of the accounting reference date to file form CT600 and accounts to HMRC.

 

[Williams lester]

There are two deadlines for the Companies Accounts (Companies House & HMRC) and it all depends on the Companies Accounting Reference Date. I assume you are referring to Companies House, but I will give both;

Accounting periods begining before 01/04/08 have 10 months from the accounting reference date to file the accounts at Companies House. Accounting periods begining after 01/04/08 have 9 months.

The Company also has 12 months from the end of the accounting reference date to file form CT600 and accounts to HMRC.

There are a couple of exceptions to this;

• If your company’s first accounts cover a period of more than 12 months, you must deliver them to Companies House within 21 months of the date of incorporation for private companies and within 18 months for public companies, or 3 months from the accounting reference date, whichever is the longer.
• A public company has 6 months rather than 9 to file their accounts.

 

[BOND]

Thanks HGC,

My accounting period is from 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009. I was bit confused because a circular I got from Companies house says you have 1 month less to file the return. However companies house website shows that I can file my return by 31st January.
On a different note HMRC website says that tax is required to be paid within 9 months however returns could be filed within 12 months.

 

[Fernhurst Solutions Ltd]

If you have a look on the Companies House website, and type in your company name or number, it will show when your Accounts are due with Companies House.

**Scrap that, just read your final post AFTER I had posted the above**

 

[elaine@cheapaccounting]

Thanks HGC,

My accounting period is from 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009. I was bit confused because a circular I got from Companies house says you have 1 month less to file the return. However companies house website shows that I can file my return by 31st January.
On a different note HMRC website says that tax is required to be paid within 9 months however returns could be filed within 12 months.

The change happened on 06/04 - so for your accounts to 31/03/10 you will have one month less.

Yes the HMRC deadlines don't make sense but when did HMRC ever make sense

 

[yorkshirejames]

Thanks HGC,

My accounting period is from 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009. I was bit confused because a circular I got from Companies house says you have 1 month less to file the return. However companies house website shows that I can file my return by 31st January.
On a different note HMRC website says that tax is required to be paid within 9 months however returns could be filed within 12 months.

The annual return (to companies hosue) is different to the annual accounts (that go to both companies house and to HMRC).

Your personal income tax return (to HMRC) also due 31st Jan is different still.