FAQs

You will be able to find your National Insurance number on either a payslip or P60.

Your UTR is a personalised 10-digit code from HMRC. You will find this code on a letter from HMRC concerning your personal tax or on your Personal Tax return, if you have filed this in previous years. You will need your personal UTR to be able to file your tax return.

Once your company becomes VAT registered you will be sent a personalised VAT number to help identify your company, this is made up of 11 characters.  You can find your company VAT number by either, checking your VAT registration certificate, checking your VAT return, checking your accounting software or by calling HMRC.

Your PAYE can be found on a letter from HMRC regarding payroll. This can also be found on P45’s or P60’s of current or past employees. 

Limited companies are required to submit a set of statutory accounts annually. Your company annual accounts are prepared at the end of your company’s financial year. You can find your financial year end by searching your company on Companies House.

You can check your VAT quarter end by logging in to your HMRC account.

Your Personal Tax return is due to be filed electronically to HMRC by 31^st January. If you are sending in a paper copy to HMRC, this is due by 31^st October.

The date by which you need to pay your Corporation Tax depends on your company year end. You have 9 months and 1 day after your year end to pay your Corporation Tax to avoid any penalties.

You will need your 17-digit Corporation Tax payment reference. You can find this on either a ‘notice to deliver your tax return’ letter from HMRC or on your online account. You can pay your Corporation Tax by bank transfer. You can find HMRC bank details on their website.

Your VAT return is due to be paid one month and seven days after your quarter end.

You will need your VAT reference to be able to pay your VAT. You can pay your VAT either online, via bank transfer or by setting up a Direct Debit.

To avoid any penalties, you will need to pay your personal tax by 31^st January. There may sometimes be a second payment on account which is due to be paid by 31^st July.

Your payment reference will be your 10-digit UTR. You can pay your tax return by bank transfer. You can find HMRC bank details on their website.

You can see whether your abbreviated accounts have been submitted to Companies House by checking their website. You can check whether your accounts have been submitted to HMRC by going on your online HMRC account.

You can see whether your Confirmation Statement has been submitted by searching your company on Companies House. This will tell you when your next Confirmation Statement is and when this is due.

Speak to us about our online portal. If we prepared or submitted your accounts that you require, we will be able to get this for you.

Speak to us about our online portal. If we submitted your tax return you require, we will be able to get this for you.

Speak to us about our online portal. If we submitted the CT600 and Corporation Tax computation you require, we will be able to get this for you.

An SA302 no longer exists. Providing your personal tax computations and HMRC tax overviews replaced this. If we submitted your tax return, we will be able to provide you with you tax computations. You will be able to access your HMRC tax overviews on your HMRC online account. If you are on our HMRC online account, we will be able to provide this information to you.

You will find below the relevant contact details for HMRC.

Corporation Tax – 0300 200 3410

Self-Assessment – 0300 200 3310

VAT – 0300 200 3700

PAYE – 0300 200 3200

Alternatively, you can speak to an advisor via HMRC webchat. You can access the webchat via HMRC website.

Roughly you should receive your refund from HMRC within 6 to 8 weeks, however, we are seeing delays across the board at this current moment. You can call HMRC helpline for updates.

The interest is the set at base rate plus 2.5%. The base rate is the interest in which the Bank of England have currently set.

There are multiple factors that need to be considered before closing down your company e.g. any outstanding debts. We would advise you speak to a tax advisor first.

To add a director you will need to update this on Companies House. You will need to login to Companies House webfiling. As well as your login details, you will also need your registration number and authentication code.

To add shares to your company, you will need to login to your Companies House account and complete an SH01 form. Once this has been completed, you will need to resubmit your Confirmation Statement.

To remove a director you will need to update this on Companies House. You will need to login to Companies House webfiling. As well as your login details, you will also need your registration number and authentication code.

To change your accounting year end you will need to update this on Companies House and HMRC. You will need to login to Companies House webfiling. As well as your login details, you will also need your registration number and authentication code. To update HMRC, you will need to call HMRC Corporation Tax helpline.

You will need to call HMRC on 0300 200 3310 to notify them that you are no longer required to complete a tax return.

If you have received a penalty letter from either Companies House or HMRC and believe the penalty in question is not correct, you can appeal this by writing to either Companies House and HMRC. You will need to explain the circumstances for why you believe this penalty in question should be revoked. If we filed your accounts, please speak to us and we can assist in this matter.

If you have received a penalty letter from HMRC and believe the penalty in question is not correct, you can appeal this by writing to HMRC. You will need to explain the circumstances for why you believe this penalty in question should be revoked. If we filed your accounts, please speak to us and we can assist in this matter.

If you have received a penalty letter from HMRC and believe the penalty in question is not correct, you can appeal this by writing to HMRC. You will need to explain the circumstances for why you believe this penalty in question should be revoked. If we filed your accounts, please speak to us and we can assist in this matter.

You will pay your CIS the same way as you pay your PAYE. You will need your PAYE reference and can pay via bank transfer. The deadline for your CIS payment is the 22^nd of every month.

To pay your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) you will need your14-character Capital Gains payment reference number. You can pay this via bank transfer.

You are required to keep your records for seven years after your financial year end.

We would always recommend getting your records in as soon as possible after the year end, however, if you please could ensure that we have your records three months before they are due to be submitted, we can then make sure they are submitted in time.

The information we will require to be able to prepare your accounts are proof of income (invoices), proof of purchases (invoices) and bank statements. Additionally, if you use any accounting software, we will need access to this.

The information we will require in order to be able to prepare your tax return is proof of income (P60 from employment or income received from rental properties), and expenses (such as rental).

If you are unsure who your point of contact is, please speak to our team on reception and they will be able to advise.

To avoid any penalties, your accounts are required to be submitted nine months after your financial year end.

After your VAT quarter end, you need to submit your VAT return one month and 7 days after.

Your employer will be able to provide you with a copy of your payslips. Alternatively, you can request your payslips from HMRC for any employment within the last 5 years.

Your Companies House authentication code is a 6-figure code and can be found on a letter from Companies House. This code is required to be able to file information online such as your accounts and Confirmation Statement. If you can not find your authentication code, you can request Companies House resend this out. This can be done online and will take 5 working days to be received.

This is an 8-digit code issued when a limited company is formed on Companies House. You will find your registration number either on your certificate of incorporation or on Companies House website by searching your company.

Chat to us and we will be able to advise you. We will be able to make this process as hassle free as possible.

Chat to us and we will be able to advise you. We will be able to make this process as hassle free as possible.

Your partnership UTR is a personalised 10-digit code from HMRC. You will find this code on a letter from HMRC concerning your partnership. You will need your personal UTR to be able to file your tax return.

To change your registered office address you will need to login to Companies House webfiling. You will need your login details, as well as your registration number and authentication code. Once your address has been updated on Companies House, this will automatically update your registered office address for Corporation Tax on HMRC.

To change your address on HMRC, you will need to login to your HMRC online account. You will need to change your address on each service HMRC provides for you, i.e. Personal Tax, VAT, PAYE.

To change your name on Companies House, you will need to login to Companies House webfiling. You will need your login details, as well as your registration number and authentication code. To change your address on HMRC, you will need to login to your HMRC online account or call HMRC to speak to an advisor.

If you have paid your tax to the wrong reference do not panic. You will need to call the HMRC service you paid to and let them know you paid to the wrong reference and would like this to be reallocated. If you paid on time but have now accumulated interest as a result of this, once your money has been allocated to the correct place, the interest will be removed.

Once your Confirmation Statement becomes due to be filed, you have two weeks to file this.