{"id":2052,"date":"2026-08-21T15:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:25:19","slug":"important-uk-tax-deadlines-what-businesses-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/important-uk-tax-deadlines-what-businesses-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Important UK Tax Deadlines: What Businesses Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missing a tax deadline is more than an inconvenience. HMRC can charge penalties and interest, so businesses need to know both when a return is due and when the tax payment must be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key deadlines include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Corporation Tax \u2014 usually due 9 months and 1 day after the end of the accounting period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Company Tax Return \u2014 generally due within 12 months after the end of the accounting period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self Assessment \u2014 the online tax return and payment are generally due by 31 January following the end of the tax year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Payment on Account \u2014 normally due on 31 January and 31 July.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PAYE and National Insurance \u2014 normally due by the 22nd of the following month when paying electronically under a monthly payroll schedule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VAT Return \u2014 normally due one calendar month and 7 days after the end of the VAT accounting period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirmation Statement \u2014 every company must file one at least once every 12 months, normally within 14 days after the end of its review period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exact dates can vary depending on your accounting period, VAT scheme, payroll schedule and individual circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best approach is simple: check your deadlines early, keep your records organised and avoid leaving your tax obligations until the last minute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missing a tax deadline is more than an inconvenience. HMRC can charge penalties and interest, so businesses need to know both when a return is due and when the tax payment must be made. Key deadlines include: Exact dates can vary depending on your accounting period, VAT scheme, payroll schedule and individual circumstances. The best&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/important-uk-tax-deadlines-what-businesses-need-to-know\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2062,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052\/revisions\/2062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}