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UK Self Assessment, VAT, Corporation Tax and company guides
UK compliance is several independent calendars wearing one coat. These guides separate them — Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, Companies House and VAT each have their own trigger, deadline and penalty.
The rule this topic turns on: UK obligations run on several independent clocks — Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, Companies House and VAT each have their own deadline and their own penalty. Meeting one says nothing about the others.
In depthUKUK Self Assessment deadlines and penalties
The 31 October paper and 31 January online deadlines, the balancing payment that falls on the same date, and how late penalties escalate.
In depthUKRegistering for Self Assessment in the UK
Who has to register, the deadline to notify HMRC, what a UTR and Government Gateway account are for, and the penalty for missing it.
In depthUKThe UK VAT registration threshold explained
The GBP 90,000 rolling test, the forward-look test, the deregistration threshold, and the window you have to notify HMRC within.
In depthUKFiling UK VAT returns under Making Tax Digital
Digital record keeping, compatible software, the digital links requirement, quarterly submission, and what counts as an exemption.
In depthUKForming a UK limited company
Incorporation, the documents Companies House needs, the obligations that begin immediately after, and the first-year deadlines.
In depthUKUK Corporation Tax: rates, deadlines and payment
The rate structure, the accounting-period basis, why the payment deadline precedes the filing deadline, and how marginal relief works.
In depthUKFiling annual accounts with Companies House
What must be filed, the deadline, small-company exemptions, and the automatic late filing penalty that escalates the longer you wait.
In depthUKThe UK confirmation statement explained
What it confirms, how it differs from annual accounts, the deadline, the fee, and the consequence of missing the filing entirely.
In depthUKSole trader or limited company in the UK
The tax, liability, credibility and admin trade-offs, when incorporation actually helps, and the point at which it usually does.
In depthUKUK payroll: PAYE registration and RTI
Setting up a PAYE scheme, reporting to HMRC on or before each payment, why company directors are generally caught, and the year-end cycle.
In depthUKUK dividend tax for company owners
How dividends are taxed, the dividend allowance, the rates by band, and how the split between salary and dividends is decided.
In depthUKMaking Tax Digital for Income Tax: what changes
Who Making Tax Digital for Income Tax brings in and when, what quarterly updates replace, the digital record standard, and how to prepare.
In depthUKUK payments on account: the second-year surprise
How payments on account are calculated, why the second year feels like a double charge, the July instalment, and when a reduction claim is safe.
In depthUKNational Insurance for the self-employed in the UK
Which classes apply, how contributions are collected through Self Assessment, and how they interact with state pension entitlement.
In depthUKThe UK Construction Industry Scheme explained
Who counts as a contractor or subcontractor, how verification sets the deduction rate, monthly returns including nil months, and how deductions are reclaimed.
In depthUKThe UK Statutory Residence Test in outline
The automatic overseas and UK tests, the sufficient ties test, and why counting days alone rarely settles a residence question.
In depthUKPakistanis in the UK: what you still owe at home
Residency, Pakistan-source income, filer status and the wealth statement for Pakistanis living in the UK, plus treaty relief.
In depthUKSending money to Pakistan from the UK
Channels, the evidence to retain, how remittances are tested against a wealth statement, and the documentation banks expect.
In depthUKThe UK-Pakistan tax treaty in practice
What the treaty allocates, the residence tie-breaker, the evidence a relief claim needs, and how double tax relief is given.
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