Guides and key dates
Read this before you ring us, or while you wait.
Three short guides written by the people who do the work, and a calendar of the dates that matter over the next twelve months.
MTD for Income Tax: what changes for sole traders
The dates, the quarterly updates, and the one habit that makes it painless.
02VehiclesVan, car or neither: what a tradesperson can claim
Mileage or actual costs, why a pick-up is sometimes a car, and what the taxman says about the commute.
03StructureSole trader or limited company: when switching makes sense
What changes, what it costs, and the question to ask before anyone sells you a company.
Tax deadlines for the next 12 months
Pick the situation that fits you, or switch dates on and off. The list starts from today and runs twelve months ahead. General guidance: statutory dates, checked on 18 September 2026. Check gov.uk before you rely on one.
Dates that depend on your own year end
- VAT return and payment: one month and seven days after the end of your VAT quarter.
- Company accounts: nine months after your year end at Companies House.
- Corporation tax payment: nine months and one day after your year end. The return itself is due twelve months after.
- Confirmation statement: at least once every twelve months, on the date Companies House gives you.
We diarise all of these for our limited company clients. Weekends and bank holidays can matter for payments, so pay a few days early.
We put these dates in your diary, then remind you.
Every package includes reminders before the dates that apply to you.