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2025/26 Tax Year

UK Tax Calendar

Every HMRC and Companies House deadline you need to know, in one place. Filter by your business type, download a PDF, or build a personalised calendar with ICS export.

Tax year at a glance

Fixed deadlines shown month by month, April to March. Recurring and variable deadlines are listed separately below.

April

6 April

New tax year begins

Self Assessment

5 April

Tax year ends

Self Assessment

May

31 May

P60 deadline

Payroll / PAYE

June

No fixed deadlines this month.

July

31 July

Second payment on account

Self Assessment

6 July

P11D deadline

Payroll / PAYE

22 July

Class 1A NIC payment

Payroll / PAYE

August

No fixed deadlines this month.

September

No fixed deadlines this month.

October

31 October

Paper Self Assessment deadline

Self Assessment

5 October

Register for Self Assessment

Self Assessment

November

No fixed deadlines this month.

December

No fixed deadlines this month.

January

31 January

Online Self Assessment deadline

Self Assessment

31 January

First payment on account

Self Assessment

31 January

Balancing payment due

Self Assessment

February

No fixed deadlines this month.

March

No fixed deadlines this month.

Recurring deadlines

These repeat monthly or on each payday throughout the year.

PAYE payment deadline (electronic)

Payroll / PAYE

Monthly deadline for paying PAYE, National Insurance, and student loan deductions to HMRC electronically.

22nd of each month

Full Payment Submission (FPS)

Payroll / PAYE

Report employee pay and deductions to HMRC on or before each payday via your payroll software.

On or before payday

Employer Payment Summary (EPS)

Payroll / PAYE

Submit an EPS if you need to reclaim statutory payments or report no payments for the month.

19th of each month

VAT return and payment

VAT

Submit your VAT return and pay any VAT due. The deadline is one calendar month and seven days after your VAT quarter ends.

1 month + 7 days after quarter end

CIS monthly return

Payroll / PAYE

Contractors in the Construction Industry Scheme must file monthly returns and make deductions to HMRC.

19th of each month

Variable deadlines

These depend on your specific year-end, VAT quarter, or registration date.

VAT registration threshold

VAT

You must register for VAT within 30 days of your taxable turnover exceeding £90,000 in a rolling 12-month period (2024/25 threshold).

Within 30 days

VAT Annual Accounting Scheme return

VAT

If you use the Annual Accounting Scheme, submit your return within 2 months of your accounting period end.

2 months after period end

Corporation Tax payment deadline

Corporation Tax

Pay your Corporation Tax bill within 9 months and 1 day of your company's accounting period end.

9 months + 1 day after year-end

Interest from the due date

Corporation Tax return (CT600)

Corporation Tax

File your CT600 return with HMRC within 12 months of the end of the accounting period.

12 months after year-end

£100 if up to 3 months late, £200 after

Quarterly instalment payments

Corporation Tax

Large companies (profits over £1.5m) must pay Corporation Tax in quarterly instalments starting in month 7 of the accounting period.

Quarterly instalments

File accounts with Companies House

Annual Accounts

Private limited companies must file annual accounts with Companies House within 9 months of the accounting reference date.

9 months after year-end

£150 if up to 1 month late, escalating to £1,500

First accounts filing deadline

Annual Accounts

New companies must file their first set of accounts within 21 months of incorporation or 3 months after the accounting reference date, whichever is longer.

21 months after incorporation

Confirmation statement

Companies House

File a confirmation statement with Companies House within 14 days of the anniversary of incorporation or the last statement.

14 days after anniversary

Company can be struck off

Notify changes to Companies House

Companies House

Report changes to company officers, registered office, or share capital within 14 days of the change.

Within 14 days

PSC register updates

Companies House

Update the People with Significant Control register and notify Companies House within 14 days of any change.

Within 14 days

Understanding deadline types

Fixed deadlines

Set dates that apply to everyone in the same way each year. Examples: 31 January for Self Assessment, 31 May for P60s. These never change.

Recurring deadlines

Obligations that repeat monthly or per pay period. Examples: PAYE due by the 22nd each month, FPS submissions on every payday.

Variable deadlines

Dates that depend on your specific circumstances — your company year-end, VAT quarter, or registration date. Use our builder to calculate yours.

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Which deadlines apply to you?

Sole Traders

  • Self Assessment (31 Jan)
  • Payments on account (31 Jan & 31 Jul)
  • VAT (if registered)
  • Register by 5 Oct

Landlords

  • Self Assessment (31 Jan)
  • Payments on account
  • VAT (if turnover above threshold)
  • MTD for Income Tax (from 2026)

Limited Companies

  • Corporation Tax (9m + 1 day)
  • CT600 return (12 months)
  • Annual accounts (9 months)
  • Confirmation statement (14 days)
  • VAT (if registered)

Employers

  • PAYE (22nd monthly)
  • FPS (each payday)
  • P60 (31 May)
  • P11D (6 July)
  • Class 1A NIC (22 Jul)

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