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Article Index
Budget 2009
Income Tax Rates
Personal Allowances
Taxation of Dividends
Personal Income Tax Reliefs
Individual Savings Accounts (ISA)
Registered Pension Schemes
Capital Gains Tax
Inheritance Tax
Company Car Benefit
Car Fuel Benefit
Company Van Benefit
Tax free Approved Mileage Rates
National Insurance Contributions (NIC)
Corporation Tax
Capital Allowances and Reliefs
Value Added Tax
Stamp Duty
Stamp Duty Land Tax
Key Dates for Payment of Tax
Key Filing Dates

Key Dates for Payment of Tax - Budget 2009 - GT

Budget 2009 - Key Dates

Key Dates for Payment of Tax

Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax
Payment due Year of assessment

Tax liability

31 July 2009 2008/2009 Second interim payment on account
31 January 2010 2008/2009 Balance of income tax 2008/2009
    Capital Gains Tax
  2009/2010 First interim income tax payment
payment on account

Interim payments will normally each equal 50% of the preceding year’s total net income tax liability.

Inheritance Tax

  • On transfers between 1 October-5 April or on death:
    • 6 months after end of month in which transfer or death occurs.
  • On transfers between 6 April and 30 September:
    • 30 April after tax year in which transfer occurs.

Corporation Tax

  • Small and medium-sized companies:
    • 9 months and 1 day after end of accounting period.
  • Large companies:
    • payments on account due on a quarterly basis, commencing 6 months and 13 days from start of chargeable accounting period.

Value Added Tax

  • 1 month1 after end of return period, or 2 months for annual returns.

Stamp duty

  • 30 days from execution of document.

Stamp duty land tax

  • 30 days from effective date of land transaction.

Employment taxes

  • Outstanding PAYE an class 1 NICs for the tax year:
    • 22 April following end of tax year2.
  • Monthly PAYE and NIC payroll deductions:
    • 22 of month following end of payroll month2.
  • Class 1A NICs for year:
    • 22 July following end of tax year2.
  • PAYE settlement agreement:
    • 22 October following end of tax year2.

1 7 day extension may apply for payments made by elecronic means.
2 19 of month for payments made by non-electronic means.



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