Main Due Dates for Tax Payment

Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax – Self-Assessment
31 Jan in tax year
 } Normally 50% of previous year's income tax, less tax deducted at source
Following 31 July
Following 31 Jan   Balance of income tax and all CGT
Inheritance Tax
Death: normally 6 months after month of death
Lifetime transfer 6 April-30 September: 30 April in following year
Lifetime transfer 1 October-5 April: 6 months after month of transfer
 
Corporation Tax Self-assessment: 9 months after accounting period.
  • Payable by instalments where profits are £1.5m or over. Normally payable in 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th months after the start of the accounting period.
  • Growing companies: no instalments where profits are £10m or less and the company was small or medium-sized for the previous year.