Accounting periods if company has two or more trades
A tax accounting period for Corporation Tax purposes cannot exceed a 12 month period. If company accounts cover less than 12 months then...
04 Dec
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Category Archives: Corporate Governance & Regulation
23 Oct
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Tax deducted from payments by companies
Under certain circumstances, companies (including non-resident companies trading from a branch or agency in the UK and local authorities) can have a duty...
23 Oct
Corporate Governance & Regulation
What is a Close Company?
A Close Company is broadly defined as a company that is controlled by: five or fewer participators or any number of participators who are also...
08 Oct
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Changing your company’s year end
There are special rules in place which limit your options to change your company’s year-end date. A company’s year-end date is also known...
08 Oct
Corporate Governance & Regulation
When overseas companies need to register at Companies House
An overseas company must register with Companies House if they want to set up a place of business or branch in the UK....
08 Oct
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Objecting to a limited company being struck off
There are a limited range of circumstances when a company can request to be removed from the register (known as being struck off)....
18 Sep
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Don’t miss your company accounts filing deadline
Companies House has issued a press release to remind companies to keep on top of their filing responsibilities. The end of this month,...
11 Sep
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Get information about a company
There is a significant amount of information that can be obtained from Companies House. Companies House is responsible for incorporating and dissolving limited...
11 Sep
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Options to close down a limited company
There are a number of reasons why a limited company may no longer be required and can be shut down. This may be...
04 Sep
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Filing deadlines for a company confirmation statement
As well as filing accounts with Companies House, there is a further requirement to check that the information Companies House holds about your...