Corporation Tax · South West
Corporation tax returns in Appledore, South West
A company trading in Appledore pays Corporation Tax nine months and one day after its year end and files the CT600 three months after that. We handle both from your accounts, whether we prepared them or another firm did: standalone CT600 at £199, with a capital allowances review at £299, overdue rescue at £279. Fixed, agreed in writing.
from £199 · fixed, per return
Next deadlines
- Company tax return (CT600) due 12 months after your year end (a 31 December year end files by 31 December)
- R&D claim deadline: 2 years after the end of the accounting period (and the pre-notification window of 6 months after the period for first-time claimants)
- Companies House accounts due 9 months after your year end (a 31 December year end files by 30 September)
- Corporation Tax payment, 9 months and 1 day after your year end (a 31 December year end pays by 1 October)
Who this is for
Corporation Tax for Appledore
Limited companies in Appledore, South West of every size below the large-company regime: companies whose accounts are prepared by another firm or in-house and need the tax return filed, companies with capital expenditure to claim, companies that have made a loss and want it used well, groups of associated companies, and companies whose CT600 is already overdue.
What is included
Everything inside the fixed fee
- Corporation Tax computation reconciling accounting profit to taxable profit, with every adjustment explained
- Capital allowances claimed in full: annual investment allowance, full expensing, writing-down allowances and the special rate pool
- Loss relief planned and claimed: carry back, carry forward and group relief where it applies
- Marginal relief and associated-company rules applied correctly between the 19% and 25% rates
- CT600 with supplementary pages, iXBRL-tagged accounts and computation, filed electronically with HMRC
- Payment note with amount, due date and HMRC reference, and reminders before the payment and filing dates
How it works
Corporation Tax from Appledore, South West, step by step
Scope the job
We find out what you need filed, when it is due and what state the records are in, and tell you which fixed-fee package applies.
Agree the price
The fee is confirmed in writing. There is no hourly billing and nothing added for questions during the work.
Hand over the records
Photographs, PDFs, software access or a spreadsheet, sent however suits you. We confirm what we have and what is missing within two working days.
Approve, then we submit
You review the draft with our explanation, sign off, and we file. Receipts, copies and the next deadlines come back to you immediately.
Why IGI
What you get in Appledore
No hourly rate and no surprise invoice. Appledore clients know the fee for corporation tax before they send a single document, and it stays fixed.
Deadline-first: the dates that matter for corporation tax are shown at the top of this page, diarised for every Appledore client and chased before they arrive.
Online only, UK based. There is no office in Appledore to pay for, which is why the fee is the same here as anywhere in England; the work is done by people in the UK who answer the same day.
You get one contact for corporation tax, not a queue. Appledore, South West clients message the same person throughout and get an answer in working hours, usually within a few hours.
Plain English, with the numbers. Every draft for Appledore comes with a short explanation of what the figures mean and what, if anything, you should do about them.
Approval before filing is a rule, not a courtesy. For corporation tax in Appledore, South West, every submission to HMRC or Companies House follows your written go-ahead.
Local facts
About Appledore, South West
Appledore, South West is in South West, in the EX39 postcode district, England. For businesses in England the tax rules are those set by the UK Parliament: the 20/40/45% income tax bands, Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed at 6% and 2%, Corporation Tax at 19% to 25%, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on property. Business rates are set locally by the council.
| Place | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Pitt Hill | 0.2 mi | E |
| Holt, The, Torridge | 0.2 mi | NE |
| The Holt, Torridge | 0.2 mi | NE |
| Diddywell | 0.3 mi | SW |
| Northam, South West | 0.5 mi | W |
| Appledore, West | 0.6 mi | NE |
| West Appledore | 0.6 mi | NE |
| Quay, The | 0.8 mi | E |
Worth knowing
Rules that come up in this work
CIS deductions
Under the Construction Industry Scheme, contractors deduct 20% from a registered subcontractor's labour invoices, or 30% if unregistered, and pay it to HMRC. The subcontractor reclaims the deductions against their actual tax through Self Assessment, usually producing a refund because deductions are on turnover while tax is on profit. Contractors file a monthly return by the 19th.
Confirmation statements and identity verification
The confirmation statement is the annual check that the public register is right: officers, registered office, SIC codes, shareholders and the PSC register. It carries a £50 fee and no financial penalty for lateness, but failure to file leads to compulsory strike-off. The identity verification regime introduced in November 2025 has added a further check to every statement.
Workplace pensions and auto-enrolment
Workplace pension compliance is part of payroll, not separate from it. Each pay period the payroll assesses who is eligible, calculates employer and employee contributions on qualifying earnings between the lower and upper thresholds, and sends the contribution file to the scheme. The minimum total is 8%, and many employers choose to contribute more as a recruitment advantage.
Corporation Tax rates and marginal relief
Corporation Tax is not a flat rate. Profits to £50,000 pay 19%, profits above £250,000 pay 25%, and the band between is taxed at an effective marginal rate of 26.5% through the marginal relief mechanism. Associated companies share the thresholds, which catches directors who own more than one company and is the most common cause of underpaid tax in owner-managed groups.
Employer National Insurance
Employers pay National Insurance at 15% on each employee's earnings above the £5,000 secondary threshold, following the April 2025 changes. The Employment Allowance offsets up to £10,500 of this for eligible employers, which for a small team often removes the liability entirely, but companies where the director is the only employee do not qualify.
The VAT registration threshold
The £90,000 VAT threshold is measured over any twelve consecutive months, which is why a strong quarter can tip a business over unexpectedly. Registration must follow within thirty days of the end of the month the threshold was crossed. Below the threshold, voluntary registration is worth considering when customers are VAT-registered businesses and costs carry VAT.
The trading and property allowances
Not every small income needs a tax return. The trading allowance exempts the first £1,000 of self-employment or casual income and the property allowance does the same for rental income, each measured on gross receipts. They cannot be combined with rent-a-room relief on the same income, and claiming the allowance means giving up the expense deduction for that source.
Questions
Corporation Tax questions from Appledore
What are capital allowances and what can I claim?
Capital allowances are the tax equivalent of depreciation. The annual investment allowance gives 100% relief on up to £1 million of qualifying plant and machinery a year; full expensing gives 100% on new main-rate assets without limit; cars and integral features go into pools at 18% or 6%. The £299 package reviews every asset purchase in the year.
When is Corporation Tax paid and the return filed?
Tax is due nine months and one day after the end of the accounting period; the CT600 is due twelve months after it. Companies with profits over £1.5 million pay by instalments instead. Interest runs on late payment from the due date, and a late return attracts a £100 penalty rising to 10% of the tax at twelve months.
What are the Corporation Tax rates for 2026/27?
Profits up to £50,000 are taxed at the 19% small profits rate. Profits above £250,000 pay the 25% main rate. Between the two, marginal relief produces an effective rate rising from 19% towards 25%, with a marginal rate of 26.5% on each pound in the band. The thresholds are divided by the number of associated companies plus one.
Is the CT600 included when you prepare the accounts?
Yes. Our limited company accounts packages at £299 and £449 include the computation, the CT600 and filing with HMRC. The standalone fees on this page are for companies whose accounts are prepared elsewhere or where the return needs separate work such as a capital allowances review.
What expenses are not allowed for Corporation Tax?
Business entertainment of customers, most fines and penalties, depreciation (replaced by capital allowances), general provisions, and the private element of mixed-use costs. Legal fees on capital items are also disallowed. The computation adds these back to accounting profit and we list every adjustment so you can see the effect.
Are dividends and salary treated differently for Corporation Tax?
Yes. Salary, employer National Insurance and employer pension contributions are deductible expenses that reduce taxable profit. Dividends are paid from profit after tax and are not deductible. This asymmetry is central to the salary-versus-dividend planning we do for directors.
How do I get started from Appledore, South West?
Message us on WhatsApp or email with a sentence about your business and what you need. We reply in working hours with any questions and a fixed fee for corporation tax. Once you confirm, we tell you exactly which records to send and the work begins. Most Appledore clients are set up within a day.
Which deadlines matter most for corporation tax?
The next four dates that apply to corporation tax are shown at the top of this page, calculated from today. For Appledore clients we diarise every one of them from the day you join and send reminders before each, so the work is done in good time rather than in the last week before a penalty.
Get a fixed quote for Appledore today
Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.