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Corporation Tax · East London

Corporation tax returns in Stratford City

Corporation Tax returns for companies in Stratford City, prepared from your accounts and filed with HMRC for a fixed per-return fee. We compute the tax, claim every allowance the company is entitled to, and explain how the figure was reached. The fee is published and the same for a company in Stratford City as for one anywhere in England.

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 Stratford City

Limited companies in Stratford City 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 Stratford City, step by step

  1. Tell us your situation

    A short message or call about what you do and what needs filing. We ask the questions that determine the right package and nothing more.

  2. Fixed fee in writing

    You receive one price for the work, confirmed by email before anything starts. It does not change if the job takes longer than we expected.

  3. Send records, review the draft

    Records come by WhatsApp or email. We prepare the draft, explain the figures in plain English and answer your questions.

  4. We file, you get the receipts

    Once you approve and the fee is settled, we submit electronically and forward the HMRC or Companies House acknowledgement the same day.

Why IGI

The IGI way of working, in Stratford City

No hourly rate and no surprise invoice. Stratford City clients know the fee for corporation tax before they send a single document, and it stays fixed.

We work to the HMRC and Companies House calendar, not an appointment diary. Clients in Stratford City get reminders at 60, 30 and 7 days before each date that applies to corporation tax.

Online only, UK based. There is no office in Stratford City 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.

Continuity matters in corporation tax: the person who prepared last year's work for your Stratford City business prepares this year's, and remembers what was agreed.

Plain English, with the numbers. Every draft for Stratford City comes with a short explanation of what the figures mean and what, if anything, you should do about them.

You stay in control of corporation tax: drafts go to Stratford City clients first, with the figures explained, and nothing leaves us until you say so.

Local facts

About Stratford City

Stratford City is in East London, within Newham, in the E20 postcode district, England. Income tax in England follows the UK rates: 20% basic to £50,270, 40% higher to £125,140 and 45% additional, with the personal allowance of £12,570 tapered away above £100,000. National Insurance, VAT and Corporation Tax are UK-wide, and Stamp Duty Land Tax applies to property purchases.

Nearby places we also serve for corporation tax
PlaceDistanceDirection
Stratford, Newham0.2 miSE
Stratford and New Town0.2 miS
East Village, Newham0.4 miN
Maryland, Newham0.6 miE
Mill Meads0.7 miS
Hackney Wick0.8 miW
Cann Hall0.8 miNE
Leyton Mills0.9 miN

Worth knowing

Rules that come up in this work

Allowable expenses

The expenses sole traders most often miss are home working costs, claimed by actual proportion or HMRC's flat rate, the business share of phone and internet, mileage at 45p for the first 10,000 business miles, and training that maintains existing skills. The ones most often claimed wrongly are commuting, entertaining customers and clothes that could be worn outside work.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

MTD for Income Tax replaces one annual return with quarterly digital updates and a year-end declaration, submitted from software. The threshold is gross trading and property income, measured two years earlier, and started at £50,000 in April 2026 before falling to £30,000 in April 2027. Anyone affected needs digital record keeping in place before their start date, not after.

Crypto records and reporting

Most crypto holders have taxable events they do not recognise, because every swap is a disposal even when no pounds change hands. The computation requires the complete transaction history from every exchange and wallet, pooled by asset with HMRC's matching rules applied. Exchange-generated tax reports are frequently wrong because they cannot see transfers between a user's own wallets.

The 60-day property CGT return

The 60-day Capital Gains Tax return on residential property is the deadline landlords most often miss, because it falls outside the Self Assessment cycle and runs from completion, not exchange. Private residence relief for periods you lived in the property, plus the final nine months, reduces the gain. Penalties for a late return mirror Self Assessment, starting at £100.

Confirmation statements and identity verification

Every company must file a confirmation statement at least once a year, within fourteen days of its review date, with a £50 Companies House fee. Since November 2025 directors and people with significant control must also verify their identity with Companies House, and the confirmation statement is where existing officers confirm they have done so during the transition year.

CIS deductions

The Construction Industry Scheme affects both sides of a construction payment. Contractors must verify subcontractors, deduct the right amount, issue statements and file monthly, with penalties from £100 for each late return. Subcontractors suffer deductions on turnover and recover the excess at the year end. Limited company subcontractors offset deductions against PAYE monthly instead.

Switching accountants

Changing accountant is simpler than most people fear. You authorise the new firm, which writes to the old one for professional clearance and your records; the outgoing accountant must hand over your own documents and usually does within two weeks. The new firm registers as your agent with HMRC and picks up the next filing. There is no need to wait for a year end.

Questions

Corporation Tax questions from Stratford City

Can you deal with HMRC if they open an enquiry into the return?

Yes. As your authorised agent we receive and respond to HMRC correspondence. Routine queries about a return we filed are handled at no extra charge. A formal enquiry is handled through our HMRC investigation service at fixed fees per stage, so you know the cost before deciding how to proceed.

Does R&D affect my Corporation Tax return?

Yes. Research and development relief is claimed on the CT600 and reduces the tax or generates a credit. Since the merged scheme, first-time claimants must notify HMRC within six months of the period end. Our R&D service prepares the technical report and the computation; the claim then goes on the return we file.

My company made a loss. What can be done with it?

A trading loss can be set against the company's other profits of the same year, carried back one year for a repayment of tax already paid, or carried forward against future profits. The right choice depends on cash flow and expected profits. We model the options and make the claim on the return.

What are associated companies and why do they matter?

Companies under common control count as associated, and the £50,000 and £250,000 thresholds are divided between them. A director who owns two companies has thresholds of £25,000 and £125,000 for each. Missing this is a common error that produces an underpayment and interest.

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.

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.

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 Stratford City 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.

How do I get started from Stratford City?

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 Stratford City clients are set up within a day.

One message from Stratford City, one fixed price

Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.

WhatsApp for a fixed quote