Pay your Corporation Tax bill
Overview
The deadline for your payment will depend on your taxable profits.
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
Taxable profits of up to £1.5 million
You must pay your Corporation Tax 9 months and 1 day after the end of your accounting period. Your accounting period is usually your financial year, but you may have 2 accounting periods in the year you set up your company.
Taxable profits of more than £1.5 million
You must pay your Corporation Tax in instalments.
Check the rules and deadlines:
- if your taxable profits are between £1.5 million and £20 million
- if your taxable profits are more than £20 million
Paying Corporation Tax penalties
You바카라 사이트™re charged late filing penalties if you do not file your Company Tax Return on time, even if there is no tax to pay.
Pay penalties using:
- any of the available ways to payÂ
- the 17-character Corporation Tax payment reference number for the accounting period that the penalties apply to
You can find your payment reference number:
- on your 바카라 사이트˜notice to deliver your tax return바카라 사이트™
- on any reminders from HMRC
- in your company바카라 사이트™s
Ways to pay
Make sure you pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by the deadline. They may charge you interest if you do not pay on time. They바카라 사이트™ll pay you interest if you pay your tax early.
Choose the way to pay that allows enough time for your payment to clear.
You cannot pay Corporation Tax by post.
Same day or next day
- approve a payment through your online bank account
- online or telephone banking by Faster Payments or CHAPS
- online by debit or corporate credit card
3 working days
- Direct Debit (if you바카라 사이트™ve set up one for HMRC before)
- online or telephone banking by Bacs
- at your bank or building society
5 working days
- Direct Debit (if you have not set up one for HMRC before)
If the deadline falls on a weekend or bank holiday, make sure your payment reaches HMRC on the last working day before it (unless you바카라 사이트™re paying by Faster Payments using online or telephone banking).