Change your company's year end

You can change your company바카라 사이트檚 year end (also known as its 바카라 사이트榓ccounting reference date바카라 사이트�) to make your company바카라 사이트檚 financial year run for more or less than 12 months.

You can only do this for your company바카라 사이트檚 current financial year or the one immediately before it.

Changing your company바카라 사이트檚 year end will also change your deadline for filing accounts, unless you바카라 사이트檙e lengthening your company바카라 사이트檚 first financial year.

The rules on changing your financial year end

You can shorten your company바카라 사이트檚 financial year as many times as you like - the minimum period you can shorten it by is 1 day.

You can lengthen your company바카라 사이트檚 financial year:

  • to a maximum of 18 months, or longer if your company바카라 사이트檚 in administration
  • once every 5 years

You can only lengthen the financial year more often than every 5 years if:

  • the company is in administration
  • you바카라 사이트檙e aligning dates with a subsidiary or parent company
  • you have special permission from Companies House

You cannot change your company바카라 사이트檚 year end when its accounts are overdue.

Apply online

Use the Companies House online service.

Apply by post

Download and fill in the application form and send it to the address on the form.

Changing your company바카라 사이트檚 Corporation Tax accounting period

Changing your company바카라 사이트檚 year end with Companies House will normally affect your company바카라 사이트檚 accounting period for Corporation Tax.

You must update your accounting period dates with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you바카라 사이트檝e shortened or lengthened your financial year.

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