PAYE20180 - Employer records: set up employer record: unlimited company and director details

Background

An unlimited company is a separate legal entity and there is no real difference between the corporate tax position of unlimited companies as opposed to limited companies.

Unlimited companies

  • Have directors
  • Are registered at Companies House
  • Are allocated a Company Registration Number
  • Must be set up with the Trade Classification Number prefix 바카라 사이트˜C바카라 사이트™Ìý

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Company Details

Having ensured that a PAYE scheme is required as detailed at PAYE20020 then when setting up a new employer record, standard details relating to an unlimited company must be obtained. The information is used to update the employer record and also to set up the director바카라 사이트™s individual taxpayer record. The details recorded are set out below.

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Company Details

  • Company Registration Number - Where a company is incorporated or registered under the UK Companies Acts with the Registrar of Companies it is allocated a company registration number
  • Company UTR - When a Corporation Tax record is set up the computer allocates a 10 digit reference number. This is then the company reference throughout its life. It is known as the Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR). When entering a company UTR the office number should be entered in field one. If you do not know the office number for the taxpayer a default of 001 should be entered

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Director Details

Information needed for each director of an unlimited company is as follows

  • National Insurance number (NINO)
  • Name of director (maximum 28 characters)
  • Date appointed as a director

These details will normally be provided when a new employer record is set up. If you find that details for directors of a company are not initially provided, or are incomplete the information can be obtained in the following ways

  • By reference to the CT office
  • By reference to form P510
  • By contacting the company or company agent direct