In our handy guide to tax filing deadlines, we provide an at-a-glance guide to key dates from the deadline for corporation tax second quarterly instalment payment for very large companies and final claims for coronavirus job retention scheme.

14 September  

  • Deadline to claim CJRS for August 2021 claims
  • Corporation tax second quarterly instalment payment for very large companies with annual taxable profits exceeding £20m (reduced if company is a member of one or more 51% groups) with an accounting period beginning on 1 April 2021

19 September 

  • PAYE cheque payments for the month ended 5 September should reach HMRC by this date (22 September for electronic payments)
  • File online Construction industry scheme return for the month ended 5 September

1 October         
Corporation tax payment for companies with 31 December 2020 year end (where payments not required by quarterly instalments)

5 October         
Notify chargeability for income tax/capital gains tax for 2020/21 if not registered for self-assessment

14 October       

  • Corporation tax second quarterly instalment payment for accounting periods ending 31 December 2021
  • Deadline to claim for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for September 2021 claims

18 October       
PAYE cheque payments for the month ended 5 October should reach HMRC by this date (22 October for electronic payments)

19 October       
File online Construction industry scheme return for the month ended 5 October

31 October       
Paper submission of personal tax returns for 2020/21 if HMRC is to calculate liability (unless notice issued by HMRC after 31 July 2021, in which case deadline is three months after date of issue of notice)

2 November    
Forms P46(Car) for quarter ended 5 October (where benefits not payrolled) to reach HMRC by this date

5 November    
Employment intermediary’s quarterly report (6 July to 5 October) of agency workers paid gross (end user organisation can be classed as the employment intermediary in some circumstances)

19 November  

  • PAYE cheque payments for the month ended 5 November should reach HMRC by this date (22 November for electronic payments)
  • File online Construction industry scheme return for the month ended 5 November

14 December   
Corporation tax third quarterly instalment payment for very large companies with annual taxable profits exceeding £20m (reduced if company is a member of one or more 51% groups) with an accounting period beginning on 1 April 2021

19 December   

  • PAYE cheque payments for the month ended 5 December should reach HMRC by this date (22 December for electronic payments)
  • File online Construction industry scheme return for the month ended 5 December

30 December   
Deadline for online submission of personal tax returns for 2020/21 where the taxpayer wishes to settle outstanding underpayments of tax of less than £3,000 as deductions through the PAYE system

31 December   
Deadline for filing corporation tax returns for accounting periods ended 31 December 2020