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 THE CHANCELLOR'S BUDGET 21ST MARCH 2007

Financial Calendar

Every month

1* Corporation tax due for companies that pay the tax annually with year ending nine months and one day previously.

14* Instalment of corporation tax due for large companies with year ending 15, 12, 9 and 6 months before the end of the previous month.

19* Due date for payment of PAYE/NIC for period ending on 5th of that month.

22* Due date for payment of PAYE/NIC if paying electronically

30/31 Submit CT600 for companies with year ending 12 months previously (29th for February year end). Last day to amend CT600 for year ending 24 months previously.

30/31 File accounts at Companies House for private companies with year ending 10 months previously and for public companies with year ending 7 months previously (28th for February 2007 year end; 29 February 2008 for year end 10 (private) or 7 (public) months before).

* If the due date for payment falls on a weekend or bank holiday, payment must be made by the previous working day.

April 2007

1st Small companies CT rate 20%.

6th Beginning of 2007/08 tax year. Start of new Construction Industry Scheme and new rules for managed service companies. Tax credit claimants must tell HMRC Tax Credit Office of changes in family or child circumstances within one month of the change. Higher benefit charges for use of company vans. IHT nil rate band £300,000.

19th Tax and NIC due on deemed salary for 2006/07 under IR35 rules.

20th Interest accrues on unpaid 2006/07 PAYE for most employers (21st if paying electronically).

30th IHT due on lifetime transfers between 6 April and 30 September 2006. IHT on lifetime gifts after 30 September 2006 is due six months after the end of the month in which the gift is made.

May 2007

1st New VAT fuel scale rates apply based on CO2 emissions of the vehicle.

3rd Submit form P46 (car) for quarter to 5 April 2007.

9th Last day to register to file 2006/07 PAYE forms online. (Employers with 50+ employees must file online; £150 tax-free payment to employers with fewer than 50 employees who file online.)

19th File 2006/07 end of year PAYE and CIS forms (penalties may be charged if forms are filed after this date and are automatic from 26 May 2007).

31st Last day to issue 2006/07 P60s to employees.

July 2007

5th Last day to reach PAYE settlement agreement (PSA) for 2006/07. Close companies to elect for all beneficial loans to a director to be treated as a single loan.

6th Last day to file 2006/07 P11D/P9D forms and issue them to employees (penalties apply from 19 July 2007).

6th Last day to report 2006/07 awards of shares or share options to employees.

19th Final date to pay 2006/07 class 1A NIC (20th if paying electronically).

31st Due date for second payment on account of 2006/07 income tax.

Last day to pay 2005/06 tax to avoid second automatic surcharge and to file 2005/06 tax return to avoid second automatic penalty up to £100.

August 2007

2nd Submit form P46 (car) for quarter to 5 July 2007.

September 2007

30th Last date to submit paper 2006/07 tax return if you want to have unpaid tax of up to £2,000 collected through the 2008/09 PAYE code.

October 2007

5th Deadline for notifying HMRC of taxable income or gains if no tax return has been issued for 2006/07.

19th Tax and class 1B NIC due under PSA (22nd for electronic payments). November 2007

2nd Submit form P46 (car) for quarter to 5 October 2007.

December 2007

30th Last day to submit 2006/07 tax return via the internet to have unpaid tax of up to £2,000 collected through the 2008/09 PAYE code.

January 2008

31st Due date for balancing payment and CGT for 2006/07 and first payment on account for 2007/08.

Submit 2006/07 tax return to avoid automatic penalty up to £100. Last date for various claims relating to earlier tax years.

February 2008

2nd Submit form P46 (car) for quarter to 5 January 2008.

14th Deadline to claim deferment of class 2 and 4 NIC for 2007/08.

28th Last day to pay 2006/07 tax to avoid automatic 5% surcharge.

March 2008

31st End of corporation tax financial year.

April 2008

1st Small companies' CT rate 21%. Main rate 28%.

5th Deadline for paying into an ISA for 2007/08.

Last day for making gifts with any unused IHT annual exemption for 2006/07 and for making chargeable gains to use CGT annual exemption for 2007/08.

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This summary has been prepared very rapidly and is for general information only. The proposals are in any event subject to amendment before the Finance Act is passed. You are recommended to seek competent professional advice before taking any action on the basis of the contents of this publication.

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