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CT600 V3 (2025) · Schema v1.993 supported

CT600 filing,
any way you want it.

Fill a form. Call an API. One platform sits between you and HMRC — handling the XML, iXBRL, GovTalk, and IRmark so you never have to.

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Form filing from ~£20 · API from £2 · Sandbox always free

One engine. Two ways in.

Whether you're a sole director filing your own return, or a developer building the next generation of accountancy software — Render routes your data to HMRC.

No code required

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Sole directors · Finance employees · Accountants

~£20per submission

vs £200–500 per return through an accountant

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  • Guided step-by-step form
  • FRS102 & FRS105 supported
  • iXBRL accounts generated automatically
  • Submitted directly to HMRC
  • Confirmation and filing receipt
File a CT600Step 2 of 4
1234567890
31 Mar 2025
£48,000
FRS 102 — Small company

~£20 per submission · Submitted to HMRC on your instruction

REST · Python SDK

Build on our API

Developers · SaaS platforms · Accountancy software

£2per live filing

vs £199/yr TaxCalc or £25/mo Xero add-ons

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  • REST API + Python SDK
  • Idempotency keys, webhook events
  • Sub-2s median response
  • Sandbox identical to live
  • Volume pricing from 100 filings/mo
Python
cURL
import render

client = tunnel.Render(api_key="sk_live_...")

filing = client.filings.create(
    company={"utr": "1234567890",
             "name": "Acme Ltd"},
    period={"start": "2024-04-01",
            "end":   "2025-03-31"},
    financials={"trading_profit": 4800000},
    accounts={"standard": "FRS102"}
)

print(filing.status)  # "submitted"
print(filing.correlation_id)  # HMRC ref
200 OK · fil_1a2b3c4d5e6f · submitted

You send data. HMRC gets a CT600.

Render handles every step of the GovTalk submission pipeline. You never touch XML.

1

Your input

Form fields, natural language, or a JSON API call. Your numbers in any format.

2

Render engine

Validates schema, builds CT600 XML, generates iXBRL, signs the IRmark, wraps in GovTalk envelope.

3

HMRC

Submission sent over GovTalk. Acknowledgement polled. Correlation ID returned to you.

Everything HMRC needs. Nothing you don't.

The engine handles GovTalk envelopes, IRmark signing, iXBRL generation, and schema validation. You send numbers.

IRmark signing

HMRC hard-rejects submissions with a wrong IRmark. We compute the SHA-1 canonical hash correctly, every time.

iXBRL generation

FRS105 and FRS102 iXBRL accounts generated from your figures. Tuple containers, BOM stripping, period-end matching — all handled.

Schema validation

Every submission validated against HMRC XSD and BVR schematron rules before it leaves our servers. Catch errors before HMRC does.

Idempotent submissions

Pass an Idempotency-Key. Same key + same body = same result. No duplicate filings to HMRC, ever.

Webhook events

filing.submitted, filing.accepted, filing.failed — delivered the moment HMRC responds. No polling required.

Amendments

File a correction via form, AI, or API. The engine handles the GovTalk amendment qualifier and IRmark recalculation.

Industry-beating pricing across every surface.

No annual subscription. No per-seat fee. Pay for what you file.

~£20
per return
Form filing
£2
per return
API / SDK

Sandbox is always free and unlimited. Volume discounts from 100 filings/month.

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