Test mode — nothing entered here is sent to HMRC or Companies House, and no payment is taken.

The easiest way to file your Company Tax Return

Complete the form below for supported micro-entity filings.

Render can file accounting periods that start on or after 01 Apr 2023 and end on or before 31 Mar 2027.

What if the year I need to file is outside those dates?

If the year you need is earlier, Render cannot file it for you — an accountant can file an earlier year on your behalf. If it is later, the Corporation Tax rate for that year has not been set yet, so the return cannot be worked out; come back once it is published.

TPVS rehearsal modeThis behaves like a real submission but goes to HMRC's test service, not the live filing service.

01Log in / Sign up

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Your Company

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Find your company on Companies House.

Select your company
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Generated from the completed formThe country where the company was formed or incorporated. This is filled from the company record where available.
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Generated from the completed formThe company's legal type, such as a private company limited by shares. This is filled from Companies House where available; check it before filing.
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Generated from the completed formThe company's registered office address at the accounts date. This is filled from Companies House where available; correct it if the historical accounts used a different registered office.
The Standard Industrial Classification code recorded for the company at Companies House. This is filled from the company record where available.
The company type sent in the return. For companies using this route, this is normally a private limited company and is filled from the company record.
Is the company trading or dormant?

Period

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The accounting period covered by this return.

The first day of the period covered by the accounts. This is filled from the accounting period.
The last day of the period covered by the accounts. This is filled from the accounting period.

04Render filing requirements

Confirm this company fits the supported route before entering figures.

What you need to confirm depends on whether the company was trading or dormant. Choose above and the confirmations appear here.

For this accounting period, this return can only be filed here if the company did not:

  • be a partner in a firm during the period;
  • have associated companies during the period;
  • have tax items outside this form, such as property income, chargeable gains, group relief, R&D credits, loans to participators, or supplementary CT600 pages;
  • need unsupported FRS 105 disclosures, including off-balance-sheet arrangements, guarantees, commitments, contingencies, or directors' advances, credits, or guarantees;
  • exceed at least two of the three micro-entity size limits for turnover, balance sheet total, and average employees;

Answer each of these from the company's own records below. Render assumes nothing on your behalf, and stops before filing if an answer puts the company outside this route.

Trading results

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Profit, losses and the Corporation Tax calculation.

Previous periodThis period
Turnover (sales)Total sales income for the accounting period before costs are taken off. Use your bookkeeping records, invoices, or accounts for the period.
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Raw materials and consumables usedRaw materials and consumable supplies used during the period. Use the company's bookkeeping records or accounts.
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Staff costsStaff costs for the period, such as wages, employer National Insurance, pension contributions, and employee benefits. Use payroll records or accounts.
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DepreciationThe reduction in value recorded for fixed assets and similar long-term assets during the period. Use your accounts, fixed-asset register, or bookkeeping software.
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Other operating expenseOperating expenses that do not fit the other expense categories shown in the form. Use your bookkeeping records or accounts.
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Profit (loss)Profit or loss after the tax figure shown in the form. You do not need to enter this - it is calculated from the other income-statement figures.
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Tax on profitThe tax charge or credit shown in the accounts for the period. You do not need to enter this - it is calculated from the profit figure in this route.
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Corporation Tax chargeableThe Corporation Tax amount shown as due for this accounting period. You do not need to enter this - it is calculated from the profit figure and the tax rate held by the service.
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Add less common income or expense rowsInside: Interest payable and similar charges / finance costs, Other interest receivable and similar income / finance income, Other operating income.
Previous periodThis period
Interest payable and similar charges / finance costsInterest or finance charges paid by the company during the period, such as loan or overdraft interest. Use bank, loan, or bookkeeping records.
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Other interest receivable and similar income / finance incomeInterest or similar finance income received by the company during the period, such as interest on a business savings account. Use bank or bookkeeping records.
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Other operating incomeOperating income that is not part of the company's main sales income. Use your bookkeeping records or accounts.
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Balance sheet

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Assets, liabilities, share capital and the related totals.

Previous periodThis period
Cash at bank and on handCash held by the company at the year-end, including bank accounts and petty cash. Use bank statements and cash records dated at the year-end.
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Creditors due within one yearAmounts the company must pay within 12 months after the year-end, such as unpaid bills, Corporation Tax, or short-term loan repayments. Use the year-end creditor list from your bookkeeping records.
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Current assetsShort-term assets: cash, money owed by customers, and stock added together. You do not need to enter this - it is calculated from the asset figures in the form.
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DebtorsAmounts owed to the company at the year-end, often unpaid customer invoices. Use your sales ledger or unpaid invoice list at the year-end date.
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EquityThe capital and reserves total the service shows on the balance sheet. You do not need to enter this - it is calculated from the other balance-sheet figures.
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Fixed assetsLong-term assets used by the business, such as equipment, computers, vehicles, or premises. You do not need to enter this - it is calculated from the fixed-asset categories in the form.
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Net assets (liabilities)The balance-sheet total after liabilities are taken from assets. You do not need to enter this - it is calculated from the other balance-sheet figures.
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Net current assets (liabilities)Current assets less amounts due within the next 12 months. You do not need to enter this - it is calculated from the current-asset and creditor figures.
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Property, plant and equipmentPhysical fixed assets such as computers, vehicles, machinery, office equipment, or premises. Use the year-end value from your accounts or fixed-asset register.
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Total assets less current liabilitiesTotal assets after amounts due within the next 12 months are taken off. You do not need to enter this - it is calculated from the other balance-sheet figures.
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Total inventoriesStock or work in progress held at the year-end. Use the company's stock records.
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Add less common balance sheet rowsInside: Unpaid share capital, Creditors due after more than one year, Accruals and deferred income, Intangible assets, Investments, Number of shares issued and fully paid, Prepayments and accrued income, Provisions for liabilities, balance sheet subtotal.
Previous periodThis period
Unpaid share capitalShare capital that has been issued but has not yet been paid for at the year-end. Use the company's share records.
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Creditors due after more than one yearAmounts the company must pay more than 12 months after the year-end, such as the long-term part of a loan. Leave this blank if there are none.
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Accruals and deferred incomeCosts owed at the year-end that have not yet been billed, plus income received for work after the year-end. Use the company's year-end accounts or bookkeeping adjustments.
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Intangible assetsLong-term assets without a physical form, such as software rights, goodwill, trademarks, or patents. Use the company's accounts or fixed-asset records.
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InvestmentsLong-term investments held by the company, such as shares in another company. Use the company's accounts or investment records.
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Number of shares issued and fully paidThe number of shares the company has issued and been paid for. Check the company's share register or Companies House confirmation statement.
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Prepayments and accrued incomePayments made before the year-end for services after the year-end, or income earned but not yet invoiced. Use the company's bookkeeping records.
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Provisions for liabilities, balance sheet subtotalAmounts set aside for expected future liabilities where the exact bill is not yet known. Use the company's accounts.
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People and signing

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Directors, employee count, declaration and signing details.

Enter the average number of people employed under a contract of service during this period, taken from payroll or staff records. Count someone for a month even if they were employed for only part of it. Include a director only where they were also employed under a contract of service. If you would rather not work it out, open the monthly worksheet and the service will add the months up and offer you a figure.
This is the figure you gave above, shown as it will appear in the accounts and used for the company-size check. You cannot type over it here.
The date the accounts were authorised for issue. Enter the actual authorisation-for-issue date; do not substitute the period end or today's date.
The director signing the accounts. Use the name to be shown on the accounts.
This box records the declaration that the return is complete and correct to the best of your knowledge. It is attached to the HMRC submission.
The full name of the person making the declaration for the company. The service puts this name on the declaration it sends to HMRC.
The role of the person making the declaration. Use the role that applies to the person authorised to make the filing.

Review

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Generated attachments and final checks before submission.

Your price

£39

For a Corporation Tax return. Confirmed once you choose your period.

£9 if your company was dormant and did not trade.