31 January
Self Assessment, the one everyone remembers
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Tax as a calendar, not a personality test
Self Assessment, VAT, CGT, R&D, EIS/SEIS. Reliefs checked while they still apply. Filings that survive a question.
UK tax year
6 April → 5 April
VAT quarters sit on top
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31 January
Payments on account
31 January and 31 July
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The taxation desk is where January, the VAT quarter and a property completion actually get diaryed. We file from software, claim what the law allows, and walk away from reliefs that would not survive HMRC. Lancashire and Cheshire first, UK-wide by default.
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Self Assessment
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31 January
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VAT Return
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EIS and SEIS
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R&D Tax Relief
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Capital Gains Tax
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31 January is not a personality test.
File, pay on account, VAT quarter. The dates do not move. The spreadsheet does.
UK tax year
6 April → 5 April
VAT quarters sit on top
AprJulOctJanApr
File
31 January
Payments on account
31 January and 31 July
Dates that do not move
31 January and 31 July
Payments on account, if they apply
The VAT quarter
MTD return from software, not a screenshot
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