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Key dates and deadlines to note

Stay updated with our roundup of key tax, regulatory, and important deadlines.

24 November 2025

A round up of the evolving key deadlines and dates and other important dates.

The Autumn Budget 2025 was on 26 November 2025

2025Deadline
Dec 30Submit online personal tax return for 2024/25 if you want HMRC to collect tax underpayment (below £3,000) through your 2026/27 PAYE coding
2026 
Jan 31Deadline to pay and submit Self-Assessment Tax Returns for tax year ending 5 April 2025 (personal, trustee & partnership).
Jan 31First Payment on Account for Income Tax due for 2025/26
Feb 1Companies House fee increases
Apr 1Financial Year 2026 begins
Apr 1New rates for National Living Wage
Apr 5Last day of the tax year to utilise any tax allowances
Apr 5Extended NICs relief for hiring veterans ends (unless further extended).
Apr 6Tax rates 2026/27 (pdf)
Apr 6Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment begins for those with trading and property income exceeding £50,000.
Apr 6Business Asset Disposal Relief CGT rate increases from 14% to 18%
Apr 6IHT Business Property & Agricultural Property relief capped at a combined £1m, then attracts 50% relief for assets over that value.
Apr 6New liability for engagers of umbrella companies that don't pay their tax.
Oct 31Deadline to submit 2025/26 tax return by post
2027 
Apr 6Pension pots to be brought into estates for Inheritance Tax purposes for the first time (subject to legislation), creating additional tax of 40% if the deceased has already used up their tax-free inheritance allowance of £325,000.
Apr 6Making Tax Digital for Income Tax commences for those with trading and property income exceeding £30,000.
Apr 6Payrolling benefits in kind. The government will mandate the reporting and paying of Income Tax and Class 1A NICs on benefits in kind via payroll software from April 2027 (previously 2026).
2028 
Apr 6Making Tax Digital for Income Tax commences for those with trading and property income exceeding £20,000.
2029 
Apr 6New cap for salary sacrificed pensions
LaterMaking Tax Digital for partnerships - date to be provided.
 ... More dates to follow ...

Repeating deadlines

There are some ongoing deadlines of which individuals and businesses need to be aware.

Companies 
12 months after company's year-endCorporation Tax and statutory accounts filing date with HMRC
9 months and 1 day after company's yearendDue date for payment of any corporation tax liability
All businesses - monthly/quarterly 
7th of the monthVAT returns and payment due
14th of the monthCorporation tax quarterly instalment due
19th of the monthDue date for CIS, PAYE and NICs, if paying by cheque
22nd of the monthDue date for CIS, PAYE and NICs, if paying electronically
Individuals 
Within 60 days of completion of conveyanceReport and pay any CGT on the disposal of Uk property by a non-UK resident

If you would like to discuss how these deadlines may impact on you or your business, please contact your usual Bishop Fleming advisor.

Key contacts

Iona Martin

Partner and Head of Personal Tax

0117 9100250

Email Iona

Adele Clapp

Tax Director

01392 448828

Email Adele

Andrew Browne

Partner and Head of Tax

01392 448800

Email Andrew

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