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CT600 Tax Return Filing in Prestwich — Company Tax Return Preparation and Submission to HMRC

CT600 Tax Return Filing in Prestwich gives your company a clear, organised route through Corporation Tax reporting. A CT600 is the Company Tax Return submitted to HMRC, and it sets out your company’s Corporation Tax position for an accounting period. Professional support helps you pull together the figures, review the accounting records, work through the tax adjustments needed to arrive at taxable profit, and submit the completed return to HMRC accurately and on time. It is important to remember that the CT600 is not the same as your statutory accounts. Statutory accounts are prepared for the company’s members and filed separately with Companies House, while the CT600 is filed with HMRC. The two are connected — the accounts figures usually form the starting point for the Corporation Tax computation — but they are distinct obligations with different purposes and different recipients. If you would rather focus on running the business than working through tax adjustments and filing requirements, our team can handle the preparation, the computation and the submission for you, with clear, transparent pricing and no jargon.

CT600 TAX RETURN FILING

(Turnover up to £100K)

£499.00

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CT600 Return Preparation
Corporation Tax Computation
Tax Adjustment Review
Allowable Expenses Review
HMRC CT600 Filing
Filing Deadline Support

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What Is a CT600 and How Does It Apply to Micro-Entity Companies?

There is no separate official tax return form that exists only for micro-entity companies — a micro-entity company uses the same CT600, which is HMRC’s standard Company Tax Return form, where it is required to file one. A micro-entity is a company that meets the size criteria for the micro-entity accounting regime, which affects how its statutory accounts are prepared and what is disclosed. That accounting framework does not, on its own, determine whether the company owes Corporation Tax or how much it owes. What matters for Corporation Tax purposes is the company’s taxable position for the accounting period. Where HMRC requires the company to file a Company Tax Return, the CT600 is the route for reporting that position. The company’s accounting records and statutory accounts usually provide the starting figures, but they are not the finished answer: the Corporation Tax computation may involve adjustments, such as adding back disallowable expenses or adjusting for items treated differently for tax, so the taxable profit can differ from the accounting profit. A micro-entity company may have no Corporation Tax to pay at all, depending on its circumstances, and even where no tax is payable a return may still be required. It is also worth separating two ideas that are often confused: filing the CT600 with HMRC is not the same thing as paying any Corporation Tax due — the filing obligation and the payment obligation are handled separately, and the deadline for one does not automatically match the other.

What a Complete CT600 Submission Includes

The CT600 Form

Company details, accounting period, turnover, profit and the tax calculation.

Tax Computations

A working showing how accounting profit is adjusted into taxable profit.

iXBRL Accounts

Your statutory micro-entity accounts, machine-tagged to HMRC's taxonomy.

Supporting Schedules

Capital allowances, losses, directors' loans and any claims or reliefs.

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What's Included in Our CT600 Preparation Service?

Our fixed-fee service covers everything a qualifying micro-entity company needs to complete and file its Corporation Tax Return correctly and on time.

CT600 Return Preparation

Preparation of your Company Tax Return (CT600) from your bookkeeping records, ready for HMRC submission.

Corporation Tax Computations

Full tax computations showing how your taxable profit and Corporation Tax liability have been calculated.

Accounts & Tax Computation Support

Micro-entity accounts tagged in iXBRL format and attached to your CT600 as HMRC requires.

Allowances & Reliefs Review

We check capital allowances, allowable expenses and available reliefs so nothing is claimed twice or missed.

HMRC Filing & Deadline Tracking

Online submission to HMRC plus reminders for your payment and filing deadlines.

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How Our CT600 Tax Return Filing Service Works

Share Your Company Records

Provide the accounting records and relevant company information required to prepare the return.

Review Your Accounting Figures

Review the financial information and identify relevant Corporation Tax adjustments.

Prepare the CT600

Prepare the Company Tax Return and supporting tax computation based on the company's circumstances.

Prepare the CT600

Prepare the Company Tax Return and supporting tax computation based on the company's circumstances.

Review & Approve

You review the information and confirm the return before submission.

File With HMRC

Submit the Company Tax Return through the appropriate HMRC filing process.

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Why Choose Our CT600 Tax Return Filing Service?

We keep Corporation Tax simple, transparent and predictable for busy company directors, with fixed fees agreed before any work begins.

Micro-Entity Expertise

We work exclusively with small limited companies filing under FRS 105, so the CT600 is routine work for us.

Accurate Accounts Preparation

Every adjustment, disallowed expense and capital allowance claim is documented and explained in plain English.

Tax & Filing Support

Missed a deadline? We prepare overdue CT600 returns quickly to limit penalties and interest building up.

Clear Fixed-Fee Pricing

One transparent fee covers preparation, iXBRL tagging and HMRC submission of your Corporation Tax Return.

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CT600 Support for Micro-Entities Across the UK

We support qualifying micro-entity companies across London and the UK, from one-director businesses to consultants and online companies.

One-Director Companies

Straightforward CT600 preparation for owner-managed limited companies with simple salary and dividend structures.

Limited Companies Run by Freelancers & Contractors

Corporation Tax returns for contractors trading through qualifying micro-entity limited companies.

Startups & Small Companies

First-year and dormant-to-trading CT600 filings for newly incorporated and growing micro companies.

CT600 Deadlines and Late Filing Penalties

Corporation Tax has two separate deadlines, and HMRC charges penalties that increase the longer a return stays outstanding.

How late the CT600 is	HMRC penalty
1 day late	£100
3 months late	A further £100
6 months late	HMRC estimates your tax bill and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late	A further 10% of any unpaid tax

Penalty levels are set by Companies House and may change. Separate HMRC penalties and interest apply to a late Corporation Tax return and unpaid tax. Check the updated guide here.

Get Your CT600 Tax Return Filing Sorted by People Who Do It Every Day

Preparing a Company Tax Return is rarely just a case of copying the figures from your accounts. There are adjustments to consider, taxable profit to calculate, records to reconcile and a tax computation to get right before a CT600 can be completed — and that is before you think about how to submit it to HMRC. Micro Entity Accounts handles the whole process for companies in Prestwich and beyond: reviewing your accounting records, preparing the Corporation Tax computation, working through the tax adjustment review, and completing and filing the CT600 with HMRC on your behalf. You keep the clarity of knowing what has been reported and why, without the administrative drag of doing it yourself. If your accounting period has ended and your Company Tax Return still needs attention, get in touch with our team and let us take it from here.

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Micro-Entity CT600 FAQs

Still unsure where you stand? Reach out to our UK team at info@microentityaccounts.co.uk and we will review your filing history with you.

What exactly is a CT600?

The CT600 is the form HMRC uses for a Company Tax Return. It is the document through which a limited company reports its Corporation Tax position for an accounting period — including the figures behind its taxable profit, the tax calculated on that profit, and any reliefs or adjustments that apply. The CT600 is submitted to HMRC, not to Companies House. Many companies use accounting software or an agent to prepare and submit it electronically, and the supporting tax computation is normally prepared alongside the form itself.

Who needs to file a CT600?

HMRC requires a Company Tax Return where it has issued a notice to deliver one, which typically applies to a limited company that is within the charge to Corporation Tax and has an active accounting period. Companies that are dormant for Corporation Tax purposes are usually in a different position, and the requirement can depend on the company's specific circumstances. Because the obligation is triggered by the notice and by the company's tax position rather than by size alone, it is worth checking your own position rather than assuming that being small means there is nothing to file.

Is a CT600 the same as my statutory accounts?

No — they are two separate filings with two separate recipients. Statutory accounts are prepared for the company's shareholders and filed with Companies House in the format required by the applicable accounting framework. The CT600 is the Company Tax Return filed with HMRC. The accounts figures normally feed into the Corporation Tax computation, so the two documents are closely related, but filing accounts does not discharge your Corporation Tax filing obligation, and filing a CT600 does not discharge your Companies House filing obligation.

Is a CT600 the same as a Corporation Tax computation?

They are related but not identical. The Corporation Tax computation is the working document that starts from your accounting profit and applies the necessary tax adjustments — disallowable expenses, capital allowances, and other items treated differently for tax — to arrive at taxable profit and the resulting Corporation Tax liability. The CT600 is the return form on which that outcome is reported to HMRC. You need the computation to complete the CT600 properly, but they are distinct pieces of work.

Does a micro-entity company need to file a CT600?

Micro-entity status affects how your statutory accounts are prepared; it does not create a separate or alternative tax return. If HMRC requires a Company Tax Return from your company, you file the standard CT600 regardless of whether you are a micro-entity. Whether Corporation Tax is actually payable is a separate question that depends on your company's taxable profit and circumstances — a micro-entity company can have no tax to pay and still have a filing requirement.

What information do you need to prepare a CT600?

In most cases we need your accounting records for the period, a trial balance or draft accounts, details of income and allowable expenses, information on fixed asset purchases and disposals, any relevant loans or intercompany balances, and confirmation of any losses brought forward. Where records are incomplete we can help you work out what is missing. The more complete the underlying records, the smoother the Corporation Tax computation and the CT600 preparation will be.

Can you prepare and file the CT600 on the company's behalf?

Yes. We can prepare the Corporation Tax computation, carry out the tax adjustment review, complete the CT600 and submit it to HMRC as your agent, provided the appropriate authorisation is in place. Our role is to do the technical work accurately and explain what has been reported, so you understand your Corporation Tax position rather than simply receiving a confirmation that something was filed.

Is filing a CT600 the same as paying Corporation Tax?

No. Submitting the CT600 to HMRC and paying any Corporation Tax due are two separate obligations, and they can fall due at different times. Filing the return tells HMRC what your company's position is for the period; payment settles the liability. Even a company with no Corporation Tax to pay may still need to file a return, and a company that files on time may still have a payment to make separately.