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Updates: COTAX Manual

2024

19 December 2024 published amendments

Case records:New company records:Offshore property developers

Clarified text on when UK property/land disposals became subject to Corporation Tax; updated Companies House text to clarify that OPDs may be on Register of Overseas Entities

17 December 2024 published amendments

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: introduction

Updated text to reflect that if four or more disposals of UK property/land then may by concession have a 12-month AP; updated style to reflect current guidelines.

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: company winding up

Updated text to clarify when compulsory liquidation APs begin; updated style to reflect current guidelines

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: dormancy

Updated text to clarify when a company is dormant for Corporation Tax; removed references to form CT204 (retired in 2019); updated style to reflect current guidelines

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: dormancy (action guide)

Updated text to clarify current processes; updated style to reflect current guidelines

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: irregular accounting periods

Added link to CTM01560; updated style to reflect current guidelines

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: maintaining the AP record

Updated text to clarify that unlogged returns are not stored; removed link to Word docs (definitions now in Glossary); added link to COM1085; updated style to reflect current guidelines

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: maintaining the AP record (Action Guide)

Removed reference to form CT204 (retired in 2019); added link to COM1085; updated style to reflect current guidelines

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: manual linking of APs

Removed link to Word docs (definition now in Glossary); ; updated style to reflect current guidelines

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: manual linking of APs (Action Guide)

Updated team responsible for assisting with superseded APs; updated style to reflect current guidelines

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: new cases

Removed link to Word doc (text incorporated into page); updated style to reflect current guidelines

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: superseded AP - payment received

Updated name of HMRC Payments team; updated style to reflect current guidelines

Glossary of terms

Added definitions for filing date, and link periods.

12 December 2024 published amendments

Background: company taxation overview: group payment arrangements

Updated information under Eligible Companies as the nominated company must be resident or based in the UK, as per CTM97420 (not EU, as previously stated).

Case records: new company records - types of company

Updated section on non-resident companies applying for a CT UTR for CIS purposes, providing link to relevant guidance on Gov.uk.

Case records: new company records: new cases in the CT responsible office

Updated text on creating CT records for UK unincorporated associations, adding link to Gov.uk, removing reference to the CT41G (Clubs), and introducing text relating to the 'dummy UTR' (used to assist in tracking registration requests).

Case records: responsible offices: introduction

Updated text to provide link to Gov.uk for non-resident companies, without a UK permanent establishment/branch, wishing to register for CIS.

Case records: responsible offices: transfer of 100 or more cases in CT processing office (Action Guide)

Removed reference to form CT210; HMRC stopped issuing this form in 2015.

11 December 2024 published amendments

Case records: new company records - types of company

Updated reference to 'tie-breaker' information, now to be found at INTM120070 (previously shown as INTM202050).

5 December 2024 published amendments

15 November 2024 published amendments

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: administration periods

Added link to CTM01515 for additional information on the formation of accounting periods for companies entering administration.

29 October 2024 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: discovery determinations

Changed ‘Subject to an appeal [against the discovery determination]’ to ‘Even though an appeal may be made’ to clarify that, even if an appeal is made, the steps outlined in the guidance are still required (by Para 75 Sch 18 FA98).

17 October 2024 published amendments

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: company winding up

Added text to confirm that if AP set up incorrectly for compulsory liquidation that this should be resolved by using function ACTP.

11 October 2024 published amendments

Background: typical case examples: forms

Delay to removal of forms CT205 and CT205A, text regarding cessation removed.

Background: typical case examples: company pays and self assesses on time

Delay to removal of form CT205, text regarding cessation removed.

Case records: maintaining case records: company address used for output

Delay to removal of forms CT205 and CT250A, text regarding cessation removed.

Delay to removal of form CT207, text regarding cessation removed.

Case records: RLS addresses: forms

Delay to removal of forms CT205, CT205A, CT207, CT209, CT603A and CT609; text regarding cessation removed

Payments: group payment arrangements: payments

Delay to removal of form CT608, text regarding cessation removed.

Penalties: penalty determinations: COTAX support

Delay to removal of form CT205, text regarding cessation removed.

Returns / notices: notices and returns: forms

Delay to removal of form CT205, text regarding cessation removed.

Returns / notices: notices and returns: issue of notices and returns

Delay to removal of form CT205, text regarding cessation removed.

Forms index

Delay to removal of forms CT205, CT205A, CT207, CT209, CT603A and CT609; text regarding cessation removed.

8 October 2024 published amendments

Forms index

Removal of CT620 attachments

Text added to note that forms CT205, CT205A, CT207, CT209, CT603A and CT608 (Cumb) will no longer be issued from October 2024.

Removed CT620 rows in error. Restored rows

2 October 2024 published amendments

Penalties: penalty determinations: COTAX support

Text added to note that form CT205 will no longer be issued from October 2024.

Returns / notices: notices and returns: forms

Text added to note that form CT205 will no longer be issued from October 2024.

Returns / notices: notices and returns: issue of notices and returns

Text added to note that form CT205 will no longer be issued from October 2024.

Forms index

Text added to note that forms CT205, CT205A, CT207, CT209, CT603A and CT608 (Cumb) will no longer be issued from October 2024.

Background: typical case examples: forms

Text added to note that form CT205 will no longer be issued from October 2024.

Background: typical case examples: company pays and self assesses on time

Text added to note that form CT205 will no longer be issued from October 2024; also clarified that (PR1) refers to form CT208 (PR1).

Background: typical case examples: company pays late and delivers late

Text added to clarify that (PR1) refers to form CT208 (PR1), and that combined return and payment reminder is CT208 (PR2).

Background: typical case examples: company neither pays nor delivers

Text added to clarify that (PR1) refers to form CT208 (PR1), and that combined return and payment reminder is CT208 (PR2).

Case records: maintaining case records: company address used for output

Text added to note that form CT205 will no longer be issued from October 2024.

Case records: RLS addresses: forms

Text added to note that forms CT205, CT205A, CT207, CT209, CT603A and CT608 will no longer be issued from October 2024.

Interest: interest demands and statements: interest statements

Text added to note that form CT207 will no longer be issued from October 2024.

Payments: group payment arrangements: payments

Text added to note that form CT608 will no longer be issued from October 2024.

25 September 2024 published amendments

Repayments & Reallocations: When to contact HMRC Payments Operations - Government Banking and Payments

Added text to note 6 to highlight that most CT repayments via OAS/IPP Form must be authorised by a Repayment Security Authoriser, as per COM120100.

5 September 2024 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: discovery assessments

Removed misleading text regarding adding a Section 455 CTA 2010 charges to discovery assessments. Revised text will be reintroduced in due course.

27 August 2024 published amendments

Repayments & Reallocations: When to contact HMRC Payments Operations - Government Banking and Payments

Rewording of step 7 to make clear that movement of money requests should be made via IPP form, unless in urgent/exceptional circumstances.

20 August 2024 published amendments

Glossary of terms

Added references to the CT600K, CT600L, CT600M, and CT600N to the Supplementary Pages entry.

15 August 2024 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocation authorisation: Large repayments - responsible office

Confirmed that R49 checker should pass IPP authorisation code (plus R49) to RSA for R400 checks.

17 July 2024 published amendments

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: introduction

Added text to highlight example now provided in CTM92840 regarding NRCLs and QIPs instalments; link provided.

9 July 2024 published amendments

Interest: interest objections and amendments: receipt of an interest objection

Amended to show that interest objections for Quarterly Payments now dealt with by Local Compliance/LB, escalating to Debt Management, rather than Banking Operations.

4 July 2024 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: intervention in automatic repayments

Added clarification that Bacs details should never be requested on an outbound telephone call (only in writing/via an inbound call.)

3 July 2024 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocation authorisation: R49 check for large repayments

Removed reference to manual payable order (no longer used); updated HMRC Payments team name (formerly CT Unit at Cumbernauld)

30 May 2024 published amendments

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: status indicators

Added Public Bodies to the list of cases that can use the Exempt status in COTAX.

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocation authorisation: R49 check for large repayments (Action Guide)

Updated link to IPP form; added reference to BARS in steps 7 and 11

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: method of repayment

Clarified that bank details can be accepted as long as BARS check completed

20 May 2024 published amendments

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: superseded AP - payment received

Added function REAW to instructions (required to maintain the Effective Date of Payment).

19 April 2024 published amendments

Returns / notices: notices and returns: forms

Added forms CT600K, CT600L, CT600M, and CT600N.

17 April 2024 published amendments

Case records: responsible offices: contacting Large Business offices

Change to update contact telephone numbers to contact email addresses.

16 April 2024 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocation authorisation: Large repayments - responsible office

Added 'authorisation code' to clarify process for caseworkers escalating to R49 checker.

8 April 2024 published amendments

Forms index

Title change to reflect 2024 update to CT600 & CT600M for both English and Welsh forms.

3 April 2024 published amendments

Repayments & Reallocations: When to contact HMRC Payments Operations - Government Banking and Payments

Updated information regarding repayment and reallocation requests, following internal reorganisation.

21 March 2024 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: forms

Updated link to IPP form.

Reapplying link to IPP form

7 March 2024 published amendments

Payments: payments work lists: quarterly payer review list (QPRW) (Action Guide)

Updated instructions regarding the lower limit and 51% group / associated companies; added link to Company Taxation Manual.

23 February 2024 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic reallocations: S963 CTA 2010/Reg 9 surrender

Updated references to box numbers in line with CT600 Version 3; added links to the Company Taxation Manual.

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: repayments for authorisation list (REDR) (Action Guide)

Updated instructions on how to deal with high-value repayments by payable order.

Payments: payments work lists: quarterly payer review list (QPRW) (Action Guide)

Updated references to associated (51% group) companies in line with CT600 Version 3; added links to the Company Taxation Manual.

21 February 2024 published amendments

19 February 2024 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: method of repayment

Added details of how to be assigned internal access to the Bank Account Reconciliation Service (BARS) portal; updated links to IPP form.

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocation authorisation: Large repayments - responsible office

Added details of how to be assigned internal access to the Bank Account Reconciliation Service (BARS) portal; updated HMRC Payments team name.

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments - introduction

Added details of how to be assigned internal access to the Bank Account Reconciliation Service (BARS) portal; updated links to IPP form.

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: overpayments review list (LOPU) (Action Guide)

Added details of how to be assigned internal access to the Bank Account Reconciliation Service (BARS) portal; updated links to IPP form.

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: overpayments list (LOPD) (Action Guide)

Added details of how to be assigned internal access to the Bank Account Reconciliation Service (BARS) portal; updated links to IPP form.

14 February 2024 published amendments

Repayments & Reallocations: When to contact HMRC Payments Operations - Government Banking and Payments

Added context as to why CT250 forms are used; updated links to IPP form.

2 February 2024 published amendments

16 January 2024 published amendments

9 January 2024 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: method of repayment

Removed reference to accepting director's bank details

2023

21 December 2023 published amendments

19 December 2023 published amendments

Enquiries: CTSA enquiries: taxpayer amendments

Links created to the EM pages

28 November 2023 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: overpayments list (LOPD) (Action Guide)

Replaced 'name' with 'PID' to reinforce good GDPR practice; removed reference to accepting bank details via fax; added reference to accepting bank details via telephone

Glossary of terms

Removed reference to GPT phone and fax numbers, updated address details

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocation authorisation: Large repayments - responsible office

Removed reference to accepting bank details via fax; added reference to accepting bank details via telephone; added bullet points to list

Returns / notices: returns work lists: amended e-filed list (AEFL) (Action Guide)

Replaced 'name' with 'PID' to reinforce good GDPR practice

Appeals: appeals work lists: open appeals and informal standovers list (LASO) (Action Guide)

Replaced 'name' with 'PID' to reinforce good GDPR practice

Work lists: features of work lists: B/F date and B/F notes

Replaced 'name' with 'PID' to reinforce good GDPR practice

Background: company taxation overview: group payment arrangements

Removed reference to GPA team phone and fax numbers, updated address details

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: overpayments review list (LOPU) (Action Guide)

Removed reference to accepting bank details via fax; added reference to accepting bank details via telephone; updated HMRC Payments team name

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: method of repayment

Removed reference to accepting bank details via fax; added reference to accepting bank details via telephone; removed reference to Manual Payable Order process, now withdrawn

Pursuit: automatic and clerical pursuit: selection for debt management office pursuit

Reapplication of redaction to resolve technical error

Reapplication of redaction to resolve technical error

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: introduction

Reapplication of redaction to resolve technical error

Repayments / reallocations: repayment interest: non automatic calculation of RPI

Reapplication of redaction to resolve technical error

Contacts

Removed feedback table

21 November 2023 published amendments

Case records: maintaining case records: making COTAX notes

Added extra text to make clear that colleague names also qualify as personal data

17 November 2023 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: repayment request in Debt Management Office

Updated HMRC Payments team name

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments - repayment interest

Removing reference to PORF process, which has now been withdrawn; updated HMRC Payments team name; added links to Company Taxation Manual

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: repayment of CIS25 tax - responsible office

Added link to Construction Industry Scheme Reform Manual

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: payments of tax credits - responsible office

Added links to Company Taxation Manual

16 November 2023 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments - introduction

Added facility to accept certain Bacs details via telephone and removed facility to supply Bacs details by fax

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments - intervention in automatic repayments

Updated process for issuing CHAPS; removed facility to accept Bacs details via fax; updated process for issuing large amounts by payable order

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: manual repayment - outside COTAX - responsible office

Updated processes after withdrawal of PORF (Payable Order Request Form) process.

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: functions - manual repayment - outside COTAX - responsible office

Removed MIPO reference as PORF process withdrawn

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: direct repayment - responsible office

Removed reference to PORF process, which has been withdrawn

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: direct repayment - responsible office (Action Guide)

Amended processes as PORF process now withdrawn

Renamed section

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: direct repayment - the CT Unit Cumbernauld

Updated HMRC Payments team name

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: early repayment - responsible office

Updated HMRC Payments team name; added links to Company Taxation Manual

14 November 2023 published amendments

Assessing: assessing work lists - determination required no return list (DRNR) (Action Guide)

Added section regarding organisations holding charitable status, directing caseworkers to determine if Exemption is appropriate.

3 November 2023 published amendments

Case records: new company records - types of company

Removal of redacted material until technical issue resolved.

Removal of redacted material until technical issue resolved.

1 November 2023 published amendments

Case records: new company records - types of company

Updated contact details for team responsible for UK REITs, following clarification from LB NE&Y.

5 October 2023 published amendments

4 October 2023 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: handling non-COTAX charges (Action Guide)

Note 3 removed 'Add any notes regarding the interest rules for the assessment type'

Note 3 removed 'Add any notes regarding the interest rules for the assessment type' and renumbered

8 September 2023 published amendments

4 August 2023 published amendments

Repayments & Reallocations: When to contact HMRC Payments Operations - Government Banking and Payments

Updated to change reference from Corporate Finance to Government Banking

Updated to change reference from Corporate Finance to Government Banking

1 August 2023 published amendments

Case records: Maintaining case records: Requesting restoration to the Companies House register

Updated to remove reference to retired email address - link redacted as for internal use only

Fixed link

25 July 2023 published amendments

20 June 2023 published amendments

25 April 2023 published amendments

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: introduction

Updated guidance and reference to regulations

24 April 2023 published amendments

Forms index

Updated links to the CT600 and new supplementary page CT600N.

Links added to include the Welsh language versions of the CT600 series.

14 March 2023 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: method of repayment

Added new section regarding accepting bank details over the telephone.

Added new section regarding accepting bank details over the telephone.

8 March 2023 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: discovery assessments (Action Guide)

Removed - If the [Send] button on the form doesn't work, email the form to CT Unit, CT Ops Enquiry (DMB).

7 March 2023 published amendments

Returns / notices: notices and returns: issue of notices and returns

Removed A payslip is attached to the CT603 notice as no longer approppriate

Claims / reliefs: loss and non-trading deficits carry-back: forms: clerical interest indicator

Removed - If the [Send] button doesn't work, email it to CT Unit, CT Ops Enquiry (DMB).

13 February 2023 published amendments

31 January 2023 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment /reallocation authorisation: introduction)

2 years service clarification

Forms index

removed link to withdrawn form

23 January 2023 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic reallocations: reallocations in a banking operations office (Action Guide menu)

Unpublished as guidance no longer in use - confirmed with GB&P/ CT Change prior to unpublishing.

Unpublished as guidance no longer in use - confirmed with GB&P/ CT Change prior to unpublishing.

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic reallocations: reallocation within COTAX - banking operations office (Action Guide)

Unpublished as guidance no longer in use - confirmed with GB&P/ CT Change prior to unpublishing.

Unpublished as guidance no longer in use - confirmed with GB&P/ CT Change prior to unpublishing.

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic reallocations: reallocation out of COTAX - banking operations office (Action Guide)

Unpublished as guidance no longer in use - confirmed with GB&P/ CT Change prior to unpublishing.

Unpublished as guidance no longer in use - confirmed with GB&P/ CT Change prior to unpublishing.

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocation authorisation: Large repayments - responsible office

Updated redaction and changed references from CT251 to IPP.

Updated redaction and changed references from CT251 to IPP.

12 January 2023 published amendments

Claims / reliefs: other reliefs: when to complete a form CT250(P)

Changes to CT Unit in Cumbernauld reference to CT Unit in Government Banking and Payments.

10 January 2023 published amendments

Repayments & Reallocations: When to contact HMRC Payments Operations - Government Banking and Payments

Text updated to sections 6 and 8 and a new section added to 7.

Text updated to sections 6 and 8 and a new section added to 7.

2022

6 December 2022 published amendments

9 August 2022 published amendments

4 August 2022 published amendments

COTAX roles index: COTAX user roles

Corrected error with Repay auth dist

16 June 2022 published amendments

27 May 2022 published amendments

Returns / notices: notices and returns: accounts

Update to non-res companies receiving income from UK property, NR Co's disposing of an interest in UK Land or Property and Offshore Property Developers

4 May 2022 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: recording a self assessment (Action Guide)

Updated to correct guidance in line with steer from policy.

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: IPP Helpcard

Updated based on feedback from Corporate Finance

Updated based on feedback from Corporate Finance

Forms index

Updated new CT600 pages

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocation authorisation: repayment security authorisers - responsible office

Updated references to CAF to references to SharePoint.

Removed contact details for CT Helpdesk as they don't give access anymore.

30 March 2022 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: IPP Helpcard

Updated after instruction from Corporate Finance - changed Bona Vacantia guidance from reallocate to repay.

Updated after instruction from Corporate Finance - changed Bona Vacantia guidance from reallocate to repay.

15 March 2022 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: overpayments list (LOPD) (Action Guide)

Changed
• Use function REOD (Direct Reallocation Out of COTAX – District) class 1 – hold for reallocation.
to
• Use function REOD (Direct Reallocation Out of COTAX – District) class 3- Repay.

10 March 2022 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: company type

Accessibility table review

Assessing: assessing work lists: functions

Accessibility table review

CT Pay and File: returns / notices: return handling: unlogging a return: functions

Accessibility table review

CT Pay and File: returns / notices: return handling: functions

Accessibility table review

CT Pay and File: automatic and clerical pursuit: functions: investigation case assessments

Accessibility table review

CT Pay and File: automatic and clerical pursuit: forms: investigation case assessments

Accessibility table review

CT Pay and File APs: penalties for late delivery of returns: functions

Accessibility table review

CT Pay and File: automatic and clerical pursuit: investigation case assessments (Action Guide)

Accessibility table review

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Accessibility table review

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COTAX Manual: recent changes

Accessibility table review

Payments: processing payments: processing payments received in a local office (Action Guide)

Accessibility table review

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic reallocations: reallocation into COTAX - responsible CT office

Updated CT251 reference to IPP.

Updated CT251 reference to IPP.

15 February 2022 published amendments

10 February 2022 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: IPP Helpcard

Change from CT251 to IPP - changed references to Cumbernauld to Corporate Finance

Change from CT251 to IPP - changed references to Cumbernauld to Corporate Finance

Fixing tables to appropriate format

Fixing tables to appropriate format

Removed tables. Fixed formatting

Removed tables. Fixed formatting

8 February 2022 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: overpayments list (LOPD)

Changed threshold for referral of cases to CT Co-ordinator or Technical Caseworker

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: overpayments requiring urgent review list (ORUR)

Upgraded threshold for referral of repayment to CT Co-ordinator or Technical Caseworker - changed from £25001 to £150001

25 January 2022 published amendments

18 January 2022 published amendments

Appeals: handling appeals and postponements: functions: appeals received in the CT Unit Cumbernauld

Table update - Accessibility

Table update - Accessibility

Appeals: handling appeals and postponements: functions: appeals received in debt management office

Table update - Accessibility

Table update - Accessibility

Appeals: handling appeals and postponements: functions: assessment appeals in responsible CT office

Table format - Accessibility

Table format - Accessibility

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Format

Appeals: handling appeals and postponements: functions: determination of appeal

Table format - accessibility

Table format - accessibility

Format

Format

Appeals: handling appeals and postponements: functions: penalty determinations - appeals

Table format - Accessibility

Table format - Accessibility

Format

Format

Penalties: penalty determinations: functions

Table format - Accessibility

Table format - Accessibility

Penalties: late delivery of returns: tax-related penalties

Format

Format

2021

21 December 2021 published amendments

10 November 2021 published amendments

Forms index

URLs updated

3 November 2021 published amendments

Enquiries: CTSA enquiries: taxpayer amendments

COTAX enquiry for amendments now included

15 October 2021 published amendments

Penalties: late delivery of returns: reasonable excuse

Hyperlinks added to CTM & CH

Hyperlinks added to CTM & CH

Forms index

Hyperlinks changed to GOV.UK

14 October 2021 published amendments

Forms index

Re-format table

5 October 2021 published amendments

Case records: new company records: cases where no COTAX record has been set up (Action Guide)

Added additional company registration detail and changed layout

28 September 2021 published amendments

22 September 2021 published amendments

COTAX roles index: COTAX user roles

Maintain agent role updated to include ACT

7 September 2021 published amendments

Forms index

CT603 updated

31 August 2021 published amendments

4 August 2021 published amendments

13 April 2021 published amendments

4 March 2021 published amendments

9 February 2021 published amendments

2 February 2021 published amendments

12 January 2021 published amendments

2020

2 November 2020 published amendments

Case records: maintaining case records: entering capacity details in COTAX - company insolvent

details for admin recvrship amended on advice from IP process owner

14 October 2020 published amendments

8 October 2020 published amendments

Case records: records work lists: ceased cases with o/s balance list (LOSB) (Action Guide)

guide updated to show improved process agreed with DM Sept 2020

23 September 2020 published amendments

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: pursuit

guidance changed for action to take if unable to establish QIP status

15 September 2020 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: recording a self assessment

guidance for time related cases added

10 September 2020 published amendments

24 August 2020 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: IPP Helpcard

added information about confirmation of payee process impact

added information about confirmation of payee process impact

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: method of repayment

updated to include confirmation of payee information

updated to include confirmation of payee information

21 August 2020 published amendments

Enquiries: CTSA enquiries: Partial closure notice

updated to make guidance clearer

19 August 2020 published amendments

23 July 2020 published amendments

Case records: records work lists: list of new and transferred cases (LNTC) (Action Guide)

action guide corrected to show information for mutual societies

2 July 2020 published amendments

Case records: records work lists: case records change list (CRCL) (Action Guide)

updated to reflect robotic activity and current process correctly

3 June 2020 published amendments

30 April 2020 published amendments

21 April 2020 published amendments

Returns / notices: notices and returns: mandatory online filing and the end of a company’s life

update to reflect correct information in CTM

typo corrected

Case records: maintaining case records: dealing with potential strike offs

updated to reflect correct process/guidance

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: instalment due dates

updated to show correct Inst details for VL cases

27 February 2020 published amendments

14 February 2020 published amendments

The CT Online Service: Your Tax Account: single company view

amended to reflect correct POP limits

5 February 2020 published amendments

Case records: new company records: types of company

correct MUID entered for TNR/ SFCU cases

21 January 2020 published amendments

Forms index

updated ct603

Ct603

CT603

ct603

CT603

Ct603

CT603

15 January 2020 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: manual repayments list (MRPL) (Action Guide)

amount of auto deletion increased to reflect recent changes to agreed limits

14 January 2020 published amendments

CT online services: CT online services overview: CT online filing

updated to include NRCL reference

Returns / notices: notices and returns: accounts

update to include NRCL companies

update to include NRCL companies

typo amended

13 January 2020 published amendments

COTAX roles index: COTAX user roles

change to reflect recent agreed changes to working practises -

7 January 2020 published amendments

Returns / notices: return handling: introduction

update to include private unlimited companies as not required to submit returns using iXBRL

2019

11 December 2019 published amendments

20 November 2019 published amendments

Returns / notices: returns work lists: e-filed returns list (EFRL) (Action Guide)

update to reflect correct guidance

renumbering required

5 November 2019 published amendments

25 October 2019 published amendments

5 September 2019 published amendments

Case records:New company records:Non resident companies disposing of an interest in UK land or property

missing guidance now included re QIP signal

function for setting QIP included

23 August 2019 published amendments

Returns / notices: notices and returns: issue of notices and returns

updated to reflect correct assessment time limits

COTAX roles index: COTAX specialist roles

updated to reflect a change to the role access processs

Penalties: late delivery of returns: introduction

typo corrected

typo corrected

20 August 2019 published amendments

Forms index

updated to reflect change in process

typo amended

8 August 2019 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: introduction

updated to reflect library value change in small op limits

updated to reflect library value change in small op limits

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: viewing repayments / reallocations

updated to reflect library value change in COTAX

updated to reflect library value change in COTAX

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: overpayments list (LOPD) (Action Guide)

updated to reflect library value change in COTAX

26 June 2019 published amendments

Forms index

new ct211

new ct211

new CT216

new ct214

new ct216

new CT220

new CT41g

new CT41G

new CT41G

25 June 2019 published amendments

Forms index

new ct211 uploaded

new ct211

new ct211

new ct211

new ct211 flat rate

newct211

new ct211

newct211

10 June 2019 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: discovery assessments

amended to reflect correct terminology

15 May 2019 published amendments

Accounting periods: company accounting periods: introduction

COM updated to include details of non resident companies

COM updated to include details of non resident companies

Returns / notices: notices and returns: introduction

COM updated with information relating to non resident/non registered companies

Returns / notices: notices and returns: accounts

Updated to include details of non-resident companies

16 April 2019 published amendments

10 April 2019 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: repayment / reallocations work lists: overpayments list (LOPD) (Action Guide)

updated to provide correct detais lfor Welsh cases

Case records: records work lists: list of new and transferred cases (LNTC) (Action Guide)

changed to correctly reflect requirements for invalid characters for Industrial provident Societies

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic reallocations: reallocation into COTAX - responsible CT office

updated to show correct guidance for RDEC

updated to show correct guidance for RDEC

9 April 2019 published amendments

3 April 2019 published amendments

Case records:New company records:Offshore property developers

updated to reflect recent operating procedure changes

Case records: new company records: introduction

updated in relation to TNRGIP legislation

Case records: new company records: types of company

updated to include TNRGIP companies

updated to include TNRGIP companies

updated to include TNRGIP

Case records: new company records: forms

updated to include information about TNRGIP companies

Case records: new company records: new cases in the CT responsible office

updated to include information about TNRGIP companies

Case records: new company records: cases where no COTAX record has been set up (Action Guide)

update to include TNRGIP companies

2 April 2019 published amendments

Background: company taxation overview: the CTSA and CT pay and file regimes

updated to include changes to QIP from 01/04/19

Background: company taxation overview: credit and debit interest

updated to reflect changes to QIP guidance

Background: company taxation overview: quarterly instalment payments

updated to reflect changes to QIP

Interest: how interest is calculated: credit or debit interest

updated to reflect changes to QIP signals

updated to reflect changes to QIP

updated to reflect changes to QIP

Interest: how interest is calculated: negative credit interest

updated to reflect changes to QIP signals

Interest: how interest is calculated: credit or debit interest calculation by COTAX

updated to reflect changes to QIP signals

changed to reflect QIP updates

changed to reflect updates to QIP

Interest: how interest is calculated: credit or debit interest: clerical charge (CT Unit Cumbernauld) (Action Guide)

updated to reflect changes to QIP signals

changes to QIP signals

changed to reflect updates to QIP

Interest: how interest is calculated: credit or debit interest: clerical charge (debt management) (Action Guide)

updated to reflect changes to QIP signals

Payments: payments work lists: quarterly payer review list (QPRW) (Action Guide)

updated to reflect changes to QIP signals

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: introduction

updated to reflect changes to QIP

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: functions

updated to reflect changes to QIP

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: calculating instalment amount due

updated to reflect changes to QIP

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: credit / debit interest

updated to reflect changes to QIP

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: instalment due dates

updated to reflect changes to QIP

updated to reflect changes to QIP

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: legislation

updated to reflect changes to QIP

Payments: quarterly instalment payments: pursuit

updated to reflect changes to QIP

Pursuit: automatic and clerical pursuit: automatic pursuit

pyt table updated to reflect changes to QIP

pyt table updated to reflect changes to QIP

pyt table updated to reflect changes to QIP

pyt table updated to reflect changes to QIP

pyt table updated to reflect changes to QIP

pyt table updated to reflect changes to QIP

Pursuit: automatic and clerical pursuit: status and pursuit

due date amended to reflect QIP changes

due date amended to reflect QIP changes

27 March 2019 published amendments

Case records: maintaining case records: dealing with potential strike offs

hyperlinks reactivated

hyperlinks reactivated

hyperlinks reactivated

Functions index

updated to clarify situation with CSVY

Forms index

CT205 new version uploaded

current CT205 uploaded

CT205 amended

CT205 amended

new version of CT205a uploaded

new version of CT207 uploaded

new version of CT209 uploaded

new version of CT209 uploaded

previous ct209 deleted

new versions of Ct208a, CT208PR1 and CT208PR2 uploaded

26 March 2019 published amendments

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: inhibit automatic process

updated to include details of new transferable tax history signal

updated to include details of new transferable tax history signal

activate hyperlink

activate hyperlink

activate hyperlink

activate hyperlink

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: functions

updated to include details relating to transferable tax history

updated to include details relating to transferable tax history

Returns / notices: returns work lists: e-filed returns list (EFRL)

updated to include transferable tax history information

Claims / reliefs: CTSA claims frameworks: introduction

to include information relating to transferable tax history

2018

14 December 2018 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: discovery assessments

Corrected e-mail address option for CT Help desk

Pursuit: automatic and clerical pursuit: objections to striking off

Reference added regarding restoration to the Companies House register after striking off.

Reference added regarding restoration to the Companies House register after striking off.

Repayments / reallocations: overpayments: general: introduction

Repayment limit updated.

Repayment limit updated.

Repayments / reallocations: non automatic repayments: introduction

Small repayment limit changed to £100.

16 August 2018 published amendments

2017

15 August 2017 published amendments

Case records: maintaining case records: dealing with potential strike offs

Section on Companies House email alerts updated.

2 August 2017 published amendments

Returns / notices: notices and returns: form CT600

Supplementary page CT600K included.

1 August 2017 published amendments

6 June 2017 published amendments

Enquiries: CTSA enquiries: opening an enquiry

Clarified that the notice to enquire must be received by the company - not issued - before the last date for enquiry.

23 May 2017 published amendments

Assessing: CTSA assessments: time limit for self assessment

Reference to time limit for self assessment amended to clarify that there is no limit.

Assessing: CTSA assessments: recording a self assessment (Action Guide)

Clarification that there is no time limit for a self assessment.

Assessing: CTSA assessments: discovery assessments

Hyperlinks added to other manual references.

Assessing: CTSA assessments: revenue determinations

Clarification that there is no time limit for making a self assessment.

Returns / notices: return handling: logging and capturing returns

Clarification that there is no time limit to making a self assessment.

18 May 2017 published amendments

26 April 2017 published amendments

Case records: new company records: types of company

Offshore property developers added to types of company.

19 April 2017 published amendments

Case records: new company records: contents

Offshore property developers added to contents.

2016

13 December 2016 published amendments

Case records: maintaining case records: dealing with potential strike offs

Change to the process for dealing with intent to strike off.