Tax season can feel like a maze of forms and deadlines. But filing your company's return is really just three stages: gathering your information, choosing the right filing software, and working through the return itself. Here's how it breaks down.
01
Gather Your Information
Before you touch the return itself, pull together every filing a limited company needs. Having it all organised in date order saves time later.
✓Annual accounts
✓Confirmation statement
✓Corporation tax return (CT600)
✓VAT returns if registered for VAT
✓Employer (PAYE) returns if registered for PAYE
✓Event-based filings to Companies House
02
Choose Your Filing Software
Once your documents are in order, pick how you'll submit them.
✓A trusted online corporation tax calculator lets you enter your company's financial details, deductions and credits directly, and calculates your liability using current tax rules — cutting out manual number-crunching.
✓With EasyDigitalFiling, you can prepare and submit your CT600 and full iXBRL accounts to HMRC, plus abridged accounts to Companies House, from the same platform.
03
Fill In Your Tax Return
Seven steps from account creation to a downloaded, filed return.
1
Create an account
Set up your EasyDigitalFiling account to get started.
2
Enter company details & HMRC credentials
Link your company information and HMRC gateway login.
3
Input turnover
Add turnover figures into both the accounts and CT600 templates.
4
Input expenditure
Record business costs and outgoings for the period.
5
Review and verify
Check every figure before moving on.
6
Apply capital allowances
Claim any allowances available on qualifying assets.
7
Download your return
Keep a copy for your own records.
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Before you finish: review the completed return, submit it on time, and keep copies of every document. A bit of planning turns tax season from a stress point into a routine task.
