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Key dates and deadlines

This is a summary of the key dates. Please also visit our complete Tax Calendar

Income tax (including class 4 National Insurance)
31 July 2021 Second payment on account

Further automatic 5% surcharge on any 2019/20 tax outstanding
31 January 2022

2020/21 deadline for online self-assessment tax returns

2020/21 first payment on account
1 March 2022 Automatic 5% surcharge on any 2020/21 tax outstanding
Capital gains tax payable, excluding residential property sales where tax is due within 30 days of completion.
31 January 2022 2020/21 capital gains tax
31 January 2023 2021/22 capital gains tax
Inheritance tax payable
Six months after the end of the month of death or chargeable transfer.
For chargeable lifetime transfers between 6 April and 30 September, payment of tax is due by 30 April the following year. For chargeable lifetime transfers made between 1 October and 5 April, the due date is six months from the end of the month in which the gift is made.
Corporation tax payable
Small companies 9 months and 1 day after the end of the accounting period
Large companies

Companies with turnover over £1.5m: Four quarterly instalments commencing six months and 13 days from the start of the accounting period with the balance nine months and one day after the end of the accounting period.

Companies with turnover over £20m: Four quarterly instalments commencing two months and 13 days from the start of the accounting period.
Latest filing/issuing deadlines - 2020/21 PAYE returns
19 April 2021 Last return of the 2020/21 tax year under RTI
31 May 2021 Issue P60s to employees
6 July 2021 P11D and P11D(b) - also issue copies to employees
19 July 2021 Class 1A national insurance for 2020/21 due on relevant benefits
2020/21 tax return
31 October 2021 Last paper filing date
30 December 2021 Last date for filing if tax owing is to be coded out into PAYE code
31 January 2022 Last online filing date