When you receive the 1046 error message, this is because the details entered when attempting to file are incorrect, or they do not match what HMRC are expecting. To go through this error message, please see the below instructions or download our PDF step by step guide. Step 1: Check User ID and...

HMRC provides a list of exchange rates to use if you need to convert income into British pounds for your tax return.

When completing the details surrounding a repayment of a loan, the claim for relief is dependent upon the length of time following the loan being issued. The below extract has come from the HMRC website: Reclaiming within 2 years If you’re reclaiming within 2 years of the end of the...

Franked Investment Income (FII) is the name for UK dividends that a limited company receives from another company. To record FII on a CT600: Open Tax adjusted profit/(loss) worksheet – disallowable expenditure. Enter the accounting profit into the box labelled Profit/(loss) on ordinary...

HMRC claim that so long as box 45 (Claim or relief affecting an earlier period) is ticked on the current year return, you should not need to re-file the amendment for the earlier year. This being said, customers have previously reported that although this box is ticked, the repayment has not been...

If you're having problems printing or creating a PDF this could be due to a problem with the installation or configuration of the default PDF reader. If you're using TaxCalc 2015 or newer you can switch to TaxCalc Viewer instead. For more information read How do I enable TaxCalc Viewer? If your...

Please select from below: Income Tax National Insurance Contributions Working and Child Tax Credits Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance Tax Free Savings Account Fuel Benefit Charge Van Benefit Charge VAT Capital Allowances Corporation Tax Authorised Mileage Rates Pension Contributions...

You might get the following error message instead of a pdf preview window when printing from TaxCalc using Windows 8 or 8.1: Can't Open this file. There's a problem with the file format This could be caused by one of two issues: Adobe Reader isn't installed. Adobe Reader isn't the latest...

When you make a claim for research and development, you need to enter figures for information and computation adjustment. You can do this in SimpleStep or HMRC Forms mode, as follows. You may also need to make a claim to surrender any losses. CT600 2015 form SimpleStep mode Go to CT600...

Whether the losses are for the current year or brought forward, you need to declare all of the information on the same page, known as the Trading Losses record. To do this you can use SimpleStep or HMRC Forms mode. SimpleStep mode Go to: CT600 Full/Short or Core > Trade and professional...

Follow these steps to input trading and property income on a CT600 form: Enter the figure for Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation – this is the total of trading profit/(loss) and property profit/(loss). Enter Disallowable expenditure (Depreciation). Go to Tax adjusted...

If your accounts cover a period of over 12 months, you'll need to complete the CT600 for two periods, as follows: Prepare the accounts for the full period and generate an XBRL version. Apportion the profit/loss into a 12-month period and the remaining days – using days meets the HMRC...

HMRC places restrictions on when you can file an amended CT600 return online: You can only file an amended return within 12 months of the filing date. In the case of a return for the wrong period, you can only file within 12 months of what would be the filing date if the period for which you...

Dividends paid to shareholders aren't included on a CT600. Instead you'd enter them on the shareholders' individual returns, if you're preparing these. A Corporation Tax return consists of three documents: the CT600 a set of statutory financial statements, which discloses the dividends a...

HMRC has introduced a validation upon submission to try and reduce the number of submissions where the Company Registration Number (CRN) used in the CT600 and the attached accounts doesn't belong to the submitting company. Submissions that fail the validation will generate the following error...