Back dating salary? Accountant says its fine.

[xray123]

My company was only established two months ago, but I have been working on my business since July 2015.

I have asked my accountant if it is acceptable to back date salary, and he has advised I can back date to April 2016.

Is there any tax or legal implications if my company was only established 2 months ago and I want to back date pay?

[bd6759]

Explain what you mean by "back date". What do expect to acheive?

[robbob]

Practicably speaking there is unlikely to be any need to "backdate salary" - simply paying a higher salary September or October to play catch up will normally have the same result as what would have been achieved by actually paying the salary earlier - in summary i am guessing your accountant is advising you pay "catch up salary now" rather than backdated salary.