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Tax on closing Company down

Good
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Tax on closing Company down

Postby Good » Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:02 pm

Forgive me for my ignorance.

My company has stopped trading 3 months ago. I want to close it down.
I have some money in the company. I still haven't done this year's corporation tax returns (due in July).
I have been reading online that when closing a company you can pay just 10% tax.
My question is do I first pay this year's corporation tax at normal rate (20%) and then pay 10% on the remainder.
Or can I get away with just paying 10% on everything?.

Thanks,

jerome.lane
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Re: Tax on closing Company down

Postby jerome.lane » Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:28 pm

Corporation tax at 19% is due on the company profits for the final period. You then broadly pay CGT on distributions up to £25k. If you meet the conditions for business asset disposal Relief, you will pay 10% CGT. Otherwise, CGT will be a max of 20%. If extracting more than £25k, income tax applies. This can be avoided by using an insolvency practitioner.
Jerome Lane
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Telephone: 07943 005902


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