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01 December 2015 / Sarah Gain
Issue: 4529 / Categories: Comment & Analysis
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Ensuring that corporation tax claims and elections are made promptly can enhance client relationships.

KEY POINTS

  • Many companies have the calendar year as their accounting year.
  • Many claims and elections have a two-year window and must be made by 31 December.
  • Loss claims for consortia will require approval of all relevant companies and time required to do this must be taken into account.
  • Elections to exempt profits of overseas branches must be made before the exemption can apply.
  • Tax may have been paid under CTA 2010 s 455 some years earlier and should be kept under review for repayment opportunities. 

For tax practitioners the impending Christmas break signals only one thing: a welter of corporation tax returns to be filed before the 31 December deadline. Many companies will have the calendar year as their financial year and must therefore file...

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