HMRC have announced new rates of interest for quarterly instalment payments and early payments of corporation tax not due by instalments, in respect of accounting periods ending on or after 1 July 1999. The new rates take effect from 16 July 2007.
The rate of interest charged on underpaid instalment payments of corporation tax changes from 6.50% to 6.75%.
The rate of interest on overpaid instalment payments of corporation tax, and on corporation tax paid early (but not due by instalments) changes from 5.25% to 5.50%.
The Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation is holding a two-day conference, 'Corporation tax: battling with boundaries' on 28 and 29 June at the Said Business School, Oxford. A host of speakers and panellists will be attending and these include Judith Freedman, Dave Hartnett and Edward Troup. Further information can be found on www.sbs.ac.uk/tax/.

