Company Accounts & Corporation Tax
Your company's accounts and corporation tax, wherever you run it from
Statutory accounts, the corporation tax return and director remuneration planning for owner-managed UK limited companies, including the director who has moved abroad. Fixed monthly fees, agreed before any work starts.
The Short Answer
Every UK limited company files annual accounts at Companies House and a corporation tax return (the CT600) with HMRC, and pays corporation tax at 19% on profits up to £50,000 or 25% above £250,000, with marginal relief in between, for the financial year from 1 April 2026. We prepare the accounts and the return, plan the director's pay between salary and dividends, and keep every deadline moving, on a fixed monthly fee.
If you are the director and you are leaving the UK, or have already left, the company usually stays where it is. A UK-incorporated company is automatically UK tax resident, so it keeps filing a CT600 and paying UK corporation tax, and every Companies House obligation continues, including annual accounts and the confirmation statement. What changes is your side: fees for the duties of a UK directorship are UK-source income and generally taxable through PAYE even though you live abroad, dividends to a non-resident shareholder carry no UK withholding tax, and running the company from your new home can make it taxable there too.
We handle the whole cycle for owner-managed companies, from bookkeeping and payroll to the year-end accounts, the corporation tax return and the director's own Self Assessment, in three monthly packages priced by turnover and agreed in writing before any work begins.
What We Do
Handled for you, end to end
- Annual accounts preparation and Companies House filing, included in every monthly package
- The corporation tax return (CT600) and corporation tax planning
- Director remuneration structured efficiently between salary and dividends, including how that choice changes once you live overseas
- PAYE on director fees for a non-resident director of a UK company
- Company tax residence and permanent establishment reviewed when the director moves abroad
- Closing the company cleanly when you leave the UK: strike off or a Members Voluntary Liquidation, and the timing of the final distribution
What Usually Needs Solving
The points that decide what you pay
Company tax residence
A UK company does not become a free agent just because its director leaves the country: where it is actually run from can decide where it is taxed.
Permanent establishment
A director or contractor working from another country can quietly create a tax presence, and a tax bill, for your company abroad.
PAYE on director fees
Fees you earn for the duties of a UK directorship are UK-source income and generally taxable in the UK through PAYE, even if you never set foot in the country for most of the year.
Extracting profit as a non-resident
How you take money out of the company without being taxed twice, including the salary-versus-dividend choice for directors who live overseas.
Company Packages
Three monthly packages, priced by turnover
Starter
Turnover Up to £90,000
£2,100 per year
For newly established businesses: essential accounting and tax compliance to keep you fully compliant.
- Complete bookkeeping & transaction recording
- Monthly bank reconciliation
- Payroll processing & PAYE administration
- Annual accounts preparation (Companies House filing)
- Corporation tax return & planning
- Director's personal tax return (Self Assessment)
- Year-end tax planning advice
Growth
Turnover £90,000 to £500,000
£4,200 per year
Growing businesses that need proactive tax planning and strategic financial guidance, combining comprehensive accounting with quarterly reporting and advisory.
- Full bookkeeping & transaction management
- Monthly bank & credit card reconciliation
- VAT compliance & quarterly returns
- Payroll administration & RTI reporting
- Quarterly management accounts & reporting
- Corporation tax planning
- Director & personal tax returns
- Quarterly tax planning reviews
- Business advisory & financial analysis
- Dividend planning
Premium
Turnover £500,000+
£8,400 per year
Built around established, high-growth businesses and complex corporate structures: comprehensive accounting, advanced tax planning, and strategic advisory.
- Comprehensive bookkeeping & accounting
- Daily bank & transaction reconciliation
- VAT compliance & strategic planning
- Payroll administration & HR support
- Monthly management accounts & reporting
- Advanced corporation tax planning
- Director & personal tax returns
- Monthly tax planning & strategy reviews
- Business advisory & financial forecasting
- Dividend planning & cash flow optimisation
- Transfer pricing & group tax planning
- Quarterly business performance reviews
- Direct access to Jordan
Free In-Depth Guides
Read the guides first, if you like
Cross-Border Business
Running a UK Company from Abroad: Tax Guide
You can run a UK limited company while living abroad, as thousands of directors do. The catch is what your move can do to the company's tax position, and to yours.
15 min read · Reviewed June 2026
Cross-Border Business
Non-Resident Director: How You Are Taxed
Non-resident director UK tax for 2026/27: when PAYE applies to director fees, the National Insurance board meeting concession and how dividends are taxed.
9 min read · Reviewed June 2026
Cross-Border Business
Closing Your UK Company When You Leave the UK
Closing a UK company when leaving the UK: choose DS01 strike off or an MVL, use the £25,000 rule wisely and time your exit to protect capital treatment.
10 min read · Reviewed June 2026
Cross-Border Business
Company Tax Residence and CFC Rules Explained
Company tax residence explained: the central management and control test, treaty tie-breakers, CFC rules, permanent establishment and transfer pricing.
11 min read · Reviewed June 2026
Free Tax Tools
Run your own numbers, before we speak
Salary vs Dividend Calculator
Free 2026/27 salary vs dividend optimiser for limited company directors: the most tax-efficient way to take profit as a salary plus dividends, with your take-home and total tax.
Try it freeUK Income Tax & Take-Home Calculator
Work out your UK income tax, National Insurance and take-home pay, with a Scottish-taxpayer option for Scotland's separate income-tax bands. Indicative, instant, free.
Try it freeOur Promise
Fixed fees, agreed in advance
We confirm your fee in writing before any work begins. You always know exactly what you are paying, billed as a fixed amount, never in arrears by the hour.
What company accounts cost
Annual accounts and the corporation tax return are included in our monthly company packages, which start from £175 per month (Starter), £350 per month (Growth), and £700 per month (Premium). All fees are agreed before work begins.
See full fixed-fee pricingCommon Questions
Honest answers, before you book
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Ready When You Are
Start with a free clarity call
Book a free clarity call and we will talk through your situation and confirm a fixed price in writing: no obligation, no pressure, and no surprises.
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