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The use of iXBRL in tax and the new corporation tax filing rules. Anita Monteith Technical Manager, Tax Faculty. The birth and growth of mandatory e-filing. The beginning…… March 2006, Lord Carter of Coles, Review of HMRC Online Services Income tax self assessment filing date Payroll VAT
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The use of iXBRL in tax and the new corporation tax filing rules Anita Monteith Technical Manager, Tax Faculty
The birth and growth of mandatory e-filing The beginning…… March 2006, Lord Carter of Coles, Review of HMRC Online Services • Income tax self assessment filing date • Payroll • VAT • Corporation tax
2012 • Olympics • Date by which HMRC should aim for all business, and all IT literate individuals, to be filing returns online
What will be required? • Online filing for all corporation tax (CT) returns and electronic payment of corporation tax • CT600 corporate return • Computations* • Accounts* • Filing of * must use the ‘inline extensible business reporting language’ (iXBRL)
Exactly when from? • For accounting periods ending after 31 March 2010, and • the return is delivered after 31 March 2011 • eg Festive Ltd prepares its accounts for the year ended 30 June 2010, its CT return will be due by 30 June 2011 • Could file early and gain an extra year to plan?
Which companies? • All companies, associations and clubs which must file CT returns • Unincorporated bodies such as clubs, associations and some charities may attach accounts as a PDF
Charities - overview • Most charities do not pay corporation tax and so do not have to file a CT600 tax return • A charity which does need to file a CT return may be able to use the free HMRC product • But, unincorporated charities do not need to file iXBRL accounts (a PDF will do)
Mandation? Deferral? • Legislation for iXBRL laid on 7 December • Software products under construction. In spring we will review this market • Cost/benefit of iXBRL? • HMRC must minimise the admin burden (eradicate if possible?) • Soft landing important
What should you do next? • How do you file now? Who does what? • Register to e-file to be ready • Who will do what? • Possibilities? • Free HMRC Adobe product • Proprietary software • Tax software • Accounts production package? • Accounts in word, excel, or on paper?
Free HMRC products • The ‘free filing’ debate • EzGov, the company which provided the former online filing service for CT. Allowed electronic submission of: • A basic version of the CT600. • Some supplementary pages. • PDF attachments for accounts, computations and other supporting information.
New HMRC free filing product • A downloadable PDF, which covers the form CT600 Company – Short Tax Return and the following supplementary pages: • CT600A (Loans to participators by close companies) • CT600E (Charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs) • CT600J (Disclosure of tax avoidance schemes)
What else does it do? • It also includes accounts and computations templates • Q&A based • Not all information is compulsory • Asked for some information more than once • Print out of hard copy lengthy
The soft landing • A two- year period during which anyone who has tried to comply, but failed, will not be penalised.
Paying Corporation Tax electronically • With effect from 1 April 2011 will mean • Paying by direct debit • Paying by internet, telephone banking or BACS direct credit • Paying by debit or credit card over the internet: Billpay • Paying by CHAPS transfer • Paying by bank giro • Paying at the Post Office
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