CTM94005 | CTSA: Penalties for late returns: General

From HM Revenue & Customs · Company Taxation Manual

Subject to the exemptions outlined below, a company that fails to deliver its company tax return by the filing date is liable to penalties under & 18.

The amount of penalty varies according to how long after the statutory filing date the company delivers its company tax return.

Penalties can be:

  • flat-rate, see ()

or

  • tax-related, see ().

Penalties are chargeable by determination under . Any authorised officer who handles CT cases can determine them.