{"id":127,"date":"2019-05-28T14:12:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T13:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=127"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:15:55","slug":"when-are-taxes-due-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/self-assessment-basics\/when-are-taxes-due-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"When are taxes due in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The UK tax year for individuals starts and ends in April. After that, you\u2019ll have 7 to 10 months to prepare your tax return.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-cta-mini m-orange m-align-left\">\n    \n    <div class=\"b-cta-mini__content\">\n\n        \n        <h2 class=\"b-cta-mini__title\">Hey, have you sorted your tax return yet?<\/h2>\n\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"b-cta-mini__body\">\n            <div class=\"b-block-body\"><p><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">Avoid costly mistakes and let Taxfix take care of it for you. Our UK-accredited accountants make filing quick and stress-free, starting from just \u00a3119.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"b-cta-mini__action\">\n\n            <a data-js=\"openAuth\" data-location=\"\" data-view=\"signup\" href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/assessment\/signup\" class=\"gtm-get-started-button c-button  m-large\" onClick=\"javascript:setVariant('taxReturn');\">Start<\/a>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-cta-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK tax year dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The tax year for individuals: April 6th to April 5th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, the calendar year, the financial year, and the tax year, are all different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax filing deadlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Self Assessment registration (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/log-in-file-self-assessment-tax-return\">you can do it here<\/a>): October 5th<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Income tax filing deadline: January 31st<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You&#8217;re deducting your tax bill from your salary: December 30th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax payment deadlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Income tax payment deadline: January 31st<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you&#8217;re self-employed, you&#8217;ll have to pay your second Payment on Account (<a href=\"\/en-uk\/what-is-a-payment-on-account\/\">read more about it here<\/a>) before July 31st<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates you need to know<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-neutral m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key dates in the current <\/span><b>2025\/26 tax year \ud83d\udc47<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Deadline<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Year<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax year starts<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6th April<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax year ends<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th April<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register for self assessment<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th October<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pay tax bill by PAYE salary<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30th December<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self assessment deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31st January<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2027<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK tax year for individuals starts and ends in April. 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