Companies House Updates
January 2009
Late Filing Penalties
Companies House Late Filing Penalties will increase from 1 February 2009 as follows:
The fines detailed below will DOUBLE for the second year of two successive late filings for accounts beginning on or after 6 April 2008.
Don’t forget that for accounting periods starting on or after 6th April 2008 the filing deadline has been REDUCED from ten months to nine months for a private Company and from
seven months to six months for a PLC.
| How late are the accounts delivered | Penalty - Private Company | Penalty - PLC |
| Not more than one month | £150 | £750 |
| More than one month but not more than three months | £375 | £1,500 |
| More than three months but not more than six months | £750 | £3,000 |
| More than six months | £1,500 | £7,500 |
When do these new penalties apply?
The new penalties will apply from 1st February 2009.
* The above is extract from ‘accountingpractice’ the quarterly journal of the ICPA. For more information about the ICPA go to www.icpa.org.uk
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