Ready
The books, evidence and open items are checked before year-end work starts.
Inputs mappedUK / Year-end
04Accounts + Corporation Tax
Close the year with control.
Annual accounts and Corporation Tax organised as one connected close, with responsibilities, open items and review stages kept visible.
What the work produces
Useful outputs.
Visible progress.
- 01
A year-end readiness check before preparation begins
✓ - 02
Statutory accounts preparation support
✓ - 03
Corporation Tax return coordination
✓ - 04
A controlled review and filing pathway
✓
02 / Accounts + Corporation Tax00%
A controlled sequence reduces ambiguity without pretending every client starts from the same position.
03 / The working sequence
Scroll through the working states behind accounts + corporation tax.
Close the books and tax on one review seam.
- Ready The books, evidence and open items are checked before year-end work starts.
- Prepare Accounts and tax are developed as one connected piece of work.
- Review You see the position and approve the final route to filing.
04 / When this helps
Three common reasons to begin this conversation.
Recognise the situation before choosing the solution.
Year-end feels like an evidence hunt
The close begins without a clear readiness check or responsibility map.
Accounts and tax move separately
The two outputs are prepared without one visible review sequence.
You are changing accountant
The opening position, records and outstanding responsibilities need a controlled handover.
- 01Ledger reviewed
- 02Adjustments traced
- 03Outputs aligned
Dual close / Accounts + Corporation Tax
Two outputs.
One reviewed position.
Statutory accounts and Corporation Tax should not be rebuilt in separate worlds. Both outputs close from the same reviewed ledger, with adjustments traceable across the seam.
Why this visual belongs here
The movement follows the service itself: distinct inputs are controlled, reviewed and resolved into one useful output.
05 / Statutory close anatomy
Accounts, Corporation Tax payment and the CT600 return follow connected but different deadlines. The close should make each responsibility visible.
One year-end position.
Three different deadlines.
- 01Readiness
Opening records tested
The ledger, balances, prior filings and unresolved items are assessed before preparation.
- 02Adjustments
The year is completed
Accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and other close adjustments remain traceable.
- 03Accounts
Statutory statements prepared
The company position is assembled for director review and approval.
- 04Tax
Tax adjustments connected
The Corporation Tax computation begins from the same reviewed accounts position.
- 05Approval
Responsibilities are explicit
Figures, disclosures and the filing position are approved before submission.
- 06Calendar
Payment and filing stay distinct
The tax payment date and return deadline are tracked as separate control points.
Scope noteFor a typical UK private company: accounts are usually due nine months after year-end, Corporation Tax payment nine months and one day after the tax period, and CT600 twelve months after.
06 / Commercial scope
A useful starting point, with complexity stated plainly.
One annual close, scoped around readiness and complexity.
The quote reflects the quality of the underlying books, company activity, open balances, prior filings and any additional schedules or specialist tax work required.
All prices are starting points. The engagement, filing responsibility, cadence and any third-party costs are confirmed before work begins.
07 / A clean start
What the work
needs from you.
The exact request depends on your circumstances. These are the practical categories that usually create a useful starting point.
- 01A complete bookkeeping record for the year↘
- 02Supporting schedules and evidence requested↘
- 03Prior accounts and company information available↘
- 04Director review and approval at the agreed stage↘
Questions
Before we
begin.
01Can Countworth take over from another accountant?+
A handover begins with understanding the current records, outstanding work and access needed for a clean transition.
02Do bookkeeping and year-end work connect?+
They can. A clean monthly close usually makes the annual close clearer and more efficient.