Registering for Taxes Checklist

Register with HMRC for the right taxes at the right time – Self Assessment, corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, CIS and Making Tax Digital.

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Registering for Taxes Checklist

About this document

What it’s for

A step-by-step checklist for registering a new business with HMRC. It explains which taxes apply, when you must register, what information you need and the first deadlines, with current thresholds shown as placeholders to check.

When to use it

  • When you start self-employment, form a partnership or incorporate a company
  • When you take on your first employee or subcontractor
  • Each month, to check whether you have crossed the VAT registration threshold

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Part 1 – Information you will need
  • Part 2 – Current rates and thresholds
  • Part 3 – Self Assessment (sole traders and partners)
  • Part 4 – Corporation tax (limited companies)
  • Part 5 – VAT
  • Do you have to register?
  • Should you register voluntarily?
  • Registering and first steps
  • Part 6 – PAYE (employers)
  • Part 7 – Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)
  • Part 8 – Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
  • Part 9 – Other registrations and duties
  • Key dates for your first two years
  • Sign-off

How to complete it

  • Complete the business details in Part 1 – you will need them for every registration
  • Work through the section for each tax that applies and tick each step
  • Record reference numbers and dates in the register in Part 10
  • Check every figure in [PURPLE] on gov.uk before relying on it

Key points to check

  • Late registration can lead to penalties and interest, so diarise every deadline

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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