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The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 [1] (c. 20) is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament enabling businesses to charge other business customers interest on overdue accounts and to obtain compensation. The Act extends to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
If a company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, UK insolvency law requires an administrator to attempt a rescue of the company (if the company itself has the assets to pay for this). If rescue proves impossible, a company's life ends when its assets are liquidated, distributed to creditors and the company is struck off the register.
If a company made a £70 dividend payment to an individual, the company would pay £30 of advance corporation tax. The shareholder would receive the £70 cash payment, plus a tax credit of £30; thus, the individual would be deemed to have earned £100, and to have already paid tax of £30 on it.
Every limited company must file annually a confirmation statement (previously an annual return), as required by section 853A of the Companies Act 2006, [2] which confirms that its information held at Companies House is correct. To help companies meet this filing requirement, Companies House may send a pre-printed "shuttle" form to each company ...
Companies House was a member of the Public Data Group, an advisory board which between 2011 and 2015 sought to improve public access to government data. [25] Companies House is also responsible for dissolving companies. [26] In 2020, there were approximately 4.3 million businesses on the Companies House register. [27]
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In 2024, if your tax return is not filed within 60 days of the due date, you’ll be charged a minimum late-filing fee of $510 or 100% of taxes owed, whichever is lower. 2. Failure to Pay
The concept is embodied in the Insolvency Act 1986 section 122(1)(f) which states that a court may grant a petition for a company to be wound-up if "the company is unable to pay its debts". This general phrase is, however, given particular definitions depending on the rules for which insolvency is relevant.