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Changing accounting date

18th March 2021 By bespoketax

Changing accounting date

There are special rules in place which limit the ability to change a company’s year end date. A company’s year-end date is also known as its ‘accounting reference date’ and is historically set by reference to the date the company was incorporated. Under certain circumstances it is possible to make a change to the year end.

As a rule, you can only change the year end for the current financial year or the one immediately before it. Making a change to a year-end date will also change the deadline for filing accounts (except if during a new company’s first financial year).

There is no limit to the number of times you can shorten a year-end date, but you can only extend the period to a maximum of 18 months once in every five years. The financial year can be extended more often under limited circumstances, for example, if the company has been placed in administration.

A request for a change to an accounting reference date can be made online using the Companies House online service or by using a postal version of the Change your company accounting reference date (AA01) form. No change can be made to a period for which accounts are overdue.

There is no overriding reason for using one date over another but there are several factors to consider. The most common year-end dates are 31 December (to coincide with the end of the calendar year) or 31 March (to coincide with the end of the tax year).

Filed Under: Corporate Governance & Regulation

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