What expenses can I claim for Corporation Tax filing?

 1.   Ltd Companies are subject to Corporation Tax.  Their expenses must be adjusted. This adjustment differs from the adjustment of the self-employed's expenditures for tax purposes (who deduct the private element of expenses).

2.   For Corporation Tax, Limited Companies take off the disallowable expenditure. 

3.   Among the disallowable expenses for Corporation Tax Purposes are Depreciation, Capital Expenditures, Fines (except when incurred while performing the job and the company pays the bill), Entertainment, Gifts to Customers, Charity Donations, Legal Expenses, Provisions for Bad Debt, and some Loan Interests.

4.   Trading Income is also adjusted by accruals and prepayments, which are part of the income and expenditure if they are outside the reported period.

5. Additionally, some companies can claim Research and Development Allowance (R&D) if they work on innovative projects in science and technology. They must, however, adhere to the 

R&D Criteria

6.   R&D can significantly help developing businesses as the government generously endorses many projects.