Carry back of trading loss to prior period - how to claim

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I am completing a CT600 using HMRC's software for my client, a small property management company.

In most of the preceding years, the company has been treated as "dormant" for corporation tax purposes as it was either loss-making or had a corporation tax liability of under £100 in each year.  Last year, the company had fewer expenses than normal so made enough profit that corporation tax was payable, and a return was duly completed and the tax paid.

This year, the company is again loss making.  Although it would fulfil the conditions for dormancy, I would like to use the trading loss to carry back to the previous period to offset some of the profit last year, and obtain a rebate of some of the corporation tax paid, so I do not intend to apply for dormancy this year but will compete a tax return.

On the online CT600 Computations service, I have stated how much of the loss I would like to carry back to the previous period.  However, there is nowhere on the form to indicate which year the claim will be applied to.

On the CT600 itself, it does not make any mention of the claim for carry-back loss relief to the prior year.

I have telephoned the corporation tax office for my client, but they do not know the answer (i.e. they are unable to tell me how to make a claim for carry-back loss relief!) and have referred me to their technical department for a call back within 2 days... I'd quite like to get this one finished today (I only work one day a week and this is it!) so I wondered if anyone knew the answer.

Many thanks.

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By lesley.barnes
12th Apr 2012 13:26

Amend the previous years CT600

I've carried back losses by amending the appropriate profit making CT600, got the client to sign it and resubmitted it. There is a box to complete for losses for the period or a later period box 30 on the CT600. I found that to its better to write to the Corp Tax office as well to let them know you've done this so it doesn't get overlooked and you get the refund.

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By Sarah Salton
13th Apr 2012 14:31

amending a prior year CT600

if i amend a CT600 to include a loss carry back claim, would it need to be filed electronically with iXBRL?

 

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By Sarah Salton
13th Apr 2012 14:20

does the amended return have to be filed electronically?

i have a client in a similar situation but when we re-submit the CT600 can we send a paper copy or does it have to filed under iXBRL?

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By lesley.barnes
13th Apr 2012 14:56

I filed mine electronically

I filed my copy electronically. On the HMRC website it says you can amend it electronically or write to your Corp Tax office with the changes you need to make.

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