Guidance

HMRC email updates, videos and webinars for company directors

Learn more about your responsibilities as a company director.

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
6 September 2017
Last updated
524 March 2025 — See all updates

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Self Assessment

New to Self Assessment

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New to Self Assessment

You’ll learn about:

  • key dates
  • the tax return
  • understanding your calculation
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  • record keeping
  • the HMRC app
  • personal and business tax accounts

Online Self Assessment tax return

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Your online Self Assessment tax return

You’ll learn about:

  • starting your tax return
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    • the self-employment section
    • the UK property section
  • other income and tax reliefs
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  • your calculation and payments

Corporation Tax

Watch a collection of videos about Corporation Tax.

Corporation Tax

You’ll find out:

  • what Corporation Tax is
  • how to complete your first Corporation Tax accounts
  • how to pay your Corporation Tax bill

Company directors — payroll and you

RecordedLive webinar

WatchRegister afor recordedthe next live webinar about company directors — payroll and you.

This webinar is for new company directors and more experienced directors who want to refresh their knowledge.

You’ll learn about:

  • directors’ responsibilities
  • directors and PAYE
  • expenses and benefits
  • keeping records
  • Income Tax and National Insurance contributions that directors pay
  • payroll information that has to be submitted to HMRC

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about company directors — payroll and you.

Limited companies and HMRC

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about limited companies and HMRC.

You’ll learn about:

  • directors’ responsibilities to HMRC, including company and personal responsibilities
  • changing from self-employment to a limited company
  • Corporation Tax
  • payroll and PAYE for directors
  • keeping records
  • how to avoid fines

UK Freeports

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about UK Freeports.

You’ll learn about:

  • UK Freeports
  • possible tax and customs benefits of locating in a Freeport customs site

How to add a tax through your business tax account

Watch a video to find out how to add a tax through your business tax account.

How to add a tax through your business tax account.

You’ll find out how to add the following services:

  • Corporation Tax
  • Self Assessment
  • PAYE for employers
  • VAT

Research and Development (R&D) for tax purposes

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about Research and Development for tax purposes.

You’ll learn about:

  • R&D for tax purposes
  • what does and does not qualify for tax relief

Research and Development (R&D) — how to claim R&D tax relief

Watch a video about how to claim R&D tax relief.

How do I claim Research and Development (R&D) tax relief?

You’ll find out:

  • what types of projects are eligible for R&D tax relief
  • what is not classed as an R&D project
  • how to claim R&D tax relief

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about Research and Development — how to claim Research and Development tax relief.

You’ll find out what you need to do when making a claim for R&D tax relief.

The merged scheme for Research and Development (R&D) expenditure credit

Register for the next live webinar about the merged scheme for Research and Development expenditure credit .

You’ll learn about:

  • the merged scheme
  • contracted out R&D
  • subsidised expenditure
  • additional tax relief for R&D intensive small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

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Updates to this page

Published 6 September 2017
Last updated 524 March 2025 + show all updates

    3. The live webinar for 'Company directors — payroll and you' has been removed. The recorded webinar links for 'Company directors — payroll and you', 'Research and Development (R&D) for tax purposes' and 'Research and Development (R&D) — how to claim R&D tax relief' have been updated.

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