Guidance

Format for accounts forming part of an online Company Tax Return

Who must submit accounts in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL) format and who can choose to submit them as a PDF.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 3 March 2012
• Last updated: 25 May 2022
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  1. 25 May 2022

     The information about the accounting format non resident companies need to use when submitting company tax returns has been updated.

  2. 3 March 2012

     First published.

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Format for accounts forming part of an online Company Tax Return

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Details

For most companies and organisations, accounts forming part of the return must be in iXBRL format, but there are exceptions. Where accounts are not filed in iXBRL format, they must be filed as a PDF attachment.