Business Filing Deadlines Calendar: Tax, Payroll, and Licence Dates

Daniel Okello
By Daniel Okello

Legal & Compliance Lead

20263 min read
Business Filing Deadlines Calendar: Tax, Payroll, and Licence Dates

TL;DR

A business filing deadline calendar is a single schedule of every recurring obligation your business owes: monthly payroll and tax dates, quarterly VAT returns, annual filings, and licence renewals. One calendar, visible to the people who act on it, prevents most compliance failures.

The rhythm of business deadlines

Most obligations repeat on a cycle: monthly for payroll and some taxes, quarterly for VAT and returns, annually for filings and licences. Knowing the rhythm lets you plan instead of react.

Building your calendar

List every obligation with its cycle, then map it onto a year.

  • Monthly: PAYE, statutory remittances, payroll.
  • Quarterly: VAT returns, provisional tax.
  • Annual: income tax returns, licence renewals.
  • Event-driven: registration updates, one-off permits.

Alerts, not just dates

A calendar nobody looks at is decoration. Set alerts a week ahead for routine filings and a month ahead for licence renewals that need processing time — and assign an owner to each obligation.

Keep the calendar current

Rates and dates change. Review your calendar each year against the authorities' published schedules, and update it when the government changes a deadline or a new obligation lands.

Frequently asked questions

What deadlines should a business track?

Monthly payroll and tax remittances, quarterly returns, annual filings and licences, and registration updates.

How do I build a filing deadline calendar?

List every obligation with its cycle, map it on a year, and set alerts with an owner for each.

What happens if I miss a filing deadline?

Penalties and interest, and for some obligations licence suspension or lost registration status.

How far ahead should alerts be?

A week for routine filings, a month for licence renewals that need processing time.

Can software manage filing deadlines?

Yes. Retten Work tracks every obligation with its date and sends alerts to the owner.