Typically in April you will need to file your corporate taxes. Your CPA may advise you on filing an extension so you can defer the work until later in the year. There is no penalty for deferring. Consult with your CPA early in the year to see what will be needed for filing. They appreciate an early start and February is a good time to have this conversation. Do not wait until April because they will be extremely busy.
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Your financial year end will likely correspond to the calendar year, but at some companies and organizations it may be other times. That said you'll need to be ready to 'close out' the year with all the financial and reporting tasks. Especially if it's your first time going through this process, you'll want to work with your CPA, Bookkeeper and possibly your attorney to wrap up any tasks. There may be final reporting to local, state and federal entities that must be dated closed before the year end. Many of these closeout tasks will create reports used for tax filing in April.
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