The first quarter of the year has passed, and annual report deadlines are fast approaching in many countries. Now is the perfect time to start preparing your company’s annual report for the previous financial year.
Just a reminder that annual reports are mandatory and required by the law in every country. If your company fails to submit the annual report, in some countries the registry gives you a warning with a new submitting deadline, but in many countries the penalties will follow even without a warning. So, be sure that your annual report is ready before the due date if you don’t want to face any additional charges.
As of 2025, several countries (including the UK and Estonia) have implemented stricter filing and verification rules, failure to comply may result in faster penalties or even company removal.
To make business owners’ life easier and to avoid those unwelcomed penalties, we have put together a guide of annual report due dates in different countries and would like to share it with you:
Annual report for Estonian company
All Estonian legal entities have the obligation to submit annual reports. The annual business report gives information about the company’s progress in the past financial year. This information is public and anyone can access it. Please note that dormant companies or companies which have not had any business activity are also obligated to submit annual reports in Estonia.
Deadline: within 6 months from the end of the company’s financial year. Usually, the financial year is the same as the calendar year in which case the deadline is June 30th.
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See also the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Estonian Annual Report.
Annual report for Swedish company
Submitting an annual report is mandatory for all the companies registered in Sweden, even if the company doesn’t have any activities during the financial year. Besides the Annual Report, each company also needs to submit the Annual Income Declaration.
In Sweden, failing to submit either the Annual Report or the Annual Income Declaration on time results in automatic financial penalties and may escalate to company deregistration. No reminders are issued.
Deadline: within 7 months from the end of the company’s financial year. Usually, the financial year is the same as the calendar year in which case the deadline is July 31st.
Deadline for the Annual Income Declaration is July 1st.
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Annual report for Finnish company
All Finnish companies are obligated to submit an annual report. As of 2025, even micro-transactions like monthly bank service charges count as company activity, so reports must still be prepared accurately and submitted on time. Annual Report is public information that can be checked from Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) and it is available to anybody who purchases the report. It might also be asked by a bank.
Annual Tax Report is not a part of Annual Report, but it is also mandatory to submit and the due date is the same.
All submissions must be made via the official tax portal (MyTax) and will be matched against submitted accounting data for verification.
Deadline: within 4 months from the end of the company’s financial year. Usually, the financial year is the same as the calendar year in which case the deadline is April 30th.
Each company also needs to submit the Annual Income Declaration and Annual General Meeting Minutes.
Price: Annual Report and Annual Income Decl. with Meeting Minutes.
Annual report for United Kingdom company
Limited companies registered in the UK have to submit an annual report to the Companies House usually within nine months of the end of the financial year. Submitting annual accounts is mandatory even if the company is dormant. Dormant companies must submit Dormant Company Accounts (DCA), and all companies must file their Confirmation Statement annually, which now includes a declaration of lawful business purpose and a verified registered email address.
The United Kingdom is unique in a way that the financial year will not automatically be the calendar year. Instead, it starts from the opening of the company so the deadline for the annual report is individual for each company.
Starting in 2025, all annual accounts and Confirmation Statements must be submitted using Companies House-approved software. Paper filings and online web forms are being phased out.
Deadline: within 9 months from the end of the company’s financial year. The financial year usually starts from the date the company was created, so deadlines are individual.
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Annual report for Latvian company
Every company registered in Latvia has to submit annual report to the State Revenue Service (SRS), even if the company doesn’t have any activities during the financial year.
Deadline: within 4 months from the end of the company’s financial year. Usually, the financial year is the same as the calendar year in which case the deadline is April 30th.
Annual report for Lithuanian company
Submitting an annual report is mandatory for all the companies registered in Lithuania, even if the company doesn’t have any activities during the financial year. The annual report must be approved at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders within 4 months from the financial year-end, and submitted to the Centre of Registers within 30 days following the meeting. In 2025, Lithuanian authorities have tightened enforcement and may apply late submission penalties more strictly.
Deadline: within 4 months from the end of the company’s financial year. Usually, the financial year is the same as the calendar year in which case the deadline is April 30th.
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Some additional information that you should know before your annual report due date:
- A company’s financial year is 12 months long. A financial year generally coincides with the calendar year (1.01 -31.12), but a company’s articles of association may specify a different financial year. In the United Kingdom the financial year starts from the opening of the company so the deadline for the annual report is individual for each company.
- The exact content and the form of the annual report depends on the size and business of the company.
- Failure to submit your report on time may result in immediate penalties, removal from the business register, or even prohibition from future business activity in some jurisdictions (notably Sweden, Estonia, and the UK in 2025).
- Please be noted that all the accounting has to be completed before starting to prepare the annual report. If you need help with your accounting feel free to contact us and ask for an offer.
- As of 2025, identity verification, email declarations, and software-only filing are common requirements across many countries. Ensure your service provider is authorised to handle these tasks (e.g. ACSP status in the UK).
