Tax Loans for Technology Companies
By Joshua Giles, Founder and Director · Reviewed by the CoreFi credit team
Last updated 20 July 2026
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In short: £10k - £500k over 3 - 12 months. A tax loan does one thing: it pays HMRC your Corporation Tax on the due date (9 months and a day after your year-end) and you repay the lender in monthly instalments, typically over 3 to 12 months.\n\nFor a growing SaaS or tech company, the real question is whether that cash works harder inside the business than it does sitting with HMRC.
A tax loan does one thing: it pays HMRC your Corporation Tax on the due date (9 months and a day after your year-end) and you repay the lender in monthly instalments, typically over 3 to 12 months.\n\nFor a growing SaaS or tech company, the real question is whether that cash works harder inside the business than it does sitting with HMRC. If you have a £150k tax bill and a pipeline of hires or a product sprint that needs funding, deploying that £150k into the roadmap at the cost of an annualised tax loan is usually the cheaper option. The loan interest is tax-deductible too, which shaves the effective cost further.\n\nLenders assess your tax computation or your accountant's estimate alongside filed accounts and bank statements. Most facilities under £250k carry no property charge and no personal guarantee, and the decision does not go through a full credit committee. The lender who says yes to this is usually a premium finance or professional finance provider, not a high street bank. What they want to see is a profitable company with a credible tax liability, not a distressed one deferring a problem.\n\nAs a broker, CoreFi cannot promise you a rate; no one honestly can before a lender has looked at your numbers. The indicative range across tech businesses tends to sit between 5 and 10% annualised, and that cost is usually a fraction of what one delayed hire costs you over the same period.
Key Benefits
- The loan pays HMRC on the due date and you repay in monthly instalments, so the bill is spread rather than taken as one lump sum
- Indicative interest sits around 5 to 10% annualised and is tax-deductible, so the effective cost lands below the headline figure
- Most facilities under £250k carry no property charge and no personal guarantee, assessed on the strength of the tax liability itself
- The decision runs off your tax computation and filed accounts rather than a full credit underwrite
- You can run a tax loan alongside an R&D tax credit advance: the loan covers what you owe HMRC now while the advance pulls forward what HMRC owes you
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I use a tax loan or cut R&D spending to cover the bill?
If your R&D budget is generating returns above the 5 to 10% annualised cost of the loan, keep the R&D running and borrow to cover HMRC. Gutting a product roadmap to clear a tax bill rarely turns out to be the right call financially, and a tax loan lets you avoid the trade entirely.
Can I use a tax loan and an R&D tax credit advance at the same time?
Yes, and they can be structured together. The tax loan settles what you owe HMRC now. The R&D advance pulls forward what HMRC owes you on your relief claim, often a large share of the expected credit. They work in opposite directions and together they tighten your tax-related cash flow.
What about quarterly instalment payments for larger companies?
If your profits exceed £1.5 million you pay Corporation Tax in quarterly instalments rather than one lump sum. A tax loan can fund individual quarterly payments, spreading each one over 3 months. The facility structure differs slightly, but the lenders who do annual tax loans handle QIP facilities too.
Is the loan interest tax-deductible?
Yes. Interest on a business loan taken for a commercial purpose is a deductible expense against Corporation Tax. Your accountant should confirm the position for your specific structure, but on a straightforward tax loan it is a standard deduction.
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