Corporation Tax Services

Under Corporation Tax Self Assessment (CTSA), the legal responsibility for correctly calculating the corporation tax liability falls on business owners. We understand the issues facing owner-managed businesses and can prepare tax returns in a timely and efficient manner. We will also calculate your company's tax liability and assist with the calculation of any quarterly instalment payments due.

 We help to minimise your corporate tax exposure and relieve the burden of compliance with current tax legislation. Effective corporate tax planning can also result in significant improvements in your bottom line.

HMRC Investigations & Enquiries

Being the subject of a tax investigation or enquiry by HMRC can be a stressful and worrying experience. We have a wealth of experience in dealing with HMRC investigations, whether they are enquiries into an individual’s Tax Return, more detailed enquiries into a company’s affairs or employer-related investigations into PAYE and P11d compliance. If you’re the subject of an investigation, we can provide expert help and support.

Advice on Investments & Pensions

In today’s complicated and strictly regulated financial services market, providing independent financial advice requires specialist knowledge.

We make use of our wide range of professional contacts to ensure you have a suitable independent advisor, and we work with them to provide you with impartial advice in areas such as:

• Pension schemes / Auto Enrolment

• Life assurance

• Critical illness cover

• Private medical insurance and care plans

• Individual savings accounts and investments

• Retirement planning

Payroll

Running a payroll can be time consuming and complicated and divert resources from the core activities of your business. With the implementation of Real Time Information, HMRC require information generally on or before the date of payment to the employee. Provided you have nine employees or fewer, we are able to offer a complete payroll service.

We do not offer a dedicated bookkeeping service. We can however, offer advice and help as how best you (or your bookkeeper) should write up your books.

Many of our clients, guided by us, find that they do not need a bookkeeper. Moreover, they find that they are easily able to comply with the law, and produce book and records of sufficient quality by following a few simple and practical guidelines, and using templates provided by us.

Self Assessment (Personal) Tax Services, including Sole Traders and Partnerships

We are specialists in income tax and capital gains tax. We take the headache out of the form filling and compliance aspect of Self Assessment. We can provide you with practical advice on personal tax and the planning opportunities available to you. We can complete tax returns, calculate any tax liability and advise you on exactly when to make payments and how much to pay. 
We do not offer estate planning or trust advice. However, we have a wealth of contacts who DO offer such advice, and we can introduce you to the appropriate specialist who we think will be the best fit for your needs.

Business Start-Up

Most people starting up in business do so because they have a good business proposition and the enterprise and commitment to see it through.

Most however are not experts in the legal and financial aspects of running a business and such matters can appear daunting. Fortunately you do not need to be an expert in these fields to succeed in business, but you do need the support of a team of trained experts.

We can help you to:

• Decide on the most suitable structure for your business - sole trader, partnership, limited liability partnership or limited company

• Assess the finance requirements, advise on the best sources of finance and draw up the necessary proposals

• Complete any registration procedures with Companies House and HMRC

• Deal with company secretarial issues

• Develop an appropriate recording system for your internal use and for complying with statutory requirements

• Keep on top of bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and other accounting requirements

Compliance Services

We ensure your accounts are prepared by us in the correct format, statutory books and other company secretarial records are kept up-to-date and that all statutory returns are prepared.

Our experienced team will relieve you of the regulatory burden and leave you more time to concentrate on your core business activities. In short, we will make sure everything is in the right format, in the right place and at the right time.

Our range of compliance services includes:

• Annual accounts

• Company secretarial services

• Payroll procedures including Real Time Information

• Tax returns