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Corporate Services

Business Services

Tax Planning & Compliance Services

Contractor Services

Payroll Services


Corporate Services
Our experienced and dedicated corporate team has earned itself an enviable reputation for high standards of professionalism and confidentiality in the corporate field. They are able to provide a wealth of up-to-the minute, essential and qualified advice to both new and existing clients in the following key areas:

Audit - Professional help and advice regarding your company controls and accounting systems.

Acquisitions - Careful planning to ensure that the most effective route is chosen when acquiring a new business including raising finance and tax planning.

Disposals - Advice to maximise your sale value together with minimising the tax liabilities on business disposals.

Management Buy-Outs (MBO) Buy-Ins (MBI) - Providing help, advice and support from initial evaluation/feasibility study through to negotiation and completion.

Raising Finance - Help and advice in sourcing the best finance option to suit your situation.

Due Diligence Reports - Establishing whether the price you are paying for a new business acquisition or investment is a fair one.

Grants - Sourcing the latest business funding opportunities and qualifying criteria on behalf of your company.



Business Services
Managers of growing companies need clear and informed business advice and support that gives them confidence in the future and allows them to concentrate on achieving their business objectives.

Our Business Services team have a wealth of experience at their disposal. Our specialists cover the following areas:

Start-Up Advice - Advise on the commercial viability of your new venture and help to structure the business in a tax-efficient way.

Business Planning
- Look at the broader economic picture and help you to confidently plan your business strategies.

Book-Keeping and VAT Returns
- Take away the time-consuming task of day-to-day book-keeping and preparing your VAT returns.

Accounts Preparation
- Provide an organised and structured set of documents suitable for internal and external reporting purposes whether your records are computerised or a bag full of receipts, invoices and bank statements.

Company Secretarial Support - Vital help and support on a range of tasks performed by the Company Secretary.

Sage/Clearly Business Training - As members of the Sage Accounts Club our staff have developed an expertise in delivering training on various computer accounts packages.



Tax Planning & Compliance Services
Our pro-active approach to tax planning means that we are able to advise you on all areas of taxation including the following:

Corporate Tax - Help with the essential task of tax compliance and any other tax related issues arising throughout the year.

Inheritance Tax Planning - Show you the best ways to minimise your exposure to inheritance tax and protect your wealth for the future benefit of your family.

Capital Gains Tax Planning - Minimise or eliminate the liability of CGT through careful planning.

Income Tax Planning - Provide advice and services designed to meet your individual requirements, from assistance in completing your tax returns, to maximising your tax allowances and relief's.

Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise Investigations
- Deal with such occurrences, ensuring that they are dealt with swiftly and fairly, reducing disruption to your business and minimising the liability. We also offer a competitive Fee Protection Insurance against Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise investigations.

Services and Tax Strategies Including:

- British Film Partnerships
- Enterprise Zone Property Trusts
- Commercial Property Syndicates
- Venture Capital Trusts
- Enterprise Investment Schemes


Contractor Services
We offer a specialist service for Contractors due to the nature of the business and the tax legislation which tends to effect many companies in this field, such as IR35 and S660a. 

We have a department  which has gained considerable experience in acting for contractors and providing an efficient and top quality service. 

Our contractor package is an all encompassing service to include all the assistance you would normally require during the year included:-

Annual company accounts for tax purposes
Annual abbreviated accounts for Companies House
Corporation tax return and online filing
Directors self assessment return including online filing

Monthly payslips & PAYE reports
Online filing of PAYE returns, including registration with the Inland Revenue

Preparation of VAT returns including filing online
Production of dividend vouchers and dividend calculations
Tax planning 

Unlimited contact via phone or e-mail
Filing of annual return and other secretarial duties
We will reply to all e-mails within 24 hours

In addition, should you require a mortgage reference; we do not charge clients for this service.

All of the above services come with our service level guarantess and are available at 60.00 per month plus VAT (72.00 inclusive).

On a monthly basis you would simply send to us your records and receipts, we will then sort out the VAT Payroll matters and advise you accordingly.


IR35 Contract Review Service

This is one of the most complicated and problematic areas of contracting. It is essential that professional advice is sought as to the status of each individual contract prior to commencement in order that adjustments can be made as soon as possible.

Our contract review will provide you with a detailed response as to why we think you will pass or constructive comment on why it has failed with details of how it maybe restructured so as to take you outside IR35.

For this service we charge 135.00+VAT. To take advantage of this service, please forward a copy of your contract together with your company name and address to fax number 01302 326935.  


 

Payroll Services
Operating a payroll system is often time consuming, expensive and a headache keeping up to date with the ever-changing legislation.

From processing your Payroll and ensuring all statutory requirements are met under the PAYE and Department of Social Security regulations, to dealing with the enquiries and investigations into your PAYE and NI procedures, we will guide you all the way. We will provide a payroll service in which our experienced staff uses the latest software to provide a personal, confidential and cost-effective service, tailored to suit your needs.

We will help and advise you on how to deal with PAYE and NI in your own business. This may be by ensuring you make the correct returns within the stated deadlines, or by assisting you with specific queries about P11Ds, maternity pay, termination payments etc.

Our taxation specialists also have extensive knowledge of Inland Revenue PAYE and National Insurance audits and their resultant enquiries and investigations. By calling us in at the earliest opportunity, we can help to avoid excessive settlement costs.

Our service will be tailored to suit your own needs and will be both personal and confidential.




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