Business Tax

• Preparation of relevant self assessment returns
• Structured reviews to maximise tax planning opportunities
• A consultancy service reviewing the tax implications of the purchase or the sale of a business
• Revenue investigation and dispute settlement negotiations
• Forensic tax reviews and reports
• Overseas tax advice
• Advice in connection with VAT, NI and employee benefit legislation

Corporate Tax

• Preparation of annual corporation tax returns
• Maximising planning opportunities
• Advice on group structures, inter-group trading, asset transfer, group acquisition and disposals
• Tax reviews in contemplation of an acquisition, sale or demerger
• Advice on offshore companies and foreign controlled companies
• Advice in connection with VAT, NI employee and director benefits legislation
• Tax planning for directors
• Revenue investigation and dispute settlement negotiations

Personal Tax

• Preparation of self assessment returns
• Tax planning reviews
• Pensions and investment information
• A specialist tax service for overseas visitors working in the UK
• A specialist tax service for UK residents going to work abroad
• Inheritance tax planning for lifetime transfers and estate taxation
• Advice on the use of Trusts for education, discretionary and capital protection purposes
• Revenue investigation and dispute settlement negotiation
• A specialist tax service for non-resident UK landlords

Directors Tax

In addition to the personal tax services outlined above our services also include:

• P11D advice
• Share Options Scheme
• Enterprise Investment Schemes
• Retirement planning

Tax Investigations

We understand that where clients are faced with an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs into their personal, business or corporate affairs, they need positive advice and support from the initial interview stage to the conclusion of the investigation.

Our services include:

• Local tax office enquiries
• Special Civil Investigations enquiries
• PAYE - National Insurance compliance reviews
• VAT investigations

Trust & Inheritance Tax

Trusts are often useful as part of an overall Estate Planning strategy to protect assets and provde a flexible environment for income and capital control. Working with Trusts there is considerable scope for mitigating potential inheritance tax liabilities.

Our services include:

• Choosing the most suitable type of Trust
• Advising on the tax advantages of Trusts
• Maximising IHT reliefs and exemptions
• Advising on tax efficient Wills
• Dealing with share re-organisation
• Planning life-time gifts

International Tax

If you are moving overseas, or planning an extended stay in the UK, there are a number of important taxation issues to bear in mind. For businesses looking to expand their operations overseas, or contemplating setting up a base in the UK, there are many taxation issues to consider. Our tax departments will be able to assist you with:

• Tax residence
• Non-domicile claims and minimising UK tax on overseas assets and income
• Double tax issues
• Mitigation of worldwide tax position
• UK tax compliance
• Setting up your own business in the UK
• VAT

VAT Services

• It is of key importance that VAT compliance is managed correctly. Our VAT services include:
• Investigation of contentious VAT assessments
• Planning the best VAT strategy for your organisation
• VAT advice for complex financial transactions
• Carrying out pre-emptive VAT control visits
• Reviewing land and property transactions
• Advising on supplies of goods and services to overseas countries
• Preparing VAT returns

Accounts

• Our services include the preparation of:
• Monthly or quarterly management accounts
• Annual profit and loss account and balance sheet
• Budgets and cash flow forecasts
• VAT returns

In addition to these we provide:

• A Computerised book keeping service
• Payroll preparation and administration
• A full company secretarial service

Audits

• Statutory accounts
• Statutory audits
• Special regulatory reports for professional practices, charities, and non-profit making organisations

Company Secretarial

• A full company secretarial service
• Registered office facility
• Maintenance of statutory records
• Company formations
• Filing of statutory returns and accounts
• Preparation of structured corporate documentation
• Shareholders agreements
• Mergers, demergers, reorganisations and reconstructions documentation
• Safe custody facility

Payroll

• Administration, processing and reporting
• Production of payslips
• BACS accreditation or manual payments
• Year end reconciliations and documentation
• Stand alone payroll quotations