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 Schemes
- 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-organisations
- 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