We use QuickBooks within our practice to record time spent on clients and run our accounts. We find it to be a very versatile and reliable system and encourage clients to try the software as we genuinely believe it to be easy to use and cost effective.

We can provide the initial supply and installation of the software, as well as training to get you started. We provide ongoing support should you need us as new updates or situations come to light within your business.

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Bookkeeping Business startups, Management accounts

VAT can be a difficult subject for some businesses and we are fully equipped to provide you with any advice and assistance you may need in this area.

We can assist you in registering for VAT as well as advising you as to whether a scheme such as the Flat Rate Scheme is the optimal scheme for your business.

We can of course prepare your quarterly or annual VAT returns for you, be it on a cash or invoice accounting basis. We use QuickBooks to do the bookkeeping and VAT preparation which allows for full tracking and reporting on VAT should you be unfortunate enough to have a VAT enquiry.

Value Added Tax Business startups, Tax

We are able to prepare corporation tax returns, personal tax returns and partnership tax returns based on the accounts prepared by us. This will include ensuring the optimal tax treatment of items wihtin the return and ensuring that all available claims have been made.

We will detail the tax payable, the due date for payment and provide you with information on the various ways of paying the liability.

We will also deal with any HM Revenue & Customs enquiries into your tax returns and will endeavour to keep you involved and up to date at all times during an enquiry.

Tax returns Business startups, Tax

We provide a full accountancy service for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships. We prepare accounts which comply with Companies Act formats and, of course, which apply the latest principles in best accounting. For sole traders and partnerships, we prepare accounts sufficient to be the basis on which to prepare your tax return.

We can also incorporate bookkeeping services should you wish us to do all of the accountancy preparation work, or we are happy to provide you with guidance and assistance in setting up your own bookkeeping system so that this then feeds into us to do your annual accounts.

At all times, we will liaise with you to ensure that your accounts are up to date and prepared on a timely basis to allow you to meet your filing deadlines.

Annual accounts Bookkeeping, Business startups

The Revenue have issued an audio guide about payroll in year procedures, including new procedures coming in from April 2009 regarding P45 and P46 forms.

HMRC payroll podcast issued February 2009

Payroll Payroll

We offer a comprehensive payroll service. The only things you have to do is give us the basic payroll data, provide us with any correspondence from the Revenue, pay your staff based on figures we provide and pay the Revenue the amount we tell you to pay them.

We will deal with your in year obligations such as statutory maternity pay, statutory sick pay, employees joining or leaving and in hard times, with statutory redundancy pay.

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Payroll Payroll