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We are a professional, experienced and friendly team of accountants based in Bath and serving clients throughout London and the South. Your business is our business - so let us help you to be successful, plan for tax efficiency, and be proactive in dealing with the many financial and regulatory matters that are part of everyday business life.

Preparing accounts and maintaining statutory records can be a complex and time-consuming task, so let us help with our accounting and compliance package. It includes preparing and filing annual accounts and corporation tax returns, together with all necessary minutes and vouchers to ensure compliance with HMRC requirements and meeting all deadlines, so avoiding the ever-increasing penalties from Companies House and HMRC.

Cloud based & digital accounting is playing an ever increasing and necessary role for businesses, with more clients now realising both its potential - and inevitability with HMRC's on-going process of Making Tax Digital. Getting your admin and accounts running smoothly will save time and money as well as improving the look and feel of your business.

Tax can be a minefield for business owners. With tax legislation constantly being revised and with the level of penalties on the increase, it is essential that you have a robust tax planning strategy in place.

As well as dealing with the routine aspects of business taxes, VAT, PAYE, National Insurance and CIS, we offer comprehensive business tax planning services, which will help you to maximise profitability, boost the bottom line and extract income in the most tax efficient way.Take full advantage of tax opportunities and reliefs to include knowing what costs are allowable for tax purposes.

We can incorporate a limited company for you quickly and at minimal cost, to include registering the company for VAT and PAYE where necessary. More importantly, as part of taking your instruction we can discuss the optimal format for structure in terms of control, drawings and tax planning.

We can also guide you on issues such as director's responsibilities and the differences (particularly for an owner managed business) between directors, shareholders and employees - how they can be remunerated and what risks each category might face.You will receive the incorporation documents by email - often within 24 hours - and be ready to open a bank account and start trading.