Full-service corporate accounting, payroll, workplace pensions, and tax optimization strategies. Supervised by qualified FCCA & ACCA professionals.
Growing a business requires robust financial structures. From setting up payroll and employee pensions to managing multiple VAT tax codes and year-end statutory accounts, we handle the admin so you can concentrate on scaling.
UK Corporation Tax operates on a tiered structure, from a 19% small profits rate up to a 25% main rate for profits over £250,000. We review your margins, expenses, and investment plans to utilize capital allowances and marginal relief, minimizing your corporate tax liabilities.
Processing employee payslips, calculating HMRC payroll liabilities, and managing student loans/sick pay adjustments.
Auto-enrolment management, pension contribution calculations, and declarations of compliance filed with the Pension Regulator.
Reconciling complex sales data (including e-commerce or international trades) and filing digital returns via MTD-compliant tools.
Integrated personal tax planning for multiple shareholders, including dividend split structures and salary plans.
We understand that new-age digital enterprises operate differently from traditional small businesses. We specialize in tax, structure, and HMRC compliance specifically optimized for high-growth tech models:
For artificial intelligence service providers, SaaS models, and custom LLM integration agencies:
• R&D Tax Credits: Maximize tax reliefs on software research, engineering hours, and model training.
• Compute & Cloud Expensing: Optimizing massive GPU, server, and cloud hosting costs as allowable operational write-offs.
• International VAT: Managing reverse-charges on API usages, and VAT/sales tax obligations for cross-border software licenses.
For programmatic advertising, automated outreach agencies, and content automation firms:
• High-Volume Ad Spend Tracking: Precise booking and reconciling of daily ad spends across Google, Meta, and TikTok.
• Multi-SaaS Bookkeeping: Reconciling continuous monthly subscriptions and multi-currency tool expenses.
• Affiliate & Commission Taxes: Accurate tracking of payouts, referral commissions, and withholding tax filings.
For seed-funded apps, platform developers, and modern service startups:
• SEIS & EIS Registration: Structuring your company to qualify for Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes to attract UK angel investors.
• EMI Option Schemes: Setting up Enterprise Management Incentives to reward key developers and staff tax-efficiently.
• Capital & Grant Tracking: Tracking cash runway, cap tables, and HMRC tax-free grant compliance.
For digital content creators, online courses, and Shopify store brands:
• Platform Payment Audits: Reconciling payouts from Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, and Amazon Merchant.
• Global VAT & OSS: Navigating VAT on digital services and overseas shipping tax rules.
When you hire your first employee, you must register as an employer with HMRC and set up a PAYE (Pay As You Earn) scheme. You must run payroll at each pay frequency, submit Real Time Information (RTI) returns to HMRC, and auto-enrol qualifying staff into a workplace pension scheme, declaring compliance to the Pensions Regulator.
Choosing the right VAT scheme depends on your cash flow:
• Standard VAT Scheme: Pay VAT on invoices you raise, regardless of whether they are paid.
• Cash Accounting Scheme: Pay VAT only when cash is received. Highly recommended for businesses with clients who take 30-90 days to settle invoices.
• Flat Rate Scheme: Pay a fixed percentage of total sales. Ideal for businesses with low business expenses.
For an SME operating as a Limited Company, the key returns are:
• Year-End Accounts: Submitted to Companies House and HMRC within 9 months after your financial year-end.
• Corporation Tax Return (CT600): Submitted to HMRC within 12 months after year-end.
• VAT Returns: Usually submitted quarterly under Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules, within 1 month and 7 days after the quarter end.
• PAYE RTI Submissions: Sent on or before every pay day.
Startups and SMEs can reduce Corporation Tax by maximizing all deductible business expenses, claiming capital allowances on office hardware and machinery (including 100% first-year write-offs under Full Expensing), and claiming R&D tax incentives if developing new products or software.