TAXATION

• United Kingdom Tax planning for business and individuals
• International Tax planning and compliance
• Specialist Tax advice for particular industries and professions such as medicine, software houses/consultants, maritime activities and hi-tech manufacturing.
• Tax effective pension planning
• Inheritance Tax planning
• Negotiations with the Inland Revenue and HM Customs & Excise
• Valuation of shares in private companies
• Preparation of Income Tax and Corporate Tax Returns
• Inland Revenue and Department of Social Security Investigations
• Status enquiries including IR35 and Section 660a

We also provide a full professional accounting support service for our clients' international business concerns. Our overseas work includes foreign tax compliance and planning (both corporate and personal), auditing foreign companies, and advising upon the creation of offshore trusts.

ACCOUNTANCY

• Preparation of accounts and other financial statements without audit for businesses of all kinds

 

AUDITING

• Statutory audit of limited companies
• Audit of Sole Traders
• Partnerships and other unincorporated bodies
• Computer Auditing
• Specialised Audits such as investigating irregularities, fraud and low profitability

 

BUSINESS ADVICE AND CONSULTANCY

• Acquisitions, mergers and disposals, investigations, loan or equity financing
• Business monitoring on behalf of investors and lenders
• Effectiveness of internal control systems
• Design and implementation of accounting systems (see more below)
• Management buy-outs
• General commercial and financial strategy
• International business support services, including logistical support through our overseas network of contacts.

Clients are invited to visit the web site of our sister practice Casterbridge Hardy at www.casterbridgehardy.co.uk

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Operation and enhancement of existing systems
• Acquisition of new computers and office automation systems
• Negotiation with hardware and software suppliers
• Processing client financial data on our own computers
• Supplying trained personnel to process data on clients' computers at their premises

We also assist in the design and implementation of web sites, utilising the expertise of PC Support who may contacted direct at www.terryjane.co.uk

FINANCIAL PLANNING

We acknowledge that there is an inextricable connection between many of the tax issues which we address and the overall financial welfare of our clients. To cater for this requirement we work closely with Simply Financial (UK) Limited who may be contacted through us or direct at www.simplyfinancialuk.com

ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS

An effective accounting system is an essential tool in the management of any business which nurtures serious hopes of developing upon initial success.

We are able to install appropriate software and train relevant staff on a range of products following detailed consultation and the provision of sound advice tailored to individual requirements.

Unlike many accountants we are not dealers registered with one source of supply, thus we are able to advise upon and supply software from a source ideally suited to each client's needs.

PAYROLL

This is not, generally, an exciting subject and is not renowned as an activity likely to boost the creativity or profitability of a business. Indeed, it is most practically viewed as a necessary evil. This practice embodies a specialist arm which will be happy to undertake all payroll functions at a surprisingly modest cost.