Accountancy

Whether you’re a limited company, sole trader, partnership or LLP, we’ll prepare your accounts so they comply with Companies House and HMRC. More importantly, we’ll ensure you understand the process from start to finish, as well as flagging up all the deadlines you need to know. We’ll also advise on how you can improve your own accounting systems to make your life easier. Common sense really, which is something else you’ll find we offer.

Corporation tax

If you’re a business owner it’s your responsibility to file your corporation tax return and make timely payments to HMRC. We’re here to help by assisting you with computing tax liabilities, advising of payment deadlines, and informing you about tax planning opportunities and any available tax reliefs. More specifically, we’ll help you calculate your tax liability and complete your company tax return (CT600) for delivery to HMRC.

Payroll

We understand the bigger the workforce, the greater the potential payroll headaches. That’s where our proven expertise comes in. We offer a payroll bureau to help you manage your employees’ salaries and ensure you make all the necessary RTI/FPS/EPS submissions to HMRC. We’ll also assist with administering ‘The Peoples Pensions’, setting up auto-enrolment and ensuring your new starters and leavers are provided with their P60s and P45s in a timely manner. Plus we’ll help you calculate SSP/SMP/SPP and make the necessary HMRC submissions.

Personal tax

At Ashford Green we cover all aspects of personal tax, from calculating tax liabilities and resolving queries with HMRC, to advising on available tax reliefs and notifying clients of payment deadlines and any liabilities due. Most importantly of all, we prepare self-assessment returns for submission to HMRC prior to the annual deadline of 31st January.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

Few things in accountancy are more confusing than VAT. With regulations changing all the time, we’ll makes sure you’re registered for the right VAT scheme and help you complete your quarterly returns. We can also get you ready for Making Tax Digital – HMRC’s move to digitise tax from April 2019.

Company formations and business start-ups

We understand starting up a company is often exciting and daunting in equal measure. To help make the process pain-free we’ll advise on the most appropriate business structure and get you up to speed on all the associated filing requirements. We can also advise on forming a limited company, help you register with both Companies House and HRMC, and act as your registered office.

Management accounts

We help you understand your own business by providing effective, accurate and informative financial information. This covers everything from the preparation of regular profit and loss accounts to using information for tax planning and budgeting. And that’s really just for starters. We’ll also help you make more informed decisions on a daily basis by arming you with detailed budgets, cash flow information and business forecasts. 

We hope it goes without saying that we’ll provide all the assistance you require in interpreting figures, not to mention assist with developing internal systems that both enhance and advance the accounting function of your business.

Company secretarial

Running a business can be taxing enough without worrying about preparing and filing all your statutory returns. That’s where our expertise can really help. We’ll manage the PSC register and inform Companies House of any business changes. We’ll complete and submit your annual confirmation statement. We’ll ensure the maintenance of statutory books and act as your registered office. The list goes on. So, whatever you need, you only have to ask.

Bookkeeping

It may not be the most exciting of jobs, but meticulous bookkeeping is essential to the success of any business. It’s why we’ll work closely with you to understand your business inside out and tailor our services to match. Whether using Sage or your own bookkeeping package, we’ll undertake bookkeeping from your primary records and process your bank statements. We’ll also liaise with your customers and suppliers as required, leaving you free to concentrate on more pressing business matters.

Tax advice and planning

We bring clarity to the complexity of tax regimes, helping you to optimise your position and stay compliant with ever changing tax legislation. In addition to minimising your tax liabilities within the scope of the legislation, we’ll also help you negotiate tax legislation and take advantage of tax reliefs.

HMRC compliance

Aside from all the extra paperwork it generates, failing to return your taxes on time can result in penalties being charged by HMRC. We’ll provide all the support and deadline prompts you need to accurately prepare and return your VAT, corporation tax, personal tax and capital gains tax. We can also handle any enquires from HMRC on your behalf.