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Accountancy & Tax in Leicester

Key start-up information and list of local accountants

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Having a good firm of accountants on your side will ensure that you have all the information and support that you need to help your business grow and flourish.

They can offer advice and help you comply with accounting and tax requirements.

If you are self employed or run a small enterprise in Leicester, it makes sense to use an Accountant or Bookkeeper who is keen to help small business and new business start ups rather than struggle with the task yourself.

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Main Accounting Considerations

Sole Trader or Limited Company

One of the first decisions you will need to make is which legal structure is likely to suit your new business and this will affect your accountancy obligations.

You can read a detailed article about your various options at: Sole Trader or Limited Company?

The information below primarily relates to self-employment but if you decide to trade as a limited company, you can read more here: Running a Limited Company.

Becoming Self-Employed

You should tell HMRC as soon as you start self-employment, otherwise you may face a penalty. You are considered to have started self-employment when you have something to sell and either have a customer for your goods or services, or you are actively marketing your business.

You can let HMRC know about your self-employment by registering online for business taxes. A Self-Assessment Online account will automatically be set up at the same time. This allows you to send your Self-Assessment tax returns online. You will receive an Activation Code. You need to activate the service within 28 days. If you don’t, you will have to ask for a new Activation Code.

You can register online at https://www.gov.uk/log-in-register-hmrc-online-services/register

National Insurance

As a self-employed person, you pay a fixed amount of Class 2 National Insurance contributions (NIC). If your profits are above a certain limit, you may also have to pay Class 4 National Insurance contributions.

See Self-employed National Insurance rates for full details.

Statutory Records

It is very important that you set up a record keeping system and keep all records and supporting documents. Records for the current tax year must be retained until 31 January 2022.

You must keep records of all money coming into and going out of your business. This includes all cash, cheques and credit card transactions.

Your records should be adequate to allow you to complete an accurate Self Assessment return. You will be expected to keep a full record of:

  • All sales made and other business income, as it is earned.
  • The cost of all business expenses and purchases as you pay them, no matter how little they cost.
  • All purchases of business stock, goods and raw materials.
  • Mileage records.
  • Capital expenditure; keep a separate record of all purchases and sales of business equipment, machinery and vehicles, together with the receipts.
  • Keep a record of the market value of equipment or vehicles introduced into the business that you owned before starting your business.

See Business records if you're self-employed for full details.

Key Dates

There are key dates that you need to be aware of during the financial year. These relate to reporting and payment of any monies due. A list of dates and full explanation can be found here.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

You must register for VAT if:

  • Your taxable turnover exceeds the VAT threshold in any 12 month period
  • you expect your taxable turnover to exceed the VAT threshold within the next 30 days
  • you take over an existing VAT registered business as a going concern

You have 30 days from the date you meet any of these criteria to register.

Usually, VAT registration can be completed online and if you apply online, you will be enrolled automatically so that you can submit your VAT return online (there is no longer a paper version).

The current VAT threshold is £85,000; if your turnover is below the registration limit, you can choose whether to apply for voluntary registration. The standard rate of VAT currently is 20%.

See the official VAT website for full up to date details.

Leicester Accountants

TaxAssist Leicester
Looking for an Accountant in Leicester? Then look no further. We are here to help your business make and save money, letting you concentrate on the things you do best. Our philosophy is to offer you a proactive business partnering approach, enabling you to achieve your financial goals. We offer 1. Personal Service - Visiting clients at home or business in or out of normal working hours, for meetings and collection of books 2. Customer Satisfaction - Standards and systems in place to ensure deadlines are met. We aim to give you no nonsense, jargon free advice 3. Value for money - An agreed fixed price, and monthly payment options with no interest charges 4. Initial no obligation FREE consultation. We work for YOU, not the Inland Revenue! Our TaxAssist shopfront is on the Uppingham Road, a major artery road which leads into Leicester City Centre from the A47. We are opposite Lloyds and Santander bank, and a few doors down from the Wilko store. On road parking is available on road and nearby side roads, or Humberstone Park has car parking available, within a couple of minutes’ walk.
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Pro Active Resolutions
Running a business is both exciting and challenging. Your journey to success won’t be in a straight line. At times there will be diversions and bumps in the road. Supporting businesses of all sizes is what we do. With a helping hand from us you will achieve success. We love working with small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) who are looking to grow. We’ll help you deal with the demands you will have to face and help guide you on the right track. Want to: - Know how much profit you’re making? - Make more money? - Manage your cashflow better? - Make your business dream come true? Then we’re the accountants for you. Contact us and arrange a relaxed, no-obligation chat 0116 2247122 Save time, money and stress- Call us today
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AccountsPal Ltd
We offer a wide variety of bookkeeping and payroll services to small and medium sized businesses at a low cost and with no lengthy contracts. If you feel there is anything we offer that would be of interest to you please do not hesitate to get in touch! We offer a wide range of bookkeeping and accounting services from simple software only options to a fully outsourced finance solution. Here are some of the services we - Monthly Bookkeeping - Sales Invoicing - Credit Control - Management Accounts & Forecasts - VAT Returns - Income Tax Self Assessments - Year End Statutory Accounts - Corporation Tax Calculations & Returns - VAT Registrations - New Company Set Ups - Annual Returns - Much more- Choose from individual services or visit our website for package options from only For outsourced solutions we can tailor the service so that when your customerssuppliers or employees call you they can come through direct to us! We offer simple, cost effective payroll solutions. All packages include: - Weekly or Monthly Payroll - Expense payments - Pension deductions - Adjustments such as sickmaternity pay - HMRC submissions - WeeklyMonthly Tax & NI Reports - Individually Emailed Payslips - Access to all Previous Payslips - P45s & P60s - P11Ds Monthly Payroll: 0-5 Employees:
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Freeman & Co. Chartered Certified Accountants
Chartered Certified Accountants and business advisers supporting small and medium sized businesses in Leicestershire and Rutland. At Freeman & Co. we pride ourselves on providing a professional one-to-one service. We believe the client comes first, and we strive in every respect to meet our clients needs and expectations. Our team follows strict codes of professional conduct and our commitment to you provides professional advice backed by a quality service. Our accountancy services include business planning, start-up, taxation, systems implementations, including SAGE, payroll and self assessment for owner managed businesses, limited companies and individuals. We provide a free initial consultation, so please do call us on 0116 2402240 for a confidential chat. We provide accountancy services, including business planning, start-up, taxation, systems implementations, including SAGE, payroll and self assessment for owner managed businesses, limited companies and individuals. We also provide a free initial consultation, so please do call us on 0116 2402240 for a confidential chat.
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Smartfield Accountants
Every business needs a good taxman. We pride ourselves in offering tax focused advice to every client. We aim to save you tax and keep you on the right side of the HMRC. Call us for Free 1 hour consultantion on 0116 2 98 58 48.
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Lenio Accounting Limited
Lenio is based at Pera Business Park on Nottingham Road and is led by Director Frankie Hunt, a Chartered Certified Accountant with over 10 years̢
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AccountsPal
AccountsPal offers a tailor made solution that takes the stress out of running your business finances. AccountsPal can help you by providing anything from simple bookkeeping solutions to VAT returns to in-depth management accounts and payroll allowing you to focus on whats really important - running your business! We ultilise fully online & cloud-based accounting software so you have 247 access to your information anytime, anywhere!
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AIMS Accountants For Business
Were different and we enjoy doing things differently. We enjoy talking to you which is why we come to meet you at your convenience so that you can concentrate on running your business. It is as simple as that: you get the right service for you and your business. AIMS Accountants for Business are the largest network of independent qualified accountants throughout the UK offering unique services tailored to suit the needs of small to medium sized businesses (SME). You benefit from our experience and successful approach while dealing with a market leader. Look no further, click the button below to locate your nearest accountant and find out for free how we can start saving you time and money. Remember; good accounting is good business
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Andrew Tilbrook - AIMS
Help given with starting a business, advice on trading as a limited company, sole trade or partnership. Tax, accounting and general advice. First meeting is free. Fees agreed in advance and no surprise bills. Free telephone advice.
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Balance Right Books
Balance Right Books is an independent bookkeeping and administration service that works with small and medium sized businesses to streamline their record keeping and focus on their business rather than the paperwork! Balance Right Books provides monthly and infrequent bookkeeping services, management accounts, end of year preparation and assistance with tax and VAT returns along with general administration and secretarial duties.
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CompAcc Systems Limited
Do you need professional advice or help on..... - Tax returns
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Gower Accountancy
Gower Accountancy is a Leicester based accountants who provide their services to a range of sectors from doctors and dentists to the motor trade and website developers. Part of the Gower group in London, their expert chartered accountants have experience working with businesses of all sizes such as sole traders, SMEs, Partnerships, Limited Companies and many more. Gower Accountants Leicester offer many services to their clients such as Tax Advice, Accounts Preparation, Management Accounts, PAYE, Year-end accounts, VAT, Bookkeeping, Tax returns, Payroll services and many more.
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Merlion ABS
Merlion ABS has 14 years experience in the field of Accountancy & Business Support which is more than enough to service your Business needs. If you looking to Streamline your Business, improve your Bookkeeping, Bookkeeping Training, Business Growth, Business Planning or ultimately save your business money, then Merlion ABS is for you. We specialise in Sole Traders, Small Partnerships and owner managed Companies.
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MSI - Accountants & Bookkeepers
Our office is based in Leicester and we cover Leicestershire area and are looking to expand in the following cities - Derby , Nottingham , Birmingham & London and other respected cities across the UK. We have a very good network of Accountants and Bookkeepers who are very friendly and down to earth and are professional in their fields and they are ready to take every challenging situations and handle all your Accounting and Business related needs. We have a very organized and specialist team who can assist clients to maintain their day to day book-keeping and management accounts. FREE CONSULTATION - We would not charge for any amount of Consultations and Meetings you arrange with us. We only charge for the work we carry out for you We also work out of office hours to meet client expectation. If you want to meet out of office hours in the evening that could be arranged to Monday - Sunday - ANYTIME. Our Minimum Charges are: Business & Personal tax returns from
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NCAT Solutions LTD
We are a Loughborough accountancy firm servicing Charnwood, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas offering Fixed cost accounts, bookkeeping, Self assesment Tax Returns, Cloud accountancy to clients ranging from self employed trades people to multi million pound turnover businesses and as such customer satisfaction is an extremely important part of our service, we understand that businesses do not always run 9-5 so we can be contacted during the evenings and weekends to offer support and advice to accommodate your requirements. Help is only a phone call away. Our aim is to support you when you need it with an expert team of staff. We truly are a business partner that you can trust, at a price you can afford.
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Sarah Sear Chartered Certified Accountants
We are a small, friendly and professional accountancy practice. We are able to offer accountancy and taxation services both for individuals and companies at very competitive prices.
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Sarah Sear Chartered Certified Accountants
Small, friendly firm of chartered certified accountants offering all aspects of accountancy and taxation work. We offer fixed fees that are very competitive.
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Smart Accounts
The complete solution to all your business tax, PAYE, payroll and other financial services.
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