Services

Audit and Accountancy

Every business must prepare annual financial statements in order that it can fulfill its filing obligations. We believe the professional fee should not merely be an additional cost which gets rolled into the tax burden. Our purpose is to add value in the course of our accounts and audit work. We will carry out an overall review of the business, identifying its strengths and weaknesses and discuss these matters with you in detail.
Our partners and senior staff have extensive experience from a wide range of businesses and with our detailed knowledge of your affairs we are ideally placed to make a constructive contribution to protecting and enhancing the value of the business that you have created.

Taxation Planning

Timely calculation of the tax liability is a basic but important function in enabling an individual or business to budget for tax payments. We provide a specialised tax service for all individuals and companies and will assist in tax planning strategies to mitigate your liabilities as far as possible. We will advise on available reliefs or tax changes which would affect your tax position, and, if you are considering new developments or profile changes, we will project the tax implications and advise on the most tax efficient approach.

Recent changes in capital gains tax legislation have introduced important new rules which must be taken into consideration when contemplating disposal of a business or its assets. It is imperative that proper professional advice is sought at an early stage of any proposed disposal.

Inheritance Tax and Estate Planning is an ongoing exercise and availing of our specialist knowledge will enable you to minimise or eliminate tax liabilities arising on the disposition of your estate.
VAT (introduced as a simple tax in 1973) has become a very complex area and the VAT implications have to be closely examined in many business decisions. We are available if there are VAT issues with which you require assistance.

Each business person wants to secure maximum benefit for himself or his family and, in order to attain this, careful consideration must be given to how and when income is withdrawn from the business. We can assess the various options and discuss these with you. This will enable you to decide which suits you best in the light of the different tax implications of each.

Taxation Compliance Services

There are numerous online and manual taxation returns to be completed and filed within strict deadline by businesses and individuals, in many cases with substantial penalties for failure to comply. Stevenson and Wilson are prepared to assume this burden on behalf of our clients in respect of PAYE, VAT, Income Tax and Corporation Tax. In addition to these routine compliance services, we are experienced in handling inquires made by Tax and VAT Inspectors.

• We will attend at any meetings with the relevant investigator (as required).
• Assist in compiling and presenting any additional information which may be needed
• Negotiate any settlements with the relevant officer and
• Assist the client implement any changes required in their systems as a result of the inquiry.

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