Fees

We offer you an initial free no obligation meeting in order to:

1. get an appreciation of your business and personal circumstances
2. introduce you to our practice and
3. discuss the level and type of service you require.

Whilst we are unable to give an accurate indication of our likely fees until that first meeting we set out below a selection of our current clients and fees charged for your information.

The fees quoted include at least one meeting a year, general correspondence and/or telephone discussions and general tax planning and advice.

	From	To	Average
Personal tax returns We have a number of clients whose only requirement is the completion and filing of the annual personal tax return. Our simplest cases involve clients with only one employment in the year and a small amount of investment income. Our more complex cases include those clients having a sophisticated share portfolio and/or share option schemes.	£100	£500	£130
Sole traders Our sole trader clients include subcontractors, tradesmen, taxi drivers, driving instructors, actors & entertainers to name a few. Fees include preparation of annual accounts, completion of the personal tax return and all related tax compliance work.	£300	£2,000	£650
Partnerships These businesses include amongst others landscape gardeners, taxi and car hire operators, retail shops, publicans and printers. Fees include preparation of annual accounts, completion of the personal and partnership tax returns and all related tax compliance work.	£520	£2,400	£850
Limited companies (non-audit) These range from  'one man band' consultancy businesses upwards and include civil engineering and building contractors, computer and management, consultancies, recruitment agencies, importers, exporters wholesalers, retailers and many others. Fees include preparation of annual financial statements, completion of corporation tax returns and all related tax compliance work and filing statutory returns including accounts, maintaining the payroll for the directors, completion of their personal tax returns and all related tax compliance work.	£750	£4,000	£1,500

The above fee analysis excludes charges (where relevant) for maintaining clients books and records, preparation of management accounts and completion of VAT returns, Fees for these services range from £50 to £500 per month.

All fees are quoted exclusive of VAT which is added at the prevailing rate. 

All other work including dealing with HM Revenue & Customs enquiries and investigations and specific tax planning including Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax are chargeable based on time spent and complexity.