Company Taxation and Corporate Tax Services Chartered Accountants London UK

Winters Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors
29 Ludgate Hill
London EC4M 7JE
England, UK

Tel:
+44 (0) 20 7919 9100

Fax:
+44 (0) 20 7919 9019

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Business Services - Corporation Tax and VAT

Oh no, not tax and VAT? Yes we’re afraid they can’t be ignored, and won’t go away! The Taxman and VATman cometh and they have powers beyond your wildest dreams!

Winters can provide a full Corporation Tax service that includes planning, advice, completion of Tax Returns and liaison with the dreaded H M Customs and Revenue on your behalf.

When it was introduced, VAT was supposed to be a simple tax. In reality it has become anything but simple. All businesses must stick to VAT regulations and aim to avoid assessments, interest and penalties together with the costs associated with disputes with H M Customs and Revenue.

Corporation Tax

H M Customs and Revenue requires the completion and submission of a tax return, together with details of income and expenses, regardless of whether the company needs an audit. Although this sounds like form filling and calculator prodding we also do our utmost to ensure that clients benefit from any available tax saving ideas.

We can also make a big difference through building relationships and trust with clients and appreciating and understanding their business. This helps us gain a grasp of future strategies and plans, which allows us to advise on ways and means of conducting financial transactions in the most tax efficient manner.

There is, of course, a balance to be struck in these matters and the whole tax picture needs to be taken into account. There is clearly no benefit to clients in saving Corporation Tax at the expense of higher Income Tax.

We advise a wide range of local, national and international clients operating across a broad spectrum of industrial, commercial, professional and not for profit sectors. We also work in close collaboration with colleagues in other Winters’ teams such as audit, so that we can provide a fully co-ordinated business advisory service.

VAT

There are few successful, growing enterprises that are not affected by VAT. Our aim is to ensure that VAT is only paid by clients where it should and at the right time. VAT recovery is equally important with the aim being to recover the maximum sums available at the earliest possible time.

We can help and advise in many ways, whether by a quick telephone call to confirm a VAT position; through meetings; reviews of proposals and contracts; an overall review of a business’s VAT affairs; training courses or any combination of these.

Our VAT Consultant spent 12 years with Customs and Excise prior to joining the profession at a ‘big 4’ practice as a VAT Manager. That provides the advantage from our clients’ perspective of a considerable depth of knowledge on both sides of the fence. She offers assistance with all aspects of VAT including planning, restructuring and mitigation of assessments, penalties and appeals. We are most happy to discuss fees with you with no obligation on your part, before we start working on assignments.

Just a couple of points to remember:

If Customs send you an assessment, at the very least let us review it, just to confirm it is VAT that is due. Far too many assessments are paid without a second opinion, when in fact they are not necessarily due for payment.
Do not forget to consider the VAT implications whenever a transaction with a customer is proposed.

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Our fees are based purely upon the amount of time necessarily devoted to a client's affairs.

Our tendering process takes into account the different levels of staff required for the assignment and the complexity of the work concerned. Our team of experts work closely with you to find the best cost effective way of meeting your needs and achieving our aim of providing an efficient personal service which is value for money.