Service overview
How a business is structured affects how it is taxed, how the owners take income from it and what has to be reported to HMRC and Companies House. This service is for business owners who would like to understand the tax and accounting considerations before deciding whether to incorporate, change the structure of the business or bring in other owners.
At Accountant Bookkeeping Ltd, we provide business structure and incorporation tax advice for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies throughout Bournemouth, Dorset, London and across the UK. We look at your current position and the options available, and explain the tax and accounting consequences of each in plain English.
Advice in this area usually involves several factors at once: the level and nature of profits, how income is taken by the owners, the effect on National Insurance and Corporation Tax, what happens to existing assets or contracts, and the reporting obligations that follow. We work through these with you using the information available at the time.
We work within current UK tax legislation and established tax principles, and we do not promote or recommend tax avoidance arrangements. Where a matter goes beyond our professional scope, we will say so and explain what further advice may be needed. As an AAT Licensed Accountant, we provide our services with transparent fixed-fee pricing and no VAT charged on our fees.
Pricing
Our Business Structure & Incorporation Tax Advice service starts from £175. The final fee is confirmed by fixed quotation following an initial review of your circumstances and the scope of the work involved, so you know the cost before any work begins. VAT is not charged on our fees because we are not VAT registered.
Who this service is for
- Sole traders and partnerships considering whether incorporation would be appropriate.
- Business owners reviewing whether their current structure still fits how the business operates.
- Limited companies considering a group or holding company structure.
- Owners bringing in a business partner, shareholder or family member.
- Businesses preparing for growth, investment, a sale or a wider restructure.
What we can help with
- Sole trader versus limited company considerations
- Partnership and company structure considerations
- Incorporation tax considerations
- Owner and shareholder structure
- Holding company considerations where appropriate
- Corporation Tax implications
- Capital Gains Tax considerations where relevant
- Director/shareholder remuneration considerations
- Initial tax and accounting setup considerations
How it works
Initial discussion
We discuss your business, how it is structured now, how income is taken from it and what you would like to achieve.
Information review
We review the accounts, tax returns and other information available, and identify anything further we need to consider the position properly.
Consideration of the options
We consider the tax and accounting implications of the structures available and explain how each may apply to your circumstances.
Recommendations and next steps
We set out our recommendations and the actions involved, with a fixed quotation for any agreed further work.
Information we may need
- Latest accounts or accounting records for the business.
- Self Assessment tax returns and tax computations for the owners.
- Company accounts, Corporation Tax returns and tax computations where a company is already involved.
- Details of how the business is owned and how income is currently taken from it.
- Details of existing assets, contracts, loans or property held by the business or its owners.
- Information about your plans, including timescales and any proposed transactions.
- Relevant correspondence with HMRC or Companies House.
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Scope
Complex or highly specialised restructuring matters may involve appropriately qualified specialist tax, legal or other professional advisers.
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