TAX STRATEGY AND PLANNING

Tax in all its forms can readily soak up more than half of the revenue generated by a small business. With our help you can make sure you don’t pay more tax than you should, and take advantage of reliefs and deductions which reduce your tax bill. Tax can be a nightmare but also an opportunity.  Whether you are a business entrepreneur, a property investor, or you just want to look after the kids, we’ll help structure your business and personal affairs in a tax efficient way to make it an opportunity.

CORPORATION TAX

Corporation tax returns, relief for capital expenditure and R&D, small companies relief, directors loans, loss relief, capital allowances, company cars – lease or buy?  These are some of the issues that Counters can help you with.

DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS

Personal tax returns, salary versus dividends, when’s the best time to take a dividend? Pension contributions, directors’ loans and benefits in kind, should I have a company car?  These are just some of the matters that we advise and help our clients on.

SELF ASSESSMENTS BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS & SOLE

TRADERS

A few questions commonly asked by our clients - What business expenses can I claim? Should I form a limited company?  How can tax planning reduce my tax bill? Should I employ people?  How much can I pay myself? What happens if I can’t pay my tax?  How should we split our profits? We have the answers to guide you through the maze.

CAPITAL GAINS TAX

Assisting you to dispose of assets in a tax efficient way fully utilising your capital gains tax allowance and any other reliefs available to minimise tax payable.

TAX INVESTIGATIONS & DISPUTES / FEE PROTECTION

INSURANCE

You don’t need to evade tax, avoid tax, or even make a mistake to find yourself with a tax investigation. Clients are increasingly at risk of a tax investigation by HMRC as they seek to increase tax revenues. Whilst keeping good records and submitting returns on time can reduce the likelihood of this there is always a risk of being investigated purely at random. Counters offers its clients fee protection insurance to meet our costs of representing you in the event of an inquiry. And whilst we can't insure a pre-existing investigation or dispute we can still offer you assistance to sort it out!

VAT, PAYE, & CIS

Counters provide assistance and advice on VAT scheme selection, VAT returns, monthly payroll, RTI submissions, PAYE compliance, CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) returns.

PROPERTY TAX

Running a lettings business? Buying or selling a second home, or

buying a property to renovate?  Buying or selling a property to

use for your business?  These are all areas where we have helped

clients make the right decisions.