Overview
This page will give you all the detail you need so that you can submit the required paperwork to us and minimise delay and queries.
Time Period
The time period we require records for depends on your entity type and whether we undertake your vat return submissions. Generally speaking you will fall into one of these categories:
If Vat Registered:
Sole Traders & Partnerships
We require your records for the vat period we are currently working on. For confirmation please call us.
Limited Companies
We require the records for the vat period we are working on. If you need to confirm what dates this covers, please call us.
Not Vat Registered:
Landlords & Sole Traders
We require your paperwork, data & records from 1 April to 31 March for the relevant tax year. For instance the 20/21 tax year covers 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Limited Companies
We require the records for your full financial year provided to us asap after the last day of your financial year. If you are not sure of what dates this covers please call us.
Vat Deadlines
If you are Vat registered and are required to submit vat returns every quarter then please click on the vat quarters that relate to your business. This will then display all relevant deadlines and payment dates.
Organising Your Paperwork
This section will give you detail on how to quickly and efficiently organise your paperwork for delivery to us. This keeps your fees down as it saves masses of our time!
Bank Statements
We require bank statements in "CSV" or "Spreadsheet" format (Not to be confused with "PDF" format). All online internet banking facilities offer the CSV option. This keeps your fees low and accuracy at the highest possible level.
The instructions for downloading this file are below. Click the "+" sign next to your bank for details on how to do the download.
Income
To learn more about the income details we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign to the beside each item.
Cost Of Sales
To learn more about the cost of sales detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Staff Costs
To learn more about the staff costs detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Office Costs
To learn more about the office costs detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Vehicle Costs
To learn more about the vehicle costs detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Travel Costs
To learn more about the travel costs detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Finance Costs
To learn more about the finance costs detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Professional Fees
To learn more about the professional fees detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Assets
To learn more about the assets detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Misc Costs
To learn more about the misc detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Personal Costs
To learn more about the personal detail we require regarding your Limited Company or Sole Trader, click the "+" sign beside each item.
For any Directors or Shareholders whose tax returns we undertake, we shall also require the following;
Landlords
To learn more about the detail we require from landlords, click the "+" sign beside each item.
Other Info
Please be sure to tell us about ALL of your taxable activities, some of these are:
- All income as a sole trader, partnership or via a Ltd Co
- All employment income, employment expenses and employment benefits including P11d
- Dividends, bank interest, student loans
- All rental income, rent a room and commercial lettings
- Payments into private pensions
- Payments from private pensions
- Foreign income
- Foreign rental properties
- CIS tax paid
- Any other item requiring to be declared to HMRC
Note: The list of things we can ask for is literally endless, so please give thought to all items that are declarable to HMRC.