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Shipleys LLP Chartered Accountants Godalming office Principals:
Our office principals and staff help individuals and their enterprises who require an efficient, cost effective, local service for the majority of their needs but who sometimes require access to more specialist advice. The range of services we provide includes:
Accounting
Every business is required to keep proper records. Shipleys LLP Chartered Accountants Godalming can help set up the right system to enable you to keep financial records of your business that give you accurate and useful management information as well as enabling the statutory accounts to be produced in a timely and cost-effective way. The right system will vary, according to the needs of your business, from a simple hand-written cashbook to a spreadsheet or a fully integrated software package.
We can assist you in the preparation of your Financial Statements to comply with specific legal requirements.
Audit
Not all businesses must have their accounts audited. We can audit Financial Statements to comply with the Companies Act, Charities Act and requirements of regulatory bodies such as the Financial Services Authority and Law Society. The constitutional documents, shareholders or third parties such as the providers of finance may also require an audit to be performed.
Company Secretarial services
Shipleys LLP Chartered Accountants Godalming can arrange incorporation of your new company or limited liability partnership (LLP).
A Company Secretary's duties include: maintaining the statutory registers of members, directors and charges, ensuring statutory forms are filed promptly, minute keeping and supplying copies of the accounts to the members. We can help your Company Secretary comply with these requirements, or act as your Company Secretary.
Every company must register an address with Companies House where the public can inspect the statutory records and legal notices can be served on the company. We can provide such a "registered office" for you at our address.
Business taxation
Businesses must submit tax returns to HM Revenue & Customs, and Shipleys LLP Chartered Accountants can help with all aspects of these.
Companies are required to work out their own corporation tax liability and to pay their tax bill when it is due, irrespective of whether a demand has been issued. A corporation tax return and computation is required and supporting records must be kept.
Partnerships are required to submit tax returns showing their income and capital gains. No tax is payable on this income or gain as partners' shares will normally be included in their tax returns.
PAYE
All employers must register a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) scheme with HM Revenue & Customs and deduct tax and national insurance contributions from employees' salaries. We specialise in PAYE and uur payroll bureau can work out these deductions and advise on the amounts and dates of payments required to the Collector of Taxes, sick pay, maternity and paternity pay and student loan repayments, as well as providing employees' payslips and dealing with the annual return forms that are required at the end of each tax year.
VAT
Your business may be required to register for VAT, or may wish to register voluntarily. Our VAT advisers can help you decide whether VAT registration is required or would be to your advantage, and complete the registration application if appropriate. Our advice covers topics such as whether VAT needs to be charged and if the VAT incurred on purchases can be reclaimed.
Shipleys LLP Chartered Accountants also help some clients complete VAT return forms. It is important to ensure that these are completed correctly and filed on time, otherwise penalties and interest can be incurred.
Private clients
Shipleys LLP Chartered Accountants Godalming specialise in looking after the financial affairs of wealthy individuals. We often lead or participate in a team of advisers with different expertise so that our clients benefit from well co-ordinated advice.
Our tax experts in Godalming offer a first class, personal service that covers the preparation of the annual tax return. Our advice on filing deadlines, and how much tax you need to pay, and when, helps you keep on the right side of the taxman and avoid late filing penalties, interest and surcharges.
We can also help with estate planning and inheritance tax (IHT) mitigation and compliance. Our advice covers wills, the use of trusts and other planning arrangements.
Trust and Estates
Shipleys LLP Chartered Accountants have a long history of providing trust and estate planning advice. We also take care of trust administration and tax compliance services.
Other Services
Through Shipleys LLP Chartered Accountants London we are able to advise our clients on more specialist areas such as corporate finance, corporate recovery and personal insolvency.