Accounting and Tax Services in Birmingham

We provide year-end accounts, sole trader accounts, bookkeeping, payroll, management accounts, business planning, auto-enrolment pensions and Making Tax Digital support, alongside Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, VAT, CIS, Capital Gains Tax, tax planning, tax investigations and R&D and creative industry reliefs.

It depends on your business type, turnover and which services you need. A sole trader with straightforward records is a different job from a limited company with payroll, VAT and multiple directors. We quote a fixed fee agreed before any work starts, so you know exactly what you will pay and it does not change afterwards. There is no hourly billing and no charge for phone calls.

Look for someone who will tell you what a job costs before starting it, explains things in plain terms, and is honest about what you do not need. Check they handle your specific situation — landlord tax, CIS and ecommerce all work differently. Proximity matters less than it used to, since most accountancy work is now done digitally, but plenty of people still prefer knowing they can call in.

There is no legal requirement to use one. Whether it is worth it depends on how complex your affairs are and what your time is worth. Where it usually pays for itself is on expenses claimed correctly, reliefs you did not know about, penalties avoided and the hours you get back. If your situation is genuinely simple, we will tell you so.

Yes, and it is usually simpler that way. Your accounts feed directly into your Corporation Tax or Self Assessment return, so having the same firm prepare both means the figures agree and nothing has to be reconciled between two advisers.

Our office is on Stratford Road in Hall Green, and we work with businesses across Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Walsall, Dudley, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich and the wider West Midlands. We also support clients elsewhere in the UK remotely, and your location makes no difference to the service or the fee.

Yes. We support sole traders, landlords, partnerships, contractors, CIS subcontractors, limited companies and growing businesses. The right support differs quite a lot between them, which is why we look at your situation before quoting.

A bookkeeper records day-to-day transactions. An accountant uses those records to prepare accounts and tax returns, advise on your position and handle compliance. We provide both, so the records and the reporting work together rather than needing to be untangled at the year end.

It is more straightforward than most people expect. With your permission we contact your previous accountant, request the information we need and handle the professional clearance process. You do not need to have an awkward conversation or chase anything yourself, and you can switch at any point in the year rather than waiting for your year end.

Yes. We work with Xero, QuickBooks and FreeAgent, and can help you choose and set up whichever suits your business. This matters increasingly, since Making Tax Digital for Income Tax requires compatible software rather than spreadsheets alone.

Yes, and it is more common than you would think. We can bring several years up to date together, reconstruct records where they are missing, deal with HMRC correspondence and review whether any penalties can be appealed. Penalties stop building once the returns are filed.

Yes. Most people now work with us entirely by phone, email and video call, sharing records digitally. We act as your agent with HMRC wherever you are based.