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Sole Trader & Self Employed
Sole Trader and Self Employed Accountants in Birmingham
Accounts, bookkeeping, allowable expenses and tax calculations for sole traders, freelancers and contractors. Fixed fees agreed before we start, from our office on Stratford Road in Hall Green.
Sole Trader Accounts
Bookkeeping
Allowable Expenses
MTD Support
Why Choose Our Self Employed Service?
Self-employed tax support made clear and simple
We help you organise your records, work out your taxable profit and understand exactly what you owe and when.
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Accounts and Profit
Annual accounts and the taxable profit figure, prepared properly.
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Expense Review
Support with allowable expenses, records and missing information.
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MTD Preparation
Guidance on digital records, compatible software and quarterly updates.
Sole Trader Accounts
Annual accounts, taxable profit and allowable expenses handled properly.
Bookkeeping
Help organising your income, expenses, receipts and business records.
Tax Calculation
Clear figures for tax, National Insurance and payments on account.
MTD Support
Preparation for Making Tax Digital and quarterly digital reporting.
Accountants for Sole Traders and the Self Employed
Are you a self-employed freelancer, contractor, small business owner or start-up looking for a sole trader accountant in Birmingham? We handle your accounts, bookkeeping, allowable expenses and tax calculations, and prepare you for Making Tax Digital.
This page covers ongoing accounting support for the self-employed. If what you need is the return itself prepared and filed, see our Self Assessment tax return service, or our late tax return service if a deadline has already passed.
Self Employed Accounting Services
Practical support designed for sole traders, freelancers, contractors and small business owners.
Sole Trader Accounts
Annual accounts for sole traders and the self-employed, covering income, allowable expenses and the taxable profit figure behind your return.
Bookkeeping Support
Help with organising income, expenses, invoices, receipts and digital records throughout the tax year.
Tax Calculation
Clear calculations of your taxable profit, Income Tax, National Insurance and payments on account where applicable.
MTD Preparation
Support with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, compatible software and quarterly digital record-keeping.
Self Employed Accounts Made Easy
Being self-employed is stressful when records are incomplete, expenses are unclear or deadlines are approaching. We help organise your figures, work out your taxable profit and explain what you owe in plain terms.
We can also guide you on paying HMRC and direct you to our Self Assessment payment guide if you need help making a payment online.
Key Deadline Reminder
Register with HMRC: usually by 5 October after the end of the tax year in which you started trading.
Paper tax return: usually due by 31 October.
Online tax return: usually due by 31 January, along with payment of any tax due. Full detail on our Self Assessment page.
Making Tax Digital for Self Employed People
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is already in force for the first group of self-employed people and landlords. Where it applies, you need to keep digital records using compatible software and send quarterly updates to HMRC.
We can check whether the rules apply to you, help you choose suitable MTD-compatible software, organise your bookkeeping and prepare for quarterly reporting.
MTD Start Dates
Since 6 April 2026: qualifying income over £50,000.
From 6 April 2027: qualifying income over £30,000.
From 6 April 2028: qualifying income over £20,000.
Digital Records
Keep your self-employment income and expense records digitally using compatible software.
Quarterly Updates
Submit quarterly updates of your self-employment or property income and expenses to HMRC.
Agent Support
We can help you set up software, organise your records and prepare for MTD reporting.
What Is Included
Clear accounting and tax support so you can focus on running and growing your business.
What We Can Help With
- Preparing your annual sole trader accounts.
- Reviewing allowable expenses and capital allowances.
- Calculating your taxable profit, tax and payments on account.
- Discussing your draft figures by phone or video call.
- Answering your self-employed tax and bookkeeping queries.
- Helping you prepare for Making Tax Digital where applicable.
Suitable For
- Sole traders and self-employed individuals.
- Freelancers and consultants.
- Contractors and subcontractors.
- Small business owners and start-ups.
- Landlords with self-employed or property income.
- Individuals moving from employment into self-employment.
Why Use a Sole Trader Accountant?
The right accountant can help save time, reduce errors and give you more confidence in your tax position.
Save time
Spend less time worrying about paperwork and more time running your business.
Avoid mistakes
We help identify common errors, missing records and expenses you are entitled to claim.
Plan ahead
Understand your tax position earlier and avoid last-minute surprises near the filing deadline.
Self Employed Accountants Near You in Birmingham
Our office is at 1126A Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham B28 8AE, a few minutes from Sparkhill, Acocks Green, Moseley, Shirley and Solihull. Plenty of self-employed clients prefer to bring a folder of receipts in and go through it across a desk.
Most now work with us remotely instead, sharing records securely online. Either way the service and the fixed fee are the same.
How We Work With Self Employed Clients
A straightforward process, from first conversation to filed figures.
- Tell us about your self-employed work, business income and the tax year you need help with.
- Send us your income records, expense receipts, bank statements and any HMRC correspondence.
- We review your records and identify any missing information or allowable expense queries.
- We prepare your draft accounts and tax figures, and explain them clearly.
- After your approval, we submit to HMRC and confirm the tax payment details.
Getting Started
Easy Steps to Join Gondal Accountancy
Getting started is simple. Follow these three steps to begin working with our accountants in Birmingham.
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We prepare and send you a clear proposal by email outlining our recommended services.
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Sign the Engagement Letter
Open the engagement letter from our email, review the details and complete the onboarding process.
Self Employed Tax Support
Looking for a Sole Trader Accountant?
Tell us about your self-employed work and we will tell you what the support involves and what it costs. The first conversation is free.
Sole Trader Accountants FAQs
Common questions about sole trader accounts, expenses, MTD and working with an accountant.
We prepare your annual accounts, work out your taxable profit after allowable expenses, calculate the Income Tax and National Insurance due, and handle the submission to HMRC. Alongside that we keep your bookkeeping in order through the year so nothing has to be reconstructed in January.
There is no legal requirement. 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 and penalties avoided. If your situation is genuinely simple, we will tell you so.
It depends on your turnover, how many income sources you have and how organised the records are. We agree a fixed fee before any work starts, so you know exactly what you will pay and it does not change afterwards. The first conversation is free.
Broadly, costs incurred wholly and exclusively for the business — stock, materials, tools, business travel and mileage, a proportion of home running costs where you work from home, insurance, professional fees, and equipment through capital allowances. The detail matters, and it is where most people either miss claims or overclaim.
You must usually tell HMRC by 5 October after the end of the tax year in which you started trading. We can handle the registration for you and make sure you have a Unique Taxpayer Reference in time.
Records of business income, expenses, invoices, receipts, bank transactions and mileage. Keep them for at least five years after the 31 January filing deadline for the relevant tax year. If Making Tax Digital applies to you, those records need to be kept digitally in compatible software.
It applies in stages based on qualifying income. It has applied since 6 April 2026 to qualifying income over £50,000, extends to over £30,000 from 6 April 2027 and to over £20,000 from 6 April 2028. Qualifying income means gross income from self-employment and property before expenses, and the two are added together where you have both.
It depends on your profit level, how much you need to draw personally, your other income and your longer-term plans. A limited company brings extra filing obligations and costs, so it is not automatically better. We can run the comparison on your actual figures rather than a rule of thumb.
Yes. We regularly bring several outstanding years up to date, reconstruct missing records and deal with HMRC correspondence. See our late tax return service for how that works.
No. Our office is on Stratford Road in Hall Green and you are welcome to come in, but most self-employed clients now work with us entirely by phone, email and secure document sharing. The service and the fee are the same wherever you are.
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