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Pick who you are and the list narrows to what applies. Every service shows how often it happens, when it's due and what I'll need from you.

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Self-Assessment Tax Returns

For: Sole traders, freelancers, agency owners, aesthetics and beauty professionals.

How often
Yearly
Deadline
31 January
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If you're self-employed, HMRC wants a return from you every year, and the 31 January deadline has a habit of arriving faster than anyone expects. Send me your income and expenses and I'll do the rest: work out what you can claim, prepare the return, file it, and tell you in plain terms what you owe and when.

  • Return prepared and filed with HMRC
  • Allowable expenses claimed, including the ones people forget
  • A one-page summary of what you owe and when
  • Reminders months before the deadline, not days

What you send me

  • Bank statements for the tax year
  • Invoices or a sales list
  • Receipts, photos are fine
  • Your UTR and last year's return if you have one

CIS Tax Returns for Construction

For: Builders, electricians, plumbers, gas engineers, scaffolders, groundworkers, labourers.

How often
Yearly
Deadline
31 January, refunds usually sooner
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Contractors take 20% off your pay before you see it. That deduction ignores your van, tools, fuel and everything else you've spent to do the job, so most subcontractors end the year having paid too much. I match your deduction statements to your income, claim what you've spent, and chase the refund through.

  • CIS deductions reconciled against your statements
  • Refund claimed and chased with HMRC
  • Van, fuel, tools, PPE, phone and travel all claimed
  • CIS registration sorted if you're new to it

What you send me

  • CIS deduction statements from each contractor
  • Bank statements
  • Receipts for van, fuel, tools and PPE
  • Your UTR

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

For: Sole traders and landlords over the threshold, or anyone who'd rather be ready before they have to be.

How often
Quarterly
Deadline
7 August, 7 November, 7 February, 7 May
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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax swaps the once-a-year return for four quarterly updates plus a final declaration, all sent from software HMRC recognises. It started in April 2026 for sole traders and landlords earning over £50,000, drops to £30,000 in April 2027 and to £20,000 in April 2028. I'll tell you which date is yours, get the software talking to HMRC, and send every update on your behalf.

  • Check whether MTD applies to you yet, and from when
  • Compatible software set up and linked to HMRC
  • All four quarterly updates submitted for you
  • Final declaration filed at year end

When MTD applies to sole traders

  1. April 2026Income over £50,000Live now
  2. April 2027Income over £30,000Next
  3. April 2028Income over £20,000Planned

What you send me

  • Access to your bank feed or statements each quarter
  • Invoices as you raise them
  • Receipts through the app

Sole Trader Registration

For: New sole traders, and anyone moving from PAYE to working for themselves.

How often
One-off
Deadline
By 5 October after your first tax year
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Going self-employed means registering for Self-Assessment, getting a UTR, and knowing which records to keep from day one. I'll handle the registration, walk you through the deadlines, and set up a simple way of keeping receipts and invoices so your first return isn't a scramble.

  • Self-Assessment registration and UTR
  • CIS registration for subcontractors
  • A simple record-keeping routine you'll actually stick to
  • Your deadlines explained once, properly

What you send me

  • National Insurance number
  • Start date and what you do
  • An address HMRC can write to

Bookkeeping

For: Sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.

How often
Monthly
Deadline
Books closed each month
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Every tax return, VAT return and sensible business decision rests on the books being right. I record and categorise your sales and spending, reconcile the bank each month, chase missing receipts, and hand you figures you can read without a translator.

  • Sales, purchases and expenses recorded and categorised
  • Bank reconciled every month
  • Monthly or quarterly profit and cash summary
  • Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent or Sage

What you send me

  • Bank feed access
  • Sales invoices
  • Purchase invoices and receipts
  • Anything paid personally for the business

VAT Returns

For: Sole traders, partnerships and limited companies at or near the threshold.

How often
Quarterly
Deadline
One month and seven days after each quarter
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Once turnover passes the VAT threshold you have to register and file under Making Tax Digital for VAT. I'll register you, advise on whether standard, flat rate or cash accounting suits you best, and prepare and file each return so you reclaim what you're owed and pay on time.

  • VAT registration and scheme advice
  • Quarterly MTD-compliant returns
  • Domestic reverse charge handled for construction work
  • Payment reminders before each deadline

What you send me

  • Sales and purchase invoices with VAT shown
  • Bank statements
  • Your VAT number and scheme

Payroll and CIS Monthly Returns

For: Employers and contractors of any size, from one employee up.

How often
Monthly
Deadline
RTI on or before payday, CIS300 by the 19th
Get a quote

Employ people or use subcontractors and there's a monthly cycle that never stops: payslips, RTI submissions, pensions, CIS verification and the CIS300 return. I'm a CIPP-certified payroll technician, so this is the part of the job I trained for specifically. You approve the figures; I handle the rest.

  • Payslips, RTI submissions and P60s
  • Auto-enrolment pension processing
  • Subcontractor verification and CIS300 monthly returns
  • Deduction statements for your subcontractors

What you send me

  • Hours or salaries for the period
  • New starter and leaver details
  • Subcontractor names, UTRs and amounts paid

Software Set-up and Training

For: Anyone coming off spreadsheets, or starting fresh.

How often
One-off
Deadline
Usually done inside a week
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Good software, configured well, takes hours off every month. I'll pick the one that fits how you work, connect your bank feed, set up invoice templates and receipt capture, then sit with you (in person or on a call) until raising an invoice from your phone feels normal.

  • Software chosen and fully configured
  • Bank feeds, invoice templates and receipt capture
  • One-to-one training, in person or over video
  • Support afterwards when something doesn't make sense

What you send me

  • Bank login to connect the feed (you do this bit)
  • Your logo for invoice templates
  • An hour for training

Included, whichever you pick

A fixed price, in writing

Quoted before any work starts. The number you agree to is the number on the invoice.

Reminders before deadlines

You hear from me weeks out, not the day before.

HMRC handled

Letters, queries and chasing refunds. You forward it, I deal with it.

A plain-English summary

What you owe or what's coming back, in a page you can actually read.

Client reviews

What clients say

“They handle our VAT returns, CIS and payroll, liaise with our accountant at year end, and provide useful financial reports throughout the year. Everything is managed professionally and efficiently.”

B P L Construction Limited

VAT, CIS and payroll client

Next step

Not sure which one you need?

That's normal. Tell me what the business does and what's worrying you, and I'll tell you what HMRC actually requires and what it'll cost.