We are a well-established firm of Chartered Certified Accountants and business advisors based in Chelmsford Essex. We pride ourselves in offering a friendly, personalised and fixed fee service tailored to the diverse needs of each of our clients. Our clients come from a wide cross section of business sectors and individual backgrounds, all are equally important to us, and all receive the same excellent service. We enjoy a high rate of recommendations, which is testimony to our commitment and genuine interest in all of our clients.Times are changing and we like to think we are an accounting firm that listens to our client's requirements and provides an individual package to meet their needs! We pride ourselves on the support and advice we provide to small and new businesses to help them develop the frightening array of new skills required to run a business. We take the mystery out of it and explain everything in simple English.We are Chartered Certified Accountants and as such are properly qualified members of the professional accounting body. Our practise is therefore regulated and properly insured. Please feel free to browse our site and if you would like to find out more, or to arrange a free consultation, please fill in the attached form to enable us to contact you or alternatively contact us on 01245 461288. Accounts PreparationFrom your books and records we will prepare your annual accounts (or year end accounts) whether you operate as a Sole Trader, Partnership or through a Limited Company. They will also be invaluable for providing information about your business to financial institutions for example for mortgage applications. As part of this service we routinely advise you on ways to strengthen your record keeping that will assist you in meeting your statutory obligations with regards to VAT and your annual Tax Returns.Tax ReturnsHM Revenue and Customs (formerly the Inland Revenue) routinely issue a tax return to taxpayers whom they believe are receiving income:· from self-employment· from the rental of property· where tax has not already been deductedor who have complex tax affairs such as company directors or higher rate taxpayersWe use HMRC approved software and our own in-house expertise to:· prepare calculations of your tax liability· complete your tax return and file it by the required date· advise you on the amounts of Tax and National Insurance to be paid and when you need to pay them· at your request we can analyse your tax affairs and advise you of any tax savings you may makeCorporation TaxWe use HMRC approved software and our own in-house expertise to:· prepare calculations of the company tax liability· complete the company tax return and file it by the required date· advise your company of Tax to be paid and when it needs to be pa