Regardless of whether you are a private individual, a director, self-employed, partnership or corporation, taxation has a significant impact upon your cash flow. Our specialist tax departments will ensure that payments are determined on time, after careful planning and in accordance with the relevant legislation. Please select your area of interest from the list below:

• Business Tax
• Corporate Tax
• Personal Tax
• Directors Tax
• Tax Investigations
• Trusts & Inheritance Tax
• International Tax
• VAT Services
• Business/Personal Tax planning

Business tax

• Preparation of relevant self assessment returns
• Structured reviews to maximise tax planning opportunities
• A consultancy service reviewing the tax implications of the purchase or the sale of a business
• Revenue investigation and dispute settlement negotiations
• Forensic tax reviews and reports
• Overseas tax advice
• Advice in connection with VAT, NI and employee benefit legislation

Corporate tax

• Preparation of annual corporation tax returns
• Maximising planning opportunities
• Advice on group structures, inter-group trading, asset transfer, group acquisition and disposals
• Tax reviews in contemplation of an acquisition, sale or demerger
• Advice on offshore companies and foreign controlled companies
• Advice in connection with VAT, NI employee and director benefits legislation
• Tax planning for directors, including UK and non-UK based pensions schemes
• Revenue investigation and dispute settlement negotiations

Personal tax

• Preparation of self assessment returns
• Tax planning reviews
• Pensions and investment information
• A specialist tax service for overseas visitors working in the UK
• A specialist tax service for UK residents going to work abroad
• Inheritance tax planning for lifetime transfers and estate taxation
• Advice on the use of Trusts for education, discretionary and capital protection purposes
• Revenue investigation and dispute settlement negotiation
• A specialist tax service for non-resident UK landlords

Directors Tax

In addition to the Personal tax services outlined above our services also include:

• P11D advice
• Share Options Schemes
• Enterprise Investment Schemes
• Retirement planning

Tax Investigations

We understand that where clients are faced with an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs into their personal, business or corporate affairs, they need positive advice and support from the initial interview stage to the conclusion of the investigation.

Our services include:

• Local tax office enquiries
• Special Civil Investigations enquiries
• PAYE - National Insurance compliance reviews
• VAT investigations

Trusts & Inheritance Tax

Trusts are often useful as part of an overall Estate Planning strategy to protect assets and provide a flexible environment for income and capital control. Working with Trusts there is considerable scope for mitigating potential inheritance tax liabilities.

Our services include:

• Choosing the most suitable type of Trust
• Advising on the tax advantages of Trusts
• Maximising IHT relief's and exemptions
• Advising on tax efficient Wills
• Dealing with share re-organisations
• Planning life-time gifts

International Tax

If you are moving overseas, or planning an extended stay in the UK, there are a number of important taxation issues to bear in mind. For businesses looking to expand their operations overseas, or contemplating setting up a base in the UK, there are many taxation issues to consider. Our tax departments will be able to assist you with:

• Tax residence
• Non-domicile claims and minimising UK tax on overseas assets and income
• Double tax issues
• Mitigation of world wide tax position
• UK tax compliance
• Setting up your business in the UK
• VAT

VAT Services

It is of key importance that VAT compliance is managed correctly. Our VAT services include:

• Investigation of contentious VAT assessments
• Planning the best VAT strategy for your organisation
• VAT advice for complex financial transactions
• Carrying out pre-emptive VAT control visits
• Reviewing land and property transactions
• Advising on supplies of goods and services to overseas countries
• Preparing VAT returns

Business/Personal Tax Planning

• Atkinsons offer a range of personal and business tax planning solutions, please call to enquire.
• Atkinsons are members of the ICAEW's Tax Faculty.