Accounting Solutions
• Annual accounts preparation
• Self-assessment tax returns
• Regular management accounts
• Tax advice and planning
• Payroll and VAT
• Computerised accounting systems
• Budgeting and management information
• Business advice
Limited companies are more suitable for larger organisations, have many tax planning opportunities and are separate legal entities therefore they can live on past the retirement of the owner. Companies also face significant regulations and responsibilities. We can help with many of these including:
• Annual accounts preparation
• Corporation tax returns
• Regular management accounts
• Company secretarial duties
• Filing accounts and annual returns
• Tax advice and planning
• Payroll and VAT
• Computerised accounting systems
• Budgeting and management information
• Business advice
• Accountant’s reports for Law Societies
• Annual accounts preparation
• Self-assessment tax returns
• Tax advice and planning
• VAT
• Business advice
• Pensions planning
• Investment advice
• Accounts preparation
• Tax returns where necessary
• Annual returns to the Police and other bodies
• Presentation of accounts to members at AGMs
• Tax advice and planning
• VAT
• Computerised accounting systems
• Business advice
Tax Compliance and Planning
We offer an efficient and comprehensive tax return service for individuals, whether you are resident in the UK or not.
We can prepare your personal self-assessment return, carry out any necessary calculations, correspond with HMRC and deal with any enquiries.
Our specialist team can also offer you a full range of tax planning services, including:
• Advice on tax-efficient remuneration and business structures
• Inheritance tax planning
• Pension planning
We offer a range of services to help you minimise your corporate tax exposure and relieve you of the administrative burden of complying with tax legislation. These include:
• Determining the most tax effective structure for your business
• Taking full advantage of tax opportunities and reliefs
• Achieving the optimum capital or revenue tax treatment
• Reducing tax on disposals and maximising relief on acquisitions
• Making the most of tax opportunities specific to your industry
• Meeting the rigorous demands of compliance including corporation tax self-assessment
• Acting on your behalf in discussions with the tax authorities
• Efficient corporate tax planning which can result in potentially significant improvements in your bottom line.
We have worked with a wide variety of organisations requiring varying levels of support. VAT planning requires in-depth knowledge where professional advice can bring big rewards. We have helped many of our clients to reduce VAT assessments and minimise their VAT liabilities.
Our services include:
• Assistance with VAT registration
• Advice on VAT planning and administration
• Use of the most appropriate scheme
• VAT control and reconciliation
• Assistance with the completion of VAT returns
• Practical support during VAT inspections
• Gifts, including lifetime gifts
• Life insurance policies held in trust
• Wills
Our services include:
• Calculating your tax liability
• Completing and filing your tax return on your behalf
• Advising you when various payments are due and how much to pay
• Advising on appropriate record retention
• Introducing you to any relevant tax saving ideas
• Representing you in the event of your being selected for investigation by HM Revenue & Customs
It is important when planning to transfer an estate that adequate provision is made and getting the right balance requires considerable skill and foresight – along with a detailed knowledge of the current tax regime. We provide a comprehensive estate planning service that includes:
• Help with planning and reviewing a will
• Making full use of exemptions and lower tax rates on lifetime transfers
• Optimising lifetime transfers between family members
• Transferring agricultural or business property
• Transferring assets into trust
• Arranging adequate life assurance to cover potential inheritance tax liabilities
Bookkeeping and Payroll Solutions
Our suite of accounting services can supply the entire back office function for any business. You can select our services individually or in any combination to build your perfect solution. Our services include:
• Management accounts and reports
• Bank reconciliation
• Debtors
• Creditors
• General ledger maintenance
• Fixed asset management
• VAT returns
We provide payroll services which can relieve you of this burden by providing a comprehensive and confidential payroll service, including:
• Customised payslips
• Administration of PAYE, national insurance, statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay etc
• Completion of statutory forms, including year-end returns, to issue to your employees and submit to HM Revenue & Customs
• Full supporting printouts providing summaries and analyses of staff costs
• Administration of incentive schemes, bonuses, and ex-gratia and termination payments
• We also provide support during PAYE and National Insurance audits and can perform PAYE health checks.
Even if you have only a few employees, you can make savings by engaging us to administer your payroll.
All our services come with unlimited telephone support.
Audit, advisory and assurance
External audit is an independent audit function that provides assurance that the financial statements of an organisation are free from material miss-statement and are in accordance with relevant legislation and accounting standards. Besides helping you meet the statutory requirements, we strive to “add value” by taking the opportunity to review your financial and management systems. By focusing on key risk areas, we can often enhance business systems and controls by recommending practical solutions and enhancements that can improve your business performance.
We pride ourselves on the working relationships we develop with clients. With direct partner contact and regular communication, we strive to provide all of our clients with an individually focused and value added professional service.
Our audit services are available across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to:
• Limited companies
• Charities, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations
• Non departmental public bodies
• Trusts
• Specialist organisations
We pride ourselves on being responsive to client needs. We endeavour to complete grant claim audits as quickly as possible preventing any delays in receipt of funding.
Our services include:
• New incorporations under Companies Act 2006 in the UK or Companies Act 2014 in the Republic of Ireland
• Provision of Registered Office services
• Completion and submission of Annual Returns
• Submission of statutory Annual Accounts
• Preparation of Minutes of Meetings
• Changes to the Company Articles of Association or Constitution
• Shares allotments, reorganisations and transfers
• Officer appointments and terminations
• Advice on the duties of Directors and Secretaries
Business Support
At Crudden Dolan Ltd, we will work closely with you to prepare cash flow and budget analyses which can be used as your organisation’s financial plan and financial management tool.
We can help identify sources of finance for new and established businesses. We prepare business plans and forecasts, bank proposals and advice on capital structures, taxation implications and carry out due diligence. We assist in formulating and implementing strategies and setting goals.
We assist with grant applications and have established relationships with a number of local funding bodies.
Sources of finance that we can assist with include:
• Credit from suppliers
• Overdraft
• Loans
• Leasing or contract hire
• Factoring
• Equity; and grants
We offer a supportive and constructive business start-up service which takes the stress out of starting up by providing step by step assistance to get your business up and running. The services we offer include:
• Decide on the most suitable structure for your business – sole trader, partnership, or limited company
• Prepare a business plan, cash flow projections, budgets, and trading forecasts
• Assess your finance requirements, advise on the best sources of finance, and draw up the necessary proposals
• Establish a good working relationship with your bank
• Complete any registration procedures with Companies House and HM Revenue & Customs
• Deal with company secretarial issues
• Set up a recording system for your internal use and for complying with statutory requirements
Our business plan service includes:
• Advice regarding the content of a business plan
• Assistance on the preparation of a business plan based on information provided
• Production of a set of illustrative financial projections
• Independent validation of a business plan
Our computerised accounting systems service includes:
• Installation and training on Sage Line 50 and Instant Accounts
• Installation and training on Sage Payroll
• Installation and training on Microsoft Word and Excel
• Installation and training on all other major accounting packages including Kingswood and Quickbooks
This specialism has grown for over 50 years and we now provide a full range of services to charities and NFPs based in Northern Ireland and beyond.
With the establishment of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland governance and reporting requirements for NI charities will increase significantly. We can fully support your organisation with compliance. We can provide advice and recommendations and can install and support accounting systems to enable you to meet your new obligations.
We have also helped clients deal as efficiently and successfully as possible with queries and inspection reports from DARD, related to their various grant and subsidy schemes.
We can use our experience and knowledge in this area to help you with any farming administration issues that you may come up against from time to time.
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