Your books, your tax return, one accountant.
For sole traders in Burgess Hill and across Mid Sussex. Your own accountant keeps your books, files your self assessment and answers your questions, all for a fixed monthly fee.
- A month to start, tax return included
- £35
- Accountant who gets to know your trade
- 1
- Surprise bills at the year end
- £0
Gardeners, mechanics, tyre fitters and builders across Mid Sussex
InvoiceNo. 0142
Garden maintenance, Hassocks
- Hedge cutting, 6 hours£180.00
- Green waste removal£60.00
- Lawn feed and weed£45.00
Total£285.00
Already trading, or just starting out?
Working for yourself is simple to set up, but it still brings paperwork, deadlines and tax. We look after the numbers so you can get on with the work.
From your first invoice to your tax return, your own accountant keeps your books in order, claims every expense you're allowed and keeps HMRC happy, all for a fixed monthly fee.
Not registered yet? We can register you with HMRC as a sole trader and take care of the whole process from day one.
- Your own accountant, with unlimited advice by phone or email
- Free accounting software, with the bookkeeping done for you
- Your self assessment return prepared and filed
- Reminders before every tax payment is due
What can I claim?
Every allowable expense comes off your profit before tax is worked out. Here are the ones our sole traders ask about most, and a few that catch people out.
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From HMRC's guidance for the self-employed. You can't claim expenses if you use the £1,000 trading allowance instead.
Do you need an accountant?
The law doesn't say you must have one. Most sole traders find the time, money and worry we save them is well worth the fee.
Save time
Hand the bookkeeping and the tax return to someone who does it every day, instead of winging it in January.
Stay on the right side of HMRC
Your return goes in accurate and on time, so there are no late filing penalties to pay.
Claim every expense
From your van and workwear to working from home, we make sure nothing you're allowed to claim gets missed.
One fixed fee
Your monthly fee stays the same as your work grows, and there's never a surprise bill at the year end.
Sole trader accounts, answered.
The questions people ask us most. If yours isn't here, ring us and you'll get a straight answer.
It's the legal status you have when you run a business as yourself rather than through a limited company. In law there's no difference between you and the business, so you pay tax on the profit the business makes.
You register with HMRC for self assessment once you earn more than £1,000 in a tax year. Register by 5 October after the end of the tax year you started trading in. HMRC then sends you a Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR), which goes on your tax return and everything you send them. We can register you if you'd rather not deal with the forms.
There's no legal need for one, but we strongly recommend it. It keeps your business spending apart from your personal spending, which makes your books quicker to keep and your expenses easier to prove.
You pay tax on the business's profit, not on the money you take out. Your drawings aren't taxed like a salary, and you can't claim them as a business expense either.
No, it isn't a legal requirement in the UK. Most people find it's better to have an expert keep the books and file the return than to learn the software or wing it at tax time, so they can get on with running the business.
Our sole trader packages start from £35 a month. You pay a fixed fee that doesn't change if your transactions go up, and you won't get a surprise bill at the end of the year. Ask us for a free quote for your business.
No. Unlike a limited company, a sole trader doesn't file accounts at Companies House, so your figures stay private. You should still keep a profit and loss account and a balance sheet each year, because you're personally liable for the business's debts.
Things like your van running costs, tools, workwear, phone and a share of your bills if you work from home. The full list runs to hundreds of items. We also offer a one-off, hour-long tax session with advice for your business.
No. You get free access to easy accounting software if you want it, but your accountant does the bookkeeping behind the scenes. You just send us your paperwork.
As much as you want us to. We speak to HMRC for you, file your returns and keep you up to date with anything you need to know. You'll also get a reminder before each tax payment is due.
Make sole trader life a lot simpler.
One accountant for your bookkeeping and your tax return, for one fixed monthly fee. Call, email or pop into the office on Victoria Road.