There's a difference between an accountant who files your Corporation Tax return and a business tax accountant who plans it. The first records what already happened. The second changes the number at the bottom — legally, year after year. If your business is profitable, that difference is usually worth many times the fee.
What business tax work actually covers
- Corporation Tax planning: timing of expenses and investment around the 19%/25% bands and marginal relief.
- Director remuneration: the salary, dividend and pension mix that leaves the most in your pocket after all taxes.
- VAT strategy: the right scheme (standard, flat rate, cash accounting), and clean handling of edge cases.
- Capital allowances on equipment and vehicles — routinely under-claimed by DIY filers.
- Exit thinking: structuring today so a future sale qualifies for Business Asset Disposal Relief at 14% instead of the full CGT rate.
Signs you've outgrown doing it yourself
- Profit passed roughly £50,000 and the 25% band is coming into view.
- You pay yourself ad hoc, without a documented salary/dividend plan.
- VAT decisions are made by guesswork, or the registration threshold is approaching.
- You spend evenings on bookkeeping that a system should be doing.
How we work with business clients
TaxAce runs the numbers monthly, not annually — so tax planning happens while it can still change the outcome. You get a named adviser, business and personal tax handled together, and a fixed monthly fee agreed before we start.