Hartley Fowler Chartered Accountants

Taxation

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:

1) Business Tax
2) Corporate Tax
3) Personal Tax
4) Directors Tax
5) Tax Investigations
6) Trusts & Inheritance Tax
7) International Tax
8) VAT Services
taxation has a significant impact on cashflow
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
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 reliefs 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
Hartley Fowler LLP
Pavilion View, 19 New Road
Brighton
East Sussex BN1 1EY
United Kingdom
TEL: +44(0)1273 202311
FAX: +44(0)1273 206496
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Hartley Fowler LLP
44 Springfield Road
Horsham
West Sussex RH12 2PD
United Kingdom
TEL: +44(0)1403 254322
FAX: +44(0)1403 266498
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Hartley Fowler LLP
4th Floor, Tuition House
27-37 St George's Road, Wimbledon
London SW19 4EU
United Kingdom
TEL: +44(0)20 8946 1212
FAX: +44(0)20 8947 0998
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