FAQ
Questions, answered
before you ask.
Getting started
Fifteen minutes on the phone or in person. You describe your situation, we tell you what needs doing and quote a fixed fee. If we can't help, we'll say so and point you somewhere that can.
Whatever you have — even a shoebox of receipts. We'll send a simple checklist tailored to your situation after the first call.
No — everything can be done remotely: video calls, digital documents, e-signatures. Plenty of clients have never visited in person.
Switching accountants
You sign one authority letter. We contact your current accountant for professional clearance and your records, register as your agent with HMRC, and carry on. Most switches complete within two weeks.
Professional rules require them to hand over your records. It's a routine courtesy between firms — you don't need to have an awkward conversation.
Yes, including mid-payroll-year — year-to-date figures transfer with your records.
Fees
We quote before any work starts, based on your business type and volume. That quote is the bill — calls, emails and HMRC letters included, no clock running.
Sole traders from around £35+VAT a month, limited companies from around £75+VAT, landlords from around £45+VAT. Your exact quote comes from the free consultation.
No. Plans roll month to month, and if you leave we hand your records to your next accountant properly.
Deadlines
Online filing and payment: 31 January following the tax year. Paper returns: 31 October. We file clients' returns weeks early as standard.
Private companies file with Companies House 9 months after year end, and pay Corporation Tax 9 months and 1 day after. The CT600 return follows at 12 months.
Yes, and speed matters: penalties escalate at 3, 6 and 12 months. We file fast and appeal penalties where there's a reasonable excuse.
How we work
That's the point of the firm. Every document comes with a plain-English summary, and you approve everything before it's filed.
Within one working day, usually faster. You'll never chase us for weeks — that's the experience we built MRA to replace.
A named person you'll know, overseen by the principal. No call centres, no ticket numbers.
Nothing matches that search — ask us directly, we answer within one working day.
Still wondering about something?
Ask it in a free consultation — fifteen minutes, no obligation.
