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F.A.Qs
We are often asked....
Payroll
- Are there any additional services you provide?
- Can you offer a payroll health check to see if we are doing things correctly?
- If we outsource our payroll to you what will be the process?
- We are just starting a business; what are the services you will be able to provide to us with?
- We are thinking of outsourcing our payroll, what are the benefits to my business?
- We currently run the payroll weekly; would this be a problem?
- What information will I need to provide you with so you are able to give me a quotation
- Whom will I be working with?
- Will it be expensive?
Sage support services
- Can I buy my Sage directly from Shaw Gibbs?
- Can I produce invoices on Sage instant?
- Can you help with tailoring my invoices to fit my headed paper?
- Can you recommend any cloud based accounting software?
- Does Sage deal with foreign currency transactions?
- I currently manually transfer my Sage Trial balance into Excel to create management reports. Is there a quicker way to do this?
- I have been using Sage for a while but feel I could use it better. Can you help?
- Is it possible to link my Sage payroll package to my Sage Accounts package?
- Is it possible to pay my suppliers through Sage?
Audit
- Can I insure my business against a HMRC enquiry/investigation?
- Can you do my corporation tax computation for me?
- Can you help me tidy my accounts before my year end?
- Can you help me to transfer my manual records onto financial reporting software, such as Sage?
- Do HMRC check all submitted accounts?
- Do I need an Audit?
- Do I need to meet with you before my year end?
- How long does an audit take?
- I have a subsidiary, must I now prepare consolidated accounts?
- I have an overseas subsidiary, does that need to be audited?
- I use manual records, can you still help me?
- My company is growing, do I require an audit?
- What happens if I file my accounts late?
- What records will you look at?
- When do I need to file my accounts?
- Will it cause much disruption for my staff?
Personal tax
- Can you advise me on inheritance tax?
- Can you help me to structure my personal wealth in a tax efficient manner?
- Can you help me with Capital Gains Tax and Entrepreneurs' relief?
- Can you help me with my personal tax return?
- I am looking to set up a family trust, can you help me?
- I need to write a will, can you help me?
- What happens if I am late filing my return?
- What happens if I am late paying any outstanding tax?
- When do I need to file my personal tax return?
Corporate finance
- Can you find overseas buyers for my business?
- Can you help me sell my business to my employees?
- Can you value our business in a divorce situation?
- Do I need to stay with the business after the sale?
- Do you offer a free initial consultation?
- How can you assist me to sell my business?
- How do I maximise my proceeds in selling my business?
- How do I maximise the price for which I can sell my business?
- How do we go about raising funds to finance the acquisition?
- How do we structure the transaction commercially and tax efficiently?
- How do you identify acquisition targets?
- How do you sell my business?
- How do you value the target business?
- How long is the typical project?
- How long is the typical transaction?
- How will a buyer pay me for my business?
- Should acquisitions form a part of my growth strategy?
- The shareholders are in dispute; can you act as an independent and value our business?
- We are buying a business, should we do due diligence?
- What are the implications of going bankrupt?
- What are your fees?
- What areas should the due diligence focus on?
- What deals have you completed in the past?
- What due diligence will the bank require?
- What is due diligence?
- What is my business worth?
- What is the buy out process?
- What is the difference between a MBO / MBI and a BIMBO?
- What is the main purpose of due diligence?
- Who will carry out the work?
- Will you value my business as part of the disposal process?
Business consultancy
- Can you help me develop strategies for growing my business?
- Can you help me to grow my business and be more profitable?
- Can you help me with my business plan and objectives?
- Can you provide regular support and input to assist me with my business?
- When should I start thinking about my retirement and what I should do with the business?
Corporate and business tax
- Can you help me to get profits out of the business in a tax efficient manner?
- Can you help me to reduce my Corporation tax liability?
- Can you help me to structure my business in a tax efficient manner?
- Can you help me with my Corporation tax return?
- I am importing/exporting can you help me with international tax implications?
VAT consultancy
- Can you help me with my VAT return?
- Can you review my systems and VAT returns to ensure I am fully compliant?
- Does the standard rate of 20% apply to all goods and services?
- I am importing/exporting can you help me with international VAT considerations?
- I have a VAT inspection, can you help me?
- When do I need to register for VAT?
Financial services
- How should I plan for the cost of my children’s education?
- Should I invest in a pension?
- What is equity release?
Financial services business
- I am in business with 3 other Shareholding Directors, should I have a Shareholders' agreement?
- I have heard about salary sacrifice schemes, is this something I should be offering to my employees?
- My business bank account doesn’t pay me any interest on my deposits. Are there any banks that pay interest on business accounts or are there any other alternative accounts?
- We are a small business with only 4 employees. Will we need to set up and contribute towards a pension scheme for them from 2012, or will we be exempt as we are such a small business?
Insolvency
- I am in debt, can you help me?
- If I go bankrupt will I lose my home?
- My creditors are threatening court action, what should I do?
- What is a pre-pack?
- What is a voluntary arrangement?
- What is an Administrator?
Debt advice
- I can’t afford to pay all my bills, what should I do?
- What are the implications of going bankrupt?
- What is a voluntary arrangement?
- What will happen to my pension if I go bankrupt?
Accounts
- My turnover will be below the VAT registration threshold at the start, should I register?
- What are the annual compliance requirements of running a company?
- What are the costs associated with these annual compliance requirements?
- What bookkeeping records should I keep?
- Why don't I just set up a company over the internet?
- You offer a Company Secretarial service, what does this include?
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