Gillespie Tax Management Ltd

About Gillespie Tax Management Ltd

Rooted in Edinburgh, this accountancy and tax practice traces its origins to 1987, when its managing director opened the first of several walk-in tax shops under the slogan about self assessment being spoken there. It later became a limited company with a stated emphasis on managing clients' tax affairs, and today works from two offices, one in Inverleith and one in Leith, with a team of about fifteen plus consultants. The firm says it looks after around two and a half thousand accountancy clients and a few hundred payrolls, mostly small and medium-sized businesses and individuals filing self assessment returns. Fixed fees are agreed at the outset rather than billed by the hour. Alongside traditional services it has built low-cost online products for bookkeeping, accounts checking and tax queries. Nothing on the site points to foreign clients or to languages beyond English, so the work is aimed at the local Scottish market. A consultant VAT specialist and an inheritance tax consultant support the main team.

Services

Company-related help includes business start-up guidance, advice on sole trader, partnership, company or LLP structure, company formations, Companies House filings and a complete company secretarial service. Compliance work covers statutory annual accounts, corporation tax, fixed-fee self assessment returns, bookkeeping, VAT registration and quarterly returns, and payroll operated for employers. Extra offerings include inheritance tax advice, a free mid-year strategy meeting for company directors, and three online services for bookkeeping, accounts checking and tax review.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✕ Bank account assistance: not listed
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed

Published prices

• Tally Up online bookkeeping GBP 15 per month
• Tax Peace of Mind review GBP 35 one-off
• Online VAT queries from GBP 35

As published by the firm. Prices change; the firm's quote is what counts.