Johnston Smillie

About Johnston Smillie

Based in the South Gyle area of Edinburgh, this firm of chartered accountants and business advisers says it has traded for around 120 years and looks after more than two thousand clients across Scotland. Its customers include limited companies, partnerships, sole traders, contractors, charities and start-ups, with particular sector pages for farming, hospitality, property, medical practices, equestrian businesses and professional firms. New ventures can be supported from incorporation onward, and the practice also acts as outsourced company secretary for small companies and third-sector bodies. A sizeable payroll bureau handles hundreds of Scottish employers. Services are delivered in English to a domestic client base, and the website does not describe any non-resident or overseas client programme or other working languages, apart from a Brexit resources page for local firms.

Services

Offerings cover annual accounts, audit, bookkeeping, management accounts, cloud accounting on Xero, Sage, QuickBooks and FreeAgent, VAT registration and returns, and outsourced payroll with auto-enrolment. Start-up help includes incorporation and Companies House registration, while company secretarial work includes statutory returns, minutes, resolutions and statutory books. Tax services include self assessment, Making Tax Digital for income tax, personal and inheritance tax planning, trusts and executorships, and HMRC investigation support with fee protection. Business planning and due diligence are also available.

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