AccountsCo

About AccountsCo

This London firm of chartered accountants, chartered tax advisers and registered auditors concentrates on overseas businesses that set up or expand in the United Kingdom. Its clients include UK subsidiaries and branches of foreign groups, UK companies owned by non-UK entrepreneurs, and expatriates who relocate to Britain. A small team of qualified or part-qualified professionals speaks English, Italian, Filipino, Portuguese and Spanish, and the firm says a staff member can often talk to clients in their own language, although written advice is usually in English. It runs a joint-venture audit arrangement with an Italian partner for groups headquartered there, and works with partners abroad for foreign-side accounting and tax. Beyond financial compliance it coordinates legal, HR, customs, relocation and visa support through partners, and hosts networking clubs for executives, investors and young founders. The practice states that it avoids aggressive tax avoidance schemes. Industry awards for advising overseas start-ups are displayed on the site.

Services

Services include advising overseas owners on setting up in the UK, incorporating companies and completing company and tax registrations, plus company secretarial and administration support. Ongoing work covers bookkeeping, accounts, corporation tax, international VAT, payroll with split-payroll and secondment rules, and audits of UK branches and subsidiaries. Personal tax advice addresses residency, double tax treaties and overseas property income. Related support covers customs procedures, simple legal documents, recruitment and HR, relocation and UK visa or citizenship applications.

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

Licences and registrations

• ICAEW Practice Assurance Scheme member
• Registered auditor (ICAEW, ref. C002239942)
• CIOT registered firm of Chartered Tax Advisers
• Chartered Accountants Ireland member

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