Services

Accounting

We provide a proactive advisory service, offering advice on all areas of accounting including tax planning, accounting systems, business start-ups and cessation matters.

Specialising in small and medium sized businesses, we have significant experience in preparing year-end financial statements for a range of different types of businesses and organisations, including sole traders, partnerships, Limited Companies (LTDs), Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs), Community Interest Companies (CICs) and not-for-profit organisations, including Charities.

Corporate tax

We’re ideally placed to help your business with Corporation Tax compliance and requirements, including preparing and submitting Corporate Tax Returns with HMRC.

With an increasingly complex tax regime, we’re here to support all of your compliance obligations, while also looking at potential tax planning opportunities and ensuring your business is claiming the right deductions for all allowable business expenditure and capital allowances.

Bookkeeping & VAT

Maintaining accurate books, records and ensuring it meets all legal requirements is essential for your business. Harling & Kirk is a reliable partner for small businesses that don’t have the resource, time or expertise internally to become an extension of your team.

We offer an outsourced solution, helping you with your bookkeeping requirements using a range of different online software products, depending on your preference and specific needs, including Xero and QuickBooks.

Payroll, Enrolment & CIS

We’re here to support your payroll requirements, proving an efficient payroll solution that’s tailored to your business and circumstances. Our payroll software is fully GDPR compliant, with payslips provided to employees via our secure portal.

Payroll related legislation is constantly changing and our team has the experience and training to ensure that you’re fully compliant now, and in the future.

Company secretarial

Our simple yet comprehensive Company Secretarial service is designed to help you meet your statutory compliance obligations under Company Law in a cost-effective manner. With our on-going support on a broad range of company secretarial matters, you can focus on running your business with the right support when you need it most.

We cover all types of company secretarial work, including company formation, preparation and submission of confirmation statements at Companies House, director appointments and terminations, shareholder or share capital changes, dividend vouchers and board related matters.

Business support

Our business support services are headed up by Frank Harling. Frank’s vast accounting experience across a diverse range of clients and business sectors allows him to better understand your unique requirements and ensure you’re receiving the right support, at the right time.

We understand that every business and organisation is different – there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to finance. We’ll listen to better understand you and tailor our service and approach to suit.

Personal taxation

Overseen by our Director, Tom Kirk, who has extensive experience in the Private Client Services sector, our personal and proactive service helps you operate as tax efficiently as possible.

The taxation landscape is ever-changing. By gaining a clear understanding of your aims and objectives, we’re able to undertake the full range of personal tax services, incorporating compliance work together with comprehensive tax planning. With our year round service, we keep up-to-date with regulatory and legislative changes so you don’t have to.

Director remuneration strategy & planning

Working closely alongside the Business Services team, we get to know our director clients intimately, allowing us to provide clear and carefully considered remuneration strategies which align with your aims and objectives.

We know our directors are busy. Experience teaches us that regular communication is key to the success of any remuneration strategy, particularly given the regular updates and amendments to tax legislation, and our team is here to help and support you in the way that suits you best.

International taxation

We live in a mobile world, with many of our clients seeking help, advice and compliance services centred around their international taxation affairs.

We’re ideally placed to assist you with international aspects of your taxation affairs, including non-resident landlords, cross-border working arrangements and the application of the UK Statutory Residence Test (SRT).

In many cases, initial planning and a thorough review of an individual’s circumstances can assist in ensuring that the individual is fully aware of their position. Our team are on hand to assist and provide the necessary advice.

Inheritance tax & Estate planning

We specialise in providing Inheritance Tax planning and guidance. We know that succession planning can be a sensitive subject, and our team of experts have the knowledge and insight to to assist with your long-term planning.

Given the recent and well publicised changes in Inheritance Tax related legislation, it’s a hot topic. In many cases, simple planning mechanisms can result in significant long terms savings.

Our inheritance tax service will ensure that your estate planning is handled with care and foresight, allowing you peace of mind that you have your affairs in good order.

Trusts

Structured correctly, trusts can provide a very tax efficient method for reducing inheritance tax liability, whilst allowing you to retain an element of control and protection over both the management and distribution of trust assets.

There’s a lot to consider when reviewing the possible use of a trust. Our team are here to guide you through the entire process, from planning to the creation of the trust and then on to the ongoing annual compliance requirements. We focus on flexibility, allowing you to exercise discretion on the value and end recipient distributions the trust makes.

HMRC Investigations & Enquiries

Being the subject of a tax investigation or enquiry by HMRC can be a very stressful experience. With the government looking to close the “tax gap”, evidence shows that more investigations are being issued in respect to people’s tax affairs.

We have a wealth of experience in dealing with HMRC investigations, whether they are enquiries into an individual’s tax return, more detailed enquiries into a company’s affairs or employer-related investigations into PAYE and P11D compliance.

All our clients benefit from our fee protection insurance included as part of the service (as long as we have HMRC agent authority in place), providing you with peace of mind that an investigation won’t result in substantial professional fees.