Running a successful business requires the marriage of numerous skills. We often see business owners juggling the functional responsibilities of sales, marketing, accounting, manufacturing and general management. That's difficult for anyone at the best of times and in today's highly regulated environment, almost impossible. We understand the pressures and difficulties that being a business owner brings. We help you make sense of the business environment while assisting you in meeting your goals and objectives. We achieve this by delivering a broad range of business support services to our clients. We offer a complete range of outsourcing opportunities that enable you to concentrate on successfully running your business. These services are tailored to suit each client and can range from ad-hoc business advisory services such as how to deal with re-locating a business, handling a management buy-out, to providing a fully outsourced bookkeeping function with periodic management accounts. Whether you are opening an office in the UK and need expert support to get you started, are a growing firm needing help to take the next the step in your development, or whether you simply need an interim solution to a staffing problem in the finance department – our staff and partners are here to support your business realize its potential. One call to your client partner will connect you to the full range of our specialist services, the combination of which ensures that you get the best advice when you need it and how you need it.
VAT VAT is not a single, simple tax. It is a complex and continuously evolving tax regime that many organisations find difficult to understand. If you are undertaking a new project then we can help you ensure that you avoid VAT pitfalls. We can work with you from the start to ensure that the project is implemented in the most VAT efficient manner. Land and property is a notoriously complex area for VAT purposes. We help you understand how option to tax, waiver of exemption, standard rate, 5% rate, zero rate may apply to your transaction. It's an area where our specialist advice and support is proving valuable to clients. We understand that whatever the size of your business there are VAT issues requiring guidance. You might for example have a major contract that needs to be signed or you may need help in submitting your VAT return. Regardless of need, we are available to answer your queries and provide specialist advice that cuts through the complexity.
Payroll Payroll is a business sensitive issue. Get it wrong and your employees will be unhappy. At tax year end, there are strict timetables for the submission of payroll records to HM Customs & Revenue. Get it wrong and there are penalties We have a dedicated team of payroll professionals who ensure that clients are in compliance and that employees are paid the right amount. Our payroll service helps you keep your administrative payroll costs to a minimum while ensuring your corporate payroll runs smoothly without taking up undue management time. When you become a Berkeley Townsend payroll client, we assign you a dedicated member of our payroll team as a point of contact and to make sure your queries are resolved quickly and efficiently. As an extension to our payroll compliance services, we can help you set up a web based system to record employees' time and expenses. this is especially useful for those organisations that have remote employees or mobile workforce because the web is available anytime, anywhere.
CIS We also offer a comprehensive CIS administrative package, which takes into account all the recent changes implemented by HM Revenue and Customs and which makes the whole system much easier for contractors. We will: •Register contractors with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for the CIS scheme •Verify your subcontractors with HMRC •Produce monthly statements of payments & deductions •Submit your monthly returns to HMRC. We will make sure you comply with the legal requirements.