Bookkeeping and accounts
Monthly books, year-end accounts and a filing calendar you never have to think about.
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Clear accounts and calm tax returns
Harlow Finch keeps the books, files the returns and answers the questions of 340 small businesses and families in York and North Yorkshire.
- A fixed monthly fee, agreed in writing before we start
- One named accountant who answers the telephone
- Ready for Making Tax Digital on Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent
340Businesses and families we act for
26Years in practice in York
1180Tax returns filed last year
2Working days to answer any question
What we do for you
Tax returns and planning
Self Assessment, corporation tax and VAT, filed early and checked twice.
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Payroll and pensions
Payslips, RTI submissions and auto-enrolment for teams of one to fifty.
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How we begin
01
A first meeting
An hour at our office or yours, free, to understand your business and your year.
02
A fixed quote
A monthly fee in writing within two working days. It does not change unless your work does.
03
We take over
We write to your old accountant and HMRC, and collect every record we need.
04
Your year, planned
Every deadline in one calendar, with a reminder a month before each one.
What our clients say
DODaniel OkaforJoiner, Acomb
For the first time in eleven years of trading I know my tax bill in October, not in January.
RWRachel WhitbyOwner, two cafés in York
They answer the phone. That sounds small until you have had an accountant who did not.
ISImran ShahDirector, Shah Dental Care
Moving our payroll to Harlow Finch took one afternoon of our time and has taken none since.
Notes from the office
Making Tax Digital for landlords, plainly
Who has to join, from when, and what changes in the way you keep your rental accounts.
Five records every sole trader should keep
What HMRC can ask to see, how long to keep it, and the one habit that makes a tax return painless.
Questions we are often asked
Do you only work with businesses in York?
Most of our clients are within twenty miles of the office, but we work with anyone in the UK. Meetings can be in person or by video.
Can you take over part way through the year?
Yes. Most new clients join us mid-year. We pick up from your last filed accounts and bring the books up to date.
Which software do you use?
Xero, QuickBooks and FreeAgent. If you keep your books on paper or in a spreadsheet, we will either work with it or help you move.
What does a first meeting cost?
Nothing. It takes about an hour and you leave with a written quote whether or not you go on.
Are you regulated?
We are chartered accountants, a member firm of the ICAEW, and carry professional indemnity insurance on every engagement.
Talk to an accountant this week
Tell us what you need help with. We will call you back within one working day and meet you within a week.