Services

Our comprehensive range of financial and business support services and ongoing strategic advice has helped many of our clients to grow and develop their businesses over the years.

Our aim is to provide a professional, personal, effective solution to all of your day-to-day accounting, auditing and taxation needs. We use our expertise to complete this work quickly and accurately, and our experience to explore opportunities and identify potential problems before they arise.

By getting to know you and your business we aim to become a valuable member of your team. We always aim to exceed your expectations and go that step further.

Audit
Many limited companies and other entities are required by law to have their accounts audited. We are Registered Auditors and have experience in a wide range of businesses, from small family-owned companies to larger organisations.

Our audit services aim to provide you with confidence in the accuracy of your financial statements, and assurance as to the efficiency and effectiveness of your accounting procedures and internal controls.

We also perform a range of specialist audits in the following areas:

• Solicitors
• Housing Associations
• Self Administered Pension Funds
• Independent Financial Advisers

Accounts
Accounts preparation is a core part of our business and we pride ourselves on being able to meet your needs promptly and efficiently. Related services include:-

• Management accounts, monthly or quarterly
• Statutory accounts to comply with Companies Act and Financial Reporting Standard requirements
• Consolidated accounts for groups of companies
• Bespoke reports for subsidiaries of overseas companies
• Accounts for partnerships and sole traders
• Budgets and cash flow forecasts

Taxation

Business & Corporate Tax
We can relieve you of the administrative burden of compliance and help you minimise your liabilities. We deal with all aspects including the preparation of income tax and corporation tax computations together with the claiming of all available reliefs and allowances, coupled with proactive tax planning advice.

Personal Tax
Our services include:-

• Annual self assessment tax return compliance
• Planning for personal tax mitigation

Capital Gains Tax
Our services include:-

• Preparation of computations for compliance purposes.
• Advice on capital gains tax.
• Mitigation including the utilisation of all available reliefs and allowances both business and personal.

V A T

VAT (Value Added Tax) is one of the most complex taxes imposed on business and one that many businesses inadvertently overpay or underpay. With a constant stream of detailed changes to the regulations, businesses can find it difficult to ensure they comply.

We provide a cost effective VAT service and work with a wide variety of businesses, providing varying levels of support from general advice to VAT return completion. We have helped many of our clients to reduce VAT assessments and minimise their VAT liabilities

Estate Planning
We offer a full review of your IHT and estate position with a view to minimising the overall Inheritance Tax liability. We will ensure that you make the best use of all of the available IHT reliefs and allowances.

Property Management
Our services cover all aspects of managing commercial property including Offices, Shops and Factory premises which can relieve landlords of all personal involvement in the letting and dealing face-to-face with tenants which they can find stressful and time consuming.

Our services include:-

• Invoicing and rental collections
• Repair and dilapidation reports
• Rent reviews
• Periodic property inspections
• Liaising directly with tenants and administration of premises
• Estate management including insurance and VAT

Other Services

Business Start-ups
Most people who start up in business do so because they have a good business proposition. We can help by evaluating your ideas and helping you develop them into a viable business.

We will help you:

• Decide on the most suitable structure for your business (i.e. sole trader, partnership, limited liability partnership or limited company)
• prepare a business plan, cash flow projections, budgets and trading forecasts
• assess your finance requirements and advise on the most appropriate source of finance
• help you establish relationships with banks and solicitors and any other necessary professional advisers
• carry out registration procedures with Companies House, Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise
• set up an internal accounting system

Bookkeeping
Our bookkeeping department takes the strain out of routine accounting, allowing you to concentrate on your business. By using our bookkeeping service, you can offload the pressure of managing your financial records.

Payroll
Our dedicated payroll department can provide weekly or monthly payroll services, dealing with PAYE, NIC, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay, Student Loans and Working Family Credits.

Company Secretarial
We have extensive expertise in company incorporation, compliance and administration, and can provide a valuable company secretarial service to companies of all sizes. We can help you to comply with your statutory obligations under the Companies Act and ensure you avoid any penalties for late filing of annual returns, accounts and other documents.

Computer Consultancy
CGJ Partnership is firmly committed to the implementation of the latest technology to maximise efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The firm has recognised the ever increasing requirement from our clients for specialist services in relation to the installation and operation of computer based accounting systems. CGJ Partnership provides a range of professional I.T. services designed to maximise productivity and efficiency of your I.T. investments. Whether it is the latest in hardware, accounts software, e-mail and Internet services or even a new network installation CGJ can provide an in-depth knowledge through our team of system experts.

To ensure successful and effective integration of each new product with your existing system, CGJ can provide consultancy, project management, installation, training and, support, services depending on the level of assistance required and the complexity of the particular project. A one stop shop for the complete solution.

Clients can choose from a variety of business products designed to provide increased efficiency and profitability for companies and organisations of all types and sizes and as suppliers of leading brands such as Sage, Microsoft, Compaq, Dell and Hewlett Packard etc., CGJ can provide systems that have a known level of service and reliability.

Miscellaneous

Other services include:-

• Advice on acquisitions and disposals
• Business valuations
• Partnership and shareholders dispute resolutions
• Raising of finance

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