Accountancy Services Edinburgh | Orkney

Proactive accountancy services for you and your business - with a personal touch.

Tax Planning & Advice

Scholes CA provides a comprehensive personal and business tax planning service to SME owners who want to manage their financial affairs in order to achieve optimal tax savings.

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Inheritance Tax and Estate Planning

We will help you assess your exposure to Inheritance Tax and take steps to pass your wealth down through the generations, in accordance with your wishes.

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We provide a range of corporate finance services to owner-managed businesses. These are bespoke to each client but include advice on business plans; borrowing and refinancing; business/ share valuations; takeovers, reconstructions, buying and selling companies.

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Cash Flow Projections

We can help you prepare detailed financial forecasts for your business, identify key underlying assumptions, and assess the financial impact of different scenarios. Forecasts are an important element of funding applications and business plans.

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Business Planning Support

We can help you prepare a comprehensive strategic business plan for your company, covering all key elements including overall vision, objectives and strategy; finance; people; marketing; operations.

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Business Tax Compliance

As your accountant we will prepare your company’s corporation tax computations and returns, helping you take advantage of available exemptions and reliefs to ensure no more tax is paid than is legally required, and submit them to HMRC.

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Personal Tax Compliance

We are personal tax experts and we will prepare your Income Tax Self Assessment returns for your review and approval, and will then submit them securely to HMRC. Our team helps you take advantage of available reliefs and exemptions so that you pay no more than you are legally required to pay.

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R&D Tax Credits

We are able to prepare your claims to R&D tax credits for projects undertaken by your company which meet the appropriate criteria for eligibility. We will submit them to HMRC and deal with any subsequent correspondence.

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Accounts Preparation & Audit

We will prepare your annual accounts in line with UK accounting rules for your approval, and submit them securely to the authorities. As Registered Auditors, we are also able to conduct audits under the Companies and Charities Acts.

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Bookkeeping & VAT Return Services

Outsourced bookkeeping and VAT return services. We will provide reliable, timely bookkeeping services and prepare and file your company’s VAT returns in line with the Making Tax Digital requirements. Spend more time running and growing your business and less time on administrative activities.

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Payroll Outsourcing

Outsourcing payroll helps your business. We will provide reliable payroll and PAYE services over a secure electronic network, helping you ensure that your employees are paid the right amounts at the right time, and that tax, NIC and other deductions are correctly declared.

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Company Secretarial Services

We will provide you with straightforward company secretary services including submitting key returns to Companies House and monitoring your filing deadlines. We also provide a registered office service for our Scottish registered corporate clients.

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Tax Investigation Insurance

Through our partners QDOS, we offer a tax investigation insurance service which is designed to cover the cost of professional fees associated with a tax investigation launched by HMRC.

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Technology Solutions

We offer a range of technology services and products designed to meet the needs of small businesses like yours, including current state assessment; high quality hardware and software products; training; policy & procedures review; and disaster recovery planning.

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