Tax

With a much larger tax team than most firms our size, we have a considerable breadth of expertise in all aspects of tax services, covering everyday matters to more specialist sectors. This means you benefit from knowledgeable tailored advice from tax teams that genuinely understand what matters most to you.

Business Tax

We can help you plan the most tax-efficient approach to every aspect of your business ranging from routine annual compliance to strategic advice on any transaction or business decisions you make.

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Employment Tax

Our employment tax specialists can help you through complex legislation to provide you with clear and practical advice. Challenges which employers regularly face include how to retain and motivate employees but also minimise costs and risks.

Private Client & Trusts

Sensible tax planning can simplify your financial affairs and protect your wealth. We can advise you on every aspect of your personal tax position, from dealing with your annual tax return to structuring your affairs efficiently.

Share Schemes

We can help you create a share scheme that attracts top talent, retains employees, and propels your business towards a thriving future.

Tax Disputes & Resolutions

Tax investigations by HMRC can be unsettling, and a drain on your resources and on you personally. Our team has in-depth experience of dealing with HMRC on behalf of private clients, businesses and trusts.

VAT

VAT is notoriously complicated so let us help you keep your affairs on track. We can help you reduce your VAT bill, prepare and file your VAT returns, attend VAT inspections, deal with any HMRC enquiries and advise on complex transactions.

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Why haysmacintyre

We seek to build relationships with clients based on a thorough appreciation of their priorities so we can solve their problems and make positive, practical suggestions. We’ll untangle complex issues, clarify your options and generally make tax less of a burden.

Our clients include entrepreneurs, partnerships and family businesses, trusts, charities and private individuals. We’re dedicated to bringing them all effective support, delivered in a friendly, attentive and personal fashion.

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Sector focus

Corporate
Corporate
Private client and Professional Partnerships
Not for Profit
Not for profit

Creative, Media & Technology

The Creative, Media & Technology industries are evolving and converging at an unprecedented rate, with digital innovation transforming the way companies work. That’s why it’s vital to have specialist advisors who understand the unique challenges you face and can offer a service that suits your style.

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Financial Services

We are recognised in the financial services sector for our audit, tax and accounting services. Yet that’s only part of our offering. We can provide a full range of accountancy and tax services to support your business from start-up to exit – effectively being your go-to finance team.

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Hospitality

Our specialism in hospitality means you benefit from relevant, up to the minute and practical advice that comes from deep-rooted knowledge and constant communication with clients, professionals in related disciplines and of course, HMRC.

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Property

Our one-stop accountancy service for the property sector helps you focus on what you do best, while we provide expert support on structuring your business, tax advice and compliance, transactions, auditing and outsourcing.

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Private Client

We’ll help you make sense of your money, assets and future plans – providing clarity, simplifying your decisions and saving you time for what’s most important to you.

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Professional partnerships

With so many changes sweeping the professional services sector, getting the right tax advice when you need it, from advisers who understand your business and sector, can make the difference between success and failure.

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Charities

We work with more of the top 5,000 charities than any other UK accountancy firm.

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Professional Institutes and Membership Bodies

With a team of specialists dedicated to this area, we understand what really matters to sector organisations.

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Education

The education sector faces challenging times with significant financial uncertainty. As one of the largest accountancy teams in the UK focused on schools, we are here to provide effective and reassuring support.

 

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Through our award-winning multi-disciplinary team, we bring timely practical advice to well over 100 charity and corporate-run independent schools, many independent school sector bodies, and academies.

All our specialist tax advice, planning and compliance services are designed to save you time and money. Our services for business and private clients cover everything, from preparing tax returns, advising on VAT to dealing with Inheritance Tax.

We’ll minimise your tax costs, make sure you are fully compliant and deal with all the paperwork. We’ll also use our extensive experience of dealing with HMRC to take care of any issues you have, whether it’s routine compliance or a full investigation.

  • Business tax
  • Employment tax
  • VAT services
  • Tax investigations
  • Private client and trust

Spring Budget 2024: Full summary

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his ‘Budget for Long Term Growth’ on Wednesday 6 March 2024. His speech promised “more investment, more jobs, better public services and lower taxes”.

Reversal on Emergency Budget

As the saying goes, a week is a long time in politics. However, recent events have been unprecedented. At the Mini Budget a new Prime Minister and Chancellor launched a new agenda, ‘The Growth Plan’.

We used the haysmacintyre tax advisory team to support our application to HMRC for a VAT recovery rate agreement. This was a drawn-out process, with multiple HMRC requests for information that was ultimately resolved satisfactorily. We really appreciated the time that the haysmacintyre team spent working with us on our application; they were patient and helpful, and dedicated senior resources so as to provide expert opinions that greatly helped with the process. They consistently met the HMRC deadlines, and were on hand at all times to answer any related queries that we had. All in all, they made a stressful process much more manageable, and we were very happy with the service we received.

Louise Honeysett, Director of Finace & Resources

Cystic Fibrosis Trust

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Awards and Accreditations

The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024
Accounting Excellence Large Firm of the Year 2023
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