Chartered accountants and business advisers

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Burton Sweet are chartered accountants and business advisers, based in and around the South West’s largest city. We work closely with business owners, FDs and financial controllers who use financial planning not only to target profitability but to analyse, understand and control their businesses.

Working for you since 1969

Every business is different; not just in what it does today but in where it wants to be tomorrow. Letting us help with the groundwork at the outset makes all the difference in creating and developing the business you want.

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Services we provide

Accounts

Annual accounts are a fundamental requirement for managing a business, but they should do more than simply meet your legal obligations. We also help

Bookkeeping

Clients receive a first class, reliable, trustworthy and highly efficient bookkeeping service from Burton Sweet, saving time and hassle by providing a complete end

VAT

Burton Sweet will take the pain out of VAT compliance. We can deal with all your VAT recording and filing as part of a

Management Accounts

While accounts are required for legal and tax purposes, accurate and timely management accounting information will help you to analyse backwards and predict forwards

Payroll

Having staff may start off relatively simple but can quickly develop into a complex hotchpotch with bonuses and deductions to sort out and a

P11ds (Employee Benefits Reporting)

Employers must submit P11d forms HMRC at the end of each tax year to report the value of certain benefits (such as company cars

Personal Tax & Self-Assessment

Not everyone needs to prepare a tax return. Income Tax is generally taken from your wages or pension income before it reaches you, but

Audit and assurance reporting

We are registered to be able to carry on audit work in the UK and Ireland with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England

Independent Examination (Charity)

As well as preparing accounts that meet required reporting standards, for those organisations who do not require a full statutory audit we can carry

Trusts, Estates, Wills & Probate

In addition to calculating capital gains and inheritance taxes, you will probably benefit from professional advice to take advantage of available reliefs and allowances.

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Sole Trader or Partnerships

Adrian Snell

Adrian Snell is a composer and singer-songwriter. He is also a music therapist and arts therapy consultant at Three Ways School, Bath. His musical

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Individuals

Personal Tax

This couple have been clients for several years. When they met they both owned their own homes. After a year together they decided to

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Limited Companies

Greens Models Ltd

Greens Models are suppliers of radio-controlled models, specialising in large scale military vehicles, and a wide range of kits, parts and electronics. Simon Green

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Trusts & Estates

Administration of an Estate

Dealing with the estate of a deceased person can be quite daunting for the inexperienced and comes with many pitfalls for the unwary. Following

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Trusts & Estates

Inheritance Tax

The Trustees of a Trust were concerned that they were liable to pay an Inheritance Tax 10 year anniversary charge. We reviewed all the

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Latest News from Burton Sweet

Charities and Not-for-Profit

Burton Sweet Charities Event – 28/01/2021

8 February 2021 , by Armando Barron

Event Summary At our well-attended online catch-up on 28/01/2021 the Burton Sweet Charities and Civil Society Team shared some key considerations for charities in

Charities and Not-for-Profit Limited Companies

Workplace Covid testing now available for smaller businesses

8 February 2021 , by Nigel Harris

The Government has announced a new contract secured with Derby-based manufacturer for validated lateral flow antigen tests, ensuring supply for UK over coming months.

Limited Companies Sole Trader or Partnerships

Brexit update and VAT rules

8 February 2021 , by Nigel Harris

It is well over a month since the implementation of a full border between the UK and the EU. Because of the pandemic, trade