Tax

We take care of the compliance and minimise your tax burden with clear, tailored advice to ensure you don’t pay more tax than you need to.

We work closely with you to understand your situation to guide you through the tax system and to ensure you are fully compliant with HMRCs requirements.

Our pro-active partner-led approach at Hardcastle Burton ensures that you have both a partner and a dedicated tax manager. Experience has taught us that communication is key to good tax planning, so you will always be able to get in contact with someone who knows your affairs. They will work in partnership with you to help manage all of your tax needs.

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Compliance

We help individuals and businesses manage all tax compliance requirements. This includes self-assessment tax returns, corporation tax returns, VAT returns, advising on tax liabilities and due dates for personal and corporate taxes, making elections and claims for relief and resolving any issues with HMRC.

Tax Planning Services

We advise on tax planning in every aspect of life:

Personal – identify opportunities to save tax and maximise the use of allowances, tax bands and exemptions that are available to you and family members, including pensions, ISAs, EIS investments and VCTs
Private client – maximise protection of family wealth for your loved ones, through lifetime gifting, setting up trusts, charitable giving and legacies, and inheritance tax reliefs
Employers – tax-efficient employee incentives including benefits in kind and share schemes. For contractors we can advise on employment status and guide you through the IR35 maze to minimise the risk of non-compliance
Business owners – optimal business structure planning, implementing tax-efficient profit extraction strategies and advising on the ownership structure within the family. Identifying and advising on opportunities for business incentives and tax reliefs including capital allowances, research and development and the Patent Box scheme
Transaction planning – securing Entrepreneurs Relief or tax deferral mechanisms such as holdover and rollover relief and ensure that restructuring is undertaken, (where applicable), to secure these reliefs and avoid any risks of proceeds being subject to income rates of tax

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What our valued clients say

Hardcastle Burton have been managing my tax affairs for 12 years, providing consistently excellent advice and service, undoubtedly saving me money. Unfailingly professional, trustworthy, friendly and efficient, they work to the highest imaginable standards resolving difficult and complex problems in a timely fashion.
Professor Christopher Grey

We were recommended Hardcastle Burton ten years ago. The advice and information we have received from all members of the team has been first rate. Business and personal matters are always dealt with in a proactive, prompt and efficient manner.
Walker Crane Services Limited

We moved advisers 12 years ago after 2 generations being looked after elsewhere. I have been consistently pleased with their service. Sound strategic advice and long term planning from them, has meant the family are in a safe pair of hands. I would wholeheartedly recommend this firm.
Tim Breitmeyer on behalf of Bartlow Estate

We have had the pleasure of working with Hardcastle Burton since 2001, using them for auditing our financial statements and international tax rules, acquisition opportunities, tax inspection and group compliance regulations. The services they provide are first class and we would highly recommend them.
Herma UK Limited

Hardcastle Burton LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership. Registered Office: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, SG8 9JN. Registered in England and Wales - Registration Number OC334525 Registered to carry on audit work in the UK by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Details about our audit registration can be viewed at www.auditregister.org.uk under reference number C001762874.

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