Sole traders
The return and the year-end figures prepared as one story.
31 January, handled
Self Assessment filed right, and the tax planned before January.
Sole traders, landlords, contractors and directors. One return. No penalty letters.
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Self Assessment
- Fee
- From £59/month
- The date
- 31 January
- Reply
- Same day before 4pm
In the package
- The return itself
- Allowable expenses
- Payments on account
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What Self Assessment actually is.
Self Assessment is how HMRC collects Income Tax from people who are not on a simple PAYE-only life. We prepare and file the return for freelancers, landlords and company directors, then tell you the payment-on-account number before it becomes a surprise.
From, per month
£59/month
Confirmed in writing before we start. Cancel anytime.
31 January
In the number
- The return itself
- Allowable expenses
- Payments on account
- HMRC mail
Quoted separately
- First-year catch-up
- One-off relief claims
- Valuations, exits, restorations
What is in the package.
Everything below is included from £59/month. Nothing here is billed twice.
4 lines, all included
- The return itself
- SA100 and the supplementary pages you actually need, not a template dump.
- Allowable expenses
- We claim what the law allows. We do not invent mileage.
- Payments on account
- You see July and next January before you spend the money.
- HMRC mail
- Coding notices and enquiry letters come to us first if you want them to.
You probably need this if
Signs you need Self Assessment
- 31 January is closer than the records
- You have a P60 and also dividends or rent
- A payment on account last July still does not make sense
- You missed a year and the letters have started
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Taxation
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Self Assessment
Who it is usually for
Landlords
Property pages, finance-cost restriction, and the 31 January date.
Directors
Dividends, a second income, a company car, PAYE is rarely the whole picture.
Three steps. Then it is just a calendar.
No onboarding theatre. We take the file, put a named accountant on it, and the deadlines go in the diary.
- 01
Gather
P60s, dividend vouchers, rental statements, bank, a checklist, not a treasure hunt.
- 02
Draft
You approve the tax figure. Then we file.
- 03
Diary
Payment dates and next year’s records sit in writing.
Dates that do not move
31 January
Self Assessment, the one everyone remembers
31 January and 31 July
Payments on account, if they apply
The VAT quarter
MTD return from software, not a screenshot
In plain English
Self Assessment, written properly
Self Assessment is a calendar, not a personality test
Online filing is 31 January after the tax year. Tax is due the same day, with a second payment on account on 31 July. We prepare SA100 and the supplementary pages you actually need for freelancers, landlords and directors in Lancashire and Cheshire, then show you those two dates before you spend the money.
What we will not do
Invent mileage. Claim a ‘home office’ that would not survive a question. File a return you have not approved. If a year is late we register you, file it, and talk to HMRC about Time to Pay if the bill is sharp. Waiting is the expensive option.
Self Assessment FAQs
Online filing is 31 January after the tax year. Paper is 31 October. Pay any tax by 31 January, and the second payment on account by 31 July.
Often yes: dividends, a second property, or a high salary can all trigger Self Assessment. We will tell you if you can stay out of it.
We register you, file the late return and talk to HMRC about Time to Pay if the bill is sharp. Waiting makes the penalty worse.
Both offices
One number. Whichever desk you land on.
01925 670289- Warrington
- Ragan House, 674 Knutsford Road, WA4 1JHMap
info@countplus.co.uk
Monday–Friday, 9:00–17:00. Same-day response before 4pm.
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Countplus Accounting, since 2019
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