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Reducing Tax

Our constant focus for every client is to reduce tax by reviewing the past and planning for the future.

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Tax Planning Friend & Grant Accountants

Save Tax with Expert Guidance

Tax is an inevitable part of life, particularly with the UK’s rising national debt surpassing £2.6 trillion in 2023.

With HMRC actively closing tax loopholes and introducing new measures like Making Tax Digital (MTD), minimizing tax liability is more important than ever.

 

Our Approach

At Friend & Grant, our focus extends beyond the traditional accountant’s role of reviewing the past.

We believe effective tax advice requires a forward-looking perspective.

By understanding both your past performance and future ambitions, we ensure you receive tailored tax advice to minimize your liabilities, whether you’re an individual or in business.

Our Services

Businesses: Startups, Growth and Established

Our goal is to lower your tax bill so that you pay only the legal minimum.

Our proactive tax planning looks both ahead and back to structure your remuneration package and business operations optimally.

From pre-year-end planning to R&D tax relief, we’ve got your tax efficiency covered.

High-Net-Worth Individuals

Our comprehensive service includes annual account management, tax return preparation, and strategic advice on reducing future tax bills through claims, reliefs, and investments.

We specialize in estate planning ensuring you keep more of your hard earned wealth for you and your loved ones.

Property Investors & Developers

We specialise in property tax.

From creating detailed rental accounts to advising on the most tax-efficient legal structures, we ensure you claim all entitlements and prepare for future liabilities.

 

 

Why Choose Us?

Our team of tax experts is committed to continuously reviewing and advising on the most efficient tax structures for your needs.

We recognize that business and personal financial landscapes evolve, which is why our advice is always relevant and customized to your current stage.

Ready to save tax?

Schedule a Discovery Meeting with us and let’s start minimizing your tax liabilities so that you can keep more of your hard earned wealth!

D Ferrers
Higham, Kent

Friend & Grant are a good company with whom to do business.  They do not seek to confuse you with “accountancy jargon” but explain what I need to know in plain English.  They take a sincere interest in my business, are always efficient, enthusiastic and a joy to work with.

Total Machining Solutions R&D Case Study
Paul Beckett TMS

Paul Beckett from Total Machining Solutions, talked to us about his experience in claiming Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credits from HMRC with our help. Here’s Paul’s story….

“I first heard about R&D tax credits in one of our planning meetings when Mark raised the subject. He explained what they were and how they worked, but I wasn’t keen to move forward. I just felt as though it would be a lot of work for a ‘maybe’ and I was already very busy. The following year Mark tried again and got pretty much the same response.”

“But if I’d known then what I know now I would have leapt at the opportunity.”

“In the end, it was a piece of direct-mail from another company trying to sell me R&D tax credits that finally made me pick up the phone to Mark.”

“Then it all happened quickly. Slava came to see me, so I could show and explain to him what we do. He asked lots of questions to fully understand our work and said to leave everything to him.”

“I received the project outlines for the three projects Slava had identified.

  1. Design and bespoke manufacturing of a new joint connections for the filmmaking industry.
  1. Design of a solution (jig) for a skateboard sublimation. Whilst this R&D project failed we were still able to claim the R&D expenditure.
  1. Material resistance for precise CNC milling. We’d developed a unique freezing method to harden the modelling foam so that it could be cut to the correct tolerances.”

“Two projects worked and one didn’t, but we were able to put in a claim for all three.”

“Slava worked his magic and the claim was accepted by HMRC. A few weeks later we received just under £10,000 tax repayment and that was just for the year to 2016.”

“We’ve now submitted a further claim for another £10,000 repayment to cover an R&D work for the year 2017. We’ve other projects for this financial  year on the go that should also qualify for R&D tax relief.”

Paul summed up by saying, “The beauty of the R&D tax credits scheme when your accountant prepares it, is they already have all of the numbers. I’d be surprised if it took more than three hours of my time. But a genuine surprise to find out that I had a £10,000 refund and that we’re looking at the same for last year and the current financial year.”

“As a business we won’t hesitate to carry out R&D, when the government is prepared to reward the time effort and innovation we put in.”

If you’ve had to work to solve a problem in your company then talk to your client manager or give Friend & Grant a call on (01634) 731390 and we’ll see if we can help you too.

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