Corporation Tax & Business Tax Compliance

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A modern business carries a substantial and growing tax compliance obligation that runs all year, not just at year end.

The volume of filings, the pace of legislative change and the consequences of a missed deadline or an inconsistent position all create real pressure for finance teams already stretched across other priorities.

Corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, P11D, ATED, CT61, employment-related securities, country-by-country reporting where it applies and the one-off filings that accompany reorganisations and distributions all sit on a calendar that allows no margin for missed dates.

We ensure that everything is delivered on time and in line with the latest tax rules to give you peace of mind.

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How we deliver corporate tax compliance

Each client has a compliance calendar maintained centrally, with internal deadlines set well ahead of statutory ones and partner-level review built into every return.

The compliance team is the same team year on year, which means the institutional knowledge of how your business is structured, what positions have been taken historically and what HMRC has previously engaged with stays in the relationship.

Where compliance work touches on planning we work with our wider team to deliver advice that helps to minimise your tax liabilities.

Correspondence with HMRC is handled centrally through a single point of contact, so that you are free to focus on the success of your business

Routine enquiries are responded to promptly; substantive enquiries are escalated to senior people with the experience to handle them.

What you can expect
from our compliance team

Three principles run through the work:

Single team, full coverage

We can provide support with a wide range of corporate tax compliance issues, to ensure you enjoy peace of mind throughout your financial reporting.

Creating opportunities

Where compliance work exposes a potential tax planning opportunity, we put the choice in front of you with the analysis to help you reduce your liabilities.

Continuity across years

The same people handle your compliance from year to year. The depth of working knowledge that builds up is the basis on which the more difficult questions are answered well.

Businesses move their compliance work to us because they want a trusted team running the compliance calendar on their behalf – reliably, accurately and with the partner-level expertise to handle the difficult questions when they arise, without the business having to manage the process themselves.

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Why choose Macalvins?

With our team, you get precision, continuity and the kind of considered advice that comes from people who know your numbers as well as you do.

As a Top 100 UK accountancy firm with international reach through PrimeGlobal, Macalvins brings that depth of expertise to every client, at every stage of growth.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the take-on process look like?

A structured handover, typically over four to six weeks. We obtain the recent compliance history, identify the upcoming deadlines, confirm the open positions with HMRC, secure professional clearance from the outgoing adviser and establish the compliance calendar before the first deliverable falls due under our remit.

How do you manage situations where compliance overlaps with planning?

Compliance work routinely exposes planning points – a relief becoming available, an election worth making or a position worth reviewing – and the people preparing the return are the people best placed to identify them. The planning question is then handled within the team or escalated to a specialist as required.

What happens if HMRC opens an enquiry?

We handle it from the first letter. Information notices, meeting requests, formal information powers and any subsequent dispute proceedings are managed by the team holding your compliance, with our tax investigations specialists brought in where the matter warrants it. The objective is a clean resolution that does not return. See our dedicated tax investigation service to find out more.

Business Tax Compliance