South West · England

Accountants in Bath

If you run a business or have a tax return to file in Bath, this page lists what we do, what it costs and when it is due. The fees are fixed and identical to those for every other place in South West. We serve Bath remotely, which means no travel, no appointments and no premises to pay for, and we track the HMRC and Companies House deadlines so that you do not have to.

Next deadlines

7 Nov 2026VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
7 Dec 2026VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
7 Jan 2027VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
14 Jan 2027Confirmation statement due within 14 days of your review date, at least once every 12 months

Services

What we do for Bath and what it costs

All 26 services below are available to Bath clients at the published fee. Every fee is fixed and confirmed in writing before work starts.

Self Assessment Tax Returnsfrom £129Your SA100 prepared, checked against HMRC records and filed online, with payments on account worked out well before 31 January.Limited Company Accountsfrom £299Statutory accounts and the CT600 prepared from your records, explained to you, then filed with Companies House and HMRC for one fixed yearly fee.Bookkeepingfrom £49/moBank feeds, receipt capture and monthly reconciliation in cloud software, priced by transaction volume, so the books are always current and year end is quick.VAT Returnsfrom £35/moQuarterly VAT returns reviewed and submitted through MTD-compatible software, with scheme advice, registration and catch-up returns at fixed fees.Payrollfrom £25/moRTI payroll run every pay period with payslips, HMRC submissions, pension auto-enrolment and year-end P60s, from £25 a month for a director-only company.Corporation Taxfrom £199Corporation Tax computations and CT600 returns, including capital allowances, loss relief and marginal relief, filed with HMRC for a fixed per-return fee.Sole Trader Accountsfrom £149Year-end accounts for the self-employed, from tidy records or a shoebox, feeding straight into your Self Assessment so the figures HMRC sees are right.Company Formationfrom £49Limited company incorporated at Companies House within a working day, with the share structure, registered office and HMRC registrations done properly from the start.CIS Tax Returnsfrom £30/moCIS monthly returns for contractors, annual refund claims for subcontractors and gross payment status applications, all at fixed fees.R&D Tax Creditsfrom £999Research and development relief under the merged scheme: a free eligibility review first, then a fixed-fee claim with the technical narrative, computation and filing.Crypto Taxfrom £199Crypto tax reports from your exchange and wallet history: capital gains under the pooling rules, income from staking and mining, and the Self Assessment filing.Capital Gains Taxfrom £149Capital gains computations and returns for property, shares, funds and business assets, including the 60-day UK property return and relief claims.Landlord & Property Taxfrom £149Rental accounts and tax returns for landlords with one property or a portfolio, including the finance-cost credit, furnished holiday let changes and MTD.Contractor Accountantsfrom £75/moMonthly accounting for contractors trading through a limited company: accounts, CT600, payroll, dividends and IR35 reviews in one fixed package.Startup Accountantsfrom £59/moAccounting for new companies from formation through the first years: registrations, books, accounts, VAT and payroll in monthly packages, plus SEIS/EIS advance assurance.E-commerce Accountantsfrom £79/moAccounting for online sellers across marketplaces and your own store: channel reconciliation, marketplace and import VAT, inventory and the year-end filings, monthly.Freelancer Accountantsfrom £45/moAccounting for freelancers as sole traders or through a company: books and tax return from £45 a month, full company compliance at £79, or annual-only at £229.Small Business Accountantsfrom £65/moComplete accounting for established small businesses in one monthly fee: accounts, tax, bookkeeping, and VAT, payroll and management accounts as you need them.Locum Accountantsfrom £69/moAccounting for locum doctors, dentists, pharmacists, vets and allied health professionals: multiple engagements, NHS pension and superannuation, sole trader or company.Management Accountsfrom £99/moMonthly or quarterly management accounts with written commentary and KPIs, delivered on a fixed working day, so decisions are made on current numbers.Tax Planningfrom £249Fixed-scope tax planning reviews with a written report: personal tax, director remuneration, combined business and personal, and pre-year-end planning for companies.Business Advisoryfrom £149Advisory for business owners at fixed fees: a 90-minute session with written summary, pricing and margin reviews, growth readiness reviews and a quarterly retainer.Cash-Flow Forecastingfrom £199Cash-flow forecasts you can run the business on: a 13-week rolling forecast, a 12-month forecast with scenarios, monthly refreshes, and lender-ready funding packs.HMRC Investigation Supportfrom £299HMRC compliance checks, enquiries and disclosures handled stage by stage at fixed fees, from the first letter to the closure notice or settlement.Making Tax Digitalfrom £99Making Tax Digital readiness, software setup and quarterly submissions for sole traders, landlords and VAT-registered businesses, at fixed fees.Accounting Software Supportfrom £99Cloud accounting software set up properly, migrated with history, repaired when it has gone wrong, and taught to you or your team, at fixed one-off fees.

Why IGI

Working with Bath businesses

Clients in Bath are not a branch or a territory to us; they are files handled by the same team that serves the rest of the UK, at the same price. The fee you see is confirmed in writing before work starts. The dates you see are diarised and chased. And the person who prepares your first return is the person who prepares the next one.

You stay in control of self assessment tax returns: drafts go to Bath clients first, with the figures explained, and nothing leaves us until you say so.

Plain English, with the numbers. Every draft for Bath comes with a short explanation of what the figures mean and what, if anything, you should do about them.

You get one contact for self assessment tax returns, not a queue. Bath clients message the same person throughout and get an answer in working hours, usually within a few hours.

Local facts

About Bath

Bath sits in South West, postcode district BA1. For businesses in England the tax rules are those set by the UK Parliament: the 20/40/45% income tax bands, Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed at 6% and 2%, Corporation Tax at 19% to 25%, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on property. Business rates are set locally by the council.

Nearby places we also serve
Place	Distance	Direction
Kingsmead	0.3 mi	W
Crescent Gardens	0.3 mi	NW
Dolemeads	0.4 mi	SE
Beechen Cliff	0.4 mi	S
Westmoreland	0.5 mi	W
Hatfield Buildings	0.5 mi	SE
Hat and Feather Yard	0.5 mi	NE
Bathwick	0.5 mi	E

All places in South West · South West places beginning with B

Worth knowing

Rules that affect most businesses here

Allowable expenses

The expenses sole traders most often miss are home working costs, claimed by actual proportion or HMRC's flat rate, the business share of phone and internet, mileage at 45p for the first 10,000 business miles, and training that maintains existing skills. The ones most often claimed wrongly are commuting, entertaining customers and clothes that could be worn outside work.

Record keeping

Record keeping is a legal obligation with a penalty of up to £3,000 for failure, but its real value is in making every other filing cheaper and more defensible. Keep invoices, receipts, bank statements, mileage logs and any HMRC correspondence, digitally if you like, for five years after the relevant filing deadline for individuals and six years for companies and VAT.

The 60-day property CGT return

Since April 2020 a gain on UK residential property must be reported and the tax paid within 60 days of completion through HMRC's dedicated service, separately from the annual return. Non-residents must report all UK land disposals in the same window whether or not tax is due. Getting the computation right first time matters because the figure is then carried into the Self Assessment.

Director's loan accounts

A director's loan account records money moving between a director and the company that is not salary or dividend. If the director owes the company money nine months and one day after the year end, the company pays section 455 tax at 35.75% of the balance, refundable only when the loan is repaid. Loans over £10,000 are also a benefit in kind unless interest is charged at HMRC's official rate.

Crypto records and reporting

Most crypto holders have taxable events they do not recognise, because every swap is a disposal even when no pounds change hands. The computation requires the complete transaction history from every exchange and wallet, pooled by asset with HMRC's matching rules applied. Exchange-generated tax reports are frequently wrong because they cannot see transfers between a user's own wallets.

Questions

Questions from Bath

Do you work with businesses in South West that are not in Bath itself?

Yes. Every place in South West has its own page on this site and the same fees apply throughout. The nearest-places list on this page links to them. Wherever in England your business is based, the service is identical because none of it depends on where you are.

What if my Bath business is a partnership or an LLP?

Both are covered. Partnerships need a partnership return and a Self Assessment for each partner; LLPs file accounts with Companies House under company-style rules as well. We quote a fixed fee for the set based on the number of partners or members, and the process is the same as for any other client in Bath: records in, draft out, approve, filed.

Are your fees inclusive of everything?

Our fee covers the work described for the package. Companies House fees, such as £100 to incorporate or £50 for a confirmation statement, are charged separately and passed on at cost. Software subscriptions are in your own name. There is nothing else: no hourly extras, no charge for questions, and no additional year-end invoice for Bath clients on monthly packages.

How quickly do you respond?

In UK working hours, usually within a few hours and always the same working day. Each Bath client has a named contact who knows the file. Outside working hours, WhatsApp and email messages are picked up first thing the next morning. In January and at other peak times we tell you your turnaround when you book rather than leaving you guessing.

Is self assessment tax returns in Bath really the same price as elsewhere?

Yes. The fee published on this page is what a client in Bath pays and what a client in any other part of England pays. It is confirmed in writing before work starts and the invoice matches the quote. Where a higher package applies because your situation is more complex, we say so at the quote stage, never afterwards.

Do you have an office in Bath?

No. IGI Accounting is an online-only firm. We serve Bath and every other UK postcode remotely, with records sent by WhatsApp or email and everything filed electronically. The absence of local premises is why the fee for self assessment tax returns is the same in Bath as anywhere else in the country, and why there is nothing to visit and nothing to print.

Start the conversation from Bath

Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.

Get a fixed quote on WhatsApp Email info@igiaccounting.co.uk