Elephant and Castle · South East London
Bookkeeping in Elephant and Castle
Behind every stress-free year-end is a tidy ledger. We give Elephant and Castle clients cloud bookkeeping software connected to their bank, teach them the five-minute weekly routine, and step in to reconcile, chase and tidy so the numbers are always current.
What’s included
- Cloud bookkeeping software with automatic bank feeds
- Receipt capture from your phone with the data read automatically
- Monthly reconciliation and queries on anything unexplained
- Sales invoicing with automated payment reminders
- Clean categorisation ready for VAT and year-end
- Making Tax Digital compliant digital records
Pricing: Software included in every plan; done-for-you bookkeeping quoted on volume. See all plans or read the full Bookkeeping service page.
Bookkeeping for Elephant and Castle: the basics
Good bookkeeping is the foundation everything else sits on: VAT returns, year-end accounts and tax planning all depend on it. For Elephant and Castle businesses we set up cloud software with live bank feeds and receipt capture, and either keep the books ourselves or review what you do each month.
Businesses in England follow UK-wide rules for Income Tax, National Insurance, VAT and Corporation Tax, with Stamp Duty Land Tax applying to property purchases. Local business rates are set and collected by the local authority.
Why Elephant and Castle businesses use IGI for bookkeeping
Online, so location is no barrier
Wherever you are in South East London, your accounts, documents and messages are in one secure place you can reach from your phone or laptop.
Making Tax Digital ready
Cloud bookkeeping with bank feeds and receipt capture is included, so your Elephant and Castle business keeps digital records that meet HMRC’s requirements.
Tax planning through the year
We review your position before the year ends, when there is still time to act on pensions, timing of income, allowances and the salary and dividend mix.
Bookkeeping questions
Answers for Elephant and Castle clients. Your accountant can go into detail for your situation.
We work in mainstream cloud packages that meet HMRC’s Making Tax Digital requirements. Your plan includes a subscription, and if you already use a package you like we can usually work in that instead.
Weekly is ideal: ten minutes to snap receipts and match bank transactions keeps everything accurate. If you would rather not, we can take the whole task on for a fixed monthly fee.
Yes. Catch-up bookkeeping for Elephant and Castle businesses is quoted on the number of transactions and months involved, and we agree the fee before starting.
Not necessarily, but invoicing from the software means payments match automatically and reminders go out without you chasing. Most clients switch within the first month.
Yes. Many of our clients are IT, engineering and creative contractors working through limited companies. We advise on IR35 status, pay structure and expenses as part of the plan.
Yes. We prepare property pages for Self Assessment, calculate finance cost relief, advise on incorporation where it makes sense and handle the 60-day Capital Gains Tax return when a property is sold.
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IGI Accounting is a trading name of IGI Security Services Ltd (company number 15881180). Information on this page is general guidance for UK taxpayers and is not advice for your specific circumstances; figures and thresholds are those in force at the time of writing and may change. Please speak to your accountant before acting on any of it.