Accounting Software Support · West London
Accounting software setup & support in Hounslow Heath
If your Hounslow Heath business is moving to Making Tax Digital, changing platforms, or staring at a reconciliation that has not balanced for a year, this is the service. We set up, migrate, clean up and train, for clients across West London, entirely online, with the fee agreed before we start and the work recorded so you can replay it.
from £99 · fixed, one-off
Next deadlines
- VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
- MTD quarterly update deadline (7 August, 7 November, 7 February, 7 May)
- VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
- VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
Who this is for
Accounting Software Support for Hounslow Heath
Sole traders and small companies in Hounslow Heath starting with cloud accounting for the first time, businesses moving between platforms or off spreadsheets for Making Tax Digital, owners whose software file has become unreliable after years of unreconciled entries, and teams who need to be taught to use the system they already have.
What is included
Everything inside the fixed fee
- Platform recommendation based on your business, VAT position, MTD obligations and budget, not on commission
- Chart of accounts tailored to your trade, with VAT codes, bank feeds and opening balances configured
- Migration from another platform or spreadsheets with historical transactions, customers, suppliers and balances carried over
- File cleanup: duplicates removed, bank reconciled, suspense cleared, VAT returns reconciled to what was filed
- Automations configured: receipt capture, recurring invoices, payment reminders, bank rules
- Recorded 90-minute training session for you or your team, with a written quick-reference afterwards
How it works
Accounting Software Support from Hounslow Heath, step by step
Tell us your situation
A short message or call about what you do and what needs filing. We ask the questions that determine the right package and nothing more.
Fixed fee in writing
You receive one price for the work, confirmed by email before anything starts. It does not change if the job takes longer than we expected.
Send records, review the draft
Records come by WhatsApp or email. We prepare the draft, explain the figures in plain English and answer your questions.
We file, you get the receipts
Once you approve and the fee is settled, we submit electronically and forward the HMRC or Companies House acknowledgement the same day.
Why IGI
The IGI way of working, in Hounslow Heath
The price for accounting software support is published on this page and is what a client in Hounslow Heath pays. We confirm it in writing first, and the invoice matches the quote.
Deadline-first: the dates that matter for accounting software support are shown at the top of this page, diarised for every Hounslow Heath client and chased before they arrive.
Online only, UK based. There is no office in Hounslow Heath to pay for, which is why the fee is the same here as anywhere in England; the work is done by people in the UK who answer the same day.
Continuity matters in accounting software support: the person who prepared last year's work for your Hounslow Heath business prepares this year's, and remembers what was agreed.
Plain English, with the numbers. Every draft for Hounslow Heath comes with a short explanation of what the figures mean and what, if anything, you should do about them.
You stay in control of accounting software support: drafts go to Hounslow Heath clients first, with the figures explained, and nothing leaves us until you say so.
Local facts
About Hounslow Heath
Hounslow Heath is in West London, within Hounslow, in the TW4 postcode district, England. Income tax in England follows the UK rates: 20% basic to £50,270, 40% higher to £125,140 and 45% additional, with the personal allowance of £12,570 tapered away above £100,000. National Insurance, VAT and Corporation Tax are UK-wide, and Stamp Duty Land Tax applies to property purchases.
| Place | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Feltham North | 1 mi | W |
| Hounslow West | 1 mi | N |
| Whitton, Richmond upon Thames | 1 mi | E |
| Hounslow Central | 1 mi | NE |
| Hounslow | 1 mi | NE |
| Hanworth Park | 1 mi | SW |
| Feltham, Hounslow | 1 mi | SW |
| Heston Central | 2 mi | N |
Worth knowing
Rules that come up in this work
Switching accountants
Changing accountant is simpler than most people fear. You authorise the new firm, which writes to the old one for professional clearance and your records; the outgoing accountant must hand over your own documents and usually does within two weeks. The new firm registers as your agent with HMRC and picks up the next filing. There is no need to wait for a year end.
Closing a company
Striking off a company is cheap but must be done in order: stop trading, file the final accounts and CT600, pay the tax, close VAT and PAYE, distribute the remaining assets, close the bank account, then apply. Anything left in the company at dissolution passes to the Crown. Distributions up to £25,000 are taxed as capital gains; above that a formal liquidation is usually needed to keep capital treatment.
Employer National Insurance
Employers pay National Insurance at 15% on each employee's earnings above the £5,000 secondary threshold, following the April 2025 changes. The Employment Allowance offsets up to £10,500 of this for eligible employers, which for a small team often removes the liability entirely, but companies where the director is the only employee do not qualify.
Workplace pensions and auto-enrolment
Auto-enrolment duties begin the day you take on your first employee, not when the Pensions Regulator writes to you. Eligible staff must be enrolled, contributions paid every pay period and re-enrolment carried out every three years. Director-only companies without employment contracts are usually exempt. Fines for non-compliance are fixed and escalating.
Confirmation statements and identity verification
The confirmation statement is the annual check that the public register is right: officers, registered office, SIC codes, shareholders and the PSC register. It carries a £50 fee and no financial penalty for lateness, but failure to file leads to compulsory strike-off. The identity verification regime introduced in November 2025 has added a further check to every statement.
Dormant companies
A dormant company is one with no significant accounting transactions in the year, where the only permitted entries are the payment for shares on incorporation, Companies House fees and penalties. It still files a confirmation statement and simplified dormant accounts every year. A bank charge or an accountant's fee paid from the company ends dormancy and requires full accounts.
CIS deductions
The Construction Industry Scheme affects both sides of a construction payment. Contractors must verify subcontractors, deduct the right amount, issue statements and file monthly, with penalties from £100 for each late return. Subcontractors suffer deductions on turnover and recover the excess at the year end. Limited company subcontractors offset deductions against PAYE monthly instead.
Questions
Accounting Software Support questions from Hounslow Heath
Can you move my history from my old software?
Yes. Migration from £199 brings across customers, suppliers, outstanding invoices and bills, the chart of accounts and historical transactions, typically for the current and previous financial years, with balances reconciled to the old system before it is closed. More history or very large files are quoted before we start.
What is a file cleanup and when do I need one?
When the bank has not reconciled for months, the suspense account has a large balance, there are duplicate transactions or customers, VAT returns in the software do not match what was filed, or the balance sheet contains figures nobody can explain. From £149 we reconcile, correct and document the file so it can be relied on.
Which software do you recommend?
It depends on your business. Sole traders with simple needs suit the low-cost MTD-compatible platforms; VAT-registered businesses with stock, multiple currencies or e-commerce integrations need one of the major cloud platforms. We recommend on fit and price and we do not take commission, so the advice is not steered by referral income.
What does the £99 setup include?
Creating the file with your business details and financial year, a chart of accounts tailored to your trade, VAT scheme and codes configured, bank and card feeds connected, opening balances entered from your last accounts, invoice template branded, and the software authorised with HMRC for MTD where relevant. You come away ready to use it.
Will the setup make my year-end cheaper?
Usually, yes. Our own limited company and sole trader accounts fees assume reconciled records, and a properly set up file produces them. Accounts prepared from a tidy software file take days; accounts rebuilt from a broken one take weeks and cost more. The setup fee is typically recovered in the first year-end.
Can you connect my online shop or payment processor?
Yes. Marketplace and e-commerce platforms, card processors and payment gateways can be integrated so that sales, fees and payouts post automatically and reconcile to the bank. Getting the fee and VAT treatment right on these integrations is where most e-commerce files go wrong, and we configure it as part of the setup.
Do you have an office in Hounslow Heath?
No. IGI Accounting is an online-only firm. We serve Hounslow Heath 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 accounting software support is the same in Hounslow Heath as anywhere else in the country, and why there is nothing to visit and nothing to print.
Is accounting software support in Hounslow Heath really the same price as elsewhere?
Yes. The fee published on this page is what a client in Hounslow Heath 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.
One message from Hounslow Heath, one fixed price
Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.