East of England · England
Accountants in May Street
Accountants for May Street who work to the deadline rather than the appointment diary. We handle Self Assessment, company accounts, Corporation Tax, bookkeeping, VAT and payroll for May Street clients at the fixed fees shown on this page, and the next dates that apply to your business are tracked from the day you join. There is no office in East of England to visit, because none of the work needs one.
Next deadlines
- VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
- VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
- VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
- Confirmation statement due within 14 days of your review date, at least once every 12 months
Services
What we do for May Street and what it costs
The eight core services below each have a page for May Street; specialist and advisory services are delivered nationally and are listed further down. Every fee is fixed and confirmed in writing before work starts.
Why IGI
Working with May Street businesses
Clients in May Street 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.
Nothing is filed for May Street until you have reviewed and approved it. You see the draft, you ask questions, you sign off, then we submit and send you the receipt.
We explain self assessment tax returns in the words May Street business owners use, not in accountant's shorthand, and we show our working so you can check it.
We work to the HMRC and Companies House calendar, not an appointment diary. Clients in May Street get reminders at 60, 30 and 7 days before each date that applies to self assessment tax returns.
Local facts
About May Street
May Street sits in East of England. 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.
| Place | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Great Chishill | 0.2 mi | N |
| Chishill, Great | 0.3 mi | NE |
| Chishill, Little | 0.8 mi | S |
| Little Chishill | 0.8 mi | S |
| Shaftenhoe End | 0.9 mi | SW |
| Heydonbury | 1 mi | NE |
| Heydon, South Cambridgeshire | 1 mi | NE |
| Building End | 1 mi | SE |
All places in East of England · East of England places beginning with M
National services
Also available to May Street clients
These services do not vary by location and are delivered the same way for May Street as for the rest of the UK.
- Limited by Guarantee Formation from £49
- Dormant Company Formation from £29
- Non-Resident UK Company Formation from £149
- Registered Office Address from £69/yr
- Confirmation Statement Filing £33
- Company Name Change £49
- Director Appointments & Resignations £29
- PSC Register Changes £39
- SIC Code Change £39
- Registered Office Address Change £29
- VAT Registration £49
- PAYE Employer Registration £49
- UTR Registration £29
- CIS Registration £49
- Dormant Company Accounts £49
- Make a Company Dormant £44
- Company Strike-Off & Dissolution £59
- CIS Tax Returns from £30/mo
- R&D Tax Credits from £999
- Crypto Tax from £199
- Capital Gains Tax from £149
- Landlord & Property Tax from £149
- Contractor Accountants from £75/mo
- Startup Accountants from £59/mo
- E-commerce Accountants from £79/mo
- Freelancer Accountants from £45/mo
- Small Business Accountants from £65/mo
- Locum Accountants from £69/mo
- Management Accounts from £99/mo
- Tax Planning from £249
- Business Advisory from £149
- Cash-Flow Forecasting from £199
- HMRC Investigation Support from £299
- Making Tax Digital from £99
- Accounting Software Support from £99
Worth knowing
Rules that affect most businesses here
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.
Switching accountants
You can switch accountant at any point in the year. The new firm requests clearance and your records from the old one, which cannot withhold your own documents though it may hold its own working papers until its fees are settled. Agent authorisations with HMRC and Companies House are transferred, and the next deadline is picked up without a gap.
The 60-day property CGT return
The 60-day Capital Gains Tax return on residential property is the deadline landlords most often miss, because it falls outside the Self Assessment cycle and runs from completion, not exchange. Private residence relief for periods you lived in the property, plus the final nine months, reduces the gain. Penalties for a late return mirror Self Assessment, starting at £100.
Crypto records and reporting
Crypto tax splits into capital gains on disposals and income on rewards, with different rates and different reporting. The £3,000 annual exempt amount and the 18% and 24% rates apply to gains; staking, mining and airdrop income is taxed at marginal income tax rates. HMRC's nudge letters to holders have increased sharply, and a voluntary disclosure before one arrives is treated far more leniently.
Allowable expenses
An expense is allowable against trading profit if it is incurred wholly and exclusively for the business. Materials, business travel other than ordinary commuting, a proportion of home running costs, software, insurance, professional fees, bank charges and protective clothing qualify. Client entertainment, ordinary clothing, fines and the private share of mixed-use costs do not.
Questions
Questions from May Street
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 May Street 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 May Street 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.
Do you work with businesses in East of England that are not in May Street itself?
Yes. Every place in East of England 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 May Street 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 May Street: records in, draft out, approve, filed.
How do I get started from May Street?
Message us on WhatsApp or email with a sentence about your business and what you need. We reply in working hours with any questions and a fixed fee for self assessment tax returns. Once you confirm, we tell you exactly which records to send and the work begins. Most May Street clients are set up within a day.
Which deadlines matter most for self assessment tax returns?
The next four dates that apply to self assessment tax returns are shown at the top of this page, calculated from today. For May Street clients we diarise every one of them from the day you join and send reminders before each, so the work is done in good time rather than in the last week before a penalty.
Start the conversation from May Street
Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.