Accounting Software Support · Yorkshire
Accounting software setup & support in Northallerton
If your Northallerton 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 Yorkshire, 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 Northallerton
Sole traders and small companies in Northallerton 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 Northallerton, 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 Northallerton
The price for accounting software support is published on this page and is what a client in Northallerton 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 Northallerton client and chased before they arrive.
Online only, UK based. There is no office in Northallerton 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 Northallerton business prepares this year's, and remembers what was agreed.
Plain English, with the numbers. Every draft for Northallerton 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 Northallerton clients first, with the figures explained, and nothing leaves us until you say so.
Local facts
About Northallerton
Northallerton is in Yorkshire, in the DL7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Turker | 0.7 mi | NE |
| Romanby | 0.7 mi | SW |
| Yafforth | 2 mi | W |
| Bullamoor | 2 mi | E |
| Low Wiske Moor | 2 mi | NW |
| Wiske Moor, Low | 2 mi | NW |
| Warlaby | 2 mi | SW |
| Moor, Wiske | 2 mi | NW |
Worth knowing
Rules that come up in this work
Salary versus dividends
Directors of their own companies usually take a salary at or just above the National Insurance thresholds, which keeps the year qualifying for State Pension and is deductible for Corporation Tax, with further income as dividends. Dividends above the £500 allowance are taxed at 10.75%, 35.75% and 39.35% by band and can only be paid from distributable profits after tax, with a minute and voucher each time.
Director's loan accounts
Money taken from a company has to be something: salary, dividend, expense reimbursement or loan. If it is a loan and remains outstanding nine months after the year end, the company pays tax at the dividend higher rate on it until it is repaid. Clearing the balance with a properly declared dividend before the deadline, where reserves allow, is routine year-end work.
The VAT registration threshold
Watching the rolling twelve-month turnover figure is one of the quiet jobs of monthly bookkeeping, because the £90,000 VAT threshold arrives silently. Crossing it brings quarterly returns, Making Tax Digital software and a decision about schemes. Crossing it late brings a bill for VAT you could not recover from customers and a penalty for failing to notify.
Corporation Tax rates and marginal relief
Companies pay Corporation Tax at 19% on profits up to £50,000 and 25% on profits over £250,000. Between those figures marginal relief applies, producing an effective rate that rises gradually and a marginal rate of 26.5% on each pound in the band. The thresholds are divided by the number of associated companies, so a director with two companies has thresholds of £25,000 and £125,000 for each.
Late filing penalties
Lateness is expensive in a way that compounds. For individuals, £100 immediately, then daily penalties, then percentage-based ones at six and twelve months, with interest running on unpaid tax throughout. For companies, Companies House penalties scale with delay and double on repeat, and HMRC adds its own for a late CT600. Filing on time is the cheapest tax planning there is.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax began in April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000, extends to those over £30,000 in April 2027 and is planned for £20,000 in April 2028. It requires digital records in compatible software and four quarterly updates to HMRC each year, with a final declaration replacing the traditional return. Payment dates are unchanged.
The Self Assessment calendar
Four dates govern Self Assessment: 5 October to register, 31 October for paper returns, 31 January to file online and pay, and 31 July for the second payment on account. Missing the January date triggers an automatic £100 penalty before any tax is even considered, so we treat it as the fixed point around which the rest of the year is planned.
Questions
Accounting Software Support questions from Northallerton
Can you fix VAT returns that were filed from the software wrongly?
Yes. We reconcile each filed return to the transactions, identify the errors, and correct them in the software and, where required, with HMRC through the next return or a formal error correction. The cleanup fee covers the software work; any HMRC correction is quoted separately before we start.
What if I want to do my own bookkeeping after setup?
That is exactly what the setup and training are for. Many clients keep their own books in the software we set up and come to us only for the year-end accounts and tax return, which is cheaper for them. We configure bank rules and automations so the routine work is mostly matching, not typing.
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.
Do you have an office in Northallerton?
No. IGI Accounting is an online-only firm. We serve Northallerton 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 Northallerton as anywhere else in the country, and why there is nothing to visit and nothing to print.
Is accounting software support in Northallerton really the same price as elsewhere?
Yes. The fee published on this page is what a client in Northallerton 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.
Let us take the deadlines off your plate in Northallerton
Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.