Business and Personal Tax Accountants for Startups, SMEs and Entrepreneurs
Dragon Argent’s London based tax accountants proactively advise clients on the tax implications of starting and scaling ambitious businesses whilst optimising their personal tax affairs. We not only deal with compliance related tax obligations, such as VAT and Corporation Tax, but help clients navigate HMRCs landscape of incentives including R&D, (S)EIS and EMI schemes. We typically do this as clients undertake transactions such as a investment rounds, corporate restructures, disposals and exits. Engage an advisor today to discuss:
VAT or Corporation Tax
A Self Assessment or Capital Gains Tax
(S)EIS Advance Assurance and Compliance
Research & Development Tax Relief claim
EMI Scheme (Valuation and Supporting Documents)
Schedule a discovery call with our tax accountants.
Alternatively send your enquiry to ask@dragonargent.com
TRUSTED BY FOUNDERS, STARTUPS & SMEs
Dragon Argent provides hybrid and bespoke tax support to entrepreneurial clients with often complex needs across their personal and business affairs.
We provide tax advice for founders and businesses on all financial, commercial and strategic matters relating to corporate structure, investment rounds, scaling and exiting businesses.
We deliver essential accounting and tax services that enhance your business, together with proactive value adding services associated with scaling businesses, such as R&D tax relief and (S)EIS tax reliefs, EMI valuations and outsourced FD services.
We will ensure that all your tax planning is done to formulate effective tax-efficient investment planning. Our friendly and dedicated tax advisers are here to answer any tax or accounting questions you may have.
KEY TAX SERVICES FOR FAST GROWTH STARTUPS AND SMEs
Proactive, value adding tax advice support across a range of services.
Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
A tax levied on the profit made on the sale of any non-inventory qualifying assets is called Capital Gains Tax. Our CGT service includes planning your disposal, determining your options and filing your CGT return. Our experts will present you with options to make informed choices.
SEIS and EIS Advance Assurance
SIES/EIS schemes assists your company in raising funds by providing tax benefits to individual investors. Furthermore, it is intended to assist you in expanding your business. Our funding and legal experts have helped numerous entrepreneurs raise money and see their businesses flourish.
Tax Investigation
A tax investigation is an official inquiry conducted by HMRC in the UK with the severity of an investigation being completely dependent on the case. These cases can become stressful and time consuming, but our tax team can help you to get the best possible outcome.
EMI Scheme
As your business grows, incentivising key employees to drive growth and deliver commercial success over the long term, we’ll partner with you to manage the process, valuation, and roll-out of an EMI scheme – the most tax efficient method for incentivising staff.
R&D Tax Relief Claims
We’ll help you reclaim up to 33% of qualifying costs spent on research and development, even if you have made a loss and we do it at a fraction of the cost quoted by specialist R&D consultancies, ensuring you can reinvest the credits into the growth of your business.
Self-Assessment Tax Returns for Founders
Protect your wealth by understanding and taking control of your financial affairs, especially with regard to current and future tax exposure, especially inheritance tax. We can help you develop a cohesive management and succession strategy for your privately held wealth ensuring that your tax returns are correctly completed and submitted to HM Revenue and Customs.
QUALIFIED DEDICATED ACCOUNTANCY & TAX ADVISORS
Technical, efficient and commercial, we combine an outstanding customer experience, augmented by the latest accounting technology for our clients.
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Harry Hasler
Head of Accountancy
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Misha Patel
Head of Tax
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Sanjay Kukar
Strategic Tax Advisor
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Amelia Smith
Client Manager
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Claire Jamieson
Client Manager
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George Whitehead
Client Manager
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Andrei Huber
Accountant
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Annabel Luxton
Head of R&D
DEALING WITH COMPLEX TAX ENQUIRIES OR INVESTIGATIONS?
We provide business and personal tax advice for the owners of limited companies, partnerships, limited partnerships, LLPs and sole traders across many industries. Book a no obligation call to find out how our specialist tax advisers can support in your business growth.
Alternatively send your enquiry to ask@dragonargent.com
FREQUENTLY ASKED TAX QUESTIONS
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There are a number of reasons why all businesses need tax support. All companies have to submit year-end accounts for corporation tax purposes and complete VAT returns in order to be compliant with HMRC. However, equally important is the ability for founders to make informed decisions that come from regular and accurate reporting. Working with an accountant and tax experts can help limit tax liability, ensure compliance and enable effective, long term planning.
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A tax advisor is a financial professional who provides advice on strategies to minimise taxes owed while staying within the scope of the law and regulation. Tax advisors may be trained as accountants, lawyers, or financial advisors, or may work as a team consisting of two or more types of professionals.
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Like our engagements themselves, our fees are bespoke, based on clients’ needs at a given point in time. We've found that retainers for fast paced clients seldom work. Instead, we focus on flexibility and transparency. We'll understand your needs and forecast an accurate estimate for the following 6-12 months and communicate any changes with you.
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For any business looking to raise pre-seed to series A funding in the UK, offering SEIS & EIS relief to investors is almost a prerequisite for a successful raise. However, it is not always straight forward to navigate and we've seen numerous clients make mistakes in applying for seis/eis advance assurance over the years that can damage relationships with early investors and even invalidate their tax relief status. Hopefully our top tips below will help you avoid some of these pitfalls!
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Research & Development (R&D) tax relief provide valuable financial support for the businesses in the UK that is investing in innovation and developing new processes, products or services. In this article our R&D experts will explain how the R&D tax relief regimes work after changes come into force in April 2023 may be of critical importance to your financial projections.
These changes only impact from this date, so a split year treatment will apply for company financial years straddling 1 April, for example companies with a December year end.