You should know your corporation tax bill a month before it lands. Most owners I meet find out the week it is due.
Nasir Rasheed, Director
Accountant in Northampton: your VAT scheme checked and your tax bill forecast within ninety days
Accountant in Northampton for established limited companies. Nexus runs your accounts, corporation tax, VAT, bookkeeping, payroll and the director’s self assessment from Milton Keynes, remotely, in one monthly fee with the advice included.
Northampton clients work with me remotely and it costs them nothing in attention. What they want is someone who checks whether the VAT scheme is right, forecasts the tax bill early, and replies. Most have never had that first check done.
Nexus Tax and Accounting Solutions is a Milton Keynes accountancy practice working remotely with established limited companies in Northampton, run by Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB. One monthly fee covers accounts, corporation tax, VAT, bookkeeping, payroll and the director’s self assessment, with VAT scheme review, salary and dividend planning and a corporation tax forecast a month ahead included.
Accredited and certified
- Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB
- Established 2024
- Three new clients a month
- Milton Keynes · UK-wide remote
What you get with Nexus
Know your tax bill a month early
Corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast before the year end, so the money is there.
Pay the VAT the right scheme charges
Standard, flat rate or cash accounting picked for your actual costs, not the one you registered on.
Get an answer from Nasir the same week
You deal with me, which is why Nexus takes three new clients a month.
Three decisions Northampton directors make without advice
Each of these came up because nobody had looked at the set-up since the company was formed.
- VAT
“We reclaim VAT on almost nothing, and nobody has looked at the scheme since we registered five years ago.”
On the standard scheme with barely any input VAT, that is money handed over every quarter for no reason.
- Dividends
“I took a dividend in March, and in October I was told the company had not made enough profit to cover it.”
That becomes an overdrawn loan account and a tax charge a forecast would have prevented.
- Switch
“In two years I have had four account managers, and I have explained my business to every one of them.”
Nobody holds the history, so nothing proactive ever gets raised with you.
- Day 90
What changes once the advice is in the room
You stop finding things out after the event. The VAT scheme, the salary and dividend split and the software routine are checked once and then kept right. When a hire or a big invoice comes up, you already know what it does to the tax bill.
Quick check · no email
If your Northampton accountant cannot tell you whether your VAT scheme is right, what your corporation tax bill will be before it lands, and reply this week, you have the wrong accountant
Answer three questions about the accountant you have now.
Question 1 of 3
Could they tell you this week whether your VAT scheme is the right one for your costs?
Could they tell you your corporation tax figure and dividend headroom before the year end?
Could they get back to you themselves, without passing you to a different account manager?
Three noes means nothing in your set-up has been checked since you incorporated. The set-up review puts that right and gives you the changes in writing.
You are in a reasonable position with one area nobody has looked at. It is usually the VAT scheme or the dividend plan, and Nexus takes three new clients a month so there is time to look properly.
Three yeses and you are well served, so stay where you are. If you want to sanity check the structure yourself, the guides on the site are a fair place to start.
A year-end accountant compared with advice you can act on
Both file. Only one of them tells you anything before the money has gone.
A filing-only accountant
Accounts and the CT600 are filed on time.
You hear from them once a year, after the year end.
The VAT scheme stays as you registered it.
Advice is available, billed by the hour, if you think to ask.
Nexus
Accounts, corporation tax, VAT, payroll and your self assessment in one monthly fee.
Corporation tax and dividend position forecast a month before the bill lands.
VAT scheme reviewed against your actual costs when you join.
Advice included on a fair-use basis, and Nasir replies himself.
Check your own set-up against these eight questions
Say yes or no to each. The noes are where the money usually is.
- 01
Has anyone compared flat rate and standard VAT on your real costs?
If not, you may be paying the default.
- 02
Do you know your corporation tax figure before the year end?
It should reach you a month ahead.
- 03
Has your salary and dividend split been reviewed since incorporation?
Most have not been touched since day one.
- 04
Do you know how much dividend the company can actually cover?
Guessing here creates an overdrawn loan account.
- 05
Is your bookkeeping current rather than caught up at year end?
Old numbers cannot inform a hiring decision.
- 06
Does the same person deal with you every time you call?
Rotation means nobody holds your history.
- 07
Is your director self assessment handled with the company work?
It should not be a January exercise.
- 08
Has anyone told you something useful that you did not ask for?
That is what proactive advice actually looks like.
What Nexus handles for a Northampton limited company
One monthly fee for everything the company has to file, with the planning built in.
Accounts, corporation tax and confirmation statement
Year-end accounts and the CT600 prepared from books that reconcile, filed on time.
VAT returns and a scheme that suits your costs
Standard, flat rate or cash accounting chosen for how your business actually buys and sells.
Payroll, dividends and the tax forecast
Payroll and pensions on schedule, with salary and dividend planning and a corporation tax forecast a month ahead.
Entry 01
Why Nexus takes on three new clients a month
The cap is the reason the rest of this page is true.
Clients described by type. Names withheld.
What clients say
What your first ninety days with Nexus look like
Four steps, starting with the review most Northampton owners have never had.
You find out what your current set-up is costing
I review your structure, VAT scheme, salary and dividends and software, and tell you why each is right or what should change.
Your books are current and the handover is done
Professional clearance and records come from your old accountant. Bookkeeping gets a routine, so the numbers are there when a decision comes up.
You know your corporation tax and dividend headroom
The forecast lands before the year end, so you can decide what to take out and what to keep in the company.
Things get raised with you before they become a problem
A check-in every few months to flag anything concerning and confirm the plan. Queries in between get a prompt reply from me.
Who Nexus is not the right fit for
Start-ups in year one or two, who need something simpler than this.
Property-only landlords and cash businesses.
Sole traders too small for incorporation to be the obvious move.
Owners buying on monthly price rather than on advice.
If you are not sure which side of that you sit on, the set-up review will tell you straight.
Questions Northampton directors ask before they move
What is included when I hire Nexus as my accountant in Northampton?
One monthly fee covers year-end accounts, corporation tax, the confirmation statement, VAT returns, bookkeeping, payroll and pensions, and the director’s self assessment. Proactive tax planning is included on a fair-use basis: VAT scheme selection, salary and dividend planning and a corporation tax forecast a month before the bill lands. Capital gains tax returns are charged separately.
We already have an accountant. Is it worth changing?
Only if something is missing. If your current accountant can confirm your VAT scheme is right, give you the corporation tax figure before the year end and reply to you themselves, stay put. If they cannot, the set-up review will show you what that gap has been costing, in writing, before you commit to anything.
Do we have to move to different software?
No. Software is reviewed as part of the set-up review and I tell you whether what you have is fine. Most of the time it is, and the change needed is to the routine around it rather than the package. If a move genuinely saves you time or money, I will explain why before anything happens.
What happens with our current accountant when we switch?
You do not chase them. I write for professional clearance, collect the records and deal with the handover, then run the set-up review and set out the first-year timetable so you know what is due and when. There is no separate charge for the handover work.
Can an accountant in Northampton work with us remotely?
Yes. Nexus is based in Milton Keynes and works with Northampton limited companies remotely, and I rarely need to meet in person. Calls, email and screen shares cover almost everything, and you always speak to me rather than a different account manager each year. The phone line is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
How quickly will Nasir reply to a question?
Promptly, and from me rather than an assistant. Nexus takes three new clients a month so the book stays small enough for that to hold. Anything with a deadline attached, such as a corporation tax bill or a dividend decision, is flagged to you in advance rather than answered after the event.
Three ways to take the next step
Take the two-minute quiz
It tells you whether Nexus is a fit, and if it is, the set-up review is where we start.
See if Nexus is the right fit 02 · A question firstGot one question first?
Call or email and I will answer it myself, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Ask Nasir a question 03 · Still decidingStill deciding
The sole trader and limited company guide sets out how the two compare on real figures.
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