Payroll is not just filing an RTI submission. What you pay yourself decides the tax bill.
Nasir Rasheed, Director
Payroll services in Milton Keynes, run on schedule and set up right inside ninety days
Payroll services in Milton Keynes for established limited companies that want payroll and pensions run on time, and the salary and dividend split checked by someone who explains the numbers.
Most directors have not looked at their salary and dividend split since the company was incorporated. Payroll keeps running, the filings keep going out, and nobody checks whether the split still fits the profit. That check happens in your first ninety days here.
Nexus Tax and Accounting Solutions is a Milton Keynes accountancy practice run by Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB. It runs payroll and pensions for established limited companies in Milton Keynes and across the UK, inside one monthly fee covering accounts, corporation tax, VAT and the director’s self assessment, with salary and dividend planning included.
Accredited and certified
- Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB
- Established 2024
- Three new clients a month
- Milton Keynes · UK-wide remote
What payroll looks like with Nexus
Payroll filed on time, every month
Payslips, RTI submissions and pension contributions go out on a routine you do not have to chase.
A salary and dividend split that fits this year
Nasir checks what you draw against the company profit and tells you what to change and why.
Your tax bill a month before it lands
Corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast before the year end, so the money is there.
The payroll decisions that quietly cost directors money
Three things Milton Keynes directors say when they move their payroll across.
- Dividends
“I have paid myself the same salary since we incorporated. Nobody has ever told me whether that is still the right number.”
The split was set for a different profit level. Two years of it cost more tax than it needed to.
- Hire
“We took on two more staff and only heard about the pension duties after the first payroll run had gone out.”
Corrections and letters took weeks. A short conversation before the hire would have covered it.
- Switch
“Payroll gets filed by a different person every time I email, and none of them know what we actually do.”
Questions sat unanswered for a fortnight, so the hiring decision was made on guesswork.
- Day 90
What changes once the advice is in the room
Payroll stops being a filing job. The salary you take, the dividends you draw and the corporation tax you will owe get looked at together. You make hiring and drawing decisions on numbers you can trust.
Quick check · no email
If your accountant can’t tell you whether your salary and dividend split is right, what your tax bill will be before it lands, and get back to you this week, you have the wrong accountant
Answer three questions about whoever runs your payroll now.
Question 1 of 3
Could they tell you this week whether your salary and dividend split is still the right one?
Could they tell you your corporation tax and dividend headroom before your year end rather than after?
Could they answer a payroll question themselves this week, without passing you to someone new?
Payroll is being filed and nothing else is being looked at. The set-up review covers structure, VAT scheme, pay and software, and tells you what should change.
You are in a reasonable position with one area nobody owns, and it is usually the pay structure. Nexus takes three new clients a month so that area actually gets looked at.
You are well served and you should stay where you are. The guides are worth a read if you want a second view on the tax side.
Payroll that only gets filed, against payroll with advice attached
Both run the payroll. Only one of them looks at what you take out of the company.
A payroll-only provider
Payslips and RTI filing, on time.
The salary figure you gave them stays the salary figure.
Questions go into a shared inbox.
You hear about the tax position at year end.
Payroll inside the Nexus fee
Payslips, RTI filing and pension duties on a routine.
Salary and dividends reviewed against your actual profit.
Nasir replies himself, promptly.
Corporation tax and dividend headroom forecast a month ahead.
Eight things worth checking about your payroll set-up
Answer these about your company as it stands today.
- 01
Has anyone reviewed your salary level in the last twelve months?
If not, it was set for a different profit.
- 02
Do you know your dividend headroom right now?
It decides what you can safely draw this quarter.
- 03
Are pension duties handled as part of payroll?
They should not be a separate scramble after a hire.
- 04
Do payslips go out on the same date every month?
Staff notice when they do not.
- 05
Does the person filing payroll also see your accounts?
Split them and nobody sees the whole position.
- 06
Do you get a corporation tax figure before the year end?
After the year end is too late to act on.
- 07
Is your bookkeeping current enough to answer a hiring question?
Old numbers make hiring a guess.
- 08
Do you speak to the same person each time?
A new account manager restarts the explanation every year.
What the payroll work covers
Payroll sits inside the same monthly fee as everything else the company has to file.
Payroll and RTI filing
Payslips and submissions run on schedule for directors and staff, including new starters and leavers.
Workplace pensions
Assessment, contributions and declarations handled alongside the payroll run rather than after it.
Salary and dividend planning
What you take out is reviewed against profit, with a corporation tax forecast a month before the bill.
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Why you get a person and not a queue
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What clients say
What the first ninety days of payroll with Nexus look like
Payroll moves across without a gap in filing, and the pay structure gets checked while it happens.
Your set-up reviewed before anything moves
Nasir looks at your structure, VAT scheme, salary and dividends and software, and says what is right and what should change.
Payroll running to a routine you can rely on
Payslips, pensions and RTI filing are on schedule, and the handover from your previous accountant is dealt with.
A salary and dividend plan you can explain
You get the numbers behind what you take out, and why that split fits this year’s profit.
Your tax position known before the bill
Corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast ahead of the year end, so the decision is yours.
Who this is not for
Start-ups in their first year or two, where there is no trading history to advise on.
Property-only landlords and cash businesses.
Sole traders too small for incorporation to be the obvious move.
Owners buying on price alone who do not want the advice that comes with it.
If you are not sure which side you fall on, the set-up review will tell you straight.
Questions directors ask before moving payroll
What does the monthly fee include with payroll services in Milton Keynes?
One monthly fee covers year-end accounts, corporation tax, the confirmation statement, VAT, bookkeeping, payroll and pensions, and the director’s self assessment. Proactive 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. The fee is scoped after Nasir has reviewed your set-up.
We already have an accountant running our payroll. Is it worth moving?
It depends on what you get beyond the filing. If nobody has reviewed your salary and dividend split since incorporation, or told you your corporation tax figure before the year end, there is usually money sitting in that gap. The set-up review looks at structure, VAT scheme, pay and software and tells you what should change.
Do we have to change payroll or accounting software to join Nexus?
Not automatically. Nasir reviews the software you use as part of the set-up review and tells you whether it suits your volume and your reporting, or what would work better. If it is doing the job, it stays. Any change is explained with reasons before anything moves, and the filing timetable is kept intact.
What happens with our current accountant when we switch?
You do not chase them yourself. Nexus requests professional clearance, collects the records and sets the first-year timetable so payroll filing continues without a gap. There is no separate charge for the handover. Most switches are straightforward once clearance is sent, and you are told at each stage what has come back.
Does Nexus run payroll for companies outside Milton Keynes?
Yes. Nexus is based in Milton Keynes at Stacey Bushes and works with clients across the UK remotely, including Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, Wolverton, Stony Stratford, Buckingham, Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, Northampton and Luton. Payroll, pensions and the year-end work are all handled remotely, and meetings in person are rarely needed.
Who runs the payroll services in Milton Keynes, and who replies when I ask a question?
Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB runs the practice and does the work himself. Nexus takes three new clients a month so that stays true, which means no rotation of junior account managers. Queries get a prompt reply from Nasir, and tax bills are flagged a month in advance rather than announced the week they are due.
Three ways to take the next step
Book the set-up review
You get a written list of what to change in your structure, VAT scheme and pay, and why.
See if Nexus fits your company 02 · A question firstGot a question about your payroll first?
Send it to Nasir and you get an answer from him, not a form reply.
Ask Nasir a question 03 · Still decidingStill deciding
The tax comparison guide shows how salary, dividends and profit actually work together before you move anything.
Read the tax comparison →