At Adiva Accountants we will do everything we can to support you and help you to grow your business. As our team, expertise and services we offer grew, we created these factsheets to pass our knowledge and help our clients even more. We believe these factsheets, will give you invaluable insights into everyday business issues. Simply click on the links below to access the relevant topics.
If you have a question which is not listed below, then please contact us on 020 8313 9117, or email at contact@adivaaccountants.co.uk and we will be happy to help.
Below you will find answers to questions that we are frequently asked.
Where can I find your offices?
We are located in Bromley High Street. Our office is above Natwest bank in the middle of Bromley High Street, opposite of Next store. The entrance to the office is between Natwest bank and Thomas Cook, please ring the bell for number 4.
Are you hiring?
We are not hiring for the moment, but please keep checking as we are continually growing and will be expanding our team in the near future.
What are your hours of operation?
We are open:
Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm and Saturday from 10am to 5pm.
What are your most popular services?
The most popular services are company accounts, personal tax returns, CIS, payroll and VAT returns.
Which is your nearest train station?
Our office is in the middle of Bromley South and Bromley North train stations, they are about 5 minute’s walk away. There are direct trains from London Victoria, London Bridge and London Blackfriars to Bromley South station. Bromley South is connected by direct trains to major towns around London and in Kent such as St Albans, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Ashford, Gillingham and Ramsgate.
Which are the nearest bus routes?
Our office is in the middle of Bromley High Street and is served by 15 different bus routes. The bus routes serving Bromley High street are 61, 119, 138, 146, 208, 227, 246, 261, 269, 320,336, 352, 354, 358 and 367.
PERSONAL TAXATION
This group of factsheets covers concise information on a variety of topics relevant to an individual. It covers taxes on the disposal of capital assets and the inheritance taxes. It covers self employed, partnerships and CIS (Construction Industry scheme). Property investment and tax is covered too.
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.
In addition to the above records the following schedules will assist us in completing your end of year accounts. We can prepare these schedules ourselves but if you will prepare them, it would reduce the time we spend preparing your accounts:
- A list of fixed asset additions with copy purchase invoices provided
- A stock list at year end. This should be at the lower of cost and net realisable value
- Details of work in progress at the year end
- A list of debtors at the year end, their age and an indication of any that unlikely to pay
- Sales ledger control account reconciliation
- Reconciliations for all bank and cash accounts
- A list of trade creditors at the year end and their age
- Purchase ledger control account reconciliation
- Details of PAYE owed at the year end
- Details of VAT owed at the year end
- Schedules of key and tax sensitive profit and loss accounts such as repairs, sundry expenses, entertainment, etc
Please talk to us about your own circumstances. If needed let’s discuss what you can do to improve your records. Let’s decide together what records to provide to us at the end of your financial year.
Not all the business will have all of the following records. But if you do, you should provide them to us covering the year (plus one month after that):n• If your records are computerised, we need a back up copy of your accounts software for the year n• Your cash bookn• Sales and purchase day booksn• Any ledgers that you keepn• Bank statements (in PDF or CSV format) n• Purchase invoicesn• Sales invoicesn• Petty cash recordsn• Cheque books and paying in stubsn• Copies of VAT returns covering the year together with any workingsn• Copies of any new loan or HP agreements taken out during the yearn• Details of any business income or expenditure that didn’t go through your business bank accountn• Your payroll records for the year together with details of PAYE calculations for payments to the Inland Revenuen• Anything else you feel may be relevant, if in doubt, include itnWe have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.n
We, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, summarise the preparation of year end accounts and how we can help if you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas.
We will provide here an overview of the information to provide to us to enable completion of your end accounts. The more you do, the less the time we have to spend on the routine compliance aspects of your business. So, the lower will be your accountancy fees and more time we will be able to assist you with developing your business. However, every client is different and we should discuss your particular requirements. Then we can decide what you can prepare for us and what we will have to prepare ourselves. We will be able to tailor our service to your specific requirements.
We will agree a time schedule for when you will provide the records and for when we will have your accounts ready for discussion.
There are a few ways in which you may find you can help us:
- Adding up and balancing your books such as cross casting of column totals
- analysing your payments and receipts in spreadsheets provided
- filing your invoices in sensible system so that relevant invoices can be easily found
If it is possible you can also assist further by:
- Reconcile the bank. This is done by reconciling the balance on your bank statement to that derived from your records after adjusting for unpresented receipts and payments
- Reconcile the debtors and creditors. This is done using control accounts for nominal accounts such as debtors and creditors that reconcile to your year end list of debtors and creditors
The regular use of reconciliations and control accounts during the year, help to ensure that there are no errors in the records.
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of your business development including management accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.
BUSINESS TAXATION
This group of factsheets covers the taxation issues you need to consider for both unincorporated and corporate businesses
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice. In addition to the above records the following schedules will assist us in completing your end of year accounts. We can prepare these schedules ourselves but if you will prepare them, it would reduce the time we spend preparing your accounts: Please talk to us about your own circumstances. If needed let’s discuss what you can do to improve your records. Let’s decide together what records to provide to us at the end of your financial year. Not all the business will have all of the following records. But if you do, you should provide them to us covering the year (plus one month after that):n• If your records are computerised, we need a back up copy of your accounts software for the year n• Your cash bookn• Sales and purchase day booksn• Any ledgers that you keepn• Bank statements (in PDF or CSV format) n• Purchase invoicesn• Sales invoicesn• Petty cash recordsn• Cheque books and paying in stubsn• Copies of VAT returns covering the year together with any workingsn• Copies of any new loan or HP agreements taken out during the yearn• Details of any business income or expenditure that didn’t go through your business bank accountn• Your payroll records for the year together with details of PAYE calculations for payments to the Inland Revenuen• Anything else you feel may be relevant, if in doubt, include itnWe have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.n We, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, summarise the preparation of year end accounts and how we can help if you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas. We will provide here an overview of the information to provide to us to enable completion of your end accounts. The more you do, the less the time we have to spend on the routine compliance aspects of your business. So, the lower will be your accountancy fees and more time we will be able to assist you with developing your business. However, every client is different and we should discuss your particular requirements. Then we can decide what you can prepare for us and what we will have to prepare ourselves. We will be able to tailor our service to your specific requirements. We will agree a time schedule for when you will provide the records and for when we will have your accounts ready for discussion. There are a few ways in which you may find you can help us: If it is possible you can also assist further by: The regular use of reconciliations and control accounts during the year, help to ensure that there are no errors in the records. We have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice. We have the expertise to help you at all stages of your business development including management accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.
BOOKKEEPING
This group of factsheets covers information on employment law related topics relevant to both employers and employees. It covers bookkeeping, payroll and company secretarial.
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.
In addition to the above records the following schedules will assist us in completing your end of year accounts. We can prepare these schedules ourselves but if you will prepare them, it would reduce the time we spend preparing your accounts:
- A list of fixed asset additions with copy purchase invoices provided
- A stock list at year end. This should be at the lower of cost and net realisable value
- Details of work in progress at the year end
- A list of debtors at the year end, their age and an indication of any that unlikely to pay
- Sales ledger control account reconciliation
- Reconciliations for all bank and cash accounts
- A list of trade creditors at the year end and their age
- Purchase ledger control account reconciliation
- Details of PAYE owed at the year end
- Details of VAT owed at the year end
- Schedules of key and tax sensitive profit and loss accounts such as repairs, sundry expenses, entertainment, etc
Please talk to us about your own circumstances. If needed let’s discuss what you can do to improve your records. Let’s decide together what records to provide to us at the end of your financial year.
Not all the business will have all of the following records. But if you do, you should provide them to us covering the year (plus one month after that):n• If your records are computerised, we need a back up copy of your accounts software for the year n• Your cash bookn• Sales and purchase day booksn• Any ledgers that you keepn• Bank statements (in PDF or CSV format) n• Purchase invoicesn• Sales invoicesn• Petty cash recordsn• Cheque books and paying in stubsn• Copies of VAT returns covering the year together with any workingsn• Copies of any new loan or HP agreements taken out during the yearn• Details of any business income or expenditure that didn’t go through your business bank accountn• Your payroll records for the year together with details of PAYE calculations for payments to the Inland Revenuen• Anything else you feel may be relevant, if in doubt, include itnWe have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.n
We, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, summarise the preparation of year end accounts and how we can help if you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas.
We will provide here an overview of the information to provide to us to enable completion of your end accounts. The more you do, the less the time we have to spend on the routine compliance aspects of your business. So, the lower will be your accountancy fees and more time we will be able to assist you with developing your business. However, every client is different and we should discuss your particular requirements. Then we can decide what you can prepare for us and what we will have to prepare ourselves. We will be able to tailor our service to your specific requirements.
We will agree a time schedule for when you will provide the records and for when we will have your accounts ready for discussion.
There are a few ways in which you may find you can help us:
- Adding up and balancing your books such as cross casting of column totals
- analysing your payments and receipts in spreadsheets provided
- filing your invoices in sensible system so that relevant invoices can be easily found
If it is possible you can also assist further by:
- Reconcile the bank. This is done by reconciling the balance on your bank statement to that derived from your records after adjusting for unpresented receipts and payments
- Reconcile the debtors and creditors. This is done using control accounts for nominal accounts such as debtors and creditors that reconcile to your year end list of debtors and creditors
The regular use of reconciliations and control accounts during the year, help to ensure that there are no errors in the records.
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of your business development including management accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.
BUSINESS STARTUP
This group of factsheets covers the issues to consider when starting up in business. Management accounts and year end accounts are covered too.
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.
In addition to the above records the following schedules will assist us in completing your end of year accounts. We can prepare these schedules ourselves but if you will prepare them, it would reduce the time we spend preparing your accounts:
- A list of fixed asset additions with copy purchase invoices provided
- A stock list at year end. This should be at the lower of cost and net realisable value
- Details of work in progress at the year end
- A list of debtors at the year end, their age and an indication of any that unlikely to pay
- Sales ledger control account reconciliation
- Reconciliations for all bank and cash accounts
- A list of trade creditors at the year end and their age
- Purchase ledger control account reconciliation
- Details of PAYE owed at the year end
- Details of VAT owed at the year end
- Schedules of key and tax sensitive profit and loss accounts such as repairs, sundry expenses, entertainment, etc
Please talk to us about your own circumstances. If needed let’s discuss what you can do to improve your records. Let’s decide together what records to provide to us at the end of your financial year.
Not all the business will have all of the following records. But if you do, you should provide them to us covering the year (plus one month after that):n• If your records are computerised, we need a back up copy of your accounts software for the year n• Your cash bookn• Sales and purchase day booksn• Any ledgers that you keepn• Bank statements (in PDF or CSV format) n• Purchase invoicesn• Sales invoicesn• Petty cash recordsn• Cheque books and paying in stubsn• Copies of VAT returns covering the year together with any workingsn• Copies of any new loan or HP agreements taken out during the yearn• Details of any business income or expenditure that didn’t go through your business bank accountn• Your payroll records for the year together with details of PAYE calculations for payments to the Inland Revenuen• Anything else you feel may be relevant, if in doubt, include itnWe have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.n
We, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, summarise the preparation of year end accounts and how we can help if you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas.
We will provide here an overview of the information to provide to us to enable completion of your end accounts. The more you do, the less the time we have to spend on the routine compliance aspects of your business. So, the lower will be your accountancy fees and more time we will be able to assist you with developing your business. However, every client is different and we should discuss your particular requirements. Then we can decide what you can prepare for us and what we will have to prepare ourselves. We will be able to tailor our service to your specific requirements.
We will agree a time schedule for when you will provide the records and for when we will have your accounts ready for discussion.
There are a few ways in which you may find you can help us:
- Adding up and balancing your books such as cross casting of column totals
- analysing your payments and receipts in spreadsheets provided
- filing your invoices in sensible system so that relevant invoices can be easily found
If it is possible you can also assist further by:
- Reconcile the bank. This is done by reconciling the balance on your bank statement to that derived from your records after adjusting for unpresented receipts and payments
- Reconcile the debtors and creditors. This is done using control accounts for nominal accounts such as debtors and creditors that reconcile to your year end list of debtors and creditors
The regular use of reconciliations and control accounts during the year, help to ensure that there are no errors in the records.
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of the preparation of your year end accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.
We have the expertise to help you at all stages of your business development including management accounts. If you are starting, or have started a business in Bickley, Bromley, Kent and London areas we, at Adiva Accountants in Bickley, would be happy to assist you. So please do not hesitate to contact us at Adiva Accountants in Bickley for further advice.