Business Tax & VAT Services

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Strategic Tax Planning for Smarter Business Decisions

In today’s complex regulatory landscape, staying compliant with UK tax and VAT laws requires more than just meeting deadlines. Strategic tax planning is essential for any business aiming to minimise liabilities and make informed decisions that support growth and profitability.

At The MGroup Partnership, we offer comprehensive Business Tax and VAT Compliance services designed to help you plan ahead, ensuring tax efficiency is woven into every aspect of your business strategy.

Tax: A Key Element in Every Business Decision

Tax is a significant cost to your business, one that impacts everything from cash flow to investment and expansion plans. Like materials or labour, tax should be managed strategically to minimise its impact on profitability. By embedding tax planning into your business decision-making process, you can anticipate potential liabilities, optimise tax savings, and maintain a stable financial foundation.

At The MGroup Partnership, we provide proactive, forward-thinking advice that enables you to consider tax implications in all aspects of your operations, helping to build a tax strategy that aligns with your broader business goals.

Our Business Tax & VAT Compliance Services Include

Corporate Tax Compliance & Strategic Planning

Beyond just managing your corporation tax obligations, we work closely with you to develop tax strategies that anticipate future liabilities and identify savings opportunities. By planning for tax in advance, you can make informed decisions that protect your business’s financial health and align with long-term goals.

VAT Registration & Compliance Advice

UK VAT rules can be complex, with various schemes and rates that can impact your business. We help you determine the most suitable VAT scheme, register, and stay compliant. By advising on VAT at the outset of transactions and business plans, we ensure your business remains efficient and compliant.

VAT Return Preparation & Submission

We handle the preparation and timely submission of your VAT returns, ensuring accuracy and adherence to HMRC deadlines. We also review VAT implications in all transactions, helping you avoid costly errors and ensuring every VAT decision is beneficial to your business’s tax position.

Integrated Tax Planning & Strategy

Tax shouldn’t be an afterthought but an integral part of every major business decision. Our tax planning services are designed to help you think strategically, advising on how tax will impact your business expansion, investments, staffing, and other crucial decisions. We collaborate with you to create a tax strategy that supports growth while keeping liabilities in check.

Expense and Allowance Optimisation

Maximising allowable business expenses and capital allowances is essential to reducing your tax burden. We ensure you’re claiming all eligible expenses, from R&D tax credits to capital allowances, helping you retain more of your earnings and reinvest them into your business.

Tax Risk Assessment & HMRC Support

Managing tax risk is essential to a stable, healthy business. We proactively assess potential tax risks and provide guidance on how to address them, giving you confidence in your tax position. If HMRC inquiries or audits arise, our experienced team will represent your business, handling all communications on your behalf.

Making Tax Digital (MTD) Compliance

With HMRC’s MTD initiative, digital record-keeping and online submissions are now required for many businesses. We help you transition to compliant digital processes, ensuring your records and submissions meet MTD standards and support efficient tax planning.

Why Choose The MGroup Partnership for Business Tax & VAT Compliance?

Proactive, Strategic Advice

At The MGroup Partnership, we believe in helping you stay ahead of tax requirements by embedding tax planning into all business decisions. Our guidance enables you to approach every transaction and decision with a clear understanding of its tax impact.

Expert Knowledge & Compliance

With our in-depth knowledge of UK tax laws and VAT regulations, we ensure your business remains compliant with all statutory requirements. Our expertise helps minimise liabilities while ensuring your business is well-positioned for future financial stability.

Tailored Support for Informed Decision-Making

We understand that every business is unique. Our services are fully customised to your industry and operational needs, providing insight and advice that support your broa

Long-Term Savings & Growth

Tax-efficient planning isn’t just about immediate savings; it’s about building a sustainable financial foundation for future growth. By managing your tax strategy with foresight, we help you achieve lasting financial benefits that support long-term success.

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Plan Ahead with The MGroup Partnership’s Tax Compliance Services

Staying compliant and managing tax strategically are essential for any successful business. By planning ahead and integrating tax considerations into every aspect of your decision-making, you can build a more resilient, profitable business.

Contact us today to learn how The MGroup Partnership’s Business Tax & VAT Compliance services can help you plan with confidence, ensure compliance, and enhance your financial success.

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Jordan Lyne

Partner

Jordan has worked with various client’s over his ten years at The MGroup. The services provided range from bookkeeping, VAT returns, annual accounts and management accounts. He has been involved in recruitment of new staff members and helped move the firm on with it’s systems by creating and improving internal controls and procedures.

Jordan manages his resources efficiently to meet deadlines and where clients have specific requirements, he works closely with them to ensure these are both feasible and met in a timely manner. Jordan has clients in various sectors, ranging from international companies to smaller locally based businesses.

Wendy Tatham

Partner

Wendy joined the firm in 2015, after starting in finance for the NHS and then qualifying with another local firm of accountants. She brought with her experience across all areas, having previously managed payroll support, corporate and personal tax compliance and planning alongside other general practice elements.

Wendy works with clients across a range of sectors and enjoys supporting them with their statutory reporting, internal financial processes, corporate and personal tax planning and business advisory services. A key area of interest is working closely with her clients to support them with growing and restructuring their businesses to align with their long term goals.

In her spare time Wendy is the lead volunteer for Oxfordshire Scouts, supporting 95 Scouts groups across the county to deliver a fun programme of activities to young people aged 4 to 24.

Geoff Pinder

Corporate Finance Partner

Geoff has operated in the Mergers & Acquisitions and the corporate finance arena since 2004. He has held Executive roles leading and managing the performance and productivity of cross functional teams focused on delivering a high quality service to clients across complex portfolios.

Selling a business is a life changing event, and Geoff’s passion is working with businesses owners to help them explore the various exit options and strategies available to achieve their objectives, leading to excellent results for all stakeholders.

Geoff has been involved in over 500 deals across multiple industry sectors, working predominantly on the sell side of transactions, including sales to strategic buyers, private equity, and MBO’s.

Darren Green

Partner

Having grown up in North Oxfordshire, Darren joined The MGroup in 1999 as a trainee, qualified in 2003, and became a partner in 2010. Darren is best known for his ability to ‘go the extra mile’ for clients; even changing a flat tyre outside the office when it was discovered after a meeting, helping his clients to safely make their way home.

Aside from changing tyres, Darren enjoys helping clients to grow their varied and interesting businesses, and gaining insights into a wide range of sectors. In particular, he likes working within the corporate finance team, assisting with financial projections and due diligence for prospective buyers. Darren enjoys the challenging and pressurized nature of this type of work. Many of his clients are from manufacturing, technology or start-up backgrounds.

In his spare time Darren is a family man and he also enjoys sport, including football, skiing and running. He has taken part in a 26 mile walk for a cancer charity with colleague Geoff.

Peter Smith

Partner

Peter joined The MGroup in 1990 and became a partner in 1996. Originally from Wiltshire, Peter is a member of the Oxford Chamber of Commerce where he has been a Chamber council member for over 20 years.

Helping to provide a complete finance solution to companies is one of Peter’s key focus areas. He believes this to be a service that sets the partnership aside from its competitors, alongside The MGroup values and employees.

Peter provides financial mentoring, support with strategy and planning, solutions to increase profitability and improve cash flow, and help with expansion/diversification plans. His specialist interest areas include not-for-profit, healthcare and international organisations.

Peter enjoys the opportunities and challenges he is faced with every day at The MGroup and making a difference to clients’ lives. He is also a keen local charity supporter, regularly helping to raise funds and awareness for SeeSaw and SpecialEffect where he is an ambassador.

Outside of work, Peter is a Chelsea Football Club season ticket holder. He likes walking in the local area, especially if there is a pub or café at the end of the walk, and enjoys holidays in Devon, in particular to a secret escape in Dartmouth.

Richard Clayton

Partner

In 1984 Richard became the youngest ever partner at The MGroup at the age of 27 and is now the longest serving partner. Richard is a true team player, having been a prominent local footballer in his early years. He very much brings the team ethos to The MGroup who like to work as an integral part of their client teams.

Richard qualified in 1982 and has worked with many of his clients for decades, evidence of the excellent service provided by both Richard and the firm. Richard is proud of the firm’s exceptional reputation. He continues to develop new strategies and explore improvements to the services they provide and remains highly ambitious and committed. Outside of work Richard enjoys golf, football, spending time with his family and the very occasional glass of wine (normally accompanied by too much food!).

Richard has a depth of knowledge and experience in all areas of the construction industry and also deals with most of the firms agricultural clients. He also deals with a wide range of other clients which include a substantial number of UK subsidiaries of overseas companies together with a number of high profile local businesses. Richard is a firm believer that the role of a trusted accountant is to provide clients with the best possible advice and support. The client does not always have to follow advice but he believes they must have all options on the table to form a meaningful decision.