Accountants in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire has one of the highest concentrations of owner managed businesses in the country, and a business base that runs from consultancy and professional services through film and television around Borehamwood, into life sciences and technology further north, alongside a substantial property investment community.
Our Hertfordshire office is at Suite H, 230 High Street, Potters Bar EN6 5BL. We act for clients across the county and nationally, mostly by video call, and we will meet you in person where that is more useful.
Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers in Hertfordshire
Merit is dual qualified. We are Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers, which is a combination most local practices do not have and the one that determines whether your tax bill is being calculated or reduced.
Our founder worked inside HMRC and knows what triggers an enquiry and where inspectors look. Our partners have built their own businesses from nothing to over £1m in turnover, so the commercial judgement comes from having made the same calls themselves.
Where we work in Hertfordshire
Our office is in Potters Bar and we act for clients across south Hertfordshire and into north London, including St Albans, Watford, Welwyn Garden City and Borehamwood.
- Accountants in Potters Bar, where our office is
- Barnet, Enfield and the north London border
- Cuffley, Brookmans Park and Northaw
- Hatfield and the surrounding area
What Hertfordshire businesses come to us for
Owner managed companies
Getting profit out of the company efficiently, and reviewing it every year rather than leaving the original arrangement running indefinitely. Corporation tax in the marginal band between £50,000 and £250,000 of profit carries an effective rate of 26.5%, which makes the timing of pension contributions, equipment purchases and bonuses genuinely worth planning.
Higher earning individuals
This part of Hertfordshire has a high proportion of people affected by the personal allowance taper above £100,000 of adjusted net income, where the effective marginal rate reaches 60%. It is one of the most fixable problems in personal tax and one of the most commonly missed.
Property investors and landlords
Whether to hold personally or through a company, the section 24 finance cost restriction, the 60 day capital gains reporting deadline, and ATED returns for companies holding UK residential property worth over £500,000.
If none of these sound like your business, that changes nothing. They are the most common conversations we have in Hertfordshire, not a list of who qualifies. The planning is the same whatever you sell.
Services across Hertfordshire
- Year end accounts and corporation tax returns including CT600 filing
- Bookkeeping and monthly management accounts
- VAT registration, returns and MTD compliance
- Payroll, P11Ds and auto enrolment
- Self assessment for directors, landlords and higher earners
- Capital gains tax and 60 day property returns
- ATED returns and non resident landlord compliance
- HMRC enquiry and investigation support
- Proactive tax planning reviewed by a Chartered Tax Adviser
Talk to us about your Hertfordshire business
The first meeting is free and there is no obligation. Book an appointment online or call our Potters Bar office.
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Frequently asked questions
Suite H, 230 High Street, Potters Bar EN6 5BL. Most clients deal with us by video call and email, and we will come to you in person where a meeting helps.
Yes, and across the UK. Because most of our work runs by video call, where you are based makes very little practical difference. We have an office in Potters Bar and we will travel to meet you where an in person meeting would help.
Yes, and it is one of our specialisms. Whether to incorporate, section 24, the 60 day capital gains return and ATED are all regular work for us.
Yes. Above £100,000 of adjusted net income the personal allowance is withdrawn, creating a 60% effective rate up to £125,140. Pension contributions and Gift Aid made before 5 April can restore it.
A fixed monthly fee agreed in advance, based on the size of the business and the services needed. No hourly billing.
Yes. London at 16 Upper Woburn Place WC1H, and Greater Manchester at Phoenix House, Stalybridge.
Yes, at any point in the year. We write for professional clearance and handle the handover, which normally takes two to four weeks.
Yes. We are Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers, and both qualifications are independently verifiable on the relevant professional register.
