Recruitment Agencies
Specialist Accountants for Recruitment Agencies
Recruitment is a high-volume, high-risk sector for tax: temp payroll, off-payroll workers, umbrella arrangements and the Criminal Finances Act all land on the agency’s shoulders. Most accountants don’t appreciate the exposure. We do, and we keep you compliant and funded.
The Recruitment-Sector Risk: A Generalist Accountant Underestimates
- Running high-volume temp and contractor payroll accurately and on time.
- Off-payroll working (IR35) for the contractors you place.
- Umbrella and intermediary arrangements, and the compliance risk they carry.
- The Criminal Finances Act and failure-to-prevent rules.
- Cash flow when you pay workers weekly but bill clients monthly.
How Merit Helps Recruitment Agencies
- Accurate, on-time temp and contractor payroll, including RTI and pensions.
- Clear off-payroll / IR35 advice and processes, so you place workers compliantly.
- Due diligence on umbrella and intermediary supply chains to protect you from facilitation risk.
- Advice on invoice finance and factoring to bridge the pay-bill gap.
- Full accounts, VAT and corporation tax planning.
Why Recruitment Agencies Choose Merit
Because our team has worked inside HMRC, we understand exactly where recruitment-sector enquiries and supply-chain risks arise, and how to keep you clean. We’re Chartered Tax Advisers, and our partners have built and funded their own businesses, so we get the cash-flow reality of an agency. Fixed fees, no surprises.
