Industries

When PR, graphic design, digital, advertising and marketing agencies work with us, they often discover they’re over-servicing and underbilling clients.

As well as company returns, VAT and essential areas of payroll and tax, we help business owners develop processes and systems for their credit control, rate setting, invoicing, and cash flow as well as advising on expansion, planning, financing and forecasting. We also understand how staff retention and incentivisation play a role in your success and work with you to find the right solutions for the business.

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The best way to handle self-assessment and expenses are top of the list when we work with consultants. We also help with VAT registration, tax planning, IR35, and maximising profit.

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Design companies and professionals, such as graphic designers, fashion designers, interior designers, and set designers often appreciate talking about billable hours, charge out rates and invoicing alongside tax returns and VAT registration.

Over-servicing and undercharging of clients are common problems we can help with. We also advise on setting up processes and systems for every financial aspect of the business including invoicing, credit control, and expansion.

We can look at your pipeline and how your systems and processes support jobs at different stages as well as managing cash flow, dealing with import taxes, staffing and rewards, subcontracting and interim invoicing.

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Estate and lettings agencies operate on commission-based income that makes cash flow planning more demanding than in many other businesses. We work with property agents on the financial issues specific to the sector, including staff commission structures, VAT, client money handling, and the mix of sales and lettings income. For growing agencies looking at opening new offices or expanding into new services, we can help you model the numbers and structure things correctly from the outset. We’d love to help, give us a call.

Event and production businesses working on shoots, parties, press events and product launches face a particular set of financial pressures. Alongside company returns and VAT, we can help you improve your cash flow, charging and profit margins, credit control and payroll.

Clients often find implementing good systems and processes as well as forecasting and planning improves their profitability.

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Kalculus are true fashion specialists with in-depth industry knowledge and expertise. We work with designers, stylists, photographers, PR and associated industries focusing on improving cash flow issues, sourcing funding, managing stock and credit control as well as company returns, import duties, and VAT. Talk to us about how we could help you.

From individual freelancers through to production companies, Kalculus has the experience to work on all aspects of broadcast finance. We can help with self-assessment, company returns, IR35, VAT and other aspects of tax, such as EIS, withholding tax and film tax credits.
Our clients also talk to us about sourcing funding, dealing with royalties, finding the right insurances, and setting up their day-to-day systems and processes. Drop us a line about what you need, and we’ll let you know how we can help.

Clients often find implementing good systems and processes as well as forecasting and planning improves their profitability.

Talk to us about how we could help you.

Florists face particular issues that we can help with, such as wastage, cash flow and pricing. We can also support florists looking at scaling their business, whether that’s retail, event floristry, weddings, productions or corporate.

Our experts can walk you through the systems and processes that help you stay on top of your day-today finances and see the bigger picture. Call us to talk about your needs today.

Our founder, Kate, has worked in-house with some of the biggest names in UK hairdressing helping them launch product lines and open new salons.

We can support you with everything from day-to-day bookkeeping, returns and accounts to some of the specific challenges in the industry: staff commissions and pay structures, stock management, financing as well as cash flow and systems and processes. Call us to talk about how we can help you.

We work with artists, studio engineers, producers and other music industry professionals on individual and company tax returns, bookkeeping and VAT as well as advising them on specific challenges like royalties, withholding tax and tour accounting. Give us a call to find out how we can help you today.

Property developers come to us with a consistent set of questions about structure, VAT on construction, and exit planning. We advise on trading vehicle options, SDLT, development finance, CIS compliance, and capital allowances. Whether you’re working on your first project or managing several at once, getting the right advice at the outset avoids the costly mistakes that come from leaving it too late. Talk to us about how we would help you.

Landlords and property investors often find that their affairs have grown more complex than their current accounting arrangements can handle. We work with individual landlords, portfolio investors, and overseas buyers on rental income, CGT planning, incorporation advice, and structuring. With mortgage interest relief restrictions affecting a great many landlords, we can help you assess whether incorporation makes sense for your circumstances. We also advise on furnished holiday lets, ATED, and the treatment of overseas-held UK property. Call us to talk about your needs today.

Publishers and authors benefit from accountants who understand issues around raising finance, royalties, withholding tax and distribution. Our team help individuals with self-assessment and companies with VAT and tax returns as well as their financial processes and systems. Talk to us about what you’re looking for from an accountant today.

Recruitment businesses face a distinctive mix of financial pressures. Weekly payroll, monthly invoicing, and the margin between the two creates cash flow demands that many accountants underestimate. We work with recruitment businesses on PAYE compliance, IR35, contractor management, VAT, and the financial modelling that helps you understand where your profit is actually coming from. Whether you place permanent candidates, place contractors, or both, we can help you get the numbers right and plan for growth. Sound familiar? Let’s talk.

Food and drink professionals and businesses working in restaurants and catering need accountants who understand the transactional nature of their industry. Working with a team that can help with issues around cash flow, pricing, credit control and even advise on point-of-sale systems and other day-to-day factors can make a real difference.

We offer forecasting, planning and services from annual accounting to an effectively outsourced finance department. Talk to us about what you’re looking for from an accountant today, and let us see how we can help you.

Software developers appreciate the support we can offer around raising finance under SEIS and EIS tax schemes, how to be tax efficient, how to advise investors, and the support we offer start-ups.