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Plan Terms & Conditions

Services & Products Not Included in the Access & Launch Plans

1. Company formation execution and company secretarial administration

 

Guidance may be provided, but the plans do not include:

· Incorporating the company on the client’s behalf or submitting Companies House forms.

· Acting as company secretary or maintaining statutory registers.

· Filing confirmation statements or annual accounts at Companies House.

· Providing a registered office address, mail forwarding, or company email address services.

· Share allotments, share transfers, changes to directors, changes to PSCs, or other Companies House change filings.

· Company strike-off, dissolution support, restoration applications, or liquidation/insolvency administration.

2. Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and compliance production

 

The plans do not include:

· Bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, or accounting software set-up and maintenance.

· Preparation of statutory accounts.

· Corporation Tax computations and CT600 preparation or submission.

· VAT return preparation or submission, partial exemption calculations, or VAT inspections support.

· Payroll operation, RTI submissions, PAYE scheme administration, or pension auto-enrolment administration.

· CIS registration, verification, deductions statements, or CIS return preparation.

3. HMRC disputes, investigations, and enforcement work

 

The plans do not include handling or representation in:

· HMRC compliance checks or enquiries beyond initial triage and explanation.

· Time to Pay requests, negotiations, or debt management.

· Formal appeals, statutory reviews, ADR, complaints, or compensation claims.

· Tribunal or court proceedings.

· COP8 or COP9 matters.

· HMRC enforcement or recovery action defence.

4. Complex, specialist, or calculation-heavy tax work

 

Not included within either plan:

· Detailed tax planning requiring modelling, computations, or written opinions.

· Group structuring, reorganisations, demergers, share-for-share exchanges, or complex shareholder planning.

· Cross-border tax, offshore matters, double tax treaty analysis, or non-residence issues.

· VAT on land and buildings, option to tax work, or complex property VAT/SDL(T) issues.

· R&D claim preparation, defence of an R&D enquiry, or preparation of technical narratives and cost reports.

· Employment status and IR35/off-payroll determinations beyond high-level guidance.

· Capital allowances computations, loss relief planning requiring detailed calculations, or complex relief claims.

5. Legal services and document drafting

 

The plans do not include:

· Drafting or advising on legal documents such as shareholder agreements, articles amendments, director service contracts, employment contracts, or commercial contracts.

· Legal advice on insolvency, restructuring, disputes, or litigation strategy. Where needed, clients should instruct solicitors directly.

6. Regulated financial advice and financial products

 

The plans do not include:

· Regulated financial advice.

· Investment, pension, insurance, or wealth product recommendations.

· Arrangement of financial products, broking, or intermediary services. Introductions to regulated advisers may be made, but any advice or product work is outside the plans.

7. Extensive drafting, document review, or project work

 

The plans do not include:

· Long-form reports, technical memoranda, or detailed written opinions.

· Substantial document reviews, due diligence-style exercises, or complex evidence collation.

· Sustained correspondence programmes with HMRC or third parties. Where this is required, it must be scoped and priced as a standalone project.

8. Unlimited access, guaranteed turnaround, or out-of-hours support

 

The plans do not provide:

· Unlimited adviser availability.

· Guaranteed same-day responses.

· Emergency or out-of-hours support as standard. Access remains subject to reasonable use and professional judgement.

9. Acting as an outsourced finance or tax function, or taking compliance responsibility

 

The plans do not include:

· Acting as the client’s finance director, tax manager, or outsourced accounts department.

· Ongoing monitoring of transactions or systems.

· Taking responsibility for filing deadlines, payment deadlines, or statutory compliance. The client remains responsible for compliance, supported by their appointed accountant and advisers.

 

10. Client money handling and payments on the client’s behalf

 

The plans do not include:

· Holding client funds or paying HMRC, Companies House, suppliers, or payroll on the client’s behalf.

· Operating client bank accounts or handling financial administration.

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