Services

Our team of TV and media specialists here at Blue Skies, can offer you help and advice on every aspect of your business. Our business and tax advisors and our professional accountants are on hand to assist you, whatever your needs.

All the services shown below are all included within the Blue Skies package.

Alleviating the Stress of Tax Investigations

If you’re a business owner or freelancer in the TV and media industry, then a Blue Skies media specialist accountant could help you to manage your finances and avoid problems with HMRC. Every business person and contract worker knows that they have certain responsibilities in terms of their financial record keeping and tax assessments. However, in such a fast paced industry as the media sector, it can be hard to juggle work and contracts with the administrative responsibilities that you also need to take care of.

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Rate Negotiations

At Blue Skies, all of our professional accountants and business and tax advisors are TV and media specialists – which puts us in the fantastic position of being able to help our clients to negotiate their contracts and to get them the best rate possible.

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Contract Review

At Blue Skies, all of our professional accountants and business and tax advisors are TV and media specialists – which puts us in the fantastic position of being able to help our clients to negotiate their contracts and to get them the best rate possible.

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Business Development/Ideas

Whether you are PAYE, self-employed, a partnership or a limited company you still have dreams and goals to achieve. Our aim is to help you get where you want to get to. We work closely throughout the year with all of our clients.

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Networking

Networking is not just networking in terms of meeting new people. Networking includes putting you in contact with other people to help you move forward. Blue Skies will help by pointing you in the right direction.

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Registering For Self Employment

Setting up as a self-employed sole trader is the simplest and quickest way to start a business. There isn’t much paperwork to do. There are no registration fees to pay, but you must register with HM Revenue & Customs for tax and National Insurance purposes.

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Accounts, Tax Preparation and Submission

The Blue Skies Partnership are business and tax advisors. We offer a package that allows us to look after and help your business grow. The key from our service is to take the stress out of your business and accounting needs to allowing you to spend more time doing things that you are more effective at.

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Real Time Accounts

With monthly envelopes received we aim to have your envelope processed within three weeks. This means that your accounts are always up to date so we can provide you with the best advice based on your current situation.

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Sole Trader

Sole trader is basically you trading as your business. You are personally liable for all your businesses debts which puts you at risk at losing your personal assets.The main advantage to being a sole trader is flexibility and you make quick decisions such as easily changing your trading identity as your business grows.

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VAT under the Flat Rate Scheme

You would charge VAT on top of your invoice at 20%. You are not more expensive to companies that are VAT registered as they directly get the VAT back from the government, so they are never out of pocket. You personally only have to pay over a percentage of your income based on your trade – the average rate for your trade is set by the government. Since you don’t spend too much on vatable items such as car repairs, hiring equipment and agents it is beneficial for you to be VAT FRS registered.

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Bookkeeping

In simple terms bookkeeping is the recording of your income and expenses for you or business.Your receipts determine how much tax you pay. The more legally claimable receipts you have the less tax you pay.

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