About the Business
We set up Sutherland Black 14 years ago to provide great jargon-free advice with fast and friendly service to Scottish businesses. We know that clients hate surprise accounting bills so after a free initial meeting we agree on a fixed price agreement and clients pay by monthly Direct Debit. Clients can then call or meet with us safe in the knowledge that they are not incurring more fees by the minute.
Our customers are diverse however consist of builders, nurseries, security business, restaurants and also pubs to name yet a couple of. Turnovers vary from ₤ 100,000 a year to ₤ 10 million a year. We have clients with 1 individual on the payroll approximately customers with 100 people on the payroll. We cater for Limited Business, Collaborations, LLPs and also Sole Traders.
If you are starting a new business, we can advise on the best structure for starting up and if you choose to set up as a Limited Company, we can set up the Company for you free of charge and apply for a business bank account for you. If you are a contractor, we can advise on IR35 as well as taking care of all your statutory requirements.
We give all the normal services like VAT returns, accounting, payroll, legal accounts, company tax obligation and also self-assessment. Nonetheless, we specialise in assisting you to simplify your service making use of the most up to date modern technology. We are Xero Gold Allies and also are professionals in helping customers migrate to cloud audit as well as automatic handling of huge quantities of digital as well as paper transactions.
Running a profitable business involves having great information about your business at your fingertips so we use Xero along with other cutting-edge tools to provide you with up-to-date management information however often you want it. We can talk to you about the business rations and KPIs that you should be focussing on to drive your business forward.
As we are additionally Chartered Tax Advisers, we are always on the lookout for tax saving suggestions for our customers. We can help with the best business framework for tax performance, tax-saving ideas for family members companies, personal tax pointers in addition to any other possibilities that we detect. We also have a terrific R&D tax obligation credit history partner firm that can analyze your company free of charge to see if there are any type of chances for claiming this generous alleviation.
We have a long track record of successfully assisting clients with HMRC enquiries from minor aspect enquiries to COP9 criminal investigations. We have had some great results for clients giving them peace of mind by communicating with HMRC on their behalf. Many of the enquiries we have dealt with have resulted in HMRC withdrawing their penalties and our clients’ businesses going from strength to strength.
Get in touch to organize a call or totally free initial meeting to see if we can help you with your problems. We can meet you by Zoom, at your properties or at our workplaces. We have offices easily located in Edinburgh and also Glasgow City Centres and also at Deer Park in Livingston, right by Junction 3 of the M8.
Location & Hours
83 Princes St
Edinburgh, EH2 2ER
