# AMC Accountants

> Chartered Accountants in London and Orpington


## Posts

- [Tax advisory from chartered accountants](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/tax-advisory/): Most people pay more tax than they need to because nobody looked at the whole picture.
- [Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: sorted before HMRC asks](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax-sorted-before-hmrc-asks/): If you are a landlord or sole trader with income over £50,000, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax already applies to you from April 2026.
- [Autumn Budget 2026: what it means for you](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/autumn-budget-2026-what-it-means-for-you/): Tax on rental and savings income rises from April 2027, Business Asset Disposal Relief is halved and a new Founders' Relief is proposed.
- [How to switch accountants](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/how-to-switch-accountants/): Changing accountants is simpler than most people expect. You can switch at any point in the year.
- [Taking on your first employee](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/taking-on-your-first-employee/): Before you pay anyone, you need to set up as an employer with HMRC. The steps are the same whether you hire one person or ten.
- [Expenses you can claim as a sole trader](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/expenses-you-can-claim-as-a-sole-trader/): You pay tax on your profit, so every allowable expense reduces your bill. The test is whether the cost is wholly and exclusively for the business.
- [Selling a UK property: the 60-day CGT return](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/selling-a-uk-property-the-60-day-cgt-return/): If you sell a UK residential property that is not your main home and there is tax to pay, you must report the sale and pay the tax within 60 days of completion.
- [When do you need to register for VAT?](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/when-do-you-need-to-register-for-vat/): You must register for VAT when your VAT taxable turnover goes over £90,000. The test looks at any rolling 12-month period, not your accounting year.
- [Payments on account explained](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/payments-on-account-explained/): If your last Self Assessment bill was £1,000 or more, HMRC usually asks you to pay towards next year's bill in advance. These are payments on account.
- [Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: what to do now](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax-what-to-do-now/): Making Tax Digital for Income Tax changes how sole traders and landlords report to HMRC.
- [Directors' loan accounts explained](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/directors-loan-accounts-explained/): A director's loan account records money you take from your company that is not salary, dividends or a refund of expenses, and money you lend to it.
- [What your accountant needs for your tax return](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/what-your-accountant-needs-for-your-tax-return/): Having everything ready means we can file early and tell you what you owe well before you have to pay it. Not everything applies to everyone.

## Pages

- [Accountants in Orpington](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/accountants-orpington/): AMC Accountants is an ICAEW chartered accountancy firm with an office in Orpington.
- [Cookie Policy (UK)](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/cookie-policy-uk/): This Cookie Policy was last updated on 29 October 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.
- [Legal and regulatory information](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/legal/): The following information is provided under the Provision of Services Regulations 2009 and the Companies Act 2006.
- [Privacy notice](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/privacy-notice/): This notice explains how AMC Accounting Limited, trading as AMC Accountants ("we", "us"), collects and uses personal data. Last updated October 2026.
- [Home](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/): We keep business owners, landlords and families compliant, then help them grow.
- [Guides and tax news](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/guides/): Plain-English guides for business owners, landlords and individuals.
- [Key dates and useful links](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/resources/): The deadlines that matter for most of our clients in the 2026/27 tax year. We send reminders well before each one.
- [Accountants for overseas and multinational businesses](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/overseas-and-multinational-businesses/): We help overseas companies set up and run a UK presence, and look after the UK end of international groups.
- [Tax for individuals and families](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/individuals-and-families/): Whether you have one return to file or a family's affairs to organise, you get a qualified partner who plans ahead with you rather than just filing forms.
- [Accountants for landlords and property investors](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/landlords-and-property-investors/): Property tax has changed a lot in a few years: mortgage interest restrictions, the 60-day CGT deadline, and now Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from April 2026.
- [Accounting for business owners](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/business-owners/): Most of our clients run their own business.
- [VAT Services](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/vat/): We register you for VAT, choose the scheme that suits the business and file returns through Making Tax Digital compatible software every quarter.
- [Company Formation](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/company-formation/): We register your company with Companies House, set up the right share structure and register for the taxes you need.
- [Capital Gains Tax](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/capital-gains-tax/): Selling property, shares or a business can bring a CGT bill and, for UK residential property, a 60-day reporting deadline.
- [Tax Advice and Planning](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/tax-advice/): Good planning happens before the transaction.
- [Corporation Tax](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/corporation-tax/): We prepare and file your company's CT600 alongside the year-end accounts and look for legitimate ways to reduce the bill, such as capital allowances and R&D relief.
- [Personal Tax and Self Assessment](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/personal-tax/): We prepare and file your Self Assessment return, check you are claiming every relief you are entitled to and tell you what to pay and when.
- [Payroll Services](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/payroll/): We run your payroll on time every pay period, submit RTI returns to HMRC and handle workplace pension duties, so your staff are paid correctly and you stay compliant.
- [Bookkeeping Services](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/bookkeeping/): Accurate books save time and money at year end.
- [Year-End Accounts Preparation](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/accounts/): We prepare and file statutory accounts that meet Companies House and HMRC requirements, and explain the numbers in plain terms so you can use them to run the business.
- [Outsourced Finance Director and Board Support](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/finance-director-services/): Growing businesses need senior finance leadership before they can justify a full-time hire.
- [Business Advisory and Growth](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/business-advisory/): Compliance keeps you out of trouble. Advice is what grows the business.
- [Book a free 15-minute call](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/contact/): Phone, WhatsApp or email. A partner will get back to you within one working day.
- [About AMC Accountants](https://amcaccounting.co.uk/about-us/): AMC Accountants is the trading name of AMC Accounting Limited, a chartered accountancy practice with offices in London and Orpington.


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