Watling & Hirst

We specialise in assisting small and medium sized businesses with their accountancy and taxation affairs and in self assessment for private individuals.
We provide a full range of tax services from corporate tax and income tax to VAT, capital gains tax and inheritance tax planning.
Our approach to compliance with statutory obligations whilst maximising client wealth in a tax efficient manner means we have many long-standing clients as well as an ever growing portfolio of newly established enterprises.

To pay your Self Assessment or Corporation tax online you will need to use your Self Assessment or Corporation tax reference number for the payment reference.
If you have not received a payment reminder and are unsure which Accounts Office details you should use please use the Cumbernauld details.
To pay your VAT online you will need to use your VAT registration number for the payment reference.
To pay your PAYE online you will need to use your accounts office reference number as for the payment reference.

At the centre of any accountancy practice is the preparation of accounts.
These may be statutory financial statements to comply with obligations under the Companies Act or Charities Act, or accounts to enable the preparation of self assessment tax returns.
At Watling & Hirst we have many years' experience with the cost effective preparation of accounts for clients trading within a wide variety of industries.
These are often from "incomplete records" in the form of bank statements and related invoices, but can also be directly from client input data into their own accounts software packages.

Watling & Hirst Limited are Registered Auditors and are authorised to carry out audits in the United Kingdom by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Audits can be required under the various regulations, including the Companies Act, Charities Act or simply an organisation's own internal regulations.
Many businesses request voluntary audits in order to provide reassurance to the shareholders or to make the accounts more robust when presented to finance providers.
The range of audits currently conducted by our firm include limited companies, charities, property management companies, clubs and associations and pension schemes.

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