Specialist Services
Specialist Accounting for Businesses
That Don’t Fit the Standard Template
Some businesses face accounting and tax challenges that require more than a standard compliance service. ATA provides specialist support for property businesses, construction, hospitality, digital businesses and other sectors where the way you trade creates specific accounting, tax or reporting requirements.
Specialist Accountants London for Different Industries
Every industry has its own way of doing business — and its own accounting challenges. ATA provides specialist accounting and tax support for businesses where sector-specific rules, transactions and operating models require a more tailored approach.
Corporate Advisory London Services for Growing Businesses
Property & Landlords
Accounting and tax support for landlords, property investors and short-term letting businesses.
Construction & CIS
Bookkeeping, VAT and CIS support for contractors, subcontractors and construction businesses.
Restaurants & Hospitality
Accounting support for restaurants, cafés and hospitality businesses with complex sales, payroll and VAT requirements.
Creators & Digital Businesses
Accounting and tax support for content creators, online businesses and digital income streams.
Jewellers & Gemstone Traders
Specialist accounting support for jewellers and gemstone businesses dealing with stock, margins, VAT and international transactions.
Taxi, Uber & Private Hire
Accounting, VAT and tax support for taxi drivers, private-hire operators and app-based transport businesses.
Accounting Built Around How Your Business Works
Specialist accounting starts with understanding how a business actually operates. Different sectors have different revenue models, payment methods, VAT considerations, expenses and reporting requirements. ATA takes those differences into account when structuring the accounting and tax support provided to each business.
Different Businesses Create Different Accounting Challenges
A property business does not operate like a restaurant, and a construction company does not produce the same financial data as an online creator or jewellery business. Understanding how transactions arise is an important part of keeping the underlying accounting records meaningful.
- Sector-specific bookkeeping requirements
- VAT treatment relevant to your activities
- Appropriate expense categorisation
- Payroll and subcontractor considerations
- Platform and payment-provider reconciliations
- Stock, project or property-level reporting
- Tax issues specific to your business model
- Financial reporting that reflects how you operate
By understanding how your business generates income, incurs costs and processes transactions, we can tailor the accounting approach around the areas that matter to your particular sector.
PROPERTY ACCOUNTING
Accounting & Tax for Property and Landlords
Property businesses can create accounting and tax issues that go beyond straightforward bookkeeping. ATA supports landlords, property investors and short-term letting businesses with accounting, tax and reporting tailored to the way their property activities are structured.
Property & Landlord Support Can Include:
- Rental income and expense bookkeeping
- Property-level income and cost tracking
- Self Assessment for individual landlords
- Mortgage interest and finance cost considerations
- Capital Gains Tax on property disposals
- VAT considerations where applicable
- Short-term and serviced accommodation accounting
- Property acquisition and disposal accounting
- Management reporting for property portfolios
If you operate short-term or serviced accommodation, explore our Airbnb accounting services for more specialist accounting and tax support.
Whether you own an individual rental property or operate a growing property portfolio, we can help keep the underlying records organised while providing accounting and tax support around the way your property business operates.
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTING
Accounting & Tax for Construction & CIS Businesses
Construction businesses often deal with subcontractors, CIS deductions, project costs, VAT and fluctuating cash flow at the same time. ATA provides accounting and tax support for contractors and subcontractors, with records structured around the way construction businesses actually operate.
Construction & CIS Support Can Include:
- CIS contractor and subcontractor support
- CIS deductions and monthly returns
- CIS repayment and refund support
- Construction bookkeeping
- Domestic Reverse Charge VAT
- VAT returns and reconciliations
- Subcontractor and supplier cost tracking
- Project and job-cost reporting
- Payroll for employees and site staff
- Year-end accounts and Corporation Tax
Businesses can also find guidance on the UK Government’s Construction Industry Scheme.
If you work in construction, explore our accounting and CIS services for construction businesses for specialist support with CIS, bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and tax compliance.
HOSPITALITY ACCOUNTING
Accounting for Restaurants, Hospitality & Recruitment Businesses
Restaurants, hospitality operators and recruitment businesses often manage high transaction volumes alongside variable staffing requirements, payroll, supplier costs and VAT. ATA provides accounting and tax support designed around businesses where people, shifts, sales and cash flow can change significantly from week to week.
Hospitality & Recruitment Support Can Include:
- Daily and weekly sales reconciliations
- Card, cash and payment-provider reconciliations
- VAT returns and VAT treatment of sales
- Payroll for permanent and variable-hours staff
- Payroll processing for zero-hours workers
- Holiday pay and payroll record support
- Workplace pension and auto-enrolment administration
- Timesheet-to-payroll reconciliation
- Stock and gross margin analysis
- Delivery-platform reconciliations
- Management accounts and cash-flow reporting
- Year-end accounts and Corporation Tax
For businesses with variable staffing levels, accurate payroll and timesheet information is particularly important. We can help bring together sales, staffing costs, worker payments, supplier expenditure and other financial information so management has a clearer view of margins, cash flow and overall business performance.
DIGITAL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
Accounting & Tax for Creators & Digital Businesses
Creators and digital businesses can receive income from multiple platforms, countries and payment providers, making their accounting very different from a traditional business. ATA provides accounting and tax support designed around digital income streams and online business models.
Creators & Digital Business Support Can Include:
- YouTube and social media income
- Sponsorship and brand-deal income
- Advertising and affiliate revenue
- Subscription and membership income
- Digital product and online sales
- Platform and payment-provider reconciliations
- PayPal, Stripe and other payment accounts
- Foreign currency and international income
- Business expense and equipment tracking
- VAT and overseas transaction considerations
- Self Assessment for individual creators
- Payroll and director remuneration
- Management reporting across different income streams
Whether income comes from advertising, subscriptions, sponsorships, digital products or several platforms at once, we can help organise the underlying financial records and provide a clearer picture of how the business is performing.
JEWELLERY & GEMSTONE
Accounting & Tax for Jewellers & Gemstone Traders
Jewellery and gemstone businesses often combine high-value stock with fluctuating margins, international purchases and sales, multiple payment methods and complex VAT considerations. ATA provides accounting and tax support structured around the commercial realities of jewellery and gemstone trading.
Jewellery & Gemstone Support Can Include:
- Bookkeeping for jewellery and gemstone businesses
- Gold, precious metals and gold dust transactions
- VAT Margin Scheme considerations
- Purchase and sales reconciliations
- Gross margin and profitability analysis
- VAT returns and VAT reconciliations
- Import and export transaction accounting
- Foreign currency transactions
- Supplier and customer account reconciliations
- Payroll and director remuneration
- Management accounts and cash-flow reporting
- Year-end accounts and Corporation Tax
Certain businesses dealing in eligible second-hand goods may be able to use the VAT Margin Scheme, under which VAT is calculated differently from the normal VAT rules. Eligibility and record-keeping requirements depend on the transactions involved. See the government’s guidance on the VAT Margin Scheme.
For more specialist support, explore our accounting services for jewellers and gemstone traders, covering bookkeeping, VAT, stock and margin reporting, payroll and tax compliance.
PRIVATE HIRE
Accounting & Tax for Taxi, Uber & Private Hire
Taxi and private-hire businesses can have specific accounting and tax requirements arising from platform income, vehicle costs, VAT and the way drivers operate through sole trades or limited companies. ATA provides accounting and tax support tailored to drivers and private-hire businesses.
Taxi & Private Hire Support Can Include:
- Uber and other platform income reconciliations
- Bank and payment-platform reconciliations
- Self Assessment for self-employed drivers
- Limited company accounts and Corporation Tax
- VAT registration and VAT returns
- VAT treatment of private-hire income
- Vehicle purchase, lease and finance transactions
- Motor and operating expense accounting
- Payroll and director remuneration
- Payroll and director remuneration
- HMRC correspondence and tax compliance
VAT treatment in the private-hire sector can depend on how the service is supplied and the relationship between drivers, operators and passengers. HMRC provides specific guidance on the VAT treatment of private hire vehicles and taxi businesses.
CLEANING BUSINESSES
Accounting for Cleaning Companies
Cleaning businesses often manage recurring contracts, staff payroll, variable working hours and ongoing VAT and bookkeeping requirements. ATA provides practical accounting support to help cleaning companies keep their finances organised and understand the performance of their business.
Cleaning Company Support Can Include:
- Bookkeeping and bank reconciliations
- Payroll and variable-hours staff
- VAT returns and record keeping
- Customer invoicing and debtor tracking
- Expense and subcontractor accounting
- Management accounts and cash-flow reporting
- Year-end accounts and Corporation Tax
Running a cleaning business? Explore our accounting services for cleaning companies for specialist bookkeeping, payroll, VAT and tax support.
ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY & AUTOMATION
Accounting Systems, Data & Automation
Modern accounting systems hold large amounts of valuable financial data, but standard reports and manual processes do not always provide businesses with the information they need. ATA can help improve how accounting data is connected, extracted, processed and used for reporting and decision-making.
Accounting Technology Support Can Include:
- QuickBooks data integration
- QODBC connections with QuickBooks
- Accounting data extraction and migration
- Custom financial reporting
- Excel and database-based reporting
- Automated reconciliations and data processing
- Management dashboards and financial analysis
- Connecting operational systems with accounting data
- Reducing repetitive manual finance processes
- Bespoke finance modules and reporting workflows
The objective is to use technology to reduce manual work, improve data reliability and make the information held within accounting systems more useful for management reporting and business decisions.
For businesses requiring more flexible access to their accounting data, QODBC can provide an ODBC connection to QuickBooks data for use with reporting, database and other compatible applications.
Sector-Specific Understanding
We consider the accounting, VAT, tax and reporting issues that arise from the way your particular industry operates.
Accounting Built Around Your Business
From platform reconciliations and CIS to stock, variable-hours payroll and property reporting, we adapt the accounting process around how transactions actually arise.
Technology & Financial Insight
We combine accounting knowledge with data, reporting and automation capabilities to help improve financial information and reduce unnecessary manual processes.