About.
JL Dennis Accounting
From guidance for growing businesses to tax advice, we do it right
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If you like things done properly, by the book, on time, we’re the firm for you. What’s your headache? Whether it’s tax returns, business planning, VAT or any aspect of business finance, we can relieve the pressure. Then, with everything shipshape and space to breathe, it’ll be easy to identify ways to give your business a boost – from tax breaks to growth opportunities to ways you can save time and money.
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Even epic journeys start with a few simple steps
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Finding and choosing an accountant you can rely on shouldn’t be yet another thing to worry about. That’s why we aim for total transparency and keep everything as simple as it can possibly be. Who has time for anything else?
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It all starts with our straightforward understanding process which helps us explore how we can best help you. This initial assessment won’t cost a penny or take up too much of your time.
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Give us a call today.
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Switching to JL Dennis
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Getting to know you
Changing accountants is easy but still a big step. Our understanding process will help you confirm, risk-free, that we’re the firm for you.
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Set a date
We’ll agree a date for the switch, to keep risk and fees to a minimum. After the end of your financial year is usually a good time.
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Make the break
Write to your current accountant to let them know you intend to change. They’ll write back with confirmation and key financial info.
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Seal the deal
We’ll send a formal letter confirming fees and services and you’ll give us authority to act on your behalf. And that’s it – job done.
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Plain sailing, no surprises
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When you need our advice, we’ll be there, on the end of the phone or responding to emails and messages as quickly as possible. We won’t leave you hanging, frustrated and worried.
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You’ll always know what we’re going to charge and what you’re getting for the fee, agreed upfront. There’ll be no surprise charges or sly by-the-hour additions to the bill.
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And most importantly, we promise to be on your side, actively seeking out opportunities to reduce your tax bill and grow your business.
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Time to get your first accountant?
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We’d love to be with you as you embark on the biggest adventure of your life. If you’re starting a new business, or your start-up has reached the point where you need some support, JL Dennis can help. From choosing the right structure – limited company, partnership or sole trader - to getting all the registrations and recording right, we’re ready to advise.
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Our Promises
Your Promises
Endeavour in what we do, always
We really want to see you achieve success. We will work hard and thoroughly to ensure you are not only happy but can point to value in the work we do.
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Provided we have the information we need, we will always work hard to make sure your obligations are fully, properly, and accurately met, in good time and with the utmost care taken.
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We will always reply to our emails, answer our calls and messages. If not immediately, we’ll get back to you.
Integrity, honesty and transparency
Integrity, honesty, and transparency are incredibly important principles for us. They are the foundations of how we work and they are hallmarks of our best work and our best relationships with our clients.
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We will tell you straight what is right and what is wrong. We will always be clear, crystal clear, on matters. We work with integrity front-and-centre of our values, so we can support you 100% through thick and thin.
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If we disagree with you, or believe something is not right, we won’t be afraid to tell you, purely because we have your interests at heart. If we see issues, we’ll tell you straight, but then we’ll be the first to offer solutions, or routes to success.
We will care and be considerate
Care is important to us. We aren’t just your accountant, we are also a small business owner, we are also a family, we have our taxes to pay, our obligations to meet. This means we do have genuine empathy at what our clients are trying to do.
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We will support you through tough times too, we can work you with mistakes in the past and won’t judge at all. We like to listen and understand, because that means we can ensure you are receiving the best possible advice.
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What we expect from you
We want our partnership to feel effortless, positive and valuable to you, but of course in order to deliver excellent results, we will need help from yourselves too to keep things moving smoothly.
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Communication is a big thing for us. We don’t want to pester you every day of the week, but we will really only write or call you if there is something of importance coming down the road. If email is not your thing, we can text, WhatsApp, call or web conference. Face-to-face is clearly the best and certainly for on-boarding and working through key projects we may recommend it.
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Information is vital for our jobs and it cannot be avoided that we will need to see records, whether that is receipts, leases, or other documents throughout our partnership together. We will do our utmost to make the flow of information seamless, whether that’s through designing a process with you, implementing software or both. But without records, we all-of-a-sudden become limited in what we can do and worse, it could mean you are leaving money on the table when it comes to taxes. We always advise you at a bare minimum to keep your receipts, documents and invoices to hand and accessible, even if it’s a shoebox.
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Integrity in business is a non-negotiable for us too. We want things to be right, proper, and correct. We will not take shortcuts, or ‘sail close to the wind’ and certainly will not participate, facilitate or support illegal or illicit activity, in particular anything perceived as tax evasion. Equally we do not promote or encourage tax avoidance schemes. We want to be able to stand by your business 100%, support you if investigated, make sure you can sleep at night and ensure you are paying the lowest tax legitimately possible. We are obliged to report (without notice) illegal or suspicious behaviour we identify.
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Courtesy is another non-negotiable we stand by. We are a positive bunch and want to see you enjoy success. There are going to be bumps in the road, frustrations and so on that will affect us all, but we insist we work on a basis of being mutually courteous and respectful to us. You’re always welcome to disagree, debate and discuss anything with us, but we have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to offensive, or disrespectful behaviour.