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WELCOME TO KEATES & CO

We are a hands-on firm of Chartered Accountants who proactively help our clients.

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Keates & Co. are an award winning, hands-on, firm of Chartered Accountants who proactively help our clients. We can do this based on the experience of working from within multi-million turnover businesses whilst being able to rely on extensive and practical knowledge of statutory compliance at both a personal and corporate level.

Our headline achievements include:

  • Saving tens of thousands of pounds in Corporation tax by restructuring businesses
  • Improving cash flow by re-organising VAT schemes
  • Implementing business systems which allow global access for Directors
  • Advising on business strategy to maximise global markets
  • Offering solutions for improved performance in manufacturing facilities
  • Maximising tax benefits by use of R&D tax schemes
  • Optimising finance systems to improve business efficiency and reporting information
  • Developing KPI’s for owners to help them understand their business, goals and achievements. Having Keates & Co. as part of your business gives you more than your normal High Street accountant can offer.

Latest News

Value Added Tax

VAT – opting to tax property

The option to tax is a VAT election that allows businesses to treat supplies of most non-residential land and buildings ...
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Income Tax

Claiming to reduce payments on account

Self-assessment taxpayers are usually required to make payments on account to pay their Income Tax liabilities. These are paid in ...
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Inheritance Tax

IHT – gifts made with reservation of benefits

Most lifetime gifts are treated as potentially exempt transfers (PETs) for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes. In general, these gifts become ...
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Employee Benefits

A reminder of tax-free trivial benefits

Employers looking to provide staff with small gifts or seasonal tokens of appreciation should remember the rules for tax-free trivial ...
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