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Accountant in Eastbourne for Small Businesses

HMRC-registered accountants serving Eastbourne BN20-BN23, working with you fully online. The tourism, hospitality and care-sector businesses, professionals, the self-employed and contractors, and the buy-to-let and holiday-let landlord community across this Sussex coastal town. Fixed fees, same-day filing.

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Accountant in Eastbourne

Tax & Accounting for Eastbourne Businesses

Eastbourne BN20-BN23 is a Sussex coastal town with a large tourism, hospitality, conference and care-sector economy, a seafront and pier, a substantial retired and older population supporting a strong care and healthcare sector, and good rail links. The town has a substantial self-employed, professional and small-business community, a significant holiday-let and buy-to-let landlord market, and seasonal trading patterns.

That gives Eastbourne a varied accounting profile. The tourism, hospitality and conference businesses need seasonal hospitality bookkeeping with the right VAT and tronc treatment. The care-sector businesses need payroll-heavy bookkeeping and the right structure. Professionals and contractors need self-assessment and Ltd company structures. And the holiday-let and buy-to-let landlord community needs Furnished Holiday Let and Section 24 advice. We work with Eastbourne clients entirely online, with fixed monthly fees.

💡 As an HMRC-registered agent we deal directly with HMRC on your behalf, so you never have to spend hours on hold or navigate their website yourself.

What We Do

Full-Range Tax & Accounting for Eastbourne

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Self-Assessment Accountant

Full SA100 for self-employed, landlords and individuals. Filed direct to HMRC, same day if urgent.
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CIS Accountant & Tax Refunds

Complete CIS for contractors and subcontractors. Monthly returns, deduction statements, refund claims.
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Limited Company Accountant

Year-end statutory accounts, Corporation Tax returns, and director self-assessment. All filed on time.
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Landlord Accountant

Rental income reporting, capital gains planning, Making Tax Digital, and allowable expense guidance.
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VAT Returns & Bookkeeping

MTD-compliant VAT submissions and ongoing bookkeeping to keep records clean and cash flow transparent.
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Payroll Services

Monthly payroll processing, RTI submissions to HMRC, and auto-enrolment pension administration.
Why Your Tax Help Accountants

Professional. Personal. Always Available.

  • HMRC-registered agent, dealing with HMRC directly on your behalf
  • Same-day filing for urgent self-assessment and CIS returns
  • Fixed monthly fees, no surprise bills ever
  • Secure client portal for documents and receipts
  • Cloud accounting with real-time visibility of your finances
  • Based in Stanmore HA7, serving Eastbourne (BN20-BN23) and all of the UK
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Client Story

How we restructured an Eastbourne care business for £9,400 saving

Client K runs a domiciliary care business in Eastbourne with a large team of care workers, trading as a Ltd company. The payroll was complex with variable hours and mileage, the Employment Allowance wasn't being claimed, the director remuneration wasn't optimised, and no pension auto-enrolment review had been done despite the growing team.

We took over the full payroll including the variable hours and mileage, claimed the Employment Allowance against the employer NIC, reviewed and corrected the auto-enrolment pension position, restructured the director's remuneration into an efficient salary-plus-dividend mix, and set up employer pension contributions for the director as a tax-efficient extraction.

Total outcome: annual saving of £9,400 through the Employment Allowance, efficient director remuneration and pension contributions, plus clean compliant payroll and auto-enrolment for the growing care team.
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

I run an Eastbourne care or domiciliary business. Can you handle the complex payroll?
Yes, care-sector payroll with variable hours, mileage, night rates and a large team is one of our specialisms. We run the full payroll and RTI, handle auto-enrolment pensions, claim the Employment Allowance against employer NIC, and make sure National Minimum Wage compliance (including travel time) is right. It's all in a fixed monthly fee.
Do I need to be local to use you as my Eastbourne accountant?
No, we work with Eastbourne clients entirely online, by phone, email, video call and secure document exchange. You get the same depth of understanding and personal service without needing to visit an office. Most modern accountancy is handled remotely.
My Eastbourne business employs staff. Can I claim the Employment Allowance?
Most likely yes. The Employment Allowance lets eligible employers reduce their annual employer Class 1 NIC bill by up to £5,000. It's not available to single-director companies with no other employees, but a business with staff usually qualifies. We claim it through your payroll automatically.
I run an Eastbourne hotel, guest house or hospitality business. What do you provide?
Seasonal hospitality bookkeeping, the right VAT treatment, payroll, tronc for tips, annual accounts and Corporation Tax if a company, plus director self-assessment, bundled into a fixed monthly fee. For holiday lets, the post-April-2025 standard property rules now apply, which we'll handle.
How should I take profit from my Eastbourne Ltd company?
Most efficiently: salary at the NIC-optimal level (typically £12,570) plus dividends using the dividend allowance and basic-rate band, with employer pension contributions (tax-deductible, up to £60,000). We model the optimal split for your income each year.
Should my Eastbourne business be a Ltd company?
At profits above £40,000-£50,000 a Ltd company typically saves £2,500-£5,000+ a year through salary-plus-dividend structuring, plus limited liability. Below £30,000 the saving rarely justifies the extra admin. We'll model both with your numbers.
I'm an Eastbourne landlord. What can I claim against rental income?
Repairs and maintenance, letting agent fees, landlord insurance, ground rent and service charges if leasehold, gas and electrical safety certification, mortgage interest (with the Section 24 restriction), and Replacement of Domestic Items relief on furniture. For holiday lets the post-April-2025 standard property rules now apply, we'll advise. We capture everything and file your self-assessment.
How do I get started?
Book a free 15-minute call via Calendly, or call our office on 020 8050 4564 or mobile 07478 645331. We work with Eastbourne clients fully online and we're experienced with care-sector, tourism and hospitality businesses, contractors, landlords and the BN community.
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