HMRC-registered accountants serving Salford M5, M6 and M7 online. MediaCityUK freelancers, BBC and ITV contractors, creative agencies, tech and the diverse small business community. Fixed fees, same-day filing.
Salford has transformed itself into one of the UK's most distinctive media and creative hubs. M5, M6 and M7 cover Salford itself plus the MediaCityUK development at Salford Quays, anchored by the BBC's substantial presence (BBC North, Radio 5 Live, sports and children's programming), the ITV studios producing Coronation Street and a wide range of network programming, the dock10 facilities supporting independent production companies, the Lowry arts centre, and a rapidly-growing residential and small-business community around Salford Crescent and the regenerated wider area.
That media and creative density gives Salford a particular accounting profile. BBC and ITV freelancers (writers, directors, producers, post-production crew) need contractor-aware structures and careful handling of multi-source production income, often with PAYE through paymasters on some commissions and Limited Company billing on others. Independent production companies need IR35-aware structures and proper handling of co-production accounting. Tech and creative agencies need contractor-aware structures with multi-currency billing. And the wider M5 to M7 community needs the usual mix of Self-Assessment and Limited Company support. Your Tax Help Accountants, HMRC-registered, serves Salford clients 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.
Full SA100 for self-employed, landlords and individuals. Filed direct to HMRC, same day if urgent.
Complete CIS for contractors and subcontractors. Monthly returns, deduction statements, refund claims.
Year-end statutory accounts, Corporation Tax returns, and director self-assessment. All filed on time.
Rental income reporting, capital gains planning, Making Tax Digital, and allowable expense guidance.
MTD-compliant VAT submissions and ongoing bookkeeping to keep records clean and cash flow transparent.
Monthly payroll processing, RTI submissions to HMRC, and auto-enrolment pension administration.
Client M is a freelance television producer based near MediaCityUK, working across factual and entertainment commissions for the major UK broadcasters. When she came to us she was operating through a Limited Company set up six years earlier with no review since the IR35 changes, was being paid through production paymasters as PAYE on some commissions but through her company on others, and had not had a proper conversation about pension contributions for years.
We audited each of her current and recent engagements for IR35 status, restructured her salary and dividend extraction to use her personal allowance and basic-rate dividend band more efficiently, set up substantial employer pension contributions through the company to capture Corporation Tax relief, and properly categorised the historic mixed-income position so her Self-Assessment correctly reflected what had actually happened.
Year one outcome: annual tax saving of around £7,200, an IR35 position that's been thought through commission-by-commission, and a pension that's actively catching up on the years it had been neglected.
No obligation. No jargon. A straightforward conversation about your Salford business, whether you're a MediaCityUK freelancer, an independent production company, or an M5 small business owner.
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