Our Fees

Fees & Pricing Guidelines

At O'Connor Associates, we understand that you, as a client, will want to have as clear a picture of costs as possible so that you can budget just like any other individual or business. That is why, where we can, we use a fixed fee schedule for all of our clients.

We find that using a fixed fee schedule gives individuals and business owners a clear picture of how they will be charged, and they like the fact that all clients are charged using the same schedule, so you do not need to worry that you are being overcharged compared to others.

We also offer you the flexibility to determine the service you need or don't need, and we can tailor the overall fee and package to your circumstances.

Self Assessment

From £219 +VAT

VAT Tax Return

From £150 +VAT

Company Accounts

From £350 +VAT

Payroll/PAYE

From £10 per employee / month

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Self Assessment

If you are a high earner or need to declare income from dividends, investments, etc., we can prepare your self-assessment and submit it on your behalf. In addition, if you are a landlord with one or two or more buy-to-let properties or something similar, we can help create profit statements and include these numbers in your self-assessment return.

Fees will depend on the complexity of the return and the records you are able to provide.

Service Price
Basic Personal Tax return (SA100) From   £219 + VAT This would likely include PAYE income, some dividends, interest income etc. A separate fee for Sole trader business accounts would be on top of this if required.
Basic Tax return (inc 1 rental property) From   £259 + VAT As above but inclusive of preparing a rental property statement for 1 property and including this on the tax return.

Additional rental properties will be charged at £50 + VAT per property.

Pricing Structure


Turnover Price starting from
£0 - £25K £199 + VAT
£25 - £50K £279 + VAT
£50 - £100K £389 + VAT
£100 - £175K £499 + VAT
£175K - £300K £599 + VAT
£300K - £500K £699 + VAT
£500K + On request
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Sole Trader / Partnership Accounts

If you have a Sole Trader or a Partnership business you will need to prepare accounts in order to complete the self assessment tax return.

Our fee schedule reflects the additional work involved as a business grows.

For example, the total fees for a person with a small business turnover between £25k and £50k would be £279 + VAT for the accounts. This, along with the £219 + VAT self- assessment return fee, would give us a total fee of £498 + VAT for all year-end filings.

A Partnership Tax return (SA800) fee would be £229 + VAT.

This fee covers the cost of the preparation and submission of the return. The preparation of the partnership accounts would be separate and not included in this fee.

Pricing Structure


Turnover Price starting from
£0 - £100K £150 + VAT
£100K - £200K £199 + VAT
£200K - £350K £275 + VAT
£350K + On request
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VAT Tax Return

We can prepare and submit your MTD VAT returns on your behalf. Fees for preparing and submitting VAT returns are charged per return.

Therefore, if a business has an annual turnover of £175K and does quarterly returns, it would be charged a minimum of £199 + VAT per quarter or £796 + VAT per year for all VAT work depending on the complexity of the return and the records you can provide.

Pricing Structure


Turnover Price starting from
£0 - £25K £350 + VAT
£25 - £50K £500 + VAT
£50 - £100K £775 + VAT
£100 - £175K £975 + VAT
£175K - £300K £1150 + VAT
£300K - £500K £1350 + VAT
£500K + On request
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Company Accounts

Limited Companies are required to submit Statutory Accounts each year to HMRC and Companies House.

Our prices are based on preparing both the statutory accounts and the accompanying Corporation Tax return (CT600). The filing of the statutory account and CT600 with companies house and HMRC, respectively, is included in the price.

Please note that our prices are based on your business's turnover, the accounts' complexity and the quality of records you can provide.

Occasionally, a company may have an accounting period greater than 1 year. Since HMRC only accepts corporation tax returns for up to 12 months, a second CT600 will be required, and we charge an additional £99 + VAT for this additional work.

Please note: Our fees do not include the annual confirmation statement filing; this is a very straightforward process, so we encourage all clients to do their own; however, we can complete this for you for £50 + VAT plus the filing fee.

We will also look at options to improve tax efficiency.

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Payroll/PAYE

We only offer our Payroll/PAYE service to sole traders, partnerships, and companies that use us for their bookkeeping, year-end accounting, or VAT returns.

We can offer Payroll/PAYE for a single company director looking to utilise personal tax allowances or for a number of employees as part of a traditional business set-up.

There are lots of different parts and options for payroll, including pension registration, auto- enrolment, and P11D requirements, so costs are tailored to your needs. Contact us to get a detailed quote.

As a guide a regular employee would cost from £10 per month for the basic payroll service.

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Digital Cloud Bookkeeping

Normally, we would expect to cover Digital Cloud Bookkeeping as part of a wider packing, including services such as VAT return preparation or Management Account creation.

However, we do pride ourselves on tailoring our services to your requirements, so if you want us to review your numbers regularly and provide analysis, we can do this. Equally, if you want us to undertake your bookkeeping, we can do that, too.

Hopefully, you can see this makes it very hard to indicate costs as it very much depends on several factors, for example;

The volume of transactions, the records supplied, the scope, i.e. your requirements, etc

Please call us to discuss your requirements, and we will quickly pull together a quote tailored to you.

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Fractional Services

Our fractional services depend on the scope, your needs, and how often you need them.

Do you require an FD/CFO two days a month to oversee a finance function and provide direction and assistance with the business's ongoing day-to-day running, including creating a financial strategy, etc?

Or maybe you need an FD/CFO for two, three or four days a week for a short-term 1-2 month period to help with a transitional period while you hire a new FD/CFO.

Or maybe you need an FD/CFO full-time for a very short period to help create a business plan or financial model for fundraising or an exit strategy.

We normally price our services at a half-day/full-day fixed fee rate fee and work with you to create an overall fixed fee for a bespoke discrete piece of work.

Please call us to discuss your requirements so that we can better understand what you need and how we can help.

Book a free consultation to see how we can help you.