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We help business owners, directors and individuals understand their tax position, meet their obligations and make informed decisions with clear, practical advice.
Discuss your tax transactionLangtons provides tax advice for ambitious owner-managed businesses, directors, shareholders, finance teams and individuals who need clear, technically sound and commercially practical support. We help clients with corporate tax compliance, R&D tax incentives, capital allowances, group restructuring, EMI and share schemes, employment taxes, personal tax planning and inheritance tax matters.
Whether you are running a growing business, preparing for a transaction, reviewing your structure or planning for the future, we help you understand the tax implications and make decisions with greater confidence.
You may be managing company tax obligations, reviewing claims or reliefs, planning a restructuring, considering a share scheme, preparing for a sale, or trying to connect your business and personal tax position more effectively.
Our role is to make complex tax issues easier to understand. We explain your options clearly, highlight areas that may need attention and provide practical guidance that reflects your commercial reality as well as current HMRC rules.
Tell us about the business or personal tax matter you are considering, and we will help you understand the next best steps.
Corporate tax compliance is the process of calculating, reporting and paying the corporation tax due by a company. It includes preparing company tax returns, reviewing taxable profits and making sure filing obligations are met.
Langtons supports businesses with corporate tax compliance that is accurate, timely and connected to the wider business. We help you understand your corporation tax position, meet reporting requirements and identify issues that may need planning or further review.
Our work can also help directors and finance teams consider how tax interacts with investment, capital expenditure, profit extraction, group structures and future business plans.
Research and development tax incentives may be available where a company is carrying out qualifying innovation or resolving scientific or technological uncertainty. The rules are detailed and claims need to be carefully considered and properly evidenced.
Langtons can help businesses review potential R&D activity, understand the qualifying criteria and prepare claims where appropriate. We focus on making sure claims are considered carefully, supported by relevant information and aligned with current HMRC expectations.
R&D tax outcomes depend on the company’s activities, costs, evidence and the rules in force at the time.
Capital allowances can provide tax relief on qualifying expenditure on plant, machinery and certain other business assets. They can be relevant when a business is investing in equipment, property improvements, fixtures or other capital projects.
Langtons supports businesses with capital allowances reviews, helping you understand whether qualifying expenditure has been identified and treated appropriately for tax purposes.
This can be particularly important during investment projects, property transactions, refurbishments, acquisitions or when reviewing historic expenditure. The availability and timing of relief will depend on your circumstances and current tax rules.
Business structures often change as companies grow, acquire, sell, reorganise or prepare for succession. These changes can have significant tax implications if they are not considered early.
Langtons provides tax advice on group restructuring and transactions, helping business owners and directors understand the tax issues linked to reorganisations, acquisitions, disposals, shareholder changes and group arrangements.
We work with you to review the commercial purpose of the transaction, consider relevant tax implications and coordinate advice with your wider accounting, corporate finance and legal teams where appropriate.
Employment taxes cover the tax obligations that arise from employing, rewarding and providing benefits to staff and directors. This may include PAYE, benefits in kind, expenses, termination payments, employment status and other employer tax matters.
Langtons helps businesses understand and manage employment tax risks and obligations. We can support reviews of pay arrangements, employee benefits, expenses policies, director remuneration and HMRC reporting requirements.
Clear employment tax advice can help reduce uncertainty, improve compliance and support better decision-making around how people are rewarded.
For many business owners, company tax and personal tax are closely connected. Decisions about salary, dividends, investments, property, succession, retirement and wealth planning can all affect your personal tax position.
Langtons provides personal tax compliance and planning support for directors, shareholders, entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals and those with more complex personal tax affairs.
We help you meet your filing obligations, understand your tax position and consider planning opportunities where appropriate. Any planning will depend on your circumstances, objectives and the tax rules in force at the time.
Inheritance tax (IHT) and estate planning can be important for individuals, families, business owners and shareholders who want to understand how wealth, property or business interests may be passed on.
Langtons can support clients with inheritance tax and estate planning from a tax perspective, helping you understand potential exposure, available reliefs and planning options where appropriate.
This work often benefits from joined-up advice involving legal, financial and tax professionals. We can help you understand the tax position and work alongside your wider advisers where needed.
Darren has recently joined Langtons with a remit of expanding the Langtons Tax practice and service offering.
Darren has gained significant experience at both Big 4 and independent firms, of working closely with owner managed businesses advising on a broad spectrum of tax issues. He also has a specialist interest in investment and innovation tax matters.
Helen joined Langtons in 2020 and became a fully qualified ACA member in January 2024.
After gaining experience in audit and account preparation, Helen now works in the Corporation Tax department as a Tax Executive.
Lisa started her first position working in Personal Tax soon after leaving Hugh Baird college in 1994 and has worked in Personal Tax since.
Lisa qualified as ATT in 1997 and, over the years, has gained a wealth of experience managing a varied portfolio of personal tax clients.
Having graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2012 with a Masters in Classical and Ancient History, Sarah went on to qualify for ATT in 2016 and then CTA in 2018.
Sarah has a vast experience of managing a varied portfolio of personal tax clients as well as undertaking specialist tax advisory work.
Steve advises on a wide-range of specialist tax planning opportunities to businesses and individuals alike, including supporting the corporate finance department in its acquisitions and disposals.
Following a consultation with you, Steve will use his extensive knowledge of tax legislation and its interaction with the practicalities of business to tailor a solution for you.
Steve also provides general financial direction to his portfolio of owner managed businesses, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1993 and as a Chartered Tax Advisor in 2000.
Langtons supports owner-managed businesses, privately owned companies, directors, shareholders, finance leads, individuals and families who need clear and practical tax advice.
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support clients who want advice that is technically sound, commercially practical and explained in a way
that helps them take action.Good tax advice helps you meet your obligations, but it should also help you plan ahead and understand the consequences of important decisions.
Effective tax advice can help you:
For business owners and individuals with more complex affairs, tax is rarely a standalone issue. It often sits alongside accounting, audit, corporate finance, payroll, legal and personal planning considerations.
Tax often connects with other areas of advice. A company restructuring may need legal input. A business sale may involve corporate finance and personal tax considerations. An employee share scheme may require valuation and legal documentation. Estate planning may need coordination with solicitors and financial advisers.
Langtons works as part of your wider team, helping you connect tax advice with accounting, audit, corporate finance, payroll and wider commercial decisions. Our aim is to help you understand the full picture, avoid fragmented advice and make decisions with greater clarity.
Langtons provides tax support for businesses, business owners and individuals. This includes corporate tax compliance, R&D tax incentives, capital allowances, group restructuring and transactions, EMI and share schemes, employment taxes, personal tax compliance and planning, and inheritance tax and estate planning.
Corporate tax compliance is the process of calculating and reporting a company’s corporation tax position. It usually includes preparing the company tax return, reviewing taxable profits and making sure filing and payment obligations are met. Good compliance work can also highlight areas where planning or further advice may be needed.
Yes. Langtons can help businesses review whether activities may qualify for R&D tax incentives and prepare claims where appropriate. The rules are detailed, and claims need to be carefully supported by evidence. Whether relief is available will depend on the company’s activities, costs and the rules in force at the time.
Capital allowances provide tax relief for qualifying expenditure on plant, machinery and certain other business assets. They can be relevant when a company invests in equipment, property improvements, fixtures or capital projects. The availability and timing of relief depends on the type of expenditure and current tax rules.
A business should take tax advice as early as possible when planning a restructuring, acquisition, disposal, shareholder change or group reorganisation. Early advice can help identify tax implications, avoid unnecessary issues and connect the tax position with the commercial, legal and accounting aspects of the transaction.
An Enterprise Management Incentive, or EMI, scheme is a tax-advantaged employee share option arrangement for qualifying companies and employees. It can help businesses incentivise and retain key people. Eligibility and tax treatment depend on the company, employee, share structure and rules in force at the time.
Employment taxes are the tax obligations linked to employing and rewarding staff and directors. They may include PAYE, benefits in kind, expenses, termination payments, employment status and employer reporting requirements. Clear advice can help businesses manage compliance and reduce uncertainty around employee reward arrangements.
Yes. Langtons provides personal tax compliance and planning support for directors, shareholders, entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals and those with more complex tax affairs. This may include advice linked to business ownership, dividends, property, investments, succession, retirement and family wealth planning.
Inheritance tax planning helps individuals and families understand the potential tax implications of passing on wealth, property or business interests. It may involve reviewing your estate, considering available reliefs and planning options, and coordinating advice with legal and financial professionals where appropriate.
Yes. For many business owners, business tax and personal tax are closely connected. Langtons can help you understand how company decisions may affect your personal position, and how personal objectives may influence business, succession, investment or transaction planning.
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