How much does APPTAX Associates charge?

Fixed fees agreed upfront, based on the work involved — no hourly billing and no hidden extras. Switching clients are guaranteed a fee 40% lower than their current accountant.

How do I switch accountants to APPTAX?

APPTAX contacts your previous accountant, arranges the professional handover and collects your records — with no gap in your HMRC compliance.

Do I need to be based near Dartford?

No. APPTAX is based in Dartford, Kent and works digitally with clients across the UK using Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, FreeAgent and VT.

What is Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD ITSA)?

From 6 April 2026, sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000 must keep digital records and send HMRC quarterly updates. The threshold falls to £30,000 in April 2027 and £20,000 in April 2028.

Greater London

Accountants for London businesses & landlords

London businesses pay some of the highest accountancy fees in the UK — often for junior staff and slow responses. APPTAX Associates offers the alternative: a senior FCCA-qualified accountant with 18+ years’ experience, 12-hour responses, and fixed fees guaranteed 40% below your current accountant.

We are minutes from the capital in Dartford and act for clients across Greater London — from Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich to the City, Canary Wharf and the West End. Meetings by video call or in person; everything else digital.

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London expertise, honest fees

London’s economy demands more than basic compliance. We support the capital’s contractors and consultants with IR35-aware limited company advice, its tech startups with R&D tax credits, its property investors with portfolio tax planning, and its hospitality and retail businesses with VAT and payroll that simply work.

For London companies raising finance, buying businesses or planning exits, we provide financial due diligence, technology due diligence and independent business valuations — the kind of senior advisory work usually priced for the City, delivered at fixed fees.

Contractors & consultants

Limited company accounts, IR35-aware salary/dividend planning and MTD.

Tech & startups

R&D tax credits, EMI-adjacent accounting support and investor-ready reporting.

Landlords & property

Portfolio Self Assessment, capital gains and incorporation analysis.

Hospitality & retail

VAT, payroll and bookkeeping for London’s shops, cafés and restaurants.

London areas we serve

Bexley
Bexleyheath
Bromley
Greenwich
Lewisham
Sidcup
Woolwich
Croydon
Canary Wharf
City of London
Westminster
Stratford
Ilford

FAQs — accountants in London

Are you really cheaper than a London accountant?

Yes — and we guarantee it. Switch to APPTAX and your fee will be at least 40% lower than your current accountant’s, agreed fixed and upfront.

Can we meet in London?

Most London clients work with us by video call, phone and WhatsApp. When a face-to-face meeting helps, our Dartford office is just off the A2 — or we can arrange to meet in London.

Do you handle R&D claims for London tech companies?

Yes — R&D tax credits are a core specialism. We prepare the technical narrative and the numbers, and defend the claim if HMRC asks questions.

Also serving: accountants in Dartford · accountants in Kent · accountants in South East England · accountants in UK-wide

Software we support

MTD-ready bookkeeping on the platform that suits you — we set it up, migrate your records and train you to use it.