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Corner shop accountants in Port Talbot who take the paperwork as well

Corner shop accountants Port Talbot owners call us when the VAT return is due and the paperwork is still in a carrier bag behind the till.

Most shop owners come to us after an HMRC letter about VAT lands and the old accountant has not rung back. We agree your fixed fee in writing before any work starts, and tax investigation cover is included free for every client.

In one lineSupreme Consultants is an AAT licensed accountancy practice in Cardiff Bay that does the bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and year-end accounts for corner shops and convenience stores in Port Talbot. Work is done on a fixed fee agreed in writing before it starts, with tax investigation cover included free for every client.

Check we’re the right fit

A few questions about your business. Mudassir replies the same working day.

Thank you Mud, your help and support with my VAT return is greatly appreciated. Always a prompt response and my difficult VAT return was quickly submitted and resolved. Would definitely recommend.
Matthew George · Google review
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Is your shop’s VAT and bookkeeping in good hands? Three questions.

Answer with the buttons; there is nothing to send us.

Question 1 of 3

Does your accountant reply the same working day?

What you get

Tax investigation cover included free

If HMRC opens an enquiry into the shop, we deal with it and you pay us nothing extra. Other firms sell this as an add-on for £300 to £1,000 a year.

A fixed fee and free calls

The fee is agreed in writing before we start. Ring us when the till roll does not add up and it costs nothing.

Your VAT return filed on time

We keep the records in cloud software and file each quarter under Making Tax Digital.

What shop owners tell us when they call

These are the three things we hear most from corner shops in Port Talbot.

  • “HMRC has written to me about my VAT and I do not know what the letter means.”

    The letter sat on the counter for three weeks before anyone read it properly. By then the deadline to reply had moved closer.

  • “The paperwork is piling up behind the till and nobody has touched it since the summer.”

    Purchase invoices go missing and the VAT claimed back is lower than it should be.

  • “I got a bill I cannot make sense of and my accountant has not called back.”

    A week of chasing, and the owner still cannot say what the figure is for.

  • What changes once we take it on

    We pick up the records, set the quarterly VAT dates and map every deadline for the year. You get a reply the same working day, and if the answer needs longer we come back that day to say when. When an HMRC letter arrives, you send it to us.

How this compares with the usual arrangement

Plenty of shops are with a decent firm that simply works a different way.

The usual high street arrangement

You hear from them once a year, at the accounts.

A ten minute phone call appears on the invoice.

Investigation cover is sold as an add-on for £300 to £1,000 a year.

The fee moves when the paperwork arrives late.

With Supreme Consultants

A reply the same working day, every working day.

Calls, meetings and emails are never charged.

Tax investigation cover is included free for every client.

A fixed fee agreed in writing before we start.

Eight questions about how your shop’s books are run

Work down the list and count the noes.

  • Are your till takings recorded daily?

    Weekly totals written from memory are the first thing HMRC asks about.

  • Do card machine payouts match the sales in your books?

    Fees taken at source leave a gap that has to be posted properly.

  • Are purchase invoices kept for every delivery?

    No invoice means no VAT reclaimed on that stock.

  • Do you know which VAT scheme the shop is on?

    Retail schemes change what you owe on mixed zero rated and standard rated stock.

  • Are your records digital for Making Tax Digital?

    VAT records have to be kept in software and filed from it.

  • Is staff payroll filed to HMRC on time each month?

    RTI submissions are late far more often than owners realise.

  • Have you checked your business rates relief with the council?

    Welsh councils make retail businesses apply; nobody applies it for you.

  • Would somebody deal with an HMRC VAT check for you?

    With us that is included free, and we have won every investigation we have handled.

What we do for your corner shop

One fixed fee covers the compliance work a convenience store needs.

All Services near you
Till takings and bookkeeping
We keep your records up to date in cloud software, with a free move to Xero if you want to switch.
VAT returns and MTD
Registration, the right retail scheme and quarterly returns filed under Making Tax Digital.
Payroll for shop staff
Payslips, pensions and RTI submissions, including weekend and part time hours.
Year-end accounts and tax
Accounts and corporation tax prepared, filed on time and explained in plain English.
HMRC VAT checks
You send us the letter and we deal with HMRC for you.

What we found for a shop owner in a first meeting

A Spar franchise owner with several stores came to us still paying full business rates from the Covid years. Retail businesses in Wales were entitled to relief, but the council only gave it to businesses that applied.

Clients described by type. Names withheld.

£10,000of business rates relief found in a first meeting
How it was found
We went through his rates bills and saw nobody had ever put the application in.
What happened
He applied and it saved him £10,000.

Reviews from clients

5.0
from 14 verified Google reviews
MMatthew GeorgeGoogle review · 7 months ago
Thank you Mud, your help and support with my VAT return is greatly appreciated. Always a prompt response and my difficult VAT return was quickly submitted and resolved. Would definitely recommend.
AAsma PatelGoogle review · a year ago
I just want to say a big thank you to Mudassir for all the advice, guidance and help he has provided whilst dealing with my accounts and tax returns. From start to finish the service has been excellent and professional. Unlike other accountancy firms they provide a friendly personalised service, I was very clear on the process and was even provided with additional guidance where needed. Highly recommended!
SShazad Khan (Shaz)Google review · 3 years ago
Friendly, nice 👌 , helpful and great all around
Difficult to describe as there are too many words that can be expressed for a wonderful accountant and their firm.
Definitely 🔝 and highly recommended in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and throughout the UK for Accountancy and Tax Services

Shaz Khan

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Getting started

Four steps, and you do not have to ring your current accountant.

  1. Before you join

    Your fee agreed in writing

    You answer a few questions on the site. Mudassir reads them and replies the same working day, and if we are a fit we agree your fixed fee before any work starts.

  2. Week one

    Records moved across for you

    We complete your ID checks and write to your current accountant for the records. HMRC and Companies House authorise us as your agent.

  3. First month

    Every deadline mapped out

    We go through past accounts, returns and HMRC records. Unclaimed reliefs, payments on account set too high and penalties worth appealing turn up here.

  4. By ninety days

    How you pay yourself settled

    We sit down with you on your bookkeeping set-up and how you take money out of the shop. You know what is coming up and who to call.

Free handoverFree first monthFree move to XeroFree Companies House ID verification

Who we are not right for

We do not take on CIS construction subcontractors.

We do not do charity accounts.

We cannot take on a business already late in an HMRC investigation.

If you are outside those three, start the check and we will tell you the same working day whether we are a fit.

Corner shop accountants Port Talbot: questions people ask

What do corner shop accountants in Port Talbot cost?

We quote a fixed fee in writing before any work starts, and it does not move during the year. The figure depends on the number of tills, staff on payroll and whether you are VAT registered. Calls, meetings and emails are never charged on top, so ringing us about a till discrepancy costs nothing.

How do I switch from my current accountant?

You answer the questions on this page and we do the rest. We complete your ID checks, then write to your current accountant for the records, so you never have to make that call. We also get agent authorisation with HMRC and Companies House. The handover and your first month carry no separate charge.

What happens if HMRC writes to me about my VAT?

You send us the letter and we deal with HMRC for you. Tax investigation cover is included free for every client, where other firms sell it as an add-on for £300 to £1,000 a year. Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won. We cannot take on a business already late in an investigation.

Do I have to change my software or my till system?

No. We work with whatever you already use, and we will tell you if it is causing problems with Making Tax Digital. If you want to move to Xero we migrate you free. Your till system stays as it is; we only need the daily takings data coming out of it.

Do you visit shops in Port Talbot or is it all remote?

Both. Over ninety per cent of our clients are in South Wales and most of the work is done remotely, with records sent to us by phone or email. You are welcome at Titan House in Cardiff Bay, and we see shop owners in person where it helps. Phone lines are open Monday to Friday, nine to five.

Can you help if I am opening a second shop?

Yes. We handle the extra payroll, the VAT across both sites and the business rates position for each one. Wales makes retail businesses apply for rates reliefs rather than applying them automatically, which is how we found a Spar franchise owner £10,000 in a first meeting.