Going Solo...
There are many benefits and advantages of being a sole trader. Whether you’re a Consultant, Developer, Locum, Social Media Influencer or anything in between, being your own boss is one of life’s greatest but most challenging pleasures, and your accountant at Gorilla Accounting is here to make your journey as financially simple as possible.
Working for yourself as a non-limited entity means that you are the business, and for those with little or no accounting experience, keeping on top of your accounting and finances can be both challenging and time-consuming, especially when juggling it with your day to day. In a world of ever-increasing compliance and regulations, not to mention penalties, it’s crucial your books and accounts are up-to-date and accurate.
Gorilla Accounting are sole trader accounting experts. We bust the jargon in accounting by offering a real-time, hassle-free solution that’s specifically tailored for sole traders and the self-employed across all sectors.
It integrates all of your business accounting into one easy to use platform. You’ll have unlimited access to your own dedicated, professional accountant who will work with you to ensure that your business finances, tax returns, bills, invoices and everything else in between is up-to-date and accurate.
Here’s what our all-inclusive Sole Trader Accounting package includes:
- Unlimited support from your own dedicated accountant via telephone, email, video call and face to face meetings
- FreeAgent MTD-compliant bookkeeping and accounting software free to all Gorilla clients
- Same day response service under our client service guarantee
- Advice on company set up
- Quarterly review of your bookkeeping
- Tax planning advice to help maximise tax-efficiency and increase your take home pay
- Preparation of financial statements
- Preparation & submission of quarterly VAT returns
- Preparation of one self-assessment tax return
- Assistance with HMRC record checks
- A reminder service so you’ll never miss a deadline or payment
- Free affinity financial review
- Ongoing tax payment reminders
Your Own Dedicated Accountant
Once you become a Gorilla Accounting client, we’ll introduce you to your very own personal accountant. They will offer you unlimited support and help you with everything from initial set-up steps and FreeAgent onboarding to providing help and advice on complex financial accountancy and tax issues such as improving your tax efficiency to increase your take home pay.
We understand that running a business as a sole trader is demanding enough without having the extra worry of staying on top of your bookkeeping, missing a tax deadline, making sure your tax submission is accurate and maximising your tax allowances. Choosing the right accountant is important to ensure you have all the support you need so that your business is financially healthy.
Your accountant will not only assist you with gathering paperwork, documents and receipts, but will ensure that you’re always up-to-date with tax return deadlines, VAT bills, outstanding invoices and more.
Unlike other online accountants for sole traders, with Gorilla Accounting you’ll have a direct dial contact number for your personal accountant meaning that you’ll only ever be a phone call away from your expert advisor. You can also reach them via email, video call or face to face – whichever works best for you.
We keep a close focus on our client to accountant ratio to ensure you get the best possible service and that your business is always closely taken care of. You get to know your accountant on a first name basis – we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Highly Efficient, Simplified Business Accounting with FreeAgent
FreeAgent is a multi award-winning cloud bookkeeping tool designed for sole traders and small businesses like you. As a Gorilla Accounting client, you get full access to FreeAgent included free in your great value monthly fee.
FreeAgent is fully MTD-compliant and offers a real-time 24/7 view of your accounts across all devices from anywhere that you have an internet connection. It’s trusted by over 100,000 sole traders and small businesses owners and will enable you to significantly improve the efficiency of your business through comprehensive automation and quick and simple functions that make admin a breeze. This will free up more of your time to focus on your day-to-day and growing your business.
Key FreeAgent features include:
- Mobile app lets you manage your business wherever you are
- Automated sending of invoices and payment reminders helps avoid payment backlogs
- Easy tracking of costs, expenses and mileage while you’re on the go
- Create and send professional looking estimates in minutes
- Time-tracking functionality enables you to invoice accurately
- Online payment gateway integration so clients can quickly and easily pay you
- Easy bank reconciliation with automated feed imports and categorisation
- Insightful reporting to give you a real-time picture of the financial health of your business
Your accountant will onboard you with FreeAgent in no time to make sure that you take full advantage of all the great features it has to offer.
Outstanding Customer Service
If you’ve struggled with slow response times with a previous accountant, that won’t be the case with Gorilla Accounting. Our client service guarantee means that if you contact us with a query on any working day we’ll respond the same day or we’ll issue you with a £50 compensation payment.
Our Reviews Speak For Themselves
Just as you wouldn’t eat at a restaurant without reading their reviews first, you shouldn’t appoint a contractor accountant without reading their reviews. Gorilla Accounting are proud to be the number 1 ranked accounting firm on Trustpilot with over 1,000 reviews from satisfied clients. We have also received the Feefo Gold Trusted Service award.
The #1 Contractor Accountant For Sole Traders
We make accounting easy for you. For just £50 + VAT per month with no hidden fees, you’ll always know exactly where you stand with your accounting expenditures, no matter how often you contact your accountant.
We have an easy and efficient switching and onboarding process. We’ll take care of everything to ensure you have a smooth transition including dealing with your previous accountant to get you up and running and enjoying our service in no time.