Self-Assessment Tax Returns
Your tax return filed, your bill known early.
Most people find out what they owe HMRC sometime in January, under pressure. There is no good reason for that. OD Accountants prepares your self-assessment return well ahead of the deadline, so you know the number and can plan for it. Fixed fee, chartered management accountant (FCMA), same-day replies.
- Tax liability confirmed months before the January deadline
- Allowances and deductions reviewed so nothing obvious is missed
- Less HMRC correspondence landing on your desk each year
- Director income, dividends and rental income all handled in one return
No long-term contract. If it is not working after the first year, you leave with a filed return and nothing owed.
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What our clients say
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Money saved more than covers fees
"His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them."
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Always available, years of support
"They are always available if you need anything while charging very competitive prices."
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Always on the end of the phone
"They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs."
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Welcoming and supportive from day one
"Niall at OD Accountants has been very welcoming and supportive. All our prior queries and issues have been resolved."
Sound familiar?
Still not sure what your tax bill is this year?
Self-assessment is straightforward in theory. In practice, it tends to sit at the bottom of the to-do list until late January, at which point most people are filing in a hurry, missing allowances they were entitled to, and paying whatever number comes out. For company directors with dividends, rental income or multiple income sources, the calculation is rarely as simple as HMRC's online form implies.
- Tax bill arriving as a surprise in January with no time to plan
- Director dividends, salary splits and benefits-in-kind calculated incorrectly or left unoptimised
- Return filed late or inaccurately, risking penalties and HMRC enquiry
What a sorted return looks like
Your return is prepared well before the deadline, your liability is confirmed with time to arrange payment, and the allowances you are entitled to are identified and claimed correctly. Which is, frankly, how it should work.
- Tax bill confirmed months ahead — no January scramble, no payment surprises
- Director income structures reviewed so dividends, salary and benefits are reported correctly
- Return filed accurately and on time, with HMRC correspondence managed from this end
- Competitive fixed fee — and the tax saved typically more than covers it
What clients say about personal tax support
OD Accountants handles personal tax for directors, individuals and business owners — most of them long-term clients who came after a poor experience elsewhere.
My other-half introduced me to Niall at OD Accountants and I have to say my finances are so much the better for it. Unlike my previous Accountants, Niall is far more hands-on, available for advice and able to care for me as an individual, rather than a faceless client. His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them. If you need an Accountant who cares, Niall and OD Chartered Management Accountants are the way to go.
I've been there for years and Niall and his team go above and beyond the duties to provide accounting services but also general advices. They are always available if you need anything while charging very competitive prices. I could not recommend them enough.
What the self-assessment fee covers
The engagement covers preparation, calculation and filing — plus a review of the allowances that apply to your situation before anything is submitted to HMRC.
Return Prepared and Filed Accurately
Your self-assessment is prepared from your income sources — salary, dividends, rental income, freelance income, capital gains — and filed directly with HMRC. You know the liability before the return goes in, not after. No last-minute surprises, no guesswork on the numbers.
Included as standardAllowances and Deductions Reviewed
A self-assessment filed in a hurry is rarely an optimised one. The return is reviewed for the allowances and reliefs that apply to your specific situation — pension contributions, gift aid, work expenses, the dividend allowance, and others that are commonly missed. Nothing fancy, just what you are entitled to.
Included as standardOngoing Tax Planning for Directors
For limited company directors, the self-assessment return does not exist in isolation. Salary and dividend structuring, timing of income, and interaction with Corporation Tax all affect what ends up on the personal return. That context is built in, not treated as an optional extra.
Director returnsConsistent feedback across years and sectors
The Google reviews span over a decade and cover directors, consultants, hospitality operators and start-ups — different businesses, consistent experience.
Guides With Confidence, Feels Like Part of the Team
“The service from OD has been excellent, as has their advice. It's great to have access to a financial team who can guide us with such confidence and seamlessly integrate with our internal team. We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data. Highly recommend.”
Brilliant With a Tricky Non-Standard Setup
“Been with OD Accountants for over a year now. Niall and the team are brilliant. They helped me set up a company and get everything I needed in place to run my business. I'm a tricky client due to my 'digital nomad' status, but their advice…”
Always on the Phone, Just Nice People
“Niall and his team are supportive, clear and directional accountants who have supported our small business staff up. They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs. Plus they're just nice people which helps too!!”
Why this firm over any other accountant
There is no shortage of accountants who will file a self-assessment return. The difference is what happens around it.
Tax bill confirmed months early
The return is prepared and the liability calculated well ahead of the January deadline — not the week before. That means you can arrange payment, adjust a pension contribution, or simply stop wondering what the number is going to be. Considerably less to think about in the second half of January.
Chartered depth on a personal return
Niall O'Driscoll FCMA, CGMA spent 10+ years as a freelance accountant on restructures and turnarounds before founding OD Accountants — including work on listed companies. That commercial background informs how director personal tax, income structuring and Corporation Tax interact. A standard compliance firm does not typically bring that context to a personal return.
Non-standard situations handled without fuss
Directors with multiple income streams, digital nomads with overseas income, individuals with rental property or capital gains alongside employed earnings — the return is handled correctly the first time, without the client needing to explain how their setup works. Verified Google reviews go back over a decade, with several multi-year clients still active.
Up and running in four steps.
The process is straightforward. Most clients are set up and have their first return underway within a few days of getting in touch.
Book a discovery call
A short call to understand your income sources, current situation and what the return needs to cover. No paperwork required beforehand. You will leave the call knowing exactly what happens next and what it costs.
We gather what we need
A short checklist of documents — P60, dividend vouchers, bank statements, prior year returns if relevant. Most clients find this takes less than an hour of their own time. If the books are in some disarray, that is handled from this end.
Return prepared and reviewed
The return is prepared, allowances are checked, and the liability is calculated. You see the number and review the return before anything is submitted to HMRC. No surprises in the final figures.
Filed. Done. Deadline gone.
The return is filed, confirmation is sent, and the self-assessment deadline is no longer something that requires your attention. Your tax position is visible, your records are clean, and next year starts with a clear baseline.
“As a new start up and having never dealt with an accountant, Niall at OD Accountants has been very welcoming and supportive. All our prior queries and issues have been resolved, and he is always available to meet the needs of our team.”
Straightforward answers to the usual questions
I am a company director with salary, dividends and a benefit-in-kind — can you handle all of that in one return?
Yes. Director returns with mixed income sources — PAYE salary, dividend income, benefits-in-kind, and sometimes rental or investment income alongside — are handled routinely. The interaction between the personal return and the company's Corporation Tax position is understood without needing to be explained from scratch. You will not need to brief an accountant on how director remuneration works before getting a useful answer.
What does a self-assessment return cost, and what is included?
Pricing is fixed and confirmed before any work starts — there are no hourly rate surprises at the end. The fee covers preparation, calculation, a review of applicable allowances and deductions, and filing directly with HMRC. Clients consistently describe the fees as reasonable, with the tax saved often more than covering the engagement cost. A free quote is available with no obligation.
My last return was filed late and my records are not in great shape — can you still help?
Yes, and this is not an unusual starting point. Late filing and outstanding returns are dealt with — including the penalty position and any interest that has accrued — and catch-up work is scoped and priced separately from the ongoing annual engagement. The priority is getting the position current and accurate, then keeping it that way.
Is there a long-term contract?
No. There is no minimum term. Self-assessment is typically an annual engagement, and clients are under no obligation to continue beyond the current return. In practice, most clients stay — verified Google reviews include clients with 7, 10 and 11 years of continuous tenure — but that is a result of the service, not a contractual requirement.
I have income from overseas — a foreign rental property and some freelance income billed to EU clients. Does that complicate the return?
It adds complexity, but it is the kind of complexity the firm handles regularly. Non-UK income sources — foreign rental income, overseas dividends, freelance earnings billed internationally — need to be reported correctly on a UK self-assessment, and the interaction with any foreign tax already paid needs to be considered. OD Accountants works with digital nomads, overseas-based founders and individuals with multi-jurisdictional income as a matter of course.
Can you tell me what my tax bill will be before the end of the tax year, so I can plan?
Yes, and this is one of the more useful things a proactive accountant can do. If your income position is reasonably predictable — for example, a director taking a fixed salary and dividends — a liability estimate can be prepared well before the 5 April year end. That gives time to consider pension contributions, charitable giving or other reliefs before the window closes. The earlier the return is looked at, the more options are available.
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January deadline sorted, tax bill known early.
OD Accountants prepares and files your self-assessment return with a chartered management accountant handling the detail — fixed fee, no surprises, and your liability confirmed well before HMRC asks for it.