Making Tax Digital accountants in Newtownabbey — from £99, fixed.
MTD is the biggest change to Self Assessment since Self Assessment — quarterly digital updates instead of one January return. For Newtownabbey sole traders and landlords we handle the whole shift: software, setup, submissions.
Making Tax Digital for Newtownabbey — done properly, entirely online
Sole traders and landlords in Newtownabbey with income over £50,000 (mandated April 2026), those over £30,000 (April 2027), VAT-registered businesses already in MTD, and anyone who wants the quarterly grind handled for them.
What's included
- Straight answer on when MTD actually applies to you — most people have been told wrong
- HMRC-recognised software chosen and set up for how you actually keep records
- Quarterly updates filed on time, every time, with reminders before each window
- Bank feeds and digital record-keeping configured so compliance is a by-product, not a chore
- The final declaration handled alongside your normal year-end work
Why Newtownabbey businesses pick Bohzo
Every filing date that applies to you goes in our diary the day you join — and we chase the records, not the other way round.
Before we touch anything for a Newtownabbey client, the fee is in writing — and it stays put. Hourly billing doesn't exist here.
Upload, approve, filed. The whole engagement runs from your phone or laptop, on your schedule rather than office hours.
Bohzo Accountants is a trading name of Bohzo Ltd, Company No. 15031604.
Compare our fixed making tax digital fees
| Your situation | Fixed fee |
|---|---|
| MTD readiness check + software setup | £99 |
| Quarterly MTD submissions (Income Tax) | from £35/qtr |
| MTD VAT — software setup and first return | £129 |
| Full MTD service: software, quarterly updates + year-end declaration | from £299/yr |
“From” pricing reflects the simplest case; anything more complex is quoted as a fixed fee in writing before work begins — and never changes after.
Online accountants vs the high street
Most local firms near Newtownabbey quote low, bill by the hour and reserve the right to charge for every phone call. We built the opposite: written fixed fees agreed up front, unlimited questions inside the price, and a fully online workflow — no premises anywhere, so no premises priced into your fee in Newtownabbey.
There's no office to fund in Newtownabbey and no office to visit: records travel through our secure portal or WhatsApp, approvals happen on your phone, and filings go to HMRC and Companies House electronically. You get the same qualified work — minus the overheads, the travel and the surprises on the invoice.
Making Tax Digital in Newtownabbey: from first message to filed
Start with a message — no forms, no phone queue. Tell us what needs doing and we take it from there.
One fixed price before any work starts. Complex case? We say so now, not on the invoice.
The legal bits — ID verification, engagement letter — happen online in minutes, then your records come in via the portal or WhatsApp.
We prepare, you check and approve, we submit — and you get the HMRC confirmation the same day it's filed.
The same service in Newtownabbey as anywhere — by design
Newtownabbey sits in Northern Ireland (BT36), and like everywhere we serve, it gets the identical service and fee as central London — because nothing about our work depends on where you are. What matters is your situation, your records and your deadlines; all three travel over WhatsApp just fine.
A lot of our Northern Ireland clients switched from local firms after one too many surprise invoices. The fix wasn't a cheaper local firm; it was removing the billing model that produces surprises. Fixed fees, in writing, before the work — that's the whole trick.
Where we work around Newtownabbey
Newtownabbey is part of Northern Ireland, in the BT36 postcode area, with Glengormley its nearest neighbour — about 1.8 miles to the west. Wherever you are around Newtownabbey, the numbers below are why "near me" matters less than it used to — every place in the list gets the same service, the same day.
| Nearby | Distance from Newtownabbey | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Glengormley | 1.8 miles | west |
| Greenisland | 3.3 miles | north-east |
| Holywood | 3.4 miles | south-east |
| Belfast | 4.4 miles | south |
| Carrickfergus | 5.7 miles | north-east |
Distances are straight-line, between place centres. Every listed place — and everywhere between — is served online at the same fixed fees.
Newtownabbey making tax digital FAQs
When does Making Tax Digital actually apply to me?
For Income Tax: April 2026 if your combined self-employment and property income is over £50,000; April 2027 for over £30,000. VAT-registered businesses have been in MTD for VAT for years already. The income test uses your most recent filed return — which surprises people whose income fluctuates around the line.
What actually changes under MTD for Income Tax?
Three things: records must be kept digitally (spreadsheets need bridging software), a summary update goes to HMRC every quarter, and a final declaration replaces the traditional return. Same tax, different rhythm — the risk isn't paying more, it's missing quarterly deadlines that never existed before.
Which software should I use?
The one that matches your bookkeeping reality — FreeAgent, Xero, QuickBooks and several simpler tools are all HMRC-recognised. If you live in spreadsheets, bridging software keeps that workflow legal. The setup package includes choosing this properly rather than defaulting to whatever advertises hardest.
Do I need to visit an office in Newtownabbey?
No — there's nothing to visit and nothing to print. We're an online firm: records go through our secure portal or WhatsApp, and everything is filed electronically. It works the same whether you're in Newtownabbey or anywhere else in Northern Ireland.
I searched "making tax digital near me" — is this service really local to Newtownabbey?
Newtownabbey is fully covered, yes. The work is done online, which in practice means more local than an office: same-day replies instead of appointment slots, and the same published fixed fee whether you're in Newtownabbey town centre or the edge of Northern Ireland. If you'd rather talk it through first, WhatsApp us — a real person answers.
Who will actually handle my making tax digital?
Bohzo Accountants — a trading name of Bohzo Ltd, a registered UK company (No. 15031604). You get a named contact, a fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you've reviewed and approved it.
How do your fixed fees work?
You tell us your situation, we quote one fixed price in writing before any work starts, and that price never changes mid-job. If your case is unusually complex we'll say so up front and agree a different fixed price — but the fee is always agreed before we begin, never after.
Tax, briefly — the parts that affect Newtownabbey
Compliance checks are usually specific: one return, one figure, one question. Answered promptly and with evidence, most close quickly. The expensive enquiries are the ones that started as unanswered letters.
Miss 31 January and the £100 fine is automatic; three months later daily penalties start. If you're behind on a return, the maths almost always favours filing quickly over waiting — penalties grow on a timetable, and HMRC charges interest either way.
UK residential property sales have their own regime: report and pay within 60 days of completion, separately from Self Assessment. Other gains report annually. Mixing up the two timetables is a common and expensive mistake.
Inside-IR35 and outside-IR35 engagements need different setups — sometimes umbrella, sometimes the company, sometimes both across a year. Contractors who plan this per-engagement keep more and worry less.
Since Section 24, individual landlords can't deduct mortgage interest as an expense — it's a 20% tax credit instead, which pushes some higher-rate landlords into surprising bills. Whether to hold property personally or through a company is now a genuine question with genuine trade-offs.
Auto-enrolment applies from the first eligible employee: assess, enrol, contribute, declare. The Pensions Regulator does check, and the fines for ignoring it are out of proportion to how simple compliance actually is.
The expenses rule is "wholly and exclusively" for the trade — which covers more than most people claim (proportionate home-working costs, business mileage, software subscriptions) and less than some hope (client entertaining, everyday clothing). Knowing the line is where the savings live.
HMRC runs nudge-letter campaigns to crypto holders based on exchange data. If there are undeclared gains in past years, a voluntary disclosure is dramatically cheaper than waiting for the letter — penalties are scaled to cooperation.
General guidance, not personal advice — thresholds and dates change. For advice on your own position in Newtownabbey, message us and we'll answer against your actual numbers.
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