Professional Services

With more than 135 years supporting professional service firms, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist accounting, audit, compliance, tax and business advisory services to help our clients achieve a commercial edge now, whilst preparing for the future. After all, we’re a firm of partners in practice ourselves, so we have a deep understanding of the unique issues, challenges and opportunities of owning, working within and managing a successful professional practice.

We support leading practitioners from many disciplines, including solicitors, barristers, surveyors, architects, engineers, recruitment and business consultants, as well as estate and letting agents. Our specialists have considerable experience of how partnerships operate, the market conditions they face and the individual challenges facing partners at all stages of their career. We offer clients our commercial sense and insight to help balance the needs of the practice with the personal aspirations of individuals.  

Many team members have served on the management board of MHA MacIntyre Hudson and can draw upon their personal knowledge of running a professional services firm. All our services are tailored to meet the unique needs of each client and are delivered with professionalism and integrity. 

Accounting and advisory for professional practices

Our specialist accounting, business advisory and tax services for partnerships include:

• Ensuring compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules and outcomes-focused regulations (OFR) for legal firms
• Client money audits, ensuring compliance with RICS, ARLA, ARMA
• Partnership tax planning, particularly around business structures, capital adequacy and drawings policies, and remuneration and rewards
• Personal tax services, from managing tax returns to complex wealth management for partners
• Organisational structures guidance; deciding on the most tax-efficient structure, including LLP conversions, limited companies and Alternative Business Structures (ABSs)
• Risk management; developing and improving risk management structures or conducting internal audits or controls reviews
• Financial stability; improving profitability and cash flow, and managing WIP and debtor recovery
• Expert witness and forensic reviews to support litigation
• Corporate finance, whether you’re consolidating, diversifying or reviewing acquisition and funding options
• Succession planning, forecasting and modelling
• Strategic planning and partnership mentoring to help you build a more profitable and efficient firm
• Cross-border growth advisory, to support overseas expansion plans
• Outsourcing services 
• HR solutions
• Financial training and development 

Our work in North America and Europe, coupled with our global connections through Baker Tilly International, both give us experience of cross-border issues and access to a professional network abroad.

Personal Tax Services

At MHA MacIntyre Hudson, our typical personal tax services for partners and documentation required is shown here.  

Get in touch to see how we can help your practice to grow.