Specialist support with self assessment tax returns, VAT and Making Tax Digital, built around fee notes, clerks’ commission and chambers rent, for barristers at every stage of practice, UK-wide.
Being paid through chambers, with clerks’ commission and chambers rent deducted before the money reaches you, makes standard small-business accounting a poor fit for the Bar. We work with self-employed barristers from pupillage through tenancy to silk, reconciling your accounts against your actual fee notes and chambers statements, so your tax return and any lending applications reflect what you really earned.
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We prepare a summary set of trading accounts each year, reconciled against your fee notes and chambers statements rather than a simple bank feed, giving you a clear picture of your income after clerks’ commission and chambers rent.
We calculate your Self Assessment liability, advise on planning opportunities and file your return with HMRC well ahead of the 31 January deadline. Where a limited company is involved, we also prepare and file the corresponding corporation tax return.
We provide you with an easy system to record your income and expenses, so you can keep an eye on your earnings and profits throughout the year.
We advise on the right time to register for VAT as your practice grows, and on reclaiming VAT on chambers rent and contribution, robes, legal research and CPD, managing the entire quarterly VAT return process on your behalf.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax requires mandated self-employed individuals to submit quarterly digital updates to HMRC. We help you get ready for digital record-keeping and handle the quarterly submissions once you’re within scope.
Where you employ a practice manager, PA or clerk of your own, we process payroll monthly, submit the required RTI reports to HMRC, and prepare year-end P60s.
We provide tax planning advice tailored to how your chambers and fee income actually work, and can register and advise on a limited company where it suits your circumstances, for example for direct access work.
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All fees are guide prices, excluding VAT. Your exact fee will depend on your specific circumstances. Fees can be paid monthly or annually.
Straightforward answers to the questions we’re asked most.
Your income arrives as fee notes, with clerks’ commission and chambers rent or contribution deducted before it reaches you. We reconcile your accounts against your actual fee notes and chambers statements, rather than a simple bank feed, so your trading accounts and tax return reflect what you really earned.
Common allowable expenses include chambers rent and contribution, clerks’ commission, robes, wig and gown costs, legal research subscriptions, professional body fees, CPD, professional indemnity insurance and travel between court and chambers. We review your specific circumstances to make sure nothing is missed.
You must register for VAT once your taxable turnover goes above £90,000 in a rolling 12 month period. You can also register voluntarily below that threshold. We monitor your income as your practice grows and advise you in good time before registration becomes compulsory.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is being phased in based on your gross income from self-employment and property. It became mandatory from 6 April 2026 for income over £50,000, and will extend to income over £30,000 from 6 April 2027 and income over £20,000 from 6 April 2028. We’ll confirm when you’re due to join and handle the quarterly submissions on your behalf.
Some barristers trade through a limited company alongside their traditional self-employed practice, for example for Direct or Public Access work. Whether it suits you depends on your income, your plans and how your chambers arrangement works. We can register a company on your behalf and advise on whether the structure is right for your circumstances.
Self-employed barristers pay tax through Self Assessment, with a balancing payment due by 31 January following the end of the tax year. Depending on your bill, you may also need to make payments on account by 31 January and 31 July towards the following year’s tax. We calculate these for you well ahead of each deadline.
Yes. We support barristers from day one of self-employed practice, including registering with HMRC for Self Assessment, setting up simple bookkeeping and advising on what to put aside for tax, so the accounting and tax side is in order from the start of your career.
Tell us about your circumstances and we’ll come back to you with clear next steps, typically the same working day. Our support is available in person, by phone, email or a virtual video meeting, whichever suits you best.