Tax is hard enough in your own language. A Greek accountant in London can explain your Self Assessment, your limited company or your Greek tax return in Greek, and knows the questions that come with a life split between the UK and Greece. This guide brings together the Greek speaking accountants and bookkeepers on Greek List, grouped by what they do best, so you can go straight to the right one.
Ψάχνετε Έλληνα λογιστή στο Λονδίνο; Σε αυτόν τον οδηγό θα βρείτε λογιστές και λογιστικά γραφεία που μιλούν ελληνικά και αναλαμβάνουν Self Assessment, εταιρείες, ΦΠΑ, μισθοδοσία και φορολογικά θέματα Ελλάδας. Αν είστε αυτοαπασχολούμενος, ανοίγετε εταιρεία ή έχετε ακίνητο στην Ελλάδα, ένας λογιστής στην Αγγλία που καταλαβαίνει και τα δύο συστήματα σας γλιτώνει από λάθη και πρόστιμα. Επιλέξτε την ενότητα που σας αφορά και επικοινωνήστε απευθείας μέσα από το Greek List.
If you are self employed, a landlord, or you earn income that is not taxed through PAYE, you will usually need to file a Self Assessment tax return with HMRC. According to GOV.UK, the online return and any tax you owe for the tax year that ended on 5 April are due by 31 January. A good accountant registers you, works out your allowable expenses and payments on account, and files on time.
Run by a qualified AAT accountant with more than ten years of experience in accountancy practices and industry. According to the Greek List listing, the service covers Self Assessment for individuals and dedicated support for sole traders, from registration to bookkeeping and tax returns, with a personal, approachable style that suits people filing for the first time. Services are offered in English and Greek.
Vastax works with solopreneurs and small businesses across the UK, with an address on Wenlock Road, N1. Its listing names payroll, tax returns, management accounts and business consultancy, a practical mix for freelancers and one person companies who want one firm to handle the numbers while they run the business.
A limited company brings more paperwork: year end accounts filed at Companies House, a Corporation Tax return to HMRC, the confirmation statement, and often payroll and VAT. These Greek speaking firms handle company accounts, tax and compliance, and some also help you set the company up in the first place.
Based in New Barnet, NP&US Accountants has been providing tax advice and accounting services in the UK for 18 years and says it operates under the supervision of the ACCA. Clients range from individuals and high net worth families to local, mid market and international companies, and the firm has particular experience with cross border tax questions, useful if your business or income spans the UK and Greece.
A team of qualified chartered accountants on Great Portland Street, W1, with more than 30 years of experience working with individuals and with small and large companies. They speak English and Greek, and all their services are cloud based and paper free, which makes them a good fit for company owners who prefer to work online.
A firm of chartered accountants with its registered office in Diss, Norfolk, working with business owners and individuals across the UK. Its website lists corporate tax and planning, company secretarial work, bookkeeping, VAT and payroll on the business side, and Self Assessment and personal tax planning for individuals. The Greek List listing is written in English and Greek. Read more in our profile of Welland Orwell, a Greek accountant in the UK.
Not an accountancy practice but the people to call before and alongside one. Company Select are registered company and legal secretaries who handle company formation, Companies House compliance, resolutions and restructures, shareholder and director matters and business addresses. They also offer Lasting Power of Attorney registration, will writing and Greek to English translation, all with Greek and English support.
Living in the UK does not always end your obligations in Greece. If you still have a Greek tax number registered at your old tax office, rental income from a flat in Greece, or property that falls under ENFIA, you may need to file a Greek tax return as well as your UK one. The UK and Greece have a double taxation agreement, so the same income should not be taxed twice in full, but you have to claim relief correctly on each side. HMRC explains the basics on its page about tax on foreign income.
A Greek tax office in Glyfada that specialises in Greeks who live abroad. According to its listing, it helps you change your tax residency and move your AFM to the tax office for residents abroad (ΔΟΥ Κατοίκων Εξωτερικού), and supports you all year with Greek tax returns, E9 property declarations and ENFIA. Since Greece now receives information automatically from other countries, sorting out your tax residency is worth doing before HMRC and the Greek tax office compare notes.
On the UK side, NP&US Accountants (see limited companies above) has long experience with cross border tax, so the two together cover both ends of the problem.
Good bookkeeping is what makes the year end cheap and calm. If you run a shop, a restaurant or a small company with staff, you also need payroll run through PAYE every time you pay people. Moustaki Bookkeeping Services offers bookkeeping tailored to your business with regular insight into how it is doing, Vastax lists payroll and management accounts, and Welland Orwell covers bookkeeping, payroll and cloud accounting. Ask each one which software they use, because moving your records into their system is easier at the start of a tax year.
You must register for VAT once your taxable turnover goes over the VAT threshold, and many businesses register earlier by choice. After that, VAT returns are filed digitally under Making Tax Digital. Moustaki Bookkeeping Services offers VAT registration, returns and compliance, and Welland Orwell and NP&US Accountants handle VAT as part of their company work. Check the current threshold on GOV.UK before you decide.
Want to read up first? Start with our guides to Self Assessment for Greeks in the UK, the 5 most common tax mistakes of the self employed, the 5 tax mistakes of businesses in Greece and the UK and a start of year tax checklist for Greek professionals. On Hellenic TV you can also watch accountant Nikos Sakkaros, Nikos Sakkaros on running NS Bookkeeping Services and Kyri Andreou of Biznav Chartered Accountants.
Browse every accountant on Greek List in the accounting services category.
It depends on what you still have in Greece. If you have income from Greece, such as rent, or property that falls under ENFIA, you will usually still need to file a Greek tax return, and if you never changed your tax residency the Greek tax office may still treat you as a Greek tax resident. A Greek tax office that works with Greeks abroad, such as Kerdoforos.gr, can check your situation and move your AFM to the tax office for residents abroad.
There is no standard price. A simple Self Assessment usually costs much less than year end accounts for a limited company with payroll and VAT. Ask two or three accountants for a fixed fee in writing and check exactly what it includes before you choose.
Some can. UK firms with cross border experience, such as NP&US Accountants, handle the UK side and the double taxation relief, while a Greek tax office such as Kerdoforos.gr handles the Greek tax return. Many Greeks in the UK use one of each and ask them to talk to each other.
No, you can file your own return online with HMRC. Many people still use an accountant in the first years, or when they have rental income, foreign income or a business, because mistakes with expenses, payments on account or foreign income can cost more than the fee.
Αν έχετε ακίνητο, ενοίκια ή άλλο εισόδημα στην Ελλάδα, συνήθως ναι, γιατί πρέπει να υποβάλλετε ελληνική φορολογική δήλωση και Ε9. Αν δεν έχετε κάνει μεταβολή φορολογικής κατοικίας, η εφορία μπορεί να σας θεωρεί ακόμη κάτοικο Ελλάδας. Ένα φοροτεχνικό γραφείο που δουλεύει με κατοίκους εξωτερικού μπορεί να σας πει τι ισχύει για εσάς.
A bookkeeper keeps your day to day records, such as sales, expenses and bank transactions. An accountant uses those records to prepare your accounts and tax returns and to advise you. Small businesses often use both, or one firm that offers both, such as Moustaki Bookkeeping Services or Welland Orwell.
Please note: this guide is general information, not tax or financial advice. The firms listed are Greek List members and the descriptions come from their Greek List listings and websites. Speak to an accountant about your own situation.
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