Vantis' Media Group is more than just a team of media accountants; yes we provide specialist media accounting services but we also offer a package of additional services and business support for entrepreneurial media businesses.
Our Media Group has developed a range of specialist media services that can be tailored to the individual needs of your media business, including:
Accounting
Our media team is highly experienced in providing media accounting services. We also offer our media clients an online accounting service called easycounting. This is a web based accounting solution that operates through a normal internet connection whilst fully integrating with your existing back office accounting systems.
Business Advice
Vantis' Media Group is always on hand to provide clients with media business advice. We can offer you:
- A sounding board for your business ideas
- Solutions to business dilemmas
- Guidance on strategies for growing or exiting a media business
- An adviser who will proactively identify developments in the media industry and discuss with you the potential impact on your media business.
Company Secretarial
As your media business grows, you need to be assured that key administrative requirements are being met. Our company secretarial services team provide ongoing support to company directors. By using our company secretarial services you can avoid the pain of penalties, whilst minimising the time you spend keeping up to date with company legislation. We also offer our clients Corporate Identity Fraud Protection to help combat a new type of fraud that is emerging and growing at an alarming rate; the theft of your company’s identity.
Corporate Finance
Vantis Corporate Finance provides both advisory and transaction support services to media businesses. We have specialists in our media team who are experienced in all aspects of corporate finance including:
- Acquisition, merger and disposal strategies
- Assistance with raising capital
- Acting as lead adviser (including corporate adviser to PLUS Market companies) or reporting accountant on capital market transactions
- Management Buy-ins (MBI) and Management Buy-outs (MBO)
- Transaction support
If you are a media company looking for media focused corporate finance advisers then you have come to the right place.
Outsourcing
Whether you are starting up in the media industry or expanding a media company, we understand that the effective handling of your back office functions is crucial to the success of your business. This is why many of our media clients enjoy the benefits of the outsourced accounting, payroll and human resources services that we can provide.
Tax Planning
We offer a full range of media tax planning and tax consultancy services, some of which are detailed below.
1. Corporate Tax - Vantis’ Media Group can assist you in minimising corporation tax liabilities and complying with tax legislation. We can discuss your potential business developments in order to bring relevant, practical and tested tax ideas to your attention. Our media tax specialists are dedicated to the efficient and timely management of tax compliance issues. Your Vantis contact will keep you informed of current tax issues affecting the media industry and you will also be welcome to attend any of our tax seminars.
2. Personal Tax - Personal tax affects nearly all of us. We offer a range of personal tax services to media clients, including:
- Preparing self assessment tax returns
- PAYE
- International tax with regard to residence, ordinary residence and domicile
- Structuring Benefits in Kind
- Year end tax planning
3. Employee Tax Consulting - Vantis has an Employee Tax Consulting team who can advise on:
- Remuneration planning advice
- Share Schemes & Equity Participation
- Schedule E – Income Tax Compliance
- National Insurance Compliance
VAT Advice & Planning
We have media VAT specialists who are highly experienced in completing VAT reviews for media companies. Our VAT specialists can help you to minimise the cost to your media business and maximise VAT recoveries whilst ensuring compliance.
Other Services
If you require an audit, Vantis will work alongside independent audit services provider HLB Vantis Audit. This specialist audit practice will ensure that your service needs are met by an experienced team, with relevant expertise in the media industry.
If you are interested in how these media accounting, business advisory and support services could benefit your business, please complete our media enquiry form.