Accountants in Inverness
Inverness is the commercial centre for a third of Scotland's land mass, and the business questions here are shaped by distance and by season.
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Main sectors in Inverness
- Tourism and hospitality
- Food and drink
- Renewables
- Construction
- Professional services
The business base in Inverness
Inverness serves an enormous area, which means a business here often has customers hours away and a cost base that reflects it. Tourism is the most visible sector, sharpened considerably by the North Coast 500, and it brings a season that is intense and short. Around it sit distilleries and food and drink producers, a growing renewables and grid-infrastructure sector, life sciences at the campus, and the professional services that support all of them.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise operates here rather than Scottish Enterprise, with its own remit and its own funding, which genuinely changes what support a growing business can access. Businesses that follow generic UK guidance end up applying to the wrong body.
How we work with businesses in Inverness
Work runs by phone, video call and WhatsApp, with a named accountant, unlimited questions at no hourly charge and FreeAgent included.
Remote and video working is how business already runs in the Highlands.
What we do for Inverness businesses
See your monthly feeSeasonal cashflow planning
A rolling forecast that shows what the winter looks like while there is still time to do something about it
Holiday lets and second properties
The tax treatment of letting, including the 8% Additional Dwelling Supplement on purchase and the rules on what qualifies
Funding through Highlands and Islands Enterprise
The accounting and tax consequences of grant funding, and which body you should actually be talking to
Food and drink production
Stock, duty and export questions for producers, and the margin detail that decides whether growth is worth having
Payroll for seasonal teams
Variable hours, holiday pay and auto-enrolment for staff who are only with you for part of the year
Should I buy a holiday let through a company?
Run the numbers before deciding, because in Scotland the entry cost is higher than people expect. The Additional Dwelling Supplement is 8% of the whole purchase price and a company pays it on its very first property, with no exemption. That is £24,000 on a £300,000 purchase, payable in cash at completion. The Corporation Tax and interest arguments for using a company still exist, but they have to overcome that first.
Questions we get asked in Inverness
We make almost all our money between May and September. How do we survive winter?
By treating the winter as a planned position rather than a hope. That means a rolling twelve-month cashflow forecast built from the season you have just had, a clear view of what the business can afford to draw out before October, and decisions about staff and maintenance taken in advance.
Which enterprise agency should we be dealing with?
Highlands and Islands Enterprise. HIE has its own remit and its own funding reflecting a genuinely different economic geography, and businesses that follow generic guidance often spend months applying to the wrong body. Business Gateway is the starting point for early-stage support either way.
Looking for an accountant in Inverness?
Tell us what you need and we will come back to you, usually the same working day.
Call 07476 989568 or email hello@buzzaccounting.co.uk
Included
- A named accountant who knows your business
- Books kept up to date all year
- Fixed monthly fee, agreed up front
- Your deadlines tracked and filed
- Portal and app included
- Switching handled for you
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