Architects accounting, handled.

Stage fees should be recognised as you earn them against contract progress, not simply when you invoice. That means matching income to the work completed on each stage, so your accounts reflect genuine performance rather than the timing of your billing. We set up revenue recognition around your work stages and percentage completion so your profit — and your tax — track the actual project.

Under FRS 102's long-term contract rules, work in progress is valued and carried across the year end so the profit lands in the period it's earned. Without that, a project straddling April can dump a distorted profit (or loss) into one year and skew your tax bill. We value and carry WIP properly so neither year is misstated and your tax stays smooth.

Yes. PII premiums are an allowable trading expense, and run-off cover you pay after a project or after closing the practice is deductible too. So are ARB and RIBA fees, CPD, design software subscriptions, and studio costs. We keep an architecture-specific expense list so recurring professional costs are claimed in full rather than missed.

Generally no — professional services like architecture, surveying, and design consultancy sit outside CIS, so your fees shouldn't have tax deducted at source the way a subcontractor builder's would. But it can get blurred if you take on work that strays into construction operations. We confirm where you fall, so you're neither wrongly taxed at source nor caught out if part of your work does come into scope.

It depends on profit level, whether you're bringing in partners, and how you win work. A limited company is often more tax-efficient once profits grow, while an LLP suits practices with several principals. If you work through agencies or as a sub-consultant, IR35 can apply to those engagements. We model the options and review your contracts rather than defaulting you into one structure.