Business Growth & Development

Business Cost Reduction

With ever increasing costs and overheads, keeping costs down has never been more important for business owners.

At Aston Shaw, we can work with you to deliver a business cost reduction service that promises to reduce the cost of some of your businesses largest overheads.

Our Business Cost Reduction Service

In order to deliver our cost reduction service, we always start with a free, no-obligation conversation, usually at your premises, to get a better understanding of your business and identify areas in which we can save you money.

Following this initial visit, we will then work with our partners to conduct a comprehensive audit of your overheads. With the findings of this audit, we will support and guide you through the process of switching to cheaper and more suitable providers.

Features & Benefits of Our Business Cost Reduction Service

With an external, objective and experienced view point, our audit of your business costs will help to identify areas in which you are spending more than necessary.

We’ll look at your electricity, gas and water usage to determine whether you’re on the best possible tariffs or could switch to a more suitable provider.

Similarly, we can advise on your data and broadband, fixed lines and calls, mobiles and telecoms systems to ensure you are using the best supplier for your business, at the best possible price.

Our expert insurance partners will advise you on the right provider and cover for your business, providing a personalised service which takes into account the unique risks associated with your business.

We can also provide advice on Business rates, Business supplies, Card merchant services and Mortgages.

The Aston Shaw Approach

With our business cost reduction service, you can relax knowing that you’re keeping your costs to a minimum. We’ll take away the headache of investigating and researching the best possible tariffs, products and suppliers, so you can get on with running your business and enjoying your life.

Once we’ve got to know you and your business, you’ll be assigned a dedicated team, with experienced senior accountants and technical advisors working closely together.

This helps to give you a fast response and a quick turnaround time to get you the best possible deals whilst also supporting with any other requirements you may have.

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FAQs on Business Cost Reduction

Do you need to submit a self-assessment tax return?

You must send a personal tax return if, in the last tax year (6 April to 5 April), any of the following applied:

you were self-employed as a ‘sole trader’ and earned more than £1,000 (before taking off anything you can claim tax relief on)
you were a partner in a business partnership
you had a total taxable income of more than £150,000
you had to pay Capital Gains Tax when you sold or ‘disposed of’ something that increased in value
you had to pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge

You may also need to send a tax return if you have any untaxed income, such as: