London Landing. For businesses and individuals setting up operations in the UK

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1 London Landing For businesses and individuals setting up operations in the UK

2 Where your business needs specialist advice, we can introduce you to trusted professionals throughout Europe. Such advice might cover legal, banking, property, asset finance, venture capital and private equity. Your gateway to growth As the gateway to Europe, the UK is an attractive base for overseas companies. If you run a business that is looking to make a home in the UK, make your first move to contact London Landing, a service of Harwood Hutton. Our team of experts has the skills, the experience and the connections to help any ambitious international business looking to set up in London and the Thames Valley. We will give you the best options on structuring your UK business and practical, cost-effective assistance all the way.

3 Maximising your investment London Landing has considerable expertise in being able to support and advise any business activity along its journey from inception through to ultimate sale. We can anticipate what support will be needed and when. London Landing will always look to maximise the tax advantages for you, your team and your business. The UK will soon have the lowest rate of corporation tax in the G20, and there are generous tax incentives such as Research & Development and Patent Box for intellectual property. Our services cater predominantly for business but we are able to deal with individuals coming to the UK as well.

4 Solid foundations Our team of international accountants will work closely with you to decide which trading entity and structure is best suited to your strategy. We explain in detail the taxation and legal issues that affect you when you are establishing a business in the UK. We will guide you through the big issues such as transfer pricing and the impact of double tax agreements. We will also deal with international taxation and VAT and guide you through your obligations on money laundering and setting up bank accounts. London Landing is big on communication. A number of our senior team are fluent in a range of languages that include Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian and Polish.

5 Good people make businesses great. We can assist with recruitment and employment, ensuring you are protected in law. We can also advise on visa and immigration matters, and once the workforce is established, we can set up and run your payroll. Protecting the value in your business London Landing will help protect your company s intangible assets such as technological innovations, inventions and literary and artistic creations. This is known as Intellectual Property (IP) and it covers patents, trademarks, designs, copyright and know-how. We can also help with data protection, health and safety, website compliance and the registration of domain names.

6 Giving you the World London Landing has two UK centres of operation: in central London, close to Regents Park; and in the historic market town of Beaconsfield, serving the Thames Valley region. As a member of IAPA, the global association of independent accountancy and business advisory firms, we are able to extend our professional reach across borders, ensuring we have the most qualified and best located contacts to support you. 40/ per cent of the world's top companies have operations in London 250+ London is home to more than 250 international banks. (There are actually more American banks based in London than there are in New York!) #1 London is Europe's leading city for patent registrations in healthcare, wireless technology, video games, multimedia and software

7 Summary of Services Introductions to Banking, Finance, Legal and Trade & Industry connections Company registrations: Companies House, HMRC for corporation tax, VAT, payroll and social security taxes Registered office services including a correspondence address for directors Company secretarial services, including maintaining statutory records and minute books on line Accounting records, software systems and bookkeeping and Management Accounts support Statutory Accounts production and regulatory obligations Audit services Pensions, risk, insurances and investment advice Compensation, benefits and incentives advice Payroll services Expenses and benefits policies and procedures Profit extraction scope and alternatives Contracts of employment HR policies and procedures Staff handbooks Employment issues HR consultancy

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