A Kano distributor with four years of open VAT
We rebuilt the VAT schedules from bank statements and invoices and presented them to the tax office with a payment proposal.
- Result
- Penalties waived in part, liability paid over 12 months
- Time
- 9 weeks
Industries
We know how your sector actually makes money.
Accounting standards are the same for everybody. The traps are not. Here is what we look for in the sectors we serve most.
Sectors
Pick your industry.
Oil and gas services
Contract accounting for service companies, withholding tax on dollar invoices, local content reporting and expatriate payroll.
- Dollar and naira ledgers kept side by side
- Withholding tax credits tracked to receipts
- Contract by contract margin reports
Fintech and payments
Revenue recognition for fees and float, VAT on digital services, regulator returns and investor reporting for funded start ups.
- Monthly investor packs and board metrics
- VAT on platform fees handled correctly
- Share option schemes and payroll tax
Real estate
Project accounting for developers, off plan sales and deposits, capital gains on disposals and service charge accounts for estates.
- Cost per unit by project and phase
- Off plan deposits accounted properly
- Service charge accounts for residents
FMCG and distribution
Stock, stock and more stock: counts, costing, distributor rebates and the VAT that hides in long supply chains.
- Quarterly stock counts with our staff
- Distributor rebate and credit note control
- Depot by depot profit reports
Hospitals and clinics
HMO receivables, consultant pay, drug stock and the cash that arrives in many small amounts.
- HMO claims reconciled to remittances
- Consultant fee schedules and withholding
- Pharmacy stock valued monthly
Non profits
Donor fund accounting, grant audits, restricted funds and the tax exemptions charities can claim.
- Fund by fund income and spending
- Donor audit packs to their format
- Tax exemption applications filed
Also served
And the sectors in between.
- Schools and universities
- Manufacturing
- Media and creative
- Logistics and haulage
- Hospitality
- Agriculture and agro processing
- Construction
- Family offices
- Religious organisations
- Professional firms
Case notes
What the work looks like.
A seed funded payments start up preparing for Series A
Clean up of two years of books, revenue recognition policy, first audit and a data room for investors.
- Result
- Audit signed before the term sheet deadline
- Time
- 14 weeks
A two site clinic losing track of HMO money
Monthly reconciliation of every HMO remittance against claims, with an ageing report for the medical director.
- Result
- Old claims recovered and a clear monthly view
- Time
- 3 months to steady state
These stories are examples for this demo.
A sector lead on every engagement, so you never explain your business twice.
FAQ
Questions we are often asked
No. These are where we have the deepest teams, but we act for companies in most sectors. If we are not the right fit, we will say so and suggest someone who is.
Yes. In many of our larger clients we review the in house team's work, handle the technical tax and support the audit.
We act for several licensed finance and health businesses and understand their returns, but we always check regulator rules engagement by engagement.
Start with a forty minute conversation.
Tell us what is keeping you up at night: a tax letter, a late audit, a payroll that never balances. We will tell you plainly what we would do and what it would cost.