The process of preparing and filing your accounts is made simple with Inform Direct. Follow our straightforward wizards as we take you step by step through the process. You’ll be prompted to enter only the details that you need to and if you are unfamiliar with preparing company accounts there are comprehensive help texts to guide you. Using Inform Direct you can create and then file never-traded dormant company and audit-exempt micro-entity accounts.
Beautifully streamlined process
Whenever our system can step in and remove a task it will. Our software calculates the balance sheet date, automatically provides the required statutory balance sheet statements, and presents accounts that both meet requirements and look professional. If you are preparing never-traded dormant company accounts you may only have to check the automatically populated details are correct, tick to confirm the balance sheet statements apply, enter the date the accounts were approved and select from a list the name of the director that is authorising the accounts. It’s that simple.
Once you are happy with the accounts you have prepared you can choose to submit them electronically to Companies House. You will receive immediate confirmation of their safe delivery and an email notifying you of their approval as soon as this is received. Your accounts are automatically saved in your Document Library.
Avoid errors
Each year Companies House reject almost 100,000 sets of accounts, often due to simple errors and omissions such as:
- incorrect or absent company name or number;
- authorising signatory missing from the balance sheet;
- incorrect or absent balance sheet date;
- omission of balance sheet approval date;
- incorrect statements on the balance sheet; or
- missing figures on the balance sheet.
If you prepare your dormant company and micro-entity accounts using Inform Direct then you will benefit from the checks we have built into our software that prevent the above errors.
Upload and file iXBRL accounts service
If you are a subscriber using your own presenter code and have access to accounting software that can produce an iXBRL accounts file, you can use our streamlined upload and file iXBRL accounts service. This service allows you to electronically file a wide range of company accounts, including small, medium, full, abridged and group accounts, and audited as well as audit-exempt accounts. It takes moments to upload an iXBRL accounts file and our software completes many of the checks described above before electronically submitting the accounts to Companies House.
However, although we complete some checks on the iXBRL file you upload, such as the presence of Companies House mandatory elements and basic accuracy checks, you should ensure the accounting software used to create the iXBRL file conducts a comprehensive suite of checks. These should validate the completeness and accuracy of the iXBRL tagging; ensure the correct accounting standards have been used, verify the balance sheet statements and additional disclosure items, and ensure consistent application of currency, language and numerical elements.
Never miss the filing deadline
Inform Direct will send you reminders as your filing deadline approaches, helping you submit your accounts on time and avoid automatic fines for late delivery.
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