Making Tax Digital Firms in Birmingham: Companies and Services Guide (2026)
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Acumon Chartered Accountants·13 min read
Choosing a Making Tax Digital provider in Birmingham is more than a matter of switching to digital record keeping – the right support can help businesses and taxpayers stay compliant, manage their records efficiently and adapt to changing HMRC requirements.
Birmingham is home to a wide range of accounting firms and specialist advisers offering Making Tax Digital support. Each firm brings different strengths and approaches to digital bookkeeping, VAT, MTD for Income Tax, quarterly reporting and accounting software.
This guide highlights a selection of Making Tax Digital firms operating in Birmingham. Rather than ranking providers, the aim is to offer practical context – outlining who these firms are, the types of clients they typically support, and the MTD services and software support they provide.
Acumon
Acumon is a UK firm of chartered accountants providing Making Tax Digital (MTD) services to sole traders, landlords, UK limited companies and other organisations that need to meet HMRC’s digital record-keeping and filing requirements. The firm delivers these services across the UK, including in Birmingham, supporting clients as the rules for MTD for Income Tax and MTD for VAT take effect and expand.
MTD for Income Tax became mandatory for sole traders and landlords whose qualifying income exceeded £50,000, with the threshold extending to over £30,000 from April 2027 and over £20,000 from April 2028. In-scope taxpayers must keep digital records and submit quarterly updates through compatible software. Acumon, as a Xero Gold Partner, sets up MTD-compatible software, maintains the required digital records, runs the quarterly reporting cycle and files the year-end return. MTD for VAT already applies to all VAT-registered businesses, and the firm prepares and submits compliant VAT returns directly from approved software such as Xero.
The firm works with finance teams and individuals to ensure digital records satisfy HMRC rules, validate submissions before filing, and keep clients compliant as the regime covers more taxpayers. Support covers software selection and setup, ongoing digital record-keeping, quarterly Income Tax updates, VAT return preparation and submission, and integration with wider accounts, bookkeeping and tax compliance work.
Making Tax Digital Capabilities:
Acumon provides MTD services across a range of clients and obligations.
These include:
Sole traders and landlords subject to MTD for Income Tax
UK limited companies and owner-managed businesses moving to digital records
Property businesses with rental income reporting under MTD
Clients needing Xero (or other HMRC-recognised software) setup, migration and ongoing support
Organisations seeking integrated digital bookkeeping, quarterly updates and year-end filings
These services enable the firm to support businesses and individuals in meeting current and expanding HMRC Making Tax Digital requirements while maintaining accurate, audit-ready digital records.
Regulatory Licences and Registrations:
Acumon holds several audit registrations that enable it to support organisations operating across multiple jurisdictions.
These include:
UK statutory audit registration
Public Interest Entity (PIE) audit licence
Jersey audit licence
Isle of Man audit licence
Cayman Islands audit licence
British Virgin Islands audit licence
These registrations allow the firm to provide audit services to groups that include entities in both the UK and key international financial centres.
Core Services:
In addition to statutory external audit, Acumon provides a range of services that support financial reporting and governance.
These include:
Statutory external audit
Group and subsidiary audits
Public Interest Entity (PIE) audits
Charity and not-for-profit audit
Audit of international group structures
Internal audit and governance reviews
Risk management and compliance support
Audit work is often delivered alongside discussions with management and boards regarding financial reporting processes and governance frameworks.
Many organisations initially encounter statutory audit requirements as they grow and exceed the audit exemption thresholds set out in the Companies Act.
Acumon works with businesses that are:
Approaching their first statutory audit
Preparing for external investment
Expanding into international markets
Operating within corporate group structures
Early engagement with an audit firm can help ensure that financial reporting systems and documentation are aligned with statutory audit requirements.
Address: 1-2 Craven Road, Ealing, London, W5 2UA, UK
Bishop Fleming
Bishop Fleming has a dedicated Making Tax Digital service covering both MTD for VAT and MTD for Income Tax. Their team can help clients review existing accounting records, select compatible software, register for MTD and handle digital submissions to HMRC. The firm also offers to make MTD submissions on behalf of clients using its own compliant software.
Birmingham clients can work through Bishop Fleming’s Colmore Row office. The wider practice combines MTD work with tax, accountancy and advisory services, which may be useful where the move to quarterly reporting forms part of a broader change to bookkeeping or tax administration.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Sole traders, landlords and businesses needing structured MTD implementation and ongoing tax support.
Core services: MTD registration, quarterly submissions, digital record keeping and MTD for VAT support.
Software support: Guidance on compatible accounting software and digital bookkeeping systems.
Location: Central Birmingham office on Colmore Row.
PKF Smith Cooper provides a dedicated Making Tax Digital service for sole traders and landlords moving to quarterly digital reporting. Their Business Services team can assess existing financial systems, help organise digital records and support clients through preparation, review and submission of MTD returns.
The firm recommends Xero as its preferred cloud accounting platform, although it can work with other compatible software. Clients can choose different levels of involvement, ranging from a largely managed service to review and submission support for records maintained internally. PKF Smith Cooper has a Birmingham office in the Colmore Business District.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Midlands businesses and individuals moving established accounting processes into MTD-compliant systems.
Core services: MTD preparation, digital records, return review, HMRC submission and cloud accounting support.
Software support: Xero and other MTD-compatible accounting platforms.
Address: Cornerblock, 2 Cornwall St, Birmingham B3 2DX, United Kingdom
Phone: 03333446306
TaxAssist Accountants
TaxAssist has several offices serving Birmingham and lists Making Tax Digital for Income Tax among its business accounting services. Its local accountants work with sole traders, landlords, partnerships, limited companies, contractors and freelancers, making the service suitable for taxpayers whose MTD obligations sit alongside other routine accounting requirements.
The network also works with cloud accounting platforms such as Xero, QuickBooks and Dext. Birmingham clients have multiple office options, including Birmingham Aston, New Street, Edgbaston, Birmingham South West and the Jewellery Quarter.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Small businesses, landlords, contractors, freelancers and sole traders.
Core services: Making Tax Digital, bookkeeping, VAT returns, tax returns and business accounts.
Daykin Scott offers a dedicated Making Tax Digital service from Sutton Coldfield, supporting clients across Birmingham and the wider Midlands. The firm can implement digital record-keeping processes, handle quarterly HMRC submissions and assist with software selection and registration requirements.
Their MTD support is aimed particularly at landlords, sole traders and other taxpayers affected by MTD for Income Tax. Xero, QuickBooks and Sage are among the platforms referenced by the firm, while bookkeeping, VAT and general accounting services can be combined with the digital reporting work.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Sole traders, landlords and small businesses in Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield.
Core services: Digital records, quarterly submissions, HMRC registration and accounting support.
Software support: Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and other cloud accounting platforms.
Location: Sutton Coldfield, serving Birmingham and the wider Midlands.
Gondal Accountancy runs a dedicated Making Tax Digital service for Birmingham clients. Support covers MTD for Income Tax, MTD for VAT, digital bookkeeping, quarterly filing and accounting software configuration. The firm works with sole traders, landlords, limited companies and other small businesses that need to change how records are maintained and submitted.
Software support is broader than at many smaller practices, with Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent, Sage, TaxCalc, Zoho Books and compatible bridging tools referenced by the firm.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Birmingham sole traders, landlords and small businesses wanting hands-on cloud accounting support.
Core services: MTD for Income Tax, MTD for VAT, digital bookkeeping and quarterly filing.
Address: 1126A Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8AE
Onyx Accountants
Onyx Accountants provides Making Tax Digital services from its Birmingham and Wolverhampton offices. The firm can manage accounting software and MTD submissions for clients that do not want to maintain the digital system themselves, while also offering guidance for businesses handling more of their accounting internally. Its wider digital support covers software selection, bookkeeping and reporting alongside tax and accountancy services.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Birmingham businesses wanting an accountant to manage software and MTD submissions.
Core services: Making Tax Digital, bookkeeping, accounting, VAT and tax support.
Specialization: Managed MTD software and submission support.
Location: Aston, Birmingham, with another office in Wolverhampton.
Address: Onyx House, 12 Phoenix Business Park, Avenue Close, Birmingham, B7 4NU
Prime Accountants
Prime Accountants provides MTD support through its West Midlands accountancy practice, with a Birmingham office on Newhall Street. Their current services include helping clients install compatible software, organise bookkeeping, connect bank feeds and manage quarterly MTD filings.
The firm has published extensively on the practical rollout of MTD for Income Tax and offers direct support with registration, software and ongoing compliance. Prime is also a Xero Making Tax Digital Ready specialist and works with clients that want bookkeeping and tax work managed alongside their quarterly reporting.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Sole traders and landlords that want MTD integrated with ongoing bookkeeping and tax work.
Core services: MTD filings, software setup, bookkeeping, personal tax and accounting compliance.
Software support: Xero and other compatible accounting systems.
Location: Birmingham city centre, with additional West Midlands offices.
Address: Charter House, 161 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1SW
Forvis Mazars
Forvis Mazars provides advice on Making Tax Digital for Income Tax through its UK tax practice. Its work covers digital records, quarterly reporting, compatible software and annual tax completion for affected sole traders and landlords. This sits within a much wider tax and advisory practice, so the firm is more likely to suit clients whose digital tax requirements connect with broader personal, business or indirect tax matters.
The Birmingham team operates from Three Chamberlain Square and provides tax compliance and advisory services, including VAT and indirect tax work. The local office works with privately owned companies, larger businesses, financial services organisations, public sector bodies and private individuals.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Businesses and private clients with MTD requirements alongside broader tax issues.
Core services: MTD for Income Tax guidance, tax compliance, VAT and indirect tax advisory.
Specialization: Tax matters that extend beyond routine digital bookkeeping.
Address: 3 Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3AX, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 121 232 9500
BDO
BDO provides Making Tax Digital for Income Tax support through its private client tax practice. The firm works with clients moving into the quarterly digital reporting regime and can provide ongoing tax return compliance alongside advice on changing reporting requirements.
Its Birmingham office at Two Snowhill serves companies and individuals throughout the West Midlands. The local practice works with organisations ranging from start-ups and family businesses to international groups, which gives BDO a broader service scope than a small cloud-accounting practice.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Private clients and business owners who need MTD support within a wider tax advisory relationship.
Core services: MTD for Income Tax, tax compliance, private client tax and business advisory.
Geographic coverage: Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.
Location: Two Snowhill, Birmingham.
Contact Information:
Website: www.bdo.co.uk
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/bdo-llp
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bdo_uk
Address: Two Snowhill, Birmingham, B4 6GA, United Kingdom
Phone: 0121 352 6200
H&C Chartered Certified Accountants
H&C Chartered Certified Accountants is a Birmingham city centre practice that explicitly includes Making Tax Digital for Income Tax within its tax services. Its MTD work sits alongside Self Assessment, bookkeeping, software support, VAT and wider business taxation.
The firm works with owner-managed businesses and also has a particular focus on property investors, which may make its MTD offering useful for landlords who need to combine digital property records with annual tax reporting and other property-related accounting requirements.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Owner-managed businesses, self-employed clients and property investors.
Core services: MTD for Income Tax, Self Assessment, bookkeeping, VAT and tax advice.
Specialization: Property investor accounting alongside general business taxation.
Address: 46-47, Fifth Floor, The Whitehouse, 111 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4EU, UK
Ormerod Rutter
Ormerod Rutter combines Making Tax Digital support with a dedicated cloud accounting service. The practice can provide compatible accounting software, help with implementation and training, support online VAT submissions and assist with the wider move to digital bookkeeping.
The firm is a Xero Platinum Partner and also works with alternative cloud accounting systems. Clients that outsource their bookkeeping can have VAT return preparation and MTD compliance handled as part of that ongoing service. Ormerod Rutter has an office on Newhall Street in Birmingham.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Businesses that need practical software implementation and ongoing digital bookkeeping.
Finwave Accountants offers MTD support as part of its VAT and accounting services in Birmingham. The firm handles VAT registration, quarterly VAT returns and Making Tax Digital setup, including the digital record-keeping processes needed for compliant VAT submissions.
Finwave works with Sage and QuickBooks for its MTD setup and can manage the system for clients that prefer not to handle filings themselves. The practice is based in Birmingham and is oriented toward smaller businesses that want accountancy, VAT and tax work handled through one provider.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Small Birmingham businesses needing VAT and MTD support.
Address: 5 Sandy Way, Birmingham, B15 1EQ, United Kingdom
FiCoTax
FiCoTax is a Birmingham bookkeeping practice focused on sole traders, retailers and small limited companies. Its bookkeeping, VAT return, payroll and Self Assessment services are delivered using cloud accounting systems, with the firm stating that its submissions are Making Tax Digital compliant.
The practice is AAT licensed and positions digital bookkeeping at the centre of its work. This may suit smaller businesses that primarily need accurate records and VAT compliance rather than the wider audit, corporate finance or specialist tax services available from larger firms.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Sole traders, retailers, start-ups and small limited companies.
Core services: Digital bookkeeping, VAT returns, payroll, Self Assessment and year-end accounts.
Specialization: MTD-compliant bookkeeping and VAT work for smaller businesses.
Companies999 is a cloud-first accountancy practice based in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The firm works with businesses and individuals on accounting, bookkeeping, VAT and tax matters, and its accountancy service includes preparation for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
The practice can help clients move toward digital records and quarterly HMRC reporting while handling other routine accountancy responsibilities. Its service model is particularly oriented toward small companies, sole traders and professional businesses that are comfortable working through cloud accounting systems.
Key Facts:
Ideal for: Small companies, sole traders and professional businesses using cloud-based accounting.
Core services: Making Tax Digital preparation, bookkeeping, accounts, VAT and tax services.
Delivery model: Cloud-first accounting with UK-wide service coverage.
Address: Studio 9, 50-54 St Paul’s Square, Birmingham, B3 1QS
Conclusion
Making Tax Digital support in Birmingham ranges from specialist bookkeeping and cloud-accounting practices to larger firms that combine MTD compliance with broader personal tax, VAT and business advisory work. The right option depends partly on how much of the process needs to be outsourced. Some firms can take responsibility for digital records, software and quarterly submissions, while others are better suited to clients that maintain their own bookkeeping and need review, filing or more complex tax advice.
Before choosing a provider, businesses, sole traders and landlords should confirm which MTD obligations apply to them, what software they currently use and who will maintain the digital records throughout the year. It is also useful to clarify whether the quoted service includes software setup, bookkeeping, quarterly submissions and the annual tax return, rather than assuming all four are covered by a general MTD package.
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Written by the Acumon team
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