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Our team has unrivalled expertise in dealing with media & creative clients of many kinds.
Our very first media client in 1994 was a fashion model who became a successful actress. Since then our clients have included writers, actors, film production companies, agents for technicians, advertising & design agencies, musicians and dancers. Our Chief Executive has always had a strong interest in this area as a long-time part-time self-employed musician. One of our financial advisors David Taine was for many years a professional classical musician in New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
Central to our strategy is that we help you keep your costs for routine accountancy work to a minimum with our specialist accounting software. Launched in 2003 it was a world leader in web based accounting.
We understand that clients working in this sector often find the paperwork difficult to deal with. We have a range of ways to help; from helping you recruit your own PA with the right financial skills to keep on top of the paperwork to dealing with the work on your behalf.
current issues
18 January 2011 - Media accountants Christopher Lunn & Co are under investigation by HMRC. If you are a client then read more
The new 50% rate is making many of our higher earning clients look more carefully at tax planning. However the techniques that they might use are also available to help others lower down the income scale.
specialist team
We support our niche media & creative expertise by grouping our clients to one or two account managers within our team. We then encourage those specialists to further develop their understanding of the sector to be better able to identify proactively issues to be addressed with the clients.
international clients
Many media & creative businesses and individuals operate internationally. Our team of international tax specialists provide solutions to their problems.
Your account manager can quickly talk to a tax specialist whenever they need advice on a more complex problem.
We have dealt with executives moving to the USA
inside knowledge
We have built up significant expertise beyond tax and accounting by working with media & creative clients over many years.
For some clients we have also been able to make valuable introductions to others working in a similar field allowing the possibility of collaborations.