Why Performance Accountancy?

Why You (The Performer) Need Something a Bit… Different

Let’s be honest:

You are not a “normal” taxpayer, You don’t have neat, predictable income every month You don’t have one employer and a tidy P60 and you don’t have a simple, single-stream career path

What you do have is:

Teaching income
Touring income
Gig income
Royalties
Per diems
Agents

Orchestra fixers
Session work
Multi-currency fees
Withholding tax
The occasional panic over a missing P45
Seven jobs in one week and none the week after
And receipts in places that would make a bookkeeper cry

There is no “standard accounting firm package” for that life.

Most accountants don’t understand:

What a répétiteur is
why musicians buy two sets of the same shoes
why singers have so many travel receipts
the difference between props and costumes
why you sometimes look “self-employed” and “employed” at the same time
how Norway, Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland all take tax differently

Why Us (Performance Accountancy)

Because this is all we do – No factories – No plumbers – No “my mate runs a café”; Just performers and creative professionals.

I have Been Working With:

Classical musicians
opera singers
ballet dancers
musical theatre performers
conductors
composers

Sound engineers
lighting designers
videographers
stage crew
accompanists
and the entire backstage ecosystem

I know how your industry works because I work in it too. I know why your travel looks the way it does. I know why your expenses look so odd to HMRC.I know how your income zig-zags across countries and tax rules. And I know exactly what HMRC expects, what they allow, and where the red flags are.

This isn’t a side niche. This is the whole practice.

What We Do Deal With (Beautifully)

Self-Employed Performers

Tax returns
Touring costs treatment
Travel & per diems treatments
Costumes & props
Royalty income (but not the royalty audit)
Agent fees
Foreign withholding tax
A1/CoR guidance
Income tracking
MTD ITSA setup
MTD for VAT and VAT registration

Limited Companies for Performers

Year-end accounts
CT600
Director payroll
Dividends
VAT (UK)
Bookkeeping support
Companies House compliance
Advice on whether a company is even worth it
International Work
WHT claims in the tax return
Payslip explanation
Country-by-country guides& Education & Support
Newbies Guides & Creative Starter Kit
MTD webinars
Knowledge base articles & Videos & Client training
Xero & Dext Solo setup

What We Don’t Do (Intentionally, Kindly, and Firmly)

(Because a specialist that tries to do everything… isn’t a specialist anymore.) I am very clear about the areas I do not take on — because they belong with different experts, and I like my clients safe, compliant, and not accidentally on the wrong side of 27
EU tax jurisdictions.

We Do NOT Do:

EU VAT OSS / IOSS
Digital marketplace VAT (Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, online platforms)
E-commerce VAT complexity
CIS contractors
Property companies
Crypto trading businesses

Large payroll departments
Corporate restructures
International VAT registration
Anything involving EU digital services VAT (Stripe/Taxually can keep that delight)
Other country tax returns

What This Means – You get:

These areas need different experts, and I want you with the right people. What this gives you is clarity. You know exactly what’s included, you get honest direction when something isn’t my area and there are no surprises or quiet panic behind the scenes.

Boundaries keep both of us safe.

What It’s Like Working With Us

Performers are busy, creative, unpredictable people with beautiful spreadsheets loosely held
together by hope and WhatsApp messages to their agent.

So our job is:

to keep things simple
to make things clear
to speak plain English
to tell you exactly what you can claim
to calm the fear of HMRC letters
to explain things without judgement
to help you get organised without cold sweats
to build confidence around money (not shame)

My approach is friendly, practical, slightly sarcastic, and absolutely focused on reducing your
admin stress.

No jargon.
No lectures.
No eye-rolling.
No accountant-robot energy.
Just real support for real performers.

If You’re a Performer, Creative or Music Professional — You’re in the Right Place. If your career involves stages, studios, pits, tours, teaching rooms, rehearsal spaces or orchestra stalls…you are exactly who this practice is built for. If you run an online digital marketplace for EU consumers — you are not.
Boundaries are love.

Ready to Work Together?

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Tell me what you do, how you earn your money, and what keeps you awake at night.

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If you’re ready to become a client, you can start onboarding today. Whatever stage you’re at — I’m here to make your accounts sing, not scream

Call us now on 01344 669084 to hear how we can help you.