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Performance Tracking
Whether you're an individual dealer or a global retail network, ASE provides state-of-the-art business tracking tools that help you monitor the health of your operation and reduce risk in your business. We help you anticipate areas of risk before they occur and ensure that every sale you make maximises your bottom line.

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ASE Performance Tracking Solutions:
Performance Improvement
All the data in the world is of little use unless it's interpreted properly, and acted upon. This is where ASE really makes an impact. Drawing on our experience and global perspective, we put statistical data to work and help drive your business forward.

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ASE Performance Improvement Solutions:
Financial Assurance
Based on 40 years' motor industry experience and offering more than just automotive-specific accountancy services, ASE goes beyond just the provision of numbers; providing advice and solutions to ensure compliance, reduce risk, increase profitability and improve wealth.

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VAT Compliance & Consulting

ASE uses its motor-specific knowledge to respond quickly to daily VAT client queries and address potential risks
Our on-site motor-specific VAT health-checks help ensure correct accounting procedures, and minimise any potential compliance problems
Drawing on our industry knowledge, ASE ensure that our clients get the right VAT result on their property transactions

Perhaps you've received notice of a VAT inspection and you're in panic mode? Or maybe your records and systems are not what they might be? ASE have the in-depth knowledge of the specialist VAT issues facing you right now. VAT within the motor trade is a notoriously difficult area for non-specialists to deal with. Factor in HMRC's increased focus on inspection visits and VAT becomes a high risk and potentially costly factor in your business.

We understand the motor trade and the way HMRC approaches their visits in this sector. Our goal is to assist you in your compliance obligations no matter where you are in the HMRC cycle.

VAT Compliance & Consulting in action

HMRC commenced a VAT review on a dealer shortly after ASE had been engaged as auditors. By running a suite of ad hoc reports on Kerridge, they quickly identified a number of issues on zero rating of disabled sales, finance deposit manipulation (bumping) and zero rating of export sales. Acting as their newly appointed advisors, we were able to negotiate the final assessment down from the original proposal of £400k plus interest and penalties, to just over £200k. Subsequent to the HMRC review we assisted with the implementation of new policies and procedures to prevent similar issues happening again.