Your St Helena tax return and books, done properly.
A professional bookkeeper who has helped people on St Helena file their income tax returns and keep their accounts for the last seven years. Tell us what you earned, and we prepare the return and the books behind it.
SolveLedger is an independent bookkeeping practice. We are not part of the St Helena Government or the Income Tax Office.
From a single return to a full set of books.
Most clients start with their annual return and stay on for monthly bookkeeping, because clean records make the next return quick.
Personal income tax returns
We complete your Individual Income Tax Return (P50-IND) from your payslips, rental income, dividends and gains, ready for you to sign and submit.
Business accounts and returns
Year-end accounts and the tax return that goes with them, due 30 June. Includes help deciding whether you are employed or self-employed.
Company returns
Your Company Income Tax Return (P50-COM) with accounts and a tax computation, including the reduced rate for qualifying local production.
PAYE returns
Monthly P6 returns, the annual P7 return and P8 leaver forms, prepared on time every time.
Professional bookkeeping
Bank reconciliation, categorised transactions and a monthly summary of what came in, what went out and what you owe.
Catch-up and clean-up
Missed a year or two? We rebuild the records and prepare the returns so you can bring your filing up to date. See penalties in Tax Guide 05 below.
The rates, in plain words.
Taxable income is what you earn, accrue or receive in or from St Helena during the tax year: employment, self-employment or business, property income, dividends and capital gains.
| Who or what | Standard rate | Qualifying local production |
|---|---|---|
| Company | 25% | 15% |
| Person other than a company | 26% on the first £18,000 31% on the rest | 21% on the first £18,000 26% on the rest |
| Dividends | Person 8% Company 0% | Not applicable |
| Capital gains | 10% | Not applicable |
| Withholding income | 10% | Not applicable |
What counts as qualifying local production?
- Exporting goods and services
- Fishing and fish processing
- Honey
- Growing and roasting local coffee
- Farming and butchering meat
- Farming vegetables, legumes, nuts or fruit, or processing locally grown produce
- Distilling or brewing liquor, wine or beer
- Traditional craftwork or jewellery made mainly from locally sourced materials
- Upholstery or clothing
Quick tax estimate
Enter your chargeable income, which is your income after allowances and deductions.
- First £18,000 at 26%
- £4,680
- Remaining £14,000 at 31%
- £4,340
- Average rate
- 28.6%
An estimate from the published rates only. We confirm allowances and the final figure when we prepare your return.
Official forms, one tap away.
These links open the St Helena Government website, so you always get the current version. Send us the completed form or your documents and we take it from there.
Return and employer forms
- P50-INDIndividual Income Tax ReturnTax year 2025/26 · ExcelOpen ↗
- P50-COMCompany Income Tax ReturnTax year 2025/26 · ExcelOpen ↗
- P6Employer Monthly ReturnDue within 15 days of each month end · ExcelOpen ↗
- P8Employee Leaving DetailsExcelOpen ↗
Tax guides (2024)
- Guide 01Residency in St HelenaOpen ↗
- Guide 03Self assessment: filing your return and paying your taxOpen ↗
- Guide 04Determining whether you are employed or self-employedOpen ↗
- Guide 05Penalties under the Income Tax lawOpen ↗
- Guide 06Starting self-employment or a businessOpen ↗
- Guide 07Registering with the Income Tax OfficeOpen ↗
- Guide 08Setting up a basic record-keeping systemOpen ↗
- Guide 09Claiming depreciationOpen ↗
- Guide 10Calculating rental property deductionsOpen ↗
- Guide 11Changes in the tax system from April 2012Open ↗
- Guide 12Questions on taxes and allowances on St HelenaOpen ↗
- Guide 13Employers' guide to PAYE (2020)Open ↗
Official source: St Helena Government, Income Tax. The Income Tax Office is on the 1st Floor, Post Office Building, Jamestown, open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4pm except public holidays. Telephone (290) 22825 or (290) 25880.
Three groups, three calendars.
The tax year ends on 31 March. Returns for the year are due three months later. We put every date in your calendar when you sign up.
Employees
- Submit tax return31 July
Self-employed and companies
- Submit return and year-end accounts30 June
- Pay income tax30 September
Employers
- P7 annual return30 April
- P6 monthly return15 days after month end
How it works
Send your papers
Payslips, bank statements, receipts, rental records. Photos from your phone are fine.
We prepare it
We complete the official form, check every figure and ask about anything unclear.
You review and sign
You see the return and the tax due before anything goes to the Income Tax Office.
Submitted on time
You get a copy for your records and a reminder when payment is due.
Seven years of St Helena returns.
SolveLedger is run by Sahil Gudania, a CA Finalist with more than seven years in audit, risk advisory, financial reporting and tax compliance. For the last seven years that work has included helping people on St Helena file their returns and keep tidy books.
Serving every district on the island, including Jamestown, Half Tree Hollow, Longwood, Levelwood, St Paul's, Sandy Bay and Blue Hill. Everything is done remotely, so you never need to travel. St Helena runs on GMT, 5½ hours behind India, so island mornings reach us in the afternoon.
Tell us what you need. We reply within one working day.
Send a message on WhatsApp or by email. The first call is free and there is no obligation. We quote a fixed price once we know what is involved.