Price - Such a difficult area but how can you choose or even contact an Accountant when you have no idea of the cost?

Please complete the form at the bottom of the page, giving us details of the type of work required and we will let you have a guide price. Our prices are very reasonable but we cannot be “cheap”.

If you don't feel you are getting the service and value you deserve from your current accountant but feel concerned about the process of changing then don't worry we can take care of it.

Below are a few points worth thinking about when deciding upon an accountant.

	What value does one receive for the charge?
	How can hourly rates be compared when all individuals work to differing speeds and with differing levels of knowledge?
	What value should be put on a 30 second comment that can save £00’s or £000’s over a period of time?
	What price should be put on peace of mind? The cost of poor accounting and tax compliance is immense.
	What price can be put on proper tax advice and pro-active comments?
	Fixed prices can mean that the good record keepers are paying for the poor ones.
	What is being compared? One bill could include extensive bookkeeping with numerous queries and record correction; tax advice; final accounts; tax returns and company compliance. Another could cover final accounts only prepared from excellent records. Take care when comparing that you are talking about like for like.
	If an accountant is used as a bookkeeper then the costs cannot be kept to a minimum – although this often works out cheaper and more efficient than employing a bookkeeper. If a poor bookkeeper is employed then the accountancy costs will be higher than those for no bookkeeper – beware of this!
	You get what you pay for from an accountant? Generally true although some businesses do not need all that is offered

You get what you pay for:

For example:

A minimal accounting service will produce minimal accounts (possibly incorrect), without the ability to answer Inland Revenue queries or to provide pro-active tax advice. It is most likely that the service will be slow, (can be extremely slow) and that it will not be possible to obtain answers to queries within a reasonable period of time. Deadlines can be missed.

A minimal tax return service will fill in the forms which is a great deal of help but a proper tax service will:

	Organise your income in the most tax effective way
	Check the figures
	Look at the results
	Offer suggestions
	Check the Inland Revenue calculations and reports
	Correct the Inland Revenue calculations and inputting errors
	Remind you that the return needs to be prepared
	Chase you for the information
	Check that the amounts due are correct
	Make sure that the return is filed on time and is logged at the Revenue (so long as the information is received in time)
	Answer Revenue Enquiries

Remember:

A minimal company formation service will form a company – which is what you want? But, are the Memorandum and Articles suitable? Are the correct type and number of shares issued? Are there Statutory Books? Are you offered advice on structure and withdrawals? We have seen errors in all of these areas with regard to cheap company formations.

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