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Title: price of an acountant
Post by: dickie dickenson on February 11, 2013, 06:59:00 pm
how much on average should i pay for an acountant to do my yearly tax returns please guys , im self employed and its just me  :D
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Post by: Steve Sed on February 11, 2013, 07:00:54 pm
About £400. Well worth it. Mine saved me £20 last year.  ;D
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Post by: escorttdi on February 11, 2013, 07:01:18 pm
mine is £150 a year
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Post by: Ian Lancaster on February 11, 2013, 07:06:25 pm
£150 for a man on his own sounds more like it!

Ours charges about £300, but there's Ltd Co returns to do, Corporations tax, then we're both employees of our company so there's our tax and NI and employers NI and he prepares our monthly payslips and at the end of the year our Self Assessments.

Worth his weight in gold - he might not 'save' us much actual cash, but in time and effort he saves us many weeks, plus relieves us of the worry of doing it all.
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Post by: Fin Clearview on February 11, 2013, 07:11:31 pm
Too much!  £520 last year trading as Ltd.
Title: Re: price of an acountant
Post by: dickie dickenson on February 11, 2013, 07:20:07 pm
well i was thinking 150 to 200 , but my mate knows a good one but said he may be 4 or 500 a year which i think is a lot  ???
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Post by: bobplum on February 11, 2013, 07:37:56 pm
i think there is a difference between an accountant and a chartered accountant
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Post by: Frankybadboy on February 11, 2013, 07:48:01 pm
£120 year ;D
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Post by: DB Cleaning Services on February 11, 2013, 07:55:13 pm
£400 + vat ltd co,worth every penny saves me loads  ;)
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Post by: g.brookes on February 11, 2013, 08:18:34 pm
i pay £450 plus vat and im a sole trader.  and thats even when i put my earnings and losses into excel myself.  it seems most of my money is justified by my accountant giving an hour long speech about the future of my company (all of which is complete waffle).  think i may have to shop around.  Plus the added bonus of switching accountants is hopefully i'l get the window cleaning contract at their office
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Post by: Dave Willis on February 11, 2013, 08:20:16 pm
£120 for me. There's not much for them to do if you use George.
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Post by: NJWindowCleaning on February 11, 2013, 09:22:06 pm
£190.00 as he is one of my customers  ;D ;D
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Post by: chez on February 11, 2013, 10:47:43 pm
£250 for me and the mrs  :-*
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Post by: easy clean on February 11, 2013, 11:25:35 pm
I pay £100 + vat a month for each of my companies, so £2400+vat a year
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Post by: poleman on February 11, 2013, 11:33:18 pm
£1040 for Ltd company (chartered accountant)
Title: Re: price of an acountant
Post by: Ian Rochester on February 12, 2013, 04:37:07 am
We pay £150 for un limited company and £395 for limited, worth every penny.
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Post by: mgba_78 on February 12, 2013, 07:15:08 am
RIng a couple of local accountants and have a chat, we spoke to the one who did our payroll and she gave us an idea of price, a lot of it depended how we kept the accounts at our end, ie turnover, expenses, etc etc
We keep all the information on a comprehensive excel spreadsheet so she said would be simple hence cheaper than if we just gave her a load of numbers she had to work out.

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Post by: Fin Clearview on February 12, 2013, 07:16:33 am
I pay £100 + vat a month for each of my companies, so £2400+vat a year

What's your name Duncan Bannatyne  ;D
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Post by: ray mck on February 12, 2013, 10:20:38 am
iam in
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Post by: jimiwindows on February 12, 2013, 10:37:12 am
£530 worth every penny
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Post by: Crystal-clear on February 12, 2013, 10:44:15 am
Al those who said worth every penny can you give us a break down on things they have saved you money on ? its just my accountant only puts down your normal expenses and basically told he will do the same as I do just more professionally so what are these super accounts doing to save you money ?
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Post by: Dominic Carnell on February 12, 2013, 11:20:52 am
i think there is a difference between an accountant and a chartered accountant  (http://i think there is a difference between an accountant and a chartered accountant)

A lot of Mortgage lenders these days prefer to see annual accounts that have been prepared by a chartered accountant.
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Post by: easy clean on February 12, 2013, 12:14:28 pm
Mine are chartered certified accountants and registered auditors.
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Post by: Window Washers on February 12, 2013, 12:52:04 pm
£770 inclusive
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Post by: Steve Sed on February 12, 2013, 04:18:53 pm
i think there is a difference between an accountant and a chartered accountant  (http://i think there is a difference between an accountant and a chartered accountant)

A lot of Mortgage lenders these days prefer to see annual accounts that have been prepared by a chartered accountant.
I reckon they will be perfectly happy with copies of tax returns.

If you find the idea of filling in a tax return daunting then pay an accountant, but don't expect to save much money on your tax. It is highly unlikely that they will save you anything like what they cost.
Title: Re: price of an acountant
Post by: Ian Lancaster on February 12, 2013, 04:47:43 pm
[quote author=Steve Sed
If you find the idea of filling in a tax return daunting then pay an accountant, but don't expect to save much money on your tax. It is highly unlikely that they will save you anything like what they cost.
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So true.

But if you charge your time at £30 per hour (for working it out, submitting it etc) then how much does he save you?
Title: Re: price of an acountant
Post by: Steve Sed on February 12, 2013, 05:02:42 pm
[quote author=Steve Sed
If you find the idea of filling in a tax return daunting then pay an accountant, but don't expect to save much money on your tax. It is highly unlikely that they will save you anything like what they cost.

So true.

But if you charge your time at £30 per hour (for working it out, submitting it etc) then how much does he save you?
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£15. That is all it takes. I have the figures prepared as I would if I were to give them to an accountant.