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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: domestic bliss on May 03, 2007, 04:28:51 pm

Title: Accountants.
Post by: domestic bliss on May 03, 2007, 04:28:51 pm

I have been doing my own tax return for 2 years now but i am thinking about getting an accountant/book keeper to do my tax return for me.  i have been quoted a £100 as i am a one women business.  At what point do think warrants having an accountant? For example earning over a certain amount per annum or did any of you have an accountant from day 1?   I would appreciate your comments.
Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: Art on May 03, 2007, 05:13:10 pm

I've had an accountant from day 1 and IMO what they cost is nothing compared to what they get you back.

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: DREAM CLEAN on May 03, 2007, 05:42:15 pm

 
I had one from day one,

think about how much time you spend doing paper work then compare that with the time you could be earning.

Nick

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: need a cleaner on May 03, 2007, 06:13:46 pm

day 1 also, and is very helpfull :)

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: shelton on May 03, 2007, 10:37:08 pm

Yup, from Day 1 here too . ..

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: kleen4u on May 04, 2007, 07:08:06 pm

i have been doing my own book keeping/accounts since day 1 using TAS Books software.
I would be interested to know what people who use an account are saving - specific examples appreciated, as I am thinking of going the accountant route this year.

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: Cleaning Resource on May 06, 2007, 04:46:16 pm

£100 is cheap ;D

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: purrfect cleaning on May 06, 2007, 05:42:57 pm

we also have had our accountant from day 1, well worth the money

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: rhino on May 06, 2007, 05:53:57 pm

I've just been given a price of £700 a year. Even though two of us are working in a partnership there will only be one set of business reciepts for him to check.
Don't know if yours is cheap or mine expensive....probably both!!

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: purrfect cleaning on May 06, 2007, 06:09:03 pm

sounds a bit expensive to me, we are a partnership our accountant does the wages on a monthly basis aswell, no where near what you are paying.

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: rhino on May 06, 2007, 06:20:19 pm

That's good to know. I haven't committed yet so will do more asking around.

Thanks

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: purrfect cleaning on May 06, 2007, 06:27:55 pm

our accountant isnt a chartered accountant, but has never let us down yet, but like everything else it pays to shop around, good luck, paula,

Title: Re: Accountants.
Post by: Cleaning Resource on May 07, 2007, 05:27:59 pm

expensive your having a laugh mine cost £950 last year and I do my own vat returns and wages, but I have gone with a big firm of chartered accountants cos I got robbed by my first accountant he got sent to prison and I`m still in the process of suing him so be aware just cos they are accountants don`t mean they are respectable people.

Another good reason to go with a big firm (although it costs more) is that they have bigger offices and therefore a bigger potential cleaning contract for your business.