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TaxAssist Accountants
Farnham, Surrey, South East England, GU9 8BB
We provide a wide range of accountancy services including tax returns, annual accounts, payroll and bookkeeping. TaxAssist Accountants in Farnborough are a part of the largest network of accountants
Wirral Accountants
Wirral, Merseyside, North West England, CH41 9HP
Expert Accountants for Your Wirral Business. A professional, friendly and affordable firm of chartered management accountants in Wirral. Wirral Accountants are a professional, friendly and affordable
Limelight Accountancy
Harrow, North West London, London, GU27 1HT
Surrey's most trusted accounting firm serving nationwide. We focus on helping small, owner-managed businesses. We take care of your accounting needs, from startup to final accounts, including book
NRA Accountancy & Taxation Services
Rochdale, Greater Manchester, North West England, OL11 2YW
NRA Accountancy and Taxation Services is a Rochdale based firm of accountants offering a range of professional accountancy and taxation services to small businesses across Greater Manchester. Visit
Reliasys
Westminster, West End, London, W1B 5TB
Reliasys is a fast-growing umbrella company serving contractors mainly in the IT, Medical and Healthcare profession. The solution has been designed keeping in mind the needs of the modern contractor.
One Accounting
One Accounting is a firm of tech-savvy, award-winning Chartered Management Accountants based in Edinburgh. We work with small and medium-sized businesses, contractors and private individuals.
Expert Accounting and Finance
Ealing, West London, London, W5 2RJ
Expert Accounting and Finance are a contemporary firm with traditional values, helping our clients to make the transition across to cloud accounting simple and stress-free. With an experience and
Breslins
Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, CV3 2TX
Breslins is an accountancy company in Coventry and was incorporated in 1993 and we have been helping businesses ever since. We specialise in working with new business start-ups, Sole Traders and SME'S
iPayTotal
Merton, South West London, London, SW19 2RR
We work with a highly experienced and well-educated team, with more than a decade of experience in the industry. Our main aim is to secure our clients from fraud services and provide them with the
Affinity Associates Limited
Wembley, North West London, London, HA9 0LB
Affinity Associates is a leading accountancy consulting firms based in London, UK. We provide quality Taxation Services, Bookkeeping Services, Advisory Services, Payroll Services, and a range of
Mindspace Outsourcing
Hackney, East London, London, N1 7GU
Mindspace is a provider of bookkeeping, payroll and tax preparation services. We specialize in servicing CPA firms as well as small, medium, and large businesses. We are a true sourced accounting
Cloud Concepts Accounting
West Sussex, BN43 5WJ
Chartered Certified Accountants in Shoreham By Sea. Company Accounts, Tax Returns, Sole Trade Accounts, VAT Returns... whatever your needs, we've got you covered. Contact us today to book your free,
VAT Advice Line
Finchley Central, North London, London, N3 1XW
VAT Advice Line is a specialist firm of VAT consultants with offices in London & Cambridge. Offering sector-specific specialist VAT help & advice to businesses of all sizes, we can help you resolve
Affinity Outsourcing Limited
Wembley, North West London, London, HA9 0LB
Affinity Outsourcing is an accountancy outsourcing company that specialises in outsourcing for Accounting Practices. We offer cost-effective Accounting Outsourcing Services to firms across the UK.
Fusion Information Technology
Kingsbridge, Devon, South West England, NW9 8UA
Fusion Business Solutions is an ITES company focusing on rendering services in virtual assistant and software development. We hail from UK and have completed 12+ years in the outsourcing business
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Accounts will become a very important part of your business endeavours, therefore you are maybe wondering how to find the best and most reliable accountant. Since every pound counts for a business owner, you want to know where you stand by the end of every month and year, here is when a reliable and knowledgeable accountant will help you. While using accounting software can help you monitor your business costs, it is simply not enough for your business. There are many benefits of working with a reliable accountant and they extend beyond simply monitoring numbers and costs. If you make sure to choose a good, reliable, and reputable accountant, they can become the financial partner of your company for life. This is why you want to take your time and ensure the best choice when looking for an accountant.
Before you decide to hire an accountant, make sure you understand the four fundamental areas where an accountant can be much of a help.
Fundamental Areas of Accountant’s Expertise
• Accountant can help you with business advisory – An accountant should be knowledgeable about the business environment of your company, also your tax situation, financial statements, etc. Once the accountant is knowledgeable of all these aspects, they will be able to fit all pieces together and help you come up with a business plan and a personal financial plan. An accountant should be able to provide you with helpful and knowledgeable advice on different business aspects from insurance to expansion and everything in between. A reliable accountant will be able to provide you with an objective and unbiased insight and opinion.
• Accountant can help you with book-keeping and accounting – Of course, the main expertise of an accountant is accounting and book-keeping. An accountant will help you by setting bookkeeping and accounting systems to help you monitor and manage your day-to-day business records. A good system set by a reliable accountant will allow you to evaluate the profitability of your business and modify prices if required. An accountant will also help you with monitoring expenses and tracking budget, spotting trends and reducing accounting fees, etc.
• Accountant can help you with tax advice – A good accountant will also provide you with help on tax-related issues and questions in two main areas: tax compliance and tax planning.
• Accountant can help you with auditing – Auditing is a service most commonly required by a bank when it comes to loans. There are many levels of auditing and an accountant can help you with preparing financial statements, the actual audit, and other aspects of auditing.
How to Choose an Accountant?
Of course, the best and often easiest way to find a reliable accountant is by getting referrals. You can get reliable referrals for an accountant usually from your attorney, banker, or business colleague because these are the professionals, who often need to work with an accountant. While a good accountant will often work for a big company, there are many reliable and experienced specialists, who are certified public accountants and work for middle- and smaller-sized companies and businesses too. It is very important to check if the accountant has a CPA. Once you narrow down your choice and settle on an accountant professional, it is important to consider and discuss with the accountant how much of the work will be done by your company and how much of the workload will be done by the accountant. In general, an accountant will be able to help you in three broad categories: recording transactions, assembling transactions, and generating returns and financial statements. It is important to determine in which category you will need the help of the accountant.
The next step when choosing an accountant is to interview them and see how you will “click”. If you have narrowed down your choice to more than one accountant, make sure to arrange interviews with all of them. There are many questions you can ask in order to determine whether an accountant can be helpful to your business or not, most of them we will explore below.
Questions to Ask an Accountant
There are three main categories of questions you would like to ask the accounting specialists during the interview you arrange with them.
• Services – Is the accountant offering bookkeeping besides tax and auditing services? What about management consulting, estate planning? Does the accountant help with the design and implementation of a financial information system that works for your business? Does the accountant offer additional services such as analyzing transactions for loans and financing, preparing, auditing, reviewing and compiling financial statements, managing investments, representing you before tax authorities?
• Personality – You should make sure that the style of work and personality of the specialist is compatible with yours. Is the professional the right choice for handling your business? After all, you are leaving your business in their hands, you want them to be reliable and professional. Ask specialists how they will handle situations and issues relevant to you and your business. Listen to the answers and make a decision on how they will approach your company.
• Fees – Make sure to ask about service fees upfront. A reliable accountant will never be hesitant about asking such questions and they will provide you with all the information you need to make a decision. Most professionals will commonly charge by the hour. Make sure their fee system and all the costs involved in working with them works for you and your business. Get a range of quotes, if needed, and you can also make a final decision based on the budget you can use for working with an accountant. However, don’t base your decision solely on cost and mainly look for experience, professionalism, reliability.
Make the Most of Your Work with an Accountant
After you make a final choice and decide on a specialist, make sure to engage them through a letter or a document that spells out all terms of the agreement. Such a document should mention all details including the fees to be charged. Such a document will make sure that both you and the accounting specialist have the same expectations from this relationship.
Fundamental areas of accountant’s expertiseHow to choose an accountant?
Questions to ask an accountant
Make the most of your work with an accountant