Proactive Accountant

Content marketing is hot. In a recent survey, PracticeWEB found that “87% of accountants plan to use content marketing in 2013.” They are not alone. The CopyPress White Paper reports in their 2013 survey of 329 marketing decision makers that the content with the best ROI by far were articles (62.2%) and videos (51.9%). In the words of one participant: “Everyone’s moved into content marketing.”

Here are my top tips to make changing accountants as easy as it can possibly be: 1) Only Use Chartered or Otherwise Qualified Accountants If you’re new accountant and your existing one are both chartered and members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants or another professional body such as the ACCA, then they are bound by the rules of those organisations to act in a particular way.

As anyone can call themselves ‘accountant’ in Britain, hiring a formally qualified accountant who is a member of one of these bodies gives you peace of mind. They are not just trained and certified by their professional body, but are also regulated with well defined complaints procedures and continuous professional development programmes.

Accounting can be a tough career track. There are lots of clients, lots of hours, and lots of problems running such a business. It seems like just marketing the business alone is a full-time job….where is one to get the time to work with clients and market their practice?

Does you accountant provide you regularly with the financial information you need to steer your business to the success you planned for? This question sums up what a proactive account should do for your business. Anything less should at least raise a question mark about the level of service your receive.

Whether you are self-employed, a small or a large business, solid financial information is critical to your success, and your accountant plays a key role in this. When changing accountant or signing up with an accountant for the first time, you have to be able decide that you can trust them.

As the leading M & A Brokers, APMA has been serving the accounting profession since early in 1973 and now has well over 40 years of experience in this specialised field. APMA has not failed to sell any practice or block of fees within the vendor's agreed parameters during the past quarter century! There is no one with as much direct & continuous experience in this specialised field.

The answer to this question varies from practitioner to practitioner but approaching the problem logically will help you towards a solution which is right for you. It is never too early to consider your present position and your options. The sooner you start planning, the better the prospect of a successful transition.

Anyone who’s spent time on websites dedicated to practice development will tell you that this question comes up from accountants again and again. Speaking as a Director of www.brightlightsmarketing.com you might be surprised to hear that my answer to that question is “Not for everybody”. Let’s take a look at some of the popular comments that get made and see if there’s any truth in them.

Thanks to the proliferation of innovative apps for smartphones, business people can now do so much more while they are out of the office — everything from tweeting to planning travel or accessing their computer files.

Here is a conundrum: Would you listen to a business advisor who does not walk the walk? Yet this is what most accountants expect their clients to do, and they are not even aware of it. Let me explain what lies behind this conundrum:

When a business slashes its marketing budget, are they also cutting their own business throat? When asked about cost-cutting, what do you tell your clients? As their accountant your clients expect you to advise and help them survive, preferably continue to grow, during a recession. It’s in your interest, as well as theirs, to do all you can to support their business longevity.

Big Videos Local created this unique opportunity for you to have your own video that will instantly make your website stand out from the competition, engage directly with your visitors and profit from the online medium with the greatest power of persuasion.

Make sure you are protected… If you engage self-employed sole-traders you need to be 100% certain you could successfully defend an employment status challenge by either HMRC or the individual.

The summer saw unprecedented exposure on tax avoidance and HMRC’s response. This kicked off in June with a week’s blanket coverage by the Times with Jimmy Carr’s sheltering of his £3.3 million income at centre stage.

Capital Payroll Services have teamed up with Proactive Accountant to support Accountants and Companies throughout the UK to deliver a Top Class and affordable Payroll Service. We act as the “payroll department” for your company, processing your payroll, submitting your records to HMRC and dealing with all queries that may occur.

Quantax Advisors We work hand in hand with over 400 firms of professional Accountants, IFA’s and Legal firms throughout the UK. By partnering with Quantax your Accountancy practice will be able to offer a unique array of tax services that your competitors can’t match and a partnership with Quantax can help you grow your practice as we offer very attractive commission structures that are payable on a monthly basis.

Most people pick an accountant and stick with him or her throughout their entire lifetime or the lifetime of their businesses. Though this is perfectly understandable given the human tendency to "stay the course", it can be counter-productive in the long run. I've put together 10 reasons you should consider changing accountants. Though not all may be applicable to your situation, I encourage you to give the following reasons to switch accountants some thought.