changing accountants

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.

Are you happy with your accountancy services? In other words, is your accountant indispensible for your business? Does he understand and proactively support you in reaching your business goals? Or does he just deliver your accounts at year-end for you to sign off? These questions in a nutshell show you what a proactive accountant

Experience has shown that many businesses will tolerate poor service, unjustifiable levels of fees, negligence, mistakes and penalty charges before even considering that they ought to look elsewhere. Why is this so? It is mostly because they let their business sense be clouded by emotion, convenience and cheapness

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.