What Accountants Actually Do

Are you curious as to what accountants actually do?

Does it sometimes feel that you hand over a huge pile of your records, they disappear sometimes for weeks and you get back a few pages of paper which is supposedly a summary of all of your hard work and stress for the previous year?

We have set out two examples of the steps we go through firstly for a set of computerised accounts such as Sage and secondly for the preparation of a tax return. It will hopefully give you a feel for how much work actually goes into these.

Are you curious as to what accountants actually do

Benefits of an Accountant

Get an accountant who is respected by the VAT man and Taxman and you will have less hassle in your dealings with these people.

Changing Accountants

You are not alone in believing that having selected an accountant and then stayed with them for many years it is simply too difficult to change.

General Misconceptions

Accountants are just glorified bookkeepers and are worth the same.

Preparation of Accounts

The 65 Steps to prepare computerised accounts.

Preparation of Tax Returns

25 Steps to completing a tax return form

Startups Guide

Ideally you would like two or three people to recommend the same accountant on the basis of outstanding performance.