Originally posted by Sandshoesandgrandad
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Brookson bad experience, what next?
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Thank you both for your replies. so they simplistic way I see it, I use for example Quickbooks via the App and then engage an Accountant to go through my accounts, I've been quoted @£75.00 a month by a local accountant, clearly the Quickbooks fee would be on top of this. Can I ask if this fee looks fare/ good value considering the slight lack of info I have given, am I missing anything.
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Originally posted by Sandshoesandgrandad View PostThank you both for your replies. so they simplistic way I see it, I use for example Quickbooks via the App and then engage an Accountant to go through my accounts, I've been quoted @£75.00 a month by a local accountant, clearly the Quickbooks fee would be on top of this. Can I ask if this fee looks fare/ good value considering the slight lack of info I have given, am I missing anything.
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Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View PostMyself, I have to say, I can't understand why anyone would choose something over FreeAgent. FA seems like it is becoming the default choice of book keeping platform.Comment
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Originally posted by Sandshoesandgrandad View PostThanks Fred for the quick reply, is it possible you could give me a quick overview how FA works in conjunction with an Accountant, FA is @£30 a month would for example my accountancy fees be less by using it?Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
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As a recent solo ltd contract, there are a few good options via the forums and I researched most of them, i went with Maslins and they also include FreeAgent in their monthly package (99+vat). Easy enough to set them up as a user on your FreeAgent system. Quality of service was really important to me and so far all my expectations have been met.Comment
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Originally posted by The Procrastinator View PostAs a recent solo ltd contract, there are a few good options via the forums and I researched most of them, i went with Maslins and they also include FreeAgent in their monthly package (99+vat). Easy enough to set them up as a user on your FreeAgent system. Quality of service was really important to me and so far all my expectations have been met.
I will be setting up limited company and Brooksons sounds OK from what they say, but I am not sure as I am new to this.
Does Maslins £99+VAT monthly fee cover everything including tax returns and anything else required?Comment
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Originally posted by pcassidy68 View PostI will be setting up limited company and Brooksons sounds OK from what they say, but I am not sure as I am new to this.
Does Maslins £99+VAT monthly fee cover everything including tax returns and anything else required?
Some tasks we'll do on your behalf. Some we'll prod you and give guidance when they need to be done but ask you to actually submit.
Happy to answer any specific queries, either here, or perhaps email [email protected] if anything private.Comment
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Don't use them
I used Brookson from July 2009 to March 2011. They may have improved since then but I doubt it. I have not found it easy to make any real comments. I don't trust Trustpilot - I think they delete most of the bad comments on everything so that their clients, who pay them always get good reviews, but this is hopefully a chance to say what I really think.
They are firstly impersonal, phoning them is like any call centre except that their access to personal information is appalling. Secondly they made mistakes all the time. They worried me all the time with reminders that I had not provided important information for HMRC, either because they hadn't told me to provide it or, more often in error, when I had provided it. When I called them they would tell me something, then the next time I would repeat what they told me and they would deny all knowledge. Information that was supposedly added to my electronic records when I phoned one time would turn out not to be there the next time etc.
I was so pleased when I left them and found a good small accountant. He does everything for me and is well worth the small extra fee.
After I left, my accountant told me how much he disagreed with the figures that Brookson had used in my previous accounts.
I stopped using their services in March 2011, but they sent me an email on 21/12/2011 saying,
" Immediate Action Required
We urge you to review and approve your draft year-end accounts.
We need your approval of these draft accounts so we can produce your final accounts, submit them to Companies House and confirm the amount of Corporation Tax you will be required to pay by the 31 December 2011 deadlines......
Your company may be liable for financial penalties if your year-end accounts are delivered late to Companies House; penalties for late filing are as follows:
Not more than 1 month - £150
More than 1 month but less than 3 months - £375
More than 3 months but less than 6 months - £750
Over 6 months late - £1,500"
Incidentally, why did they change their name to Brookson One?Comment
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