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Originally posted by Higgs Boson View PostHow would the PCG know what makes a good or bad contractor Accountant?
Nor do they claim to. All they say is that this accountant has done a course on some of the specific legal peculiarities that haunt contractors.
However the PCG is made up of 22,000 practising freelance contractors in a range of disciplines. I would suggst their collective view of what a good contractor accountant should be is pretty well definitive.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Who taught the PCG then?
And please try not to sound too upset when someone questions the PCG, it makes it look suspicious.Comment
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Originally posted by Higgs Boson View PostWho taught the PCG then?
And please try not to sound too upset when someone questions the PCG, it makes it look suspicious.
Like with lots of things in life some people learn by listening to others while others have to experience it themselves before they learn.*
PCG credited accountants fall into the first group while IniAcounts fall into the 2nd.
Believe it or not there are a few accountants around who are also contractors or have been contractors. So as they have had formal accountancy training and qualifications plus have the ability to submit their own accounts, they have learnt by experience how to deal with HMRC and the relevant laws and regulations.
*Of course there are people who do a mixture of both but I'm making it simple."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by Higgs Boson View PostWho taught the PCG then?
And please try not to sound too upset when someone questions the PCG, it makes it look suspicious.
Question all you like, I really don't mind. But at least listen to the answers.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostWhat do you mean, "Who taught the PCG?". It was formed by contractors, it is run by contractors, it talks to contractors, when contractors ask questions it has access to governmental, legal and accoutancy knowledge at a very high level to get appropriate answers. A parallel and equally meaningful - or perhaps meaningless - question is "Who taught the ICAEW and ACCA?".
Question all you like, I really don't mind. But at least listen to the answers.
Lets pick one from the PCG list, Acconomy. The contact is a Nigel Simmons and we can assume he is the person that passed the course. If Nigel leaves and joins a new employer, does that mean Acconomy are no longer accredited and neither is Nigel?Comment
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Originally posted by Higgs Boson View PostYou sound like a PCG Zealot I'm afraid. I promise to "read" any answer you write rather than listen, but I can't pretend to see an answer where there isn't one. It's the same response I get from other freelancers at the bank using off-shore schemes. You question it and they get upset.
Lets pick one from the PCG list, Acconomy. The contact is a Nigel Simmons and we can assume he is the person that passed the course. If Nigel leaves and joins a new employer, does that mean Acconomy are no longer accredited and neither is Nigel?
Does that help?Blog? What blog...?Comment
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That helps a lot.
My Accountant told me he passed the test and then moved jobs so he couldn't take the accreditation with him.
I didn't believe him at first but I do now.Comment
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Originally posted by Higgs Boson View PostThat helps a lot.
My Accountant told me he passed the test and then moved jobs so he couldn't take the accreditation with him.
I didn't believe him at first but I do now.
AFAIK it's one of the many things under review at the moment.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostThere is supposed to be a sensible workaround, but I dno't know what the process is. However, logically it would follow the accountant, not stay with the original company.
AFAIK it's one of the many things under review at the moment.P.S. What Spreadsheet? Revolutionising the contracting market again.Comment
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