Hi all,
I'm close to my company year end and I'm thinking about the possibility of switching accountant. I'm not overly happy with my current one (even they know my figures, I need to chase them to obtain my VAT returns - I'd like to switch to FreeAgent - and I know sometimes I ask a lot of questions but I pay them and I'd like them to respond in a bit friendlier manner!) and - although I haven't decided yet - this may happen. I spoke to a firm that a couple of my friends in the same sector as me use and he said that ideally the switch should happen at the beginning of the company year (1st of July in my case), plus when I make the switch I need to make sure that the old accountancy firm still files my account for the year I've been with them (and my self assessment as they told me they would do it).
Has anybody of you experience in switching accountants? If so, do you think that his advice is sensible and have you obtained the same from your old firm?
I know switching accountant is not the same as switching banks, but I read few people done this already (although found nothing about details in the process) so I'd like to hear from them.
Thanks!
I'm close to my company year end and I'm thinking about the possibility of switching accountant. I'm not overly happy with my current one (even they know my figures, I need to chase them to obtain my VAT returns - I'd like to switch to FreeAgent - and I know sometimes I ask a lot of questions but I pay them and I'd like them to respond in a bit friendlier manner!) and - although I haven't decided yet - this may happen. I spoke to a firm that a couple of my friends in the same sector as me use and he said that ideally the switch should happen at the beginning of the company year (1st of July in my case), plus when I make the switch I need to make sure that the old accountancy firm still files my account for the year I've been with them (and my self assessment as they told me they would do it).
Has anybody of you experience in switching accountants? If so, do you think that his advice is sensible and have you obtained the same from your old firm?
I know switching accountant is not the same as switching banks, but I read few people done this already (although found nothing about details in the process) so I'd like to hear from them.
Thanks!
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