Is my accounting fee similar to others

[LondonManc]

They pay?
My accountant does not have access to my account (apart from seeing statements). I wouldn't give my passwords away. If anything needs paying he tells me and I pay it.
My neighbour is a musician and his band famously got ripped off by their accountant. This made me wary.

I hope you really trust yours.

+1

Don't mind them having access to myco's HMRC login for filing and reviewing things, but no access to the purse strings.

[tarbera]

yah

Its not about the Size of the Fee its how they use it, a large fee might be painful to swallow but provides excellent service, a small fee you might end up doing it all yourself !!!!

[Hertsseasider]

I pay the same amount so am guessing you are with the same mob as me. have used them for 5/6 years with very little issues. fill in all the details on line and they tell me what to pay and when. I've sort out the odd bit of advice and they've been fine.

If your happy with the service then best left alone, I can imagine it's a bit of a ball ache to change over

Cheers

[fatboyslim]

They pay?
My accountant does not have access to my account (apart from seeing statements). I wouldn't give my passwords away. If anything needs paying he tells me and I pay it.
My neighbour is a musician and his band famously got ripped off by their accountant. This made me wary.

I hope you really trust yours.

I have not given password either, I think its paid to HMRC by direct debit(not sure about the details).

[fatboyslim]

I pay the same amount so am guessing you are with the same mob as me. have used them for 5/6 years with very little issues. fill in all the details on line and they tell me what to pay and when. I've sort out the odd bit of advice and they've been fine.

If your happy with the service then best left alone, I can imagine it's a bit of a ball ache to change over

Cheers

I was wondering if I was missing anything but seems its all good.
Thanks for the replies guys.

[mudskipper]

I have not given password either, I think its paid to HMRC by direct debit(not sure about the details).

You should be sure about the details - it's your business, not your accountant's. As others have said, there have been several examples of rogue accountants ripping off their clients (google Darren Upton) - you need to understand who you're paying, how and why.

[Sausage Surprise]

I am with an accounting agency that seems good but wondering if I am paying more than others. I pay £144 per month when in contract and £24 when out of contract.
I have no issues with them, they respond to mails/calls when I need(which is very rarely).

Nearly twice what I pay

[fatboyslim]

Nearly twice what I pay

oh no.
I was checking gorilla accounting that was suggested here in another thread, they are a third cheaper but I like the fact that in my case I can pay only a small fee if I am out of contract. Does yours give such option?

[jamesbrown]

I have not given password either, I think its paid to HMRC by direct debit(not sure about the details).

We await your thread of woe in General with trepidation.

[fatboyslim]

We await your thread of woe in General with trepidation.

lol.. think its unlikely. I have not shared any password, so its all good.