Greetings all, just after a bit of advice really.
My current accountant doesn't know his ar*e from his elbow, so I set about looking for a new one. Found one fairly locally and agreed to meet up to discuss my accounts. At the end of the hour meeting he told me his price for simply preparing and returning a CT600 was £2,500 . I wasn't prepared to pay that to a man operating out of his house, so I told him I wouldn't be signing up for his services and went on my way.
He's now sent an invoice through (with no details of how to pay) asking for £100 + VAT for his time. This wasn't mentioned at any time in our telephone conversations or in the meeting, and I'm sure he's pulled that figure out of his ar*e. I should have checked beforehand as to costs, I know.
Where do I stand on this? Shall I just pay up or can I dispute it? Feel it's a bit cheeky of him the
My current accountant doesn't know his ar*e from his elbow, so I set about looking for a new one. Found one fairly locally and agreed to meet up to discuss my accounts. At the end of the hour meeting he told me his price for simply preparing and returning a CT600 was £2,500 . I wasn't prepared to pay that to a man operating out of his house, so I told him I wouldn't be signing up for his services and went on my way.
He's now sent an invoice through (with no details of how to pay) asking for £100 + VAT for his time. This wasn't mentioned at any time in our telephone conversations or in the meeting, and I'm sure he's pulled that figure out of his ar*e. I should have checked beforehand as to costs, I know.
Where do I stand on this? Shall I just pay up or can I dispute it? Feel it's a bit cheeky of him the
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