Accountant: End of year accounts.

up4it · 14th July 2008, 16:34

I'm waiting for my accountant to prepare the end of year accounts for my ltd company and have been waitin 6 weeks so far.

The reason I want the year end accounts asap is because I'm moving to a new accountant due to their lousy web-based accounting system, plus their total lack of communication and extremely poor and expensive service!

When I asked them how long it would take they said three months from company year end. I think they do this on purpose to make it difficult to move.

I think 4 weeks is more reasonable. What do you think?

PS: If they don't get their finger out soon, I will name and shame them on here.

Waldorf · 14th July 2008, 22:26

I had mine 3 weeks after my year end!

~Craig~ · 14th July 2008, 22:34

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Originally Posted by Waldorf

I had mine 3 weeks after my year end!

yeah mine was about the same. Three months seems an extraordinary amount of time

xoggoth · 15th July 2008, 09:49

All accountants and solicitors are total crap. I have sent details to one of mine over three months before due date and got fined cos it wasn't in on time and he was the best I ever had!

up4it · 15th July 2008, 11:33

Thanks for the replies.

Yes, I agree that 1 months does seem a reasonable time for them to complete the accounts.

The accountants are:-
JSA
and I have been with them for quite a few years using Umbrella, Managed Service and latterly using my own Ltd company.

Previously, I have always found their service fine. But the last year has been a nightmare as follows:-

You have to use their unreliable, over-complcated online accounting system where u have to enter all the info. ie. You do all the work!

They hardly ever answer the phone or emails. If they do answer emails it will 1 -2 weeks later! This is a problem if you want to draw dividends, have tax questions, etc..

They charge too much and offer a poo(r) service.

up4it · 15th July 2008, 11:39

I will keep you informed of any progress or lack of progress as thecase may be!

up4it · 15th July 2008, 13:08

Update: I sent an email this morning chasing up the year-end accounts and have received a fairly quick response with some figures for me to confirm in order for them to finalise the accounts! Yippee!

PS: They did also point out that I had not repiad myself some earlier expenses! :-)

TheBigYinJames · 15th July 2008, 13:13

I use JSA as a brolly, and find them good. You do have to chase the odd invoice but when they have made a mistake they are very quick about rectifying it. No idea what they are like as a Ltd.

Is CUK becoming the "jog my accountants elbow with some bad publicity" channel?

up4it · 15th July 2008, 13:19

BigYin: Ditto! I always found JSA were fine when I used them as a brolly (and MSC) too.

If it works then use it!

QwertyBerty · 15th July 2008, 18:36

I decided it was less stressful to teach myself accountancy and taxation than to deal with accountants. I'm glad I did cos I quite enjoy it now!

QB.