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Anyone use Brooksons Accountants?

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    #31
    Just reading some of these comments has reminded me of my inertia with Brookson - I've been with them for almost 3 years and I've just decided to move away from them. As has already been mentioned, the biggest issues with them are;
    • You never speak to the same person twice
    • Their response times are dire
    • Their online system (whilst OK) has some flaws which means transferring money between accounts is time consuming (and ends up with money that has already been treated as revenue being counted twice)

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      #32
      Anyone use Brooksons Accountants?

      Originally posted by ThomserveBAS View Post
      Just reading some of these comments has reminded me of my inertia with Brookson - I've been with them for almost 3 years and I've just decided to move away from them. As has already been mentioned, the biggest issues with them are;
      • You never speak to the same person twice
      • Their response times are dire
      • Their online system (whilst OK) has some flaws which means transferring money between accounts is time consuming (and ends up with money that has already been treated as revenue being counted twice)
      What you want, and this is a view I have come to very recently, is a FreeAgent account and a FreeAgent friendly accountant.

      That way, you'll get an excellent online system and the backup of a professional expert.

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        #33
        Originally posted by Alan @ BroomeAffinity View Post
        What you want, and this is a view I have come to very recently, is a FreeAgent account and a FreeAgent friendly accountant.

        That way, you'll get an excellent online system and the backup of a professional expert.
        Correct! Already know where I'm going, just need to wait for my CT submission in May then I'm off...

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          #34
          Originally posted by Alan @ BroomeAffinity View Post
          What you want, and this is a view I have come to very recently, is a FreeAgent account and a FreeAgent friendly accountant.

          That way, you'll get an excellent online system and the backup of a professional expert.
          Happy to help! We support FreeAgent and provide you with your own expert accountant. We can come and meet you face to face for training on the software too...

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            #35
            Originally posted by DanielGenieAccountancy View Post
            Happy to help! We support FreeAgent and provide you with your own expert accountant. We can come and meet you face to face for training on the software too...
            Was this not linked to the wrong poster? or are you offering to visit a competitor and offer him his own expert accountant..

            Get in there Alan..

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              #36
              Funny, sent Brooksons an email saying I was leaving , they called me within hours. If only they did that with my accounts queries, you know, the thing I pay them for, I might have stayed.

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                #37
                Originally posted by moggy View Post
                Was this not linked to the wrong poster? or are you offering to visit a competitor and offer him his own expert accountant..

                Get in there Alan..
                I'll help anyone who is a contractor or accountant. FreeAgent is a great piece of software which all should use.

                Happy to speak to anyone...

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by DanielGenieAccountancy View Post
                  I'll help anyone who is a contractor or accountant. FreeAgent is a great piece of software which all should use.

                  Happy to speak to anyone...
                  Hi daniel. Appreciate the offer. I'm 100% converted to FreeAgent. After years of mucking about with spreadsheets its a breath of fresh air.

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by Unix View Post
                    Funny, sent Brooksons an email saying I was leaving , they called me within hours. If only they did that with my accounts queries, you know, the thing I pay them for, I might have stayed.
                    They've given my leaving email a stiff ignoring - no change there then.

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by arby View Post
                      They've given my leaving email a stiff ignoring - no change there then.
                      We took a client from them about a month ago. Usual letter etc sent out to them. Completely ignored and they're still emailing client asking for monthly figures etc. hopeless.

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