SJD Wins Best Accountant Award Again

[JB3000]

SJD wins best accountant award for 9th year in a row:
ContractorUK Reader Awards 2015: the winners :: Contractor UK

To any current SJD clients, what are they doing that makes them the best? Is it tax planning or client service? Or something else?

[Andrew@Wisteria]

Most votes due to most clients?

[Alan @ BroomeAffinity]

Surprising, as they seem to be losing clients left, right and centre since the vc takeover. But, yes, Andrew's is a good point, too.

[JB3000]

Most votes due to most clients?

Good point- this thread has very quickly run its course....

[Waldorf]

They claim to have 15,000 clients so they will always win a vote like this. It is like asking the people of China and Switzerland, where is the best place to live, China will always win due to the numbers.

Well done to SJD though, clearly the price hike has not done them any harm.

[Alan @ BroomeAffinity]

Well done to SJD though, clearly the price hike has not done them any harm.

Indeed. It's very easy to knock them for their apparent unwillingness to depart from their spreadsheet model, but that aside, their customer service is clearly excellent. You don't get to that size, and stay that size, by being rubbish.

[mudskipper]

Indeed. It's very easy to knock them for their apparent unwillingness to depart from their spreadsheet model, but that aside, their customer service is clearly excellent. You don't get to that size, and stay that size, by being rubbish.

I liked their spreadsheet

Unless you've tried lots of different accountants, how are you supposed to vote for 'best'? I've had two, and that's probably one more than most of the voters. In reality, you'll only ever vote for your own accountant - if you think a different one is 'best' then why are you with the one you're with?

[SueEllen]

Indeed. It's very easy to knock them for their apparent unwillingness to depart from their spreadsheet model, but that aside, their customer service is clearly excellent. You don't get to that size, and stay that size, by being rubbish.

My accountant had an online portal but went back to using spreadsheets. They found that most if their clients simply couldn't or more likely wouldn't enter their accounts in the online portal.

[northernladuk]

I liked their spreadsheet

Unless you've tried lots of different accountants, how are you supposed to vote for 'best'? I've had two, and that's probably one more than most of the voters. In reality, you'll only ever vote for your own accountant - if you think a different one is 'best' then why are you with the one you're with?

This.

I liked their spreadsheet as well but now I'm on freeagent I've been called a turncoat cause I was raving about it. Really it's just the tool I'm using now and it's good. So were the spreadsheets but I'm not on the at the moment. Never thought I'd ever defend spreadsheets for anything over portals but it's close here.

[VectraMan]

I still use the spreadsheet even though I haven't been their customer for 5 years. (It's a free download for anyone).

What do non-spreadsheet, non-online users do? Or is it the old fashioned way of bunging all your receipts in an envelope and letting your accountant go through them?