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How do you find out who regulates your accountant if they won't tell you?
I'm having issues with my accountant who has been providing a very poor service. While he has acknowledged my complaint some months ago, he has failed to answer it, nor will he confirm who his regulator is.
Is there any way I can find out?Comment
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Originally posted by Saint John View PostI'm having issues with my accountant who has been providing a very poor service. While he has acknowledged my complaint some months ago, he has failed to answer it, nor will he confirm who his regulator is.
Is there any way I can find out?
Most accountancy institutions have a search facility. For example, you can see if they are a member of ICAEW here.Last edited by missinggreenfields; 29 September 2016, 19:31.Comment
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Originally posted by Saint John View PostI'm having issues with my accountant who has been providing a very poor service. While he has acknowledged my complaint some months ago, he has failed to answer it, nor will he confirm who his regulator is.
Is there any way I can find out?"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Check your engagement letter, and check the accountants web site. If it's not prominent, then they are probably unregulated - in which case, cut your losses and move to another accountant.Comment
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Originally posted by Jessica@WhiteFieldTax View PostCheck your engagement letter, and check the accountants web site. If it's not prominent, then they are probably unregulated - in which case, cut your losses and move to another accountant."The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." CiceroComment
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Originally posted by Waldorf View PostAgreed, most of the big contractor accountants are not regulated! Just check the websites and if you use one of them ask your contact who they are regulated by, actually ask for it in writing!See You Next TuesdayComment
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Many thanks for the responses
Unfortunately there is no regulator on their website, nor their emails, nor any correspondence I have received from them.
I have checked the ICAEW, ICAS and ACCA websites but unfortunately my accountant is not listed as a member under any of these bodies.
I am a little shocked that an accountant does not have to be regulated, given the importance of their role in the financial arena.
I will begin the search for a new accountant.
Many thanks to all those who responded.Comment
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