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    #11
    Freeagent

    For me (having used several spreadie-based accountants in the past) one using FreeAgent is a must.

    I use Maslins (as NLUK knows) and am very happy with the service I get.

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      #12
      I'm with Nixon Williams and I'm very happy with them.

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        #13
        Originally posted by dx4100 View Post
        Happy with Nixon Williams £95+vat
        Me too.
        ...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...

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          #14
          Originally posted by Mojito View Post
          For me (having used several spreadie-based accountants in the past) one using FreeAgent is a must.
          This^

          Freeagent is only going to get better with integrations planned. Admittedly, it's the accountants that will feel the benefit of these but one would like to think these benefits can be passed on in the form of either reduced fees, or a more value-added, rather than a transactional, service. Either that or well scoff it all up in extra profits. :-)

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            #15
            Originally posted by Alan @ BroomeAffinity View Post
            This^

            Freeagent is only going to get better with integrations planned. Admittedly, it's the accountants that will feel the benefit of these but one would like to think these benefits can be passed on in the form of either reduced fees, or a more value-added, rather than a transactional, service. Either that or well scoff it all up in extra profits. :-)
            And it is exactly that latter approach that my very soon to be ex-accountant has opted for.
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              #16
              Originally posted by Intel View Post
              Evidence?

              Mine @ Gorilla is ACCA qualified and the service I get is second to none.
              Well you don't mention who you use but take a look at 'Meet the team' on their website.

              They list lots of people who look highly qualified but most of them are from the private equity backers, Seneca Partners, and have no hands on involvement with the operations. The only one of the accounting staff who does seem to work in the business is Jamie Leigh-Burton, looking at her LinkedIn profile she only worked at SJD for a couple of years and yet in now the Operations Director!

              My view is that this is not enough time to get a full grip of how this market works and follows a trend of PE backed companies appointing managers with no experience of the market they operate in, hence the decline in service and quality we will see.
              "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." Cicero

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                #17
                I tend to agree that the gorilla website is a bit disingenuous but, having met the ops manager at a Freeagent event I wouldn't be too concerned about experience. They do know their onions.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by Alan @ BroomeAffinity View Post
                  This^

                  Freeagent is only going to get better with integrations planned. Admittedly, it's the accountants that will feel the benefit of these but one would like to think these benefits can be passed on in the form of either reduced fees, or a more value-added, rather than a transactional, service. Either that or well scoff it all up in extra profits. :-)
                  In the x many years I have been contracting I have never come across the notion of reduced fees, more like the latter...
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
                    In the x many years I have been contracting I have never come across the notion of reduced fees, more like the latter...
                    Looking in the wrong place then. We were on track to raise our fees about a year ago but got in tow with Freeagent and we able to resist the increase. That's a reduction, kinda :-)

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View Post
                      I'm in the same boat, come to think of it, I should have moved years ago. I certainly will not be recommending my current accountant. Take a look around here and IMO, preferably choose a FreeAgent accountant. That's what I'm doing if I land a new contract.
                      +1

                      IMO, using FA (or any other software in the cloud) accountant makes perfect sense for contractors - proven software for bookkeeping and staying on top of the finances, and using qualified accountant for expert advice/quarterly/six month review in addition to usual Ltd obligations (PAYE, year-end etc). Not impressed with account/client managers where the quality of service varies even within a practice. Spreadsheet and requesting management accounts seem outdated.

                      I would just make sure that I own the FA access/data (which is the case anyway?) so switching to a different accountant is seemless with cost impact as the sole consideration.

                      From the accountant standpoint, it probably makes sense not to reinvent the wheel and integrate FA or similar application into their backoffice processes.

                      By the way, I plan to work through the accredited accountants list on the FA website and shortlist a few around the London area. It would be a plus to find someone in the area I can go for a quick meetinging if needed. However, i feel there are not many who are both FA and IPSE accredited.

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