Current Accountant is not responding

[mike78]

Hi All,
I am about to start liquidation and need to submit final returns. and my current accountant is not responding since few days now.

I think I don't have any other option than going to other accountant .

Any issues I can face please ?

Regards

[BrilloPad]

How have you tried to contact them? I assume they are a 1 person outfit? Have you considered they may have a sick family member? How long until you need to submit final returns? You need to do more digging first.

I have switched accountants before. But that was mid year. Will a new accountant have to repeat extra work?

I would like to point out that the OP is lacking on detail and their is something else going on here. It will save NLUK a job and I am learning his skills....

[cojak]

Also, as it's so close to Year-End, it will cost you to move to a new accountant (that's not a reason why you shouldn't move though).

Accountants spread their bill over the year, but most of the work is done at YE - you'll have to pay for that work upfront for 20-21, and then move to monthly payment for 21-22.

[ladymuck]

So a few days of not responding? How many exactly? What sort of turnaround do you usually get to enquiries? How have you tried to contact them?

Do you have a deadline you're working to? When you started the process of winding up, did you make your accountant aware of this deadline?

[northernladuk]

Have you tried ringing them? Not email, text, Snapchat, whatever. That old fashioned thing where you speak to them?

Apart from being busy is there a chance they are sick?

Changing accountants for a few days is just silly. You'll likely need to speak to your accountant as part of the off boarding so there is a little flaw in your daft plan as well.

[mike78]

Have you tried ringing them? Not email, text, Snapchat, whatever. That old fashioned thing where you speak to them?

Apart from being busy is there a chance they are sick?

Changing accountants for a few days is just silly. You'll likely need to speak to your accountant as part of the off boarding so there is a little flaw in your daft plan as well.

I tried every single thing , phone calls, emails, text messages, whats app with no luck . yes he is aware of liquidation.

[BrilloPad]

I tried every single thing , phone calls, emails, text messages, whats app with no luck . yes he is aware of liquidation.

How about replying to those messages: -

How have you tried to contact them? I assume they are a 1 person outfit? Have you considered they may have a sick family member? How long until you need to submit final returns? You need to do more digging first.

I have switched accountants before. But that was mid year. Will a new accountant have to repeat extra work?

I would like to point out that the OP is lacking on detail and their is something else going on here. It will save NLUK a job and I am learning his skills....

So a few days of not responding? How many exactly? What sort of turnaround do you usually get to enquiries? How have you tried to contact them?

Do you have a deadline you're working to? When you started the process of winding up, did you make your accountant aware of this deadline?

[bcontractor]

I am also liquidating and I've had to chase my accountants almost daily. Luckily at least they answer the phone, but it's been a bit of a struggle! Luckily the only think they have to do now is the cessation accounts!

[DaaaaaaaaaaN]

Hi All,
I am about to start liquidation and need to submit final returns. and my current accountant is not responding since few days now.

I think I don't have any other option than going to other accountant .

Any issues I can face please ?

Regards

Keep chasing them. I was using one of the big contractor accounting firms and I had to chase them for over 4 months to get a response to my request to shut down my company. I tried constantly ringing, emailing etc and they either didn't answer or kept fobbing me off with weak excuses. It took me leaving them a scathing review on trustpilot to get them to eventually deal with it.