Do I need an Accountant if I go for FreeAgent?

[ladymuck]

Also, I really don't like the idea of putting my financial info on 'cloud'*


*Someone Else's Servers.

Yeah, I get that.

It look me a long time to move to cloud based accounts from locally installed software and I still export all the transactions annually to make sure I have a complete back up, just in case.

I could do it all on excel but I like the download of banking transactions and the direct submission of PAYE and VAT.

[sadkingbilly]

Yeah, I get that.

It look me a long time to move to cloud based accounts from locally installed software and I still export all the transactions annually to make sure I have a complete back up, just in case.

I could do it all on excel but I like the download of banking transactions and the direct submission of PAYE and VAT.

It's not so much the data integrity for me, it's more secure on my machine than out There, somewhere, bundled up nicely with x,000 other peoples, waiting to be nicked.
I don't trust 'apps' and 'cloud' security as far as i could throw it.

OMHO of course

anyway i managed with paper before excel* came along

*other spreadsheet software was/is available.