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I use planIT, which are an extremely good accountancy firm

For the record I do not have the same level of praise for this firm.

Further why would you have to change your tax situation - should PlanIT have not advised you of this in the past - I think a good accountancy would be proactive in recommending tax efficient practices.

Something this firm does not seem to do.

[ADRIANL]

Backlight: it is too easy for you, and others,to use this forum to vaguely and anonymously criticise a firm. We do not know if you are genuinely a client/ ex client of ours, a competitor or someone with a vested interest elsewhere.
If you reveal more, and are measured and polite, I will post a full response.
PlanIT are not beyond criticism; without constructive feedback we have no basis on which to make improvements, but as a firm of Chartered Accountants who have operated in this market for 11 years with many long term loyal clients we can't be doing such a bad job.
With regard to the specific thread, there are instances in which "standard" advice is given to clients in the first instance as we know from experience that this is what they require. If we have failed to be more specific in this case then that is a failing we will address. I will personally look in to the advice given to hyperD.
Adrian Learer
PlanIT Services Limited

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Adrian – you are correct, it is easy for anyone to prise or criticise a firm on this forum. I would not suspect you would have written a response such as this if I was to commend your firm? At the end of the day what you are suggesting is that no one take positive or negative advice as it may be biased. I would not image you would want to forgo all of your clients who are with you today because of positive comments made in these forums?

That said I am sure you have many satisfied past and present clients if you have been in business for 11 years. I commend you for that. I am simply stating my experience was not as positive as hyperD’s

I also did not feel it was necessary to go into specifics in a public forum, I was simply providing a brief overview of my experience – if you would like to PM me your personal e-mail address I would be more than happy to address my concerns with you.

[xoggoth]

Some while back had a free taxtip from http://tax.indicator.co.uk to effect that you could claim more than £2 pw if you had a proper rent agreement. There is a sample agreement on TX 05.14.02D