"What did your accountant say?"

[cojak]

Er, to all the smart alecks on here, the bottom line is we are not business people, we are merely contractors, we are not trying to run a business, we are merely trying to maximise our income from doing what we do best.

You speak for yourself, matey - some of us run businesses with multiple income-streams.

Not all of us are Umbrella-fodder...

[TheBigYinJames]

Not all of us are Umbrella-fodder...

That's you just lost the Umbrella-fodder vote.....

TheBigTooLazyAndDisorganisedToRunaLtdAnymore

[SueEllen]

What a load of tulipe.

You pay your accountant to do your accounts and give some very limited financial / tax advice.
If you want someone to run your business for you, employ a managing director.

Personally I do check when a plumber has been round, I may not know what type of joint to use to connect 2 pipes together, but I can damn sure spot if the ****er is leaking.

WHS

Plus not all accountants are cowboys (or cowgirls).

I know quite a few accountants and like with every professional I know it's a case of wording your questions correctly.

Now being a logical IT bod that should be too difficult to do surely?

[TheFaQQer]

WHS

Plus not all accountants are cowboys (or cowgirls).

I know quite a few accountants and like with every professional I know it's a case of wording your questions correctly.

Now being a logical IT bod that should be too difficult to do surely?

shouldn't

[zippy.mini]

Er, to all the smart alecks on here, the bottom line is we are not business people, we are merely contractors, we are not trying to run a business, we are merely trying to maximise our income from doing what we do best.

I can't believe you just said that. I do hope you're working within IR35, or under an Umbrella, because it's attitudes like that, that puts those of us who ARE running a business under such scrutiny.

[escapeUK]

I can't believe you just said that. I do hope you're working within IR35, or under an Umbrella, because it's attitudes like that, that puts those of us who ARE running a business under such scrutiny.

You can tell by what some of the people on here say there are a lot of disguised employees around. Anyone contracting via an agency for instance.


NB I reserve the right to reverse this position should I at any time in the future lower myself to dealing with an agent.

[MarillionFan]

You can tell by what some of the people on here say there are a lot of disguised employees around. Anyone contracting via an agency for instance.


NB I reserve the right to reverse this position should I at any time in the future lower myself to dealing with an agent.

Good call escapeUk. Word of advice, never agree to anything or post anything you can't rescind at a later date.

[Wanderer]

I can't believe you just said that. I do hope you're working within IR35, or under an Umbrella, because it's attitudes like that, that puts those of us who ARE running a business under such scrutiny.

Hey, look! The emperor has no clothes!!

[SueEllen]

You can tell by what some of the people on here say there are a lot of disguised employees around. Anyone contracting via an agency for instance.

Mmm.......... Lots of presumptions.

[Mozart]

Personally I do check when a plumber has been round, I may not know what type of joint to use to connect 2 pipes together, but I can damn sure spot if the ****er is leaking.

Point being, that taxes and financial affairs are something that you would notice any errors immediately like dripping water, its months later when you have rising damp, mould and a sagging ceiling, only then would you realise what kind of cowboy plumber you had. Same with accountants sorry to say. So now do you see my point?!

And yes, I am within IR35 and since Im not trying to invent something to get onto Dragons Den, technically Im not a business, Im a freelance professional trying to maximise my take home.