SJD fee rise. Is £1512 p/annum a reasonable fee?

[diaz101]

yes please

i'd like a copy of that spreadsheet

[Old Greg]

The nice people at SJD share their spreadsheet for free. You need to register (for free).

Downloads - Accountants UK - SJD Accountancy

[saptastic]

£75 x 12 = £900
£105 x 12 = £1260
£1260 - £900 = £360
£360 * 21% = £75.60
£360 - £75.60 = £284.40
£284.40 / 240 working days a year = £1.19 per day

So how much do you earn a day....?

Well put. And Ltd (excuse the pun) hassle. Always provided a decent service.

[tyut4669]

every little helps.

[Lewis]

every little helps.

Exactly. I'm with Nixon Williams, best service I've had in 12 years of contracting and with the price difference between SJD and NW, I can buy an iPad 2 hehehe. I know which I prefer

[backrubber]

I've just had Brooksons on the phone trying to sell me their service, but in fact he might have succeeded in convincing me I don't need an accountant at all. Can anyone recommend software to make things easier?

You could always try:

MyBookkeepingManager
Bookkeeping Software for Contractors, freelancers, and other Micro Businesses

or

EarningsTracker
Earnings Tracker - Free Bookkeeping Software, Free Accounting Software for Contractors and Freelancers

Both these tools are fine for contractor/freelancer bookkeeping activities. I use Earnings Tracker (have done for three years), and am happy with it.

[ratewhore]

Always provided a decent service.

To you maybe, but that's not everybodys experience...

[Iron Condor]

I do my own VAT and self assessment.

They are dead easy.

My accountant does the year end ltd accounts and corp tax return, he charges me £300+VAT.

It is just a half a days work for him, to take the spread sheets i give him and generates those two documents, of course he checks everything against my bank statements too.. but its all dead simple for him.

Paying £1300 a year is about £1000 too much.