Accountant recommendation - specific requirement!!

[chineseJohn]

As an aside, I can't understand why a client would ever pay a tax liability to their accountant to then pay on to HMRC. I guess if you're new and don't know any better you probably just do what your accountant tells you, but I can't think of any valid reason for them to ask you to do this.

If it's VAT, it's even easier. I've setup a DD with HMRC. My account submits my VAT return, HMRC pull the required ,money out. I don't have to lift a finger.

[GB9]

We provide a spreadsheet template for clients, happy to use clients own spreadsheet, free agent, sage (overkill though) so long as data quality is OK.

Personally, I'm too old in the tooth to be doing with developing portals and the like

And answering the phone.....

[Jessica@WhiteFieldTax]

And answering the phone.....

At 14:30 on a Friday, no - we close at 1 (which I'm sure you read on our web site )

Sorry, I make no excuse for running a lifestyle business - email always tends to get a quicker reply, but, of course, that doesn't suit everyone. Let me know if we can still help.

[Jessica@WhiteFieldTax]

As an aside, I can't understand why a client would ever pay a tax liability to their accountant to then pay on to HMRC. I guess if you're new and don't know any better you probably just do what your accountant tells you, but I can't think of any valid reason for them to ask you to do this.

+1 very sound advice. You know I've had clients not only send a blank cheque to us for tax in the post, but actually put non payee on the cheque....

The only rider to Maslins advice is that sometimes if things are messy for some reason, eg recovery of overpaid S455 (s419 in old money), then its easier for a cheque, payable to HMRC, to be sent to accountant, and for accountant to send it on with clear allocation instructions to HMRC (which they will probably ignore)