Want to go limited but not pay acct. fees when I'm not billing...

[Gym beast]

Any accountants who offer a 'charge per payslip' system? Rather keep the Ltd option and higher take-home.

[The Spartan]

Wouldn't you always want to be billing though?

[VectraMan]

Do it yourself. Then it's always free.

[jmo21]

Any accountants who offer a 'charge per payslip' system? Rather keep the Ltd option and higher take-home.

sigh....

Your nice accountant is helping you by letting you pay the fee monthly instead of in one lump sum.

Work 6 months of the year, and your accountancy fees will be the same as if you worked the whole 12 months.

[kevpuk]

sigh....

Your nice accountant is helping you by letting you pay the fee monthly instead of in one lump sum.

Work 6 months of the year, and your accountancy fees will be the same as if you worked the whole 12 months.

This ^^

[Gym beast]

sigh....

Your nice accountant is helping you by letting you pay the fee monthly instead of in one lump sum.

Work 6 months of the year, and your accountancy fees will be the same as if you worked the whole 12 months.

Not much nice about having to pay a £50 'Maintenance Fee' when I'm benched over the warmer months.

[SueEllen]

Not much nice about having to pay a £50 'Maintenance Fee' when I'm benched over the warmer months.

Are you trolling or just a bit slow?

Accountants charge one amount for doing your accounts and then allow you to pay in 12 installments.

[NotAllThere]

My accountant charges for each piece of work as he does it. Many smaller accountants will work like this. But I doubt you'll save any money.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

You don't have to retain an accountant on a monthly basis. You can do your own books and pay one to do your end of year accounts and corporation tax return. This has cost me between £500-600 in the past. I've done both; both have their pros and cons. If you don't feel you need monthly access to an accountant and are confident doing your own books then it's a reasonable and slightly cheaper option.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Accountants charge one amount for doing your accounts and then allow you to pay in 12 installments.

To be fair, most of the monthly fees I've seen from some of the more popular contractor accountants, and even the discounted monthly fee I currently pay my own accountant adds up to more than a single annual cost for doing your accounts and corporation tax return (see above), so it's a reasonable question.