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Kenny@MyAccountantFriend replied

23 April 2015, 07:31
You don't 'have' to have an accountant for your company and some people and companies don't.

However with constant changes in legislation and filing requirements it would be strongly recommended.
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Derben started a topic Do I really need an accountant or is it a HMRC requirement?

23 April 2015, 06:07
Do I really need an accountant or is it a HMRC requirement?

Hi,

I have a LTD Co. I do my own VAT returns, run my own PAYE RTI's, do my own book keeping inc. expenses (with are very simple), calculate my own corp tax, etc.

I pay an accountant to basically submit my figures (CT600) for the tax and send the abbreviated accounts to Companies House. Is there any reason why I can't do this. I have a couple of years examples of what they do and it looks straight forward enough, and as I say, it's identical to the figures I give them. Would it ring any bells with HMRC if I do it myself or do they require "official" submissions from accountants? Anyone else do this themselves - seems I can do it all online.

Cheers
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