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  • Sausage Surprise
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    Originally posted by Alan @ BroomeAffinity View Post
    The guy who painted my dad's fence also painted the Forth Road Bridge.
    How did he find time to paint the fence?

    Forth (Railway) Bridge being pedantic

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  • Alan @ BroomeAffinity
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    Originally posted by Maslins View Post
    Re 1st para, agree. Getting them to do a contractors accounts would be like me asking the firm that built the Olympic stadium if they'd put up some shelves for me.
    The guy who painted my dad's fence also painted the Forth Road Bridge.

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  • Alan @ BroomeAffinity
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    Originally posted by SarahL2012 View Post
    I trained with KPMG back in the 90s - can't imagine they would have an affordable offering for a contractor given even the junior staff are charged out at exorbitant rates.
    They are in the process of rolling out Enterprise which is for SMEs so possibly the contractor model might fit. Cheapest limited company deal is £275 pcm do definitely at the "bluddy hell that's dear" end of the spectrum.

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  • SarahL2012
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    I trained with KPMG back in the 90s - can't imagine they would have an affordable offering for a contractor given even the junior staff are charged out at exorbitant rates.

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  • Maslins
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    Originally posted by Alan @ BroomeAffinity View Post
    The big 4 - PWC, KPMG, EY & Deloitte - are I would suggest utterly irrelevant to the contractor and SME market - although I do know that KPMG have launched some SME services - KPMG enterprise - which will crash and burn very soon IMO. You'd pay through the nose for expertise which isn't relevant to you.

    In contractor circles, we have a big 3 - SJD, Nixon Williams and Brookson. AFAIK, two are excellent, one is rubbish.
    Re 2nd para, snigger...but from my experience that'd seem about right.

    Re 1st para, agree. Getting them to do a contractors accounts would be like me asking the firm that built the Olympic stadium if they'd put up some shelves for me.

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  • Alan @ BroomeAffinity
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    The big 4 - PWC, KPMG, EY & Deloitte - are I would suggest utterly irrelevant to the contractor and SME market - although I do know that KPMG have launched some SME services - KPMG enterprise - which will crash and burn very soon IMO. You'd pay through the nose for expertise which isn't relevant to you.

    In contractor circles, we have a big 3 - SJD, Nixon Williams and Brookson. AFAIK, two are excellent, one is rubbish.

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  • mudskipper
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    Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View Post
    No idea who the Big 4 are...
    Lion, elephant, buffalo and rhino I think...

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  • Sausage Surprise
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    No idea who the Big 4 are...

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  • psychocandy
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    Originally posted by tpsman View Post
    I've been in touch with someone from a Big 4 accountancy practice - was wondering if anyone has tried using one as their main accountant?
    Who are the big 4? Im with Nixon Williams - do they count? Excellent they are.

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  • tpsman
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    Anyone used a Big 4 accountant?

    I've been in touch with someone from a Big 4 accountancy practice - was wondering if anyone has tried using one as their main accountant?
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