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Originally posted by bipo912 View PostDeadline for filing was mid January. I have raised the fact that I am unhappy with the firm in question. Will see how they handle all of this before deciding to name them.
Do keep us updated with what happens. I'd be interested to know and some good information for people in the same situation that have been directed to do a search
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Deadline for filing was mid January. I have raised the fact that I am unhappy with the firm in question. Will see how they handle all of this before deciding to name them.
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Originally posted by Lance View Postlet them fix it then sack 'em....
You say that the dividend amount doesn't match your SA amount. Why would it? Unless your company year end is March it's quite likely they won't match.
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Originally posted by Lance View PostYou say that the dividend amount doesn't match your SA amount. Why would it? Unless your company year end is March it's quite likely they won't match.
However I'd expect the total dividends in the accounts if I were to look between the accounting periods 06/04 to 05/04 to match SATR dividends from this source.
It's a check I'd do when preparing the current year and reviewing the prior year, to make sure nothing has gone astray
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let them fix it then sack 'em....
You say that the dividend amount doesn't match your SA amount. Why would it? Unless your company year end is March it's quite likely they won't match.
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Originally posted by Alan @ BroomeAffinity View PostProbably misjudged but done with the best of intentions, I'd say.
The question I'd have is how you got to 9 months (minus 3 days) after your year end before you started agitating about this.
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Probably misjudged but done with the best of intentions, I'd say.
The question I'd have is how you got to 9 months (minus 3 days) after your year end before you started agitating about this.
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Basically agree with the above. A couple of slight devil's advocate things though:
- as alluded to by Louisa, I know a few accountants who will sometimes "make a judgement call" around filing deadlines, and submit things without proper authority. It's a tricky one, and one where you can be damned if you do, damned if you don't.
- more for my own interest, I'm intrigued whether they deliberately submitted the accounts (perhaps on the questionable logic your silence meant you had no queries, hence approved) or whether it was a complete accident. In today's world of online filing from within the software where the figures are prepared, this can be quite easy to do.
Assuming they fix any errors and resubmit, then no/negligible long term harm done. If I were in your shoes I'd be keen to find out how/why it happened though, as I feel that's perhaps as relevant as the fact it happened in the first place.
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Submitted without any permission or signing off is a big no no!
Almost sound's like an "old school accountants" that have estimated you had x amount of the normal expenses, bar petrol? Are you sure it's for petrol as that would be an odd nominal to have in the accounts (normally Motor expenses which would be made up of mileage).
Not a great situation to be in, as NLUK say's look at getting your affairs onto FreeAgent.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThis looks wrong to me. What is being an IT contractor got to do with it? We do have cars and we do use them for business.
Though I agree whether you are an IT contractor or even a permanent IT employee you may need to use your car for business. I have as both.
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Other have answered the question about authorizing the return but this bit stands out to me...
Anyway it turns out that the accounts have a number of significant mistakes in them. Expenses I have reported are missing, dividends paid out are incorrect and do not match the dividend amount on my personal tax return. They also list expenses that I never reported e.g. there is an expense for petrol - I am an IT contractor and have never used a car for my business - in fact I do not have a car. There are other expenses that also do not mean anything to me.
I am an IT contractor and have never used a car for my business
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Sounds completely outrageous to me.
Personally, I would at the very least require a change of the accountant assigned to me if I were to continue with that firm. I certainly had a duffer assigned to me initially (5 years ago) but the accountancy firm were happy to assign a different (and more capable) accountant to me rather than lose my business.
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Originally posted by bipo912 View PostThe accounts they had sent to me required an electronic signature, which I did not give as I didn't see or open the email until late January.
Originally posted by bipo912 View PostAnyway it turns out that the accounts have a number of significant mistakes in them. Expenses I have reported are missing, dividends paid out are incorrect and do not match the dividend amount on my personal tax return. They also list expenses that I never reported e.g. there is an expense for petrol - I am an IT contractor and have never used a car for my business - in fact I do not have a car. There are other expenses that also do not mean anything to me.
Originally posted by bipo912 View PostIs it unreasonable for me to be unhappy with the firm about this situation, or is it completely my fault as I missed their email with the accounts included?
I would definitely get clarity on how the accounts were prepared though and check through the amendment with a fine tooth comb, to make sure your 110% happy with them.
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