Reply to: Nixon Williams

[dx4100]

Just to bring an end (hopefully) to this issue. Me and Alan have gone through the ins, outs and reasons behind why the issues come up.

Like to thank Alan for taking the time to do that. Its good that he takes the time to investigate these things.

[dx4100]

I would love to look into this for you, if we have recorded the same income as you have I cannot see how we would get to an extra £1K in tax etc.

Please either send me a PM or email me at alanatnixonwilliams.com

Alan

No need to... We both came to the right numbers in the end... His matched the numbers I was getting.

I only work for my company. No other income. All numbers where at the office so I was a bit annoyed that the wrong number had been come to. The amount of student loan I had paid through my salary had not been included in the working out / boxes. Also a pension contribution had not been accountanted for in the working out. Pretty simple stuff I would of thought would of been matter of course.

Even though the above was the case you asked me to fill out a "questionnaire". Maybe I got the answerswrong. But hey ho. Like I said, numbers at the office.

If you really want to I am sure if you talk to the guy who deals with this stuff (I believe its just the one person) he will no doubt remember me.

Like I said, the majority of service is good. Just had this one issue. Just goes to show that you have to check all the numbers sent to you. Least keep an eye out for stuff that seems way wrong.

[Nixon Williams]

Going by that this is the first year of company operation with £1000 + lighter pot which I could have easily avoided if NW had advised correctly on the total income and div payments to keep me under higher band.

this makes me question whether I would trust NW for that sake any accountant fully on my company accounts.

It is impossible to comment without knowing the facts of your case and who you are.

As mentioned before, please contact me so I can look into this for you. You can either send me a PM or email me at alanatnixonwilliams.com

Alan

[Nixon Williams]

Got my self assessment back from them and it was all over the place. Was missing key information and the final figure said I owed an extra £1k in tax / NI etc. Wasn't happy. Did it myself to find I didn't owe all that much and will be doing so in the future.

I would love to look into this for you, if we have recorded the same income as you have I cannot see how we would get to an extra £1K in tax etc.

Please either send me a PM or email me at alanatnixonwilliams.com

Alan

[dx4100]

Got my self assessment back from them and it was all over the place. Was missing key information and the final figure said I owed an extra £1k in tax / NI etc. Wasn't happy. Did it myself to find I didn't owe all that much and will be doing so in the future.

I have had no issue with my company accounts but its up to you to be pro-active and check stuff is right. The pro-active accountancy dosent happen or maybe I missunderstand what they mean by pro-active.

Its hard to understand how they could be that more proactive though. I send them invoices, they send me a break down of how much I have taken out of the company and how much profit is in there. Would be hard to go into the upper tax bracket without knowing. Maybe a phone call as you approach it would be cool.

Overall I think they are good / value for money.

[Addanc]

I've found NW fine todate.

[Crossroads]

Doing my self assesment returns made me realise today that, NW have cost me £1000 + AAAAAAAAAAAAAAArGGH in underpaid tax for this year, this since they have mis calculated my whole of 2008/9 calculations and dividend payments placing me now in Higher band.

Going by that this is the first year of company operation with £1000 + lighter pot which I could have easily avoided if NW had advised correctly on the total income and div payments to keep me under higher band.

this makes me question whether I would trust NW for that sake any accountant fully on my company accounts.

How did they do this though? I'll wager it was income from other sources that you did not tell them about that has pushed up your overall taxable income?

[cojak]

Doing my self assesment returns made me realise today that, NW have cost me £1000 + AAAAAAAAAAAAAAArGGH in underpaid tax for this year, this since they have mis calculated my whole of 2008/9 calculations and dividend payments placing me now in Higher band.

Going by that this is the first year of company operation with £1000 + lighter pot which I could have easily avoided if NW had advised correctly on the total income and div payments to keep me under higher band.

this makes me question whether I would trust NW for that sake any accountant fully on my company accounts.

Accounts are ultimately your responsibility.

But you're right - this is unacceptable. Go back to NW and complain - if they were at fault then I would expect to see some recompense...

[newbee]

Nixon williams cock up again

Doing my self assesment returns made me realise today that, NW have cost me £1000 + AAAAAAAAAAAAAAArGGH in underpaid tax for this year, this since they have mis calculated my whole of 2008/9 calculations and dividend payments placing me now in Higher band.

Going by that this is the first year of company operation with £1000 + lighter pot which I could have easily avoided if NW had advised correctly on the total income and div payments to keep me under higher band.

this makes me question whether I would trust NW for that sake any accountant fully on my company accounts.

[Fred Bloggs]

They promote themselves as a pro-active accountancy not sure how true that is.

They all do and and as far as I know, none of them are.

[Lewis]

I thought I already told this NW sock puppet to bog off.

ah diddums, did I touch on a nerve? Come on big boy, how did you lose £1K? You didn't did you.

[moony1234]

Were I Alan, I would find it more than a little suspicious that someone creates an account here seeming just to have a pop at an accountants. Were I a cynic, which of course I'm not, I would wonder which accountants you work for, which of course I don't.

Oh, and I am with planIT so I couldn't give a monkeys either way.....just seems a little suspicious to me that's all.

Think what you like! I am what they call a forum troll... I've been "on" these forums for around 2 years now, just never had a reason to post.

I work for myself but my other half does indeed work as an accountant. I am also a customer of NW and as I have said in previous posts, they arent 100% bad but they do need to come a long way imho...

[DaveP]

I use NW and think they are good they do all I need anyway. No need for premium though.

They promote themselves as a pro-active accountancy not sure how true that is.

[Amiga500]

How have you arrived at this £1K saving?
What deadline did you miss that caused a £1K fine?

I thought I already told this NW sock puppet to bog off.

[Lewis]

I will have saved over a grand by the end of the year through changes to the way NW were 'running' my accounts, ignoring probably another grand in fines.

How have you arrived at this £1K saving?
What deadline did you miss that caused a £1K fine?