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  • Seeking writer friendly ACCOUNTANTS
    by Louisedean at 12:55 on 10 September 2008
    Does anyone have a good firm of accountants who bill modestly? Or is this a contradictory notion
    Thanks
    Louise
  • Re: Seeking writer friendly ACCOUNTANTS
    by Luisa at 15:39 on 10 September 2008
    I asked the Society of Authors for advice on this. I think they have a list available on request.
  • Re: Seeking writer friendly ACCOUNTANTS
    by EmmaD at 16:30 on 10 September 2008
    FWIW I wondered whether to move from my very good general accountant to one of the specialist ones the Society recommends, and came to the conclusion that it would be a bit more expensive, but not much. And as long as you get your stuff in by a given date - 31st Aug in my case - my present accountant does the whole thing including ongoing small advice, for a flat fee, which I don't think the specialists do.

    (Having said that, there were a couple of very specialist tax-for-authors points which I knew from a Society of Authors tax seminar, and mentioned to my accountant, and he didn't know about them. He said, very properly, 'No but I can find out', and did, and saved me a fortune. So it can be worth knowing a bit yourself - that seminar was very good.)

    Sorry, don't know that that helps very much, really!
    Emma
  • Re: Seeking writer friendly ACCOUNTANTS
    by Louisedean at 17:49 on 10 September 2008
    Thanks for this. My current firm were recommended by Society of Authors and have cost me dearly.

    Emma, would you be able to recommend your firm to me?

    thanks very much

    Louise
  • Re: Seeking writer friendly ACCOUNTANTS
    by EmmaD at 18:09 on 10 September 2008
    Louise, I've WWmailed you.

    Emma
  • Re: Seeking writer friendly ACCOUNTANTS
    by Luisa at 18:13 on 10 September 2008
    Oh, sorry to hear that. My suggestion's obviously not so good, then.

    my present accountant does the whole thing including ongoing small advice, for a flat fee, which I don't think the specialists do
    Mine does this too. I also think she charges quite reasonably. And she was recommended by the Society of Authors. Hmm.
  • Re: Seeking writer friendly ACCOUNTANTS
    by EmmaD at 20:18 on 10 September 2008
    It has to be said that to get the flat fee scheme you have to get it in by a deadline - in my case it's August 31st which seems reasonable and not so different from if you want the revenue to do it, but in my sister's it's something like June 30th. Same firm, so I imagine they're just trying to spread the load out a bit and she's unlucky. Does mean you have lots and lots of time to work out how on earth you're going to pay the tax bill, mind you...

    Emma