Why You Won’t Do The Right Thing - The Friendly Accountants

We're all human and we all know what we should do, but how often do we actually do the right thing?

We believe we offer incredible value for money so we racked our brains hard to think of excuses people would give for not doing the right thing and this is what we came up with (just click on the heading for further details)…

I don't believe you'll deliver

We work hard to offer our clients value for money - both in terms of service and what we include.

And if we didn't deliver, we wouldn't have the Google and TrustPilot reviews that we do!

My accountant will be upset if I switch

Your accountant is a business person just like you. They know that there will be some clients who need a different set of services than they can offer. So they won’t be as upset as you think when you change accountants!

I'm completely happy with my accountant

If you’re completely happy with your accountant then we wouldn’t want you to change – good accountants are hard to come by!

But please look carefully at what we offer and ask yourself whether your old accountant can offer you the same – online, simple bookkeeping software (saving you hours in bookkeeping and letting you keep on top of the finances), access to the Business Growth System (giving dozens of low-cost, proven marketing strategies) as well as online webinars and support.

If they don’t, then maybe it’s time to make the change.

I'm too busy to think about this right now

We totally understand how you feel. A lot of people are under pressure and when you’re trying to run a business it can often seem like there aren’t enough hours in the day.

But we would ask you to do one thing – review your to do list and identify which actions are urgent and which are important. We’d like you to focus on those actions which are important rather than urgent.

And we can’t think of anything more important than giving your business the best chance of success.

I have a bookkeeper to do all this

That’s great. They can use our online bookkeeping system which means you get up to date visibility of your accounts.

You still get access to the Business Growth System as well as being able to attend the monthly webinars – which will be recorded so you can watch them at a time convenient to you!

Or you could look at switching to our 'done for you' service – which is quite often better value than using another bookkeeper.

However unless you're a sole trader or partnership, we would question whether your bookkeeper is able to keep up to date with the changing requirements needed to prepare a set of accounts which meet both the company's statutory and tax obligations. And even if you are a sole trader or partnership, how confident are you that your bookkeeper can ensure you take advantage of all the tax saving ideas available?

And with MTD (Making Tax Digital) coming down the line, why take the chance?

Changing bookkeeping systems is really difficult

We can't promise it will be completely painless changing how you do your bookkeeping - and it will depend how confident you are with online systems and how good you are with your bookkeeping currently.

But we will promise to make sure you're using the simplest bookkeeping system for your business needs. And we will also give you simple step by step instructions showing you how to use the system.

There are cheaper online providers I could choose

We can’t compete with the lower end of the market (and neither do we want to). Our fees reflect the knowledge, experience and expertise of our qualified staff who belong to the gold standard accountancy and tax professional bodies.

So we won't promise to be the cheapest accountant you'll find - but we will promise to be the best value.

That's our promise to you...

And our favourite quote?

The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten (Benjamin Franklin)

I've been promised that my accountant will save more than their fees in tax

We won’t promise to cover our fees in tax savings for you. We think that’s an empty promise and a highly dubious claim - plus a little worrying ! !

But we will promise to look at every tax saving you could be making – we’ll constantly remind you about these and we’ll double check you’re making the most of them by thoroughly and consistently reviewing your accounts.

So whilst we won’t promise that your tax savings will outweigh our fees, we do believe we have a better chance of promising this than our competitors!

I love what you're offering but I can't afford your fees

We know we're not the cheapest accountant you can find - we don't aim to be! But we truly believe we are the best value you'll find anywhere.

And remember, implementing just one idea from our Business Growth System could pay for our fees many times over.

Still worried you can't afford it? Give us a call and we'll see how we can help you take the first step to success.

My accountant is my brother-in-law

OK - you've got us!

If your accountant is a family member then we can't compete with that!

However, when you look at everything else we offer, you may well decide that blood isn't thicker than water!

Hopefully you're now ready to give it a go!

To find out more about how we can help your business, just complete our 'Get In Touch' form here, phone us direct on 01202 048696 or email me at [email protected].

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