HI...just looking for some general guidance here.
My accountant has finally prepared my 2007 and 2008 accounts after many phone calls from me.
No Company return was made last year and I will have to pay the maximum fine ( 1,200). he said because I didn;t give him data in time last year its my fault...and I can accept that, however I got no reminder from him either...I thought that he would have some responsibility for that?
I've had to phone him so many times to prepare my accounts, he admitted early in the New Year that he was snowed under and there was no way he was going to get to them in the immediate future.
In fairness he seems to be an OK accountant, I have learned a valuable lesson in that I see now how much I have to manage him rather than him managing me( I thought that's what I was paying for)
However to add insult to injury he now wants to charge me 2,500 for each tax year to prepare my accounts. ( 5,000 in total) When I initially met him he did say it would be 600- 700 euro ( that was in 2006), unfortunately I never got that in writing!
I think this is horrendous charging.
My company is fairly straightforward, I am a freelandce contractor. Last 2 years I worked some time in the UK so there was a bit "extra" to be done in terms of expenses, but apart from that I only invoice one company and there are no complicated expenses or anything like that.
Does anyone have a ballpark of what I should expect to pay for having a set of accounts prepared? ( Given the fact that I feel through his inaction I have incurred a 1,200 fine , he's known about it for 6 months and only mentioned it yesterday)
My tax returns are late going in, I'm hoping I don;t have to pay a fine!
Any guidance gratefully received
Mucha Gracias
Ella
My accountant has finally prepared my 2007 and 2008 accounts after many phone calls from me.
No Company return was made last year and I will have to pay the maximum fine ( 1,200). he said because I didn;t give him data in time last year its my fault...and I can accept that, however I got no reminder from him either...I thought that he would have some responsibility for that?
I've had to phone him so many times to prepare my accounts, he admitted early in the New Year that he was snowed under and there was no way he was going to get to them in the immediate future.
In fairness he seems to be an OK accountant, I have learned a valuable lesson in that I see now how much I have to manage him rather than him managing me( I thought that's what I was paying for)
However to add insult to injury he now wants to charge me 2,500 for each tax year to prepare my accounts. ( 5,000 in total) When I initially met him he did say it would be 600- 700 euro ( that was in 2006), unfortunately I never got that in writing!
I think this is horrendous charging.
My company is fairly straightforward, I am a freelandce contractor. Last 2 years I worked some time in the UK so there was a bit "extra" to be done in terms of expenses, but apart from that I only invoice one company and there are no complicated expenses or anything like that.
Does anyone have a ballpark of what I should expect to pay for having a set of accounts prepared? ( Given the fact that I feel through his inaction I have incurred a 1,200 fine , he's known about it for 6 months and only mentioned it yesterday)
My tax returns are late going in, I'm hoping I don;t have to pay a fine!
Any guidance gratefully received
Mucha Gracias
Ella