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ubiquitous
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Recommendations from trusted friends and family are the best way to source a tax advisor, solicitor, accountant or other service provider. Third-party recommendations made anonymously via PM are especially dodgy as you have no way of knowing whether the person making the recommendation is connected with the recommended firm.
well I'm not connected with any firm but IMHO
#1 the firm may not appreciate there details being given out on a public forum....I douth very much qualified tax consultants need the business that much! #2 I find family and friends the wrong way to go when discussing finanical matters #3 Why trust anything that's been siad on this site if that's the case....all sorts of advise is being given out with no
accountability!
#1 the firm may not appreciate there details being given out on a public forum....I douth very much qualified tax consultants need the business that much! #2 I find family and friends the wrong way to go when discussing finanical matters #3 Why trust anything that's been siad on this site if that's the case....all sorts of advise is being given out with no
accountability!
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The OP asked for a recommendation & eurotom replied in a discrete manner, ie PM me if you want details of someone I have used. He did not say he was an tax consultant or give details of a friend as others have done so on this site which you are recently aware of
I am sure that the OP is aware that he/she could ask family/friends for a recommendation as no doubt they have encountered this in other areas before, ie dentist, doctor, etc.
The OP does not have to PM eurocom, if he/she does then they do not have to use the information.
If I was the OP I would not be happy with your response as I asked for recommendations & not a response from someone who might prevent others from giving recommendations.
I thought I was cynical but now I am having second thoughts!!!
I am sure that the OP is aware that he/she could ask family/friends for a recommendation as no doubt they have encountered this in other areas before, ie dentist, doctor, etc.
The OP does not have to PM eurocom, if he/she does then they do not have to use the information.
If I was the OP I would not be happy with your response as I asked for recommendations & not a response from someone who might prevent others from giving recommendations.
I thought I was cynical but now I am having second thoughts!!!
There is also a problem with eurotom in that he has only 13 posts, you shouldn't trust anyone on AAM, but over time on here I believe you get to know which people give good advice and which do not. Cookie you should state what area you are in and you might get a better answer. Family and friends recommendations are generally the best place to start.
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Personally I do not think that you should take any response on AAM as gospel, it is a forum which provides a source of information.
It should simply provide a starting point for your research.
Personally I find AAM very useful but always do more research on feedback I receive.
The OP asked for recommendations & so far he has received one response & also the response re family & friends. Personally I would have assumed that the latter was obvious but perhaps this is not the case for the OP.
I pay little heed to the # of posts as there are plenty with thousands of posts but a quick search of their recent posts show that they comment on everything & not necessarily in an informative manner but more an argumentative one.
It should simply provide a starting point for your research.
Personally I find AAM very useful but always do more research on feedback I receive.
The OP asked for recommendations & so far he has received one response & also the response re family & friends. Personally I would have assumed that the latter was obvious but perhaps this is not the case for the OP.
I pay little heed to the # of posts as there are plenty with thousands of posts but a quick search of their recent posts show that they comment on everything & not necessarily in an informative manner but more an argumentative one.
well ironically a search has revealed that this firm I used has been mentioned here before if you look through my posts I have actually got some revenue phone numbers here not what you expect from someone with a contection to tax. I'm just trying to be helpful and in that spirit I've look up google and the regulator is so anyone needing a tax professional should contact them which in IMHO is better than any public forum.
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If you are friendly with or can converse with a well established publican (doesn't have to be a big dealer) ask him/her to recommend a tax consultant. Publicans are very unlikely to have a bad accountant. The plus side of this is that publicans tax consultants do not last long if they underperform for their clients. The publican network ensures that only the good ones get the business.
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The Institute of Taxation do not make specific recommendations to the public as to which tax advisor or consultant to use. They will provide you with a list of their members but in common with other regulatory institutes their rules would prevent them from recommending individual members to the public.
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Good idea in theory. Less so in practice. Publicans are the among leading occupational groups to figure in Revenue tax evader lists.
The list of members is all I was suggesting I didn't say they would
recommend one ....that would of course be unethical.
I responded to the orginal post trying to be helpful ....I think my small number of posts on this site will remain small!
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I would not take it personally, though it can be difficult not to.
If I was the OP then the only response of use to date on this thread would have been yours, not sure if that is any consolation to you.
The majority of the other responses (myself included) divert away from what was asked by the OP.
It is the essence of forum based sites that a majority of responses stray from the original query & instead focus on finding issues in genuine responses (like yourself) rather than give information themselves.
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ubiquitous - in case you reply re the above I am aware that you did respond to the original query, ie recommendations from trusted friends & family.
If I was the OP then the only response of use to date on this thread would have been yours, not sure if that is any consolation to you.
The majority of the other responses (myself included) divert away from what was asked by the OP.
It is the essence of forum based sites that a majority of responses stray from the original query & instead focus on finding issues in genuine responses (like yourself) rather than give information themselves.
Disclaimer
ubiquitous - in case you reply re the above I am aware that you did respond to the original query, ie recommendations from trusted friends & family.
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There's merit in your observation. Publicans in the past were big offenders. However, many people still appear in the defaulters list because of the hopelessness of their cases. The accountant/tax adviser may still have done a good job in minimising the eventual payout to Revenue. People play Ducks & Drakes with their tax consultants just as much as with the Revenue.
I am aware of one publican who cleaned the slate with Revenue after a ferocious battle but was found later to have an overseas bank account that he didn't own up to and which led to a lot of illfeeling with his accountant.
There's merit in your observation. Publicans in the past were big offenders. However, many people still appear in the defaulters list because of the hopelessness of their cases. The accountant/tax adviser may still have done a good job in minimising the eventual payout to Revenue. People play Ducks & Drakes with their tax consultants just as much as with the Revenue.
I am aware of one publican who cleaned the slate with Revenue after a ferocious battle but was found later to have an overseas bank account that he didn't own up to and which led to a lot of illfeeling with his accountant.
I would not take it personally, though it can be difficult not to.
If I was the OP then the only response of use to date on this thread would have been yours, not sure if that is any consolation to you.
The majority of the other responses (myself included) divert away from what was asked by the OP.
It is the essence of forum based sites that a majority of responses stray from the original query & instead focus on finding issues in genuine responses (like yourself) rather than give information themselves.
Disclaimer
ubiquitous - in case you reply re the above I am aware that you did respond to the original query, ie recommendations from trusted friends & family.
Thanks - my intentions where good - everyone's got there own opinion which is fine - life's too short to get worked up about an internet forum.
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Check the Accountancy Plus magazine for June. There's a guy who wrote an article about changes to Capital Acquisitions Tax legislation over the last 2 years. I believe he's quite good.
Not true!