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Your 2 quotes above do not tally ubiquitous. You cannot have it every way and you have been caught out again.Anyone, anywhere in Ireland can set themselves up as an accountant, and practice without any minimum requirement for training, experience, qualifications, integrity or financial solvency.
I have accountancy friends who will be at work until midnight tonight dealing with the crazy folk who did not get their act together in time to get their affairs in order and pay their taxes in time. And those clients should and will be billed triple time.
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Posted byr rabbit
Originally Posted by ubiquitous
newly qualified accountants are not allowed to set up in practice, regardless of whether or not they are technically competent to do vat returns.
Originally Posted by ubiquitous
Anyone, anywhere in Ireland can set themselves up as an accountant, and practice without any minimum requirement for training, experience, qualifications, integrity or financial solvency.
Your 2 quotes above do not tally ubiquitous.
Again ???You cannot have it every way and you have been caught out again.
I know lots of accountants and none of them ever - and I mean ever - work until midnight.
I know lots of accountants and none of them ever - and I mean ever - work until midnight.
N.B. I know of accountants who were asked to do work 2 months ago and they still have not - any chance of them working normal time never mind until 12 midnight I wonder.
Hmmm, I see that you too are an accountant Jem.Ubi& Graham,
Don't feed the trolls.
If yer so busy will ye get off this and do yer work or ye will be in till 12 again tonight
I doubt you will find a tax accountant in an office tomorrow morning - they will all be in recovery mode.
What about the vat 3 returns that have to be in for Monday??
What about the vat 3 returns that have to be in for Monday??
Of course price is not the only one. You imply from your comments above that there is a lack of consistency of your criteria in the accountancy profession, and you are correct there. However having had dealings with many accountants over the past number of years, and having discussed the issue with numerous other business people, we have found that some accountants who charge rip-off prices do not necessarily offer a better service than those who charge lower prices. I am sure there are some "accounatnts" who offer value for money, but it does pay to shop around, like everything else.There are many many criteria to judge an accounatnt on, and yes rabbit, price is one of them, but not the only one. Quality, Accuracy, Efficiency, Accessibility, Knowledge, the tax they save you, and Value for Money are but a few.
If they have not or do not issue you with a letter of engagement you have a case to bring to their institute.
Agreed.I don't think this is correct - the ICAI for example recommend engagement letters as good practice but don't regard them as mandatory except for statutory audit assignments. That said, I personally wouldn't dream of taking on a client without issuing a letter of engagement.
It is up to the accountancy institutes to sort out the rogues.
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