I've just started a brand new business and am wondering what the average price that an accountant is charging these days? Any suggestions? I'm offering services that are combining book keeping and general accounting. But not doing Limited Companies. Just sticking to Small sole trader businesses and partnerships. Anything beyond me is being outsourced to a small accountancy firm, that will give me super rates. I'm hoping to get alot of business by undercutting the firms in my region. But wondered what the average price is in general throughout the country?
Average Price of Accountants?
Aug 08, 2003
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Golden Gun, you are the "Walter Mitty"!
Peter Saxton from London snipped-for-privacy@petersaxton.co.uk
rpm
If you have seven people on payroll then you are a lot different to the one man companies that usually pay the price you quote.
In message , R P McMurphy writes
Are you boasting or complaining?
In message , R P McMurphy writes
Fair enough. Im not sure what service you are getting but it sounds expensive to me.
Is that a joke? 636 pounds a year for payroll for seven people and presumably bookkeeping and final accounts and tax sounds like a bargain.
Sounds like slave labour to me!
What quality of service are you getting? Are you receiving any advice?
Yes i contact him for advice as and when needed. i am happy with service he provides. in fact i need tobook an appt to see him soon as he has recommended going limited. It is an all-in service....but i am not vat registered so that helps.
rpm
"R P McMurphy" wrote
How do you manage to turnover less than the VAT threshold, and yet still pay
*seven* people's wages & make enough for yourself? That must be less than 7000 per annum (on average, and less all expenses) for each of the eight of you ...In message , Peter Saxton writes
As i said, 'it all depends on what you are getting'. If its just payroll its expensive.
In message , Tim writes
His busihness could be exempt, like financial advisers who dotn charge fees.
yep....i am in the social care business and therefore exempt.
rpm
Yes, but it doesn't seem to be just payroll to me.
In message , Peter Saxton writes
Yes, on re-reading I would agree with you.
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