Don't believe an accountant that tells you that you need an accountant straight away! This is a matter of preference. There are good reasons for appointing an accountant straight away, but there will be times when it does not make sense to do so. It comes down to your preferences and objectives.
The key constraint is when is your first reporting obligation. Understand when this is (you can read a detailed treatment of this question in our Accounting Timing and Obligations post) and target appointing an accountant with enough time for them to handle this. Company formation and Payroll can be done in a matter of days. A full year of bookkeeping and accounts prep, allow a couple of months so that things are not rushed.
Subject to the above constraint, you choose when to appoint an accountant based on your requirements. The overall price that you pay does not change:
If you're after a bit of advice and not ready to commit to an accountant, you can book a consultation call with us.
Ahead of the call you can fill in a questionnaire to grab the basic details about your business so we can spend our time discussing higher value points. We can cover a range of topics including:
The call is 15 minutes.
Not strict. If we have a couple minutes of chit-chat about recent global pandemics, we'll add this on at the end. We leave a 15 minute buffer after calls to accommodate this.
If you come onboard as a client your fee is credited back to your account.
What is the cost?
The consultation call is £50, including VAT.
What if I just want to ask about your services?
In this case, please get in touch by submitting a message on the Instant Quote form.
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