Submitted by: Paul Wheater

A reliable professional accountancy firm is a very solid benefit to anyone running a business, having said that it is no good if the accountant you have chosen to represent your company is not doind what your company needs them to be doing.

It may be a good time to change accountants if they do not stack up well against the 5 danger signs below

Your accountant is rarely available to answer your calls

We all know how frustrating it can be to continually call somebody only to be told they are not available and you should not be expected to put up with it if you are paying somebody to provide you a service.

If you never get the opportunity to speak with your accountant when you call it may mean that they have bigger clients who they see as more important than you and are devoting more of their time to helping them, it could also mean that they are not putting in the hours they need to be and are not taking their or your business as seriously as they should. Whatever the reason , if you are having problems getting in touch with your accountant, it may be time to start shopping around for a new company to represent your business.

When leaving messages for your accountant you rarely receive a timely call back

When you try to call your accountant and are unsuccessful chances are you will leave a message for them to call you back. If they rarely call you back in a timely manner then it should be ringing alarm bells in your head. if they are not taking your calls or calling you back then they are not delivering the attention you deserve as a customer.

Tax returns or other financial forms are usually sent in late

Firstly you need to make sure this is not your fault, at least in part, and that you have not caused the documents to be late by not supplying your accountant with enough information or supplying the information too late. Still, if you have submitted all the relevant information well ahead of the deadline – and they are still not getting things done on time, you need to get rid and hire an accountant who gets things done when they need to.

The accountant does not want to spend the time going over your accounts with you

You have the right to understand your financial reports, it is your business at the end of the day. If your accountant seems too busy or unwilling to go over your accounts with you, then alarm bells should start ringing.It is essential that you understand the basics of the reports that are being sent on your company’s behalf, otherwise how will you know what is being sent is correct?

The employee designated to look after your accountant does not seem experienced enough

One problem with selecting a large accountancy firm is that once you sign up with them your account may well be handed on to a more junior member of their staff. If this employess cannot answer the questions you have, or if you think you have more knowledge on your accounts than they do, then you really should demand a more experienced member of staff to deal with your account. If after you approach them they are unwilling to help you out then you should immediately begin looking for a more amiable accountancy firm.

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