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JeremyB · 03-20-2003, 10:01 AM

a1ka1ine:

You've got quite a while to do it! Self-assessment returns are duue by the end of Sept for the tax year ending this April. Accountant completed returns are due by the end of Jan 2004.

If you're just looking for them to work out how much tax you should pay, then pretty much any accountant will be able to do it for you. Ask them if they have experience in the Internet / Computer sole trading sector, after all you don't want to be paying them while you teach them about your business. They will also advise you about your VAT position as well.

You should probably tell them what you do, especially if you want business advice from them, but it's not totally neccessary. Our accountants know exactly what we do and just wanted URLs, passwords etc to check out our stuff.

If you can, complete as much of the paperwork & addition yourself. Divide it up into incomings and outgoings. An experienced acountant will be able to tell you what you can and cannot claim for. If you give them a bundle of disorganised receipts and bank statements, they will charge you more than if you give them a spreadsheet with totals on it which they can back-check to your organised receipts and statements.

03-20-2003, 10:01 AM
JeremyB Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 73	a1ka1ine: You've got quite a while to do it! Self-assessment returns are duue by the end of Sept for the tax year ending this April. Accountant completed returns are due by the end of Jan 2004. If you're just looking for them to work out how much tax you should pay, then pretty much any accountant will be able to do it for you. Ask them if they have experience in the Internet / Computer sole trading sector, after all you don't want to be paying them while you teach them about your business. They will also advise you about your VAT position as well. You should probably tell them what you do, especially if you want business advice from them, but it's not totally neccessary. Our accountants know exactly what we do and just wanted URLs, passwords etc to check out our stuff. If you can, complete as much of the paperwork & addition yourself. Divide it up into incomings and outgoings. An experienced acountant will be able to tell you what you can and cannot claim for. If you give them a bundle of disorganised receipts and bank statements, they will charge you more than if you give them a spreadsheet with totals on it which they can back-check to your organised receipts and statements.