[combat1]

Hi, Can anyone give me an idea of the cost of an accountant to do the self assessment form for a sole trader, no employees, no vat.
First year of business, part time turnover around 10k.
Thanks.

[karygate]

mine costs me about 250 but some do it cheaper than that. worth it though.

[Niall McAllister]

get in touch with your local tax office and find out about their self assessment workshop. if you are sole trader, it is easy to do it yourself. if you have all your recepts and all your earnings it's easy to do it yourself online. the workshop just steers you in the right direction.
it's so easy an idiot can do it, I know this cause i've done mine (put that in before anyone else does)

[HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy)]

140 quid per year.........corporate accountant.......well worth it, you could do it your self yes, but if you are like me and have no idea about capital depreciations, loss adjustments etc etc then you are better to have a professional look at them for you.

[Niall McAllister]

140 quid per year.........corporate accountant.......well worth it, you could do it your self yes, but if you are like me and have no idea about capital depreciations, loss adjustments etc etc then you are better to have a professional look at them for you.

did i not just say it is Scrim i mean idiot proof

[HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy)]

yada yada yada........look at me, i am so clever i did it myself    

i have never seen inside a tax office, and have no intention of starting now  :

[Niall McAllister]

mine was up at the novotel in the city centre, even said we could claim it on  expences

[HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy)]

how much did you pay niall?

[Niall McAllister]

just parking, and the getting there. workshop itself is free. for the sake of 3hrs it's good

[HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy)]

nice one

[Niall McAllister]

mind you parking in the town nearly bankrupted me

[GWCS]

mind you parking in the town nearly bankrupted me

im sure you could have claimed that back as a business expense! 

[collins82002]

get in touch with your local tax office and find out about their self assessment workshop. if you are sole trader, it is easy to do it yourself. if you have all your recepts and all your earnings it's easy to do it yourself online. the workshop just steers you in the right direction.
it's so easy an idiot can do it, I know this cause i've done mine (put that in before anyone else does)

Just booked a tax workshop course and its free, cant be bad
 

[Dean Aspects]

My accountant is £115 i do out all my reciepts he does the rest and claims for stuff that i have no idea about and all manner of other things i dont or cant be bothered to understand for me its money well spent and leaves me free to do things much more interesting like posting on forums for example

[martinsadie]

mines £175 

[LWC]

Mine was £500 last year 

Not sure why as it was £300 year before, i need to query it at some point.

[S.A.J]

Last year £1800    Accountant SACKED 

New accountant this year £500-£600 

Stuart

[martinsadie]

Mine was £500 last year 

Not sure why as it was £300 year before, i need to query it at some point.

i would have asked before paying  

[dave0123]

£230 mine last year

[Window Washers]

Sod doing accounts myself, far to much ball ache that will cost you over time, accountants no there business we know ours, unless you are an accountant thats come into window cleaning I would recommend getting one, business is stressful enough, they are cheap compared to the time it takes to do your own. did I say sod doing accounts myself!