Accounting Guides

Finding the best accountant for your company is an essential part of the process of starting out in the contracting world. Here are some top tips.

When you set up in business as a limited company contractor, do you have to appoint an accountant? What are the benefits?

When you join a new contractor accountant, with incomplete accounting records in tow, should the new provider charge you to bring them up-to-date?

You can pay anything from £50 to £150 per month for a contractor accountant. So what should this monthly fee include, and what 'extras' might you have to pay?

If you need to change accountancy providers for whatever reasons, we look at the steps you should take to ensure the handover goes smoothly.

If you have set up a new limited company for your contracting business, when do you have to submit your company accounts to Companies House and HMRC?

A specialist accountant will provide a number of services to look after the tax and accounting needs of your limited company. Here we look at the typical tasks they undertake for a monthly fee.

With so many different products available, how do you know which bookkeeping software is best for your contracting business? Our quick guide provides a few key pointers that should make it easier to decide.

Have so-called 'IR35 accountants' somehow been gifted a silver bullet against IR35, or is this just a marketing phrase?

Before you appoint a specialist accountancy firm to look after your contracting books, ensure that you check what qualifications the firm holds.