Hi,
My husband and I run a small business as sole traders. He is the named sole trader and I just do the background stuff. We have to submit VAT returns every two months and we occasionally have someone working with us when it gets busy so we require payroll maybe every second month. Our accountant is constantly late submitting VAT returns and payroll. I always send the information to her before it is needed but I have to chase at least 3 times before it gets submitted. The last VAT return was submitted 4 weeks after the deadline with no apology or reason.
My question is is this industry norm, I'm new enough to the accounting world so maybe it is? I don't want to get a new accountant if I'm going to be in the same boat with a new one. I have brought this up when I met her in person and I was just told it's really busy. She's generally very helpful when we meet in person (3 times so far in 18 months).
Thanks very much in advance.
My husband and I run a small business as sole traders. He is the named sole trader and I just do the background stuff. We have to submit VAT returns every two months and we occasionally have someone working with us when it gets busy so we require payroll maybe every second month. Our accountant is constantly late submitting VAT returns and payroll. I always send the information to her before it is needed but I have to chase at least 3 times before it gets submitted. The last VAT return was submitted 4 weeks after the deadline with no apology or reason.
My question is is this industry norm, I'm new enough to the accounting world so maybe it is? I don't want to get a new accountant if I'm going to be in the same boat with a new one. I have brought this up when I met her in person and I was just told it's really busy. She's generally very helpful when we meet in person (3 times so far in 18 months).
Thanks very much in advance.