Saving time, money & the environment
There are many benefits to online when it comes to tax and accountancy, rather than traditional methods of the past:
Time
With no meetings or trips to the post office/postbox your time can be spent on other things.
When you have queries during the year, rather than perhaps playing ‘phone-tag’ you can send an email and focus on other areas.
Money
People often forget that their own time has a value. Trying to do things yourself, or spending time travelling and in meetings all has a cost.
By not travelling, or having to print out documents or post them, you are also saving money.
The environment
Another benefit of doing things online is to the environment.
With no travel for meetings or to the post office, emissions are eliminated.
Not having to print out documents means no paper or ink is used.
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_pricing_tables featured_table_background_color=”#007AA3″ featured_table_header_background_color=”#007AA3″ header_background_color=”#007AA3″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_pricing_table title=”taxhelp.uk.com” subtitle=” Online Accountant” sum_tablet=”” sum_phone=”” sum_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” price_line_height=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]You send your ‘paperwork’ by email or using secure online storage. Perhaps you use online bookkeeping, so share accountant’s access to the records with me.
When the accounts and return are ready, I send you an encrypted pdf of the completed tax return, accounts and computations for your files. The return can be signed securely online on a computer, phone or tablet.
If you have any queries during the year you just drop me an email. The costs of general queries are all included in your fixed fee. I am often able to respond outside of normal business hours and at weekends/holidays, so you are not left waiting for a reply.
[/et_pb_pricing_table][et_pb_pricing_table title=”Traditional” subtitle=”In Person” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” price_line_height=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]You contact the accountant to arrange a meeting and synchronise diaries for the appointment. Perhaps you have to leave a message and wait for a call back.
You then travel to the accountant’s office for the meeting. In addition to the time cost of the meeting, you are also losing time when travelling to and from the office. There is also the cost of the travel, emissions, and perhaps parking as well.
When the accounts and return are ready, they may be posted to you after having being printed and perhaps bound as well.
To sign the return, you may have to take more time away from your business again to travel to the accountant’s office.
If you have any queries during the year you contact the accountant by phone. Perhaps you have to leave a message and wait for a call back, as they may not be waiting by the phone for a call.
[/et_pb_pricing_table][et_pb_pricing_table title=”Traditional” subtitle=”Postal” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” price_font_size=”1px” price_line_height=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]You travel to the nearest post office to send the paperwork to the accountant. In addition to the time cost of waiting in line, you are also losing time when travelling to and from the post office. There is also the cost of the travel, emissions, and perhaps parking as well.
When the accounts and return are ready, they may be posted to you after having being printed and perhaps bound as well.
To sign the return, you may have to take more time away from your business again to travel to the post office to return them.
If you have any queries during the year you contact the accountant by phone. Perhaps you have to leave a message and wait for a call back, as they may not be waiting by the phone for a call.
[/et_pb_pricing_table][/et_pb_pricing_tables][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial author=”James McBrearty” company_name=”taxhelp.uk.com Ltd” portrait_url=”http://ryu.ilc.mybluehost.me/taxhelp.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/James-McBrearty-Tax-Accountant-about-m.jpg” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]In the early days of my business I was meeting with clients at a convenient location, as well as face to face networking.
As a result, I was travelling many thousands of business miles a year but have been able to reduce this to under one thousand miles in the 2022/23 year.
In additional to the business travel, I was regularly making trips to the local post office several times a week. There was also the extensive use of paper and printing to consider, as well as the actual postage.
Changing to a completely online practice over the years has resulted in savings to time and costs, as well as significant benefits to the environment. The cost savings are passed on to clients with lower fees, and being able to absorb excess inflation.
Clients have a better service and also save time and money and the environment with their own savings as well.
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