Preview: Comparison 11 – Us and the two usual alternatives

HOW WE COMPARE

Three honest options, including the free one.

We are not the right answer for everybody, and the left-hand column is genuinely better for a lot of people.

Doing the books three ways
	A spreadsheet	A high-street accountant	Us
Cost a year	Nothing	£1,200 – £2,400	£540
Best for	Under £30k turnover, no VAT	Complex affairs, several entities	£30k – £500k, VAT registered
VAT returns	You file them	They file them	Filed for you, reviewed by a person
Year end	You do it	Included	Included
Bookkeeping	You do it	Usually extra	Included, bank feeds automatic
Someone to ring	No	Yes, sometimes	Yes, named, same day
Notice to leave	—	Often a year	One month, data exported

If your turnover is under thirty thousand and you are not VAT registered, use a spreadsheet and keep your money. We will tell you that on the first call.

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