J
June
I am a self employed book-keeper, not an accountant, and have a small number
of clients who I invoice as appropriate.
Some work is undertaken on client premises and some I do in my office.
I am semi retired, so not many clients now but this year I have had two
clients where I have undertaken considerable work, and have not been paid.
On the first occasion, a sole trader was in financial difficulties and
sought advice from a Financial Adviser, who asked for all my clients
paperwork and my computations etc to establish the full extent of his
liabilities to various creditors. I provided all this and I now wonder if it
was correct to provide all this information as I will now not be paid, but
no doubt the financial adviser will, using my paperwork.
The second instance, I advised a sole trader that he needed the services of
an Accountant, although for general book keeping he may wish to retain my
services, Well, he approached an Accountant who wrote to me asking for full
details and his paperwork referring to a code of practice, and asking if
there was any reason that they need to be aware of before they decide to act
for him. I provided all his paperwork, and all my calculations, but did
advise that his cheque for my fees was not met when presented to the bank,
and despite reminders they remain unpaid.
The Accountant has since taken on this client, knowing my fees were unpaid.
The Accountant then submitted his CIS return etc using my figures as HMRC
did not process the new Accountants authority form before they processed the
return and the agreement came to me.
I may be naive, but is that normal within the Accountancy profession, and
would an Accountant simply pass on paperwork and computations at their own
expense, despite unpaid fees?
Moan over,
Thanks in advance
of clients who I invoice as appropriate.
Some work is undertaken on client premises and some I do in my office.
I am semi retired, so not many clients now but this year I have had two
clients where I have undertaken considerable work, and have not been paid.
On the first occasion, a sole trader was in financial difficulties and
sought advice from a Financial Adviser, who asked for all my clients
paperwork and my computations etc to establish the full extent of his
liabilities to various creditors. I provided all this and I now wonder if it
was correct to provide all this information as I will now not be paid, but
no doubt the financial adviser will, using my paperwork.
The second instance, I advised a sole trader that he needed the services of
an Accountant, although for general book keeping he may wish to retain my
services, Well, he approached an Accountant who wrote to me asking for full
details and his paperwork referring to a code of practice, and asking if
there was any reason that they need to be aware of before they decide to act
for him. I provided all his paperwork, and all my calculations, but did
advise that his cheque for my fees was not met when presented to the bank,
and despite reminders they remain unpaid.
The Accountant has since taken on this client, knowing my fees were unpaid.
The Accountant then submitted his CIS return etc using my figures as HMRC
did not process the new Accountants authority form before they processed the
return and the agreement came to me.
I may be naive, but is that normal within the Accountancy profession, and
would an Accountant simply pass on paperwork and computations at their own
expense, despite unpaid fees?
Moan over,
Thanks in advance
