Business Owners' Accounting Service Survey

Participate in the Business Owners' Accounting & Finance Survey

We are constantly working to improve service to businesses. Your experience and viewpoint is extremely valuable to us in learning how to serve you better.

The purpose of this survey is to learn what leaders like you want and need from Accounting firms.

In exchange for your time and views, we will be happy to give you a reward: Fill in the survey and you get the Business Owner's Accountancy Requirements Analysis (costing £397) absolutely free of charge!

NOTE: Offer is valid ONLY for UK-based companies and sole traders. We apologise for not having resources for delivering the Business Owner's Accountancy Requirements Analysis abroad.

Please select ONE of the alternative answers for each question and click the checkbox of your choice. You can also comment freely on the subject in the space given below each question. If none of the alternatives correspond with your views, please give your opinion in the "Comments" box.

The survey starts here:

1.	How often does your Accounting firm call to inform you about new changes in taxation or to let you know about some development in your monthly accounts?
	Once a month or more often
	Every 2-3 months
	Hardly ever - or never

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2.	How fast does your Accounting firm return your calls?
	Usually within hours
	Usually latest the next day
	Slowly, sometimes they forget altogether

Comments:

3.	How actively does your Accounting firm monitor your monthly accounts and keep you updated on the month-to-month development of your finances?
	I get adequate monthly reports on the most important financial developments
	I get monthly accounts but little or no explanation on what the figures signify
	Monthly accounts are often late and financial development has to be estimated without facts

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4.	How clear and understandable do you experience the financial information that your Accounting firm produces?
	The Accountant explains everything thoroughly and / or I get the information in a form that makes it easy to understand and act on
	I understand some of it but a good measure remains incomprehensible or uncertain
	I find most of it quite incomprehensible

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5.	How satisfactorily do you feel your Accounting firm advises you on how to handle any problems found?
	Very well, I get in-depth practical advice that allows me to actually handle the situation in most cases
	They try their best but I find it hard to put their advice into practical use
	They don't give any advice on how to handle problems

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6.	How well do they instruct on how to make the most out of positive trends found?
	Very well, I've actually made profit with their advice more than once
	Quite satisfactorily, positive trends are discussed and I get definite ideas on how to utilise these opportunities
	Not at all - positive trends are never discussed in practical sense

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7.	How would you grade the degree to which the Accounting firm performs their duties in accordance your specific wishes and requests?
	Quite well, I hardly ever have to remind them about my requests
	Rather well, but sometimes I have to repeat instructions or remind them
	Rather poorly, I constantly have to remind them and/or repeat my instructions

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8.	Does the Accounting firm give you problems that you feel you're paying them to solve?
	Never
	Usually not but sometimes they don't solve some problem for me
	Most of the time they leave the problems for me to solve

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9.	Has the Accounting firm been able to save you money?
	Yes, more than once
	Once
	Not so that I would have become aware of it

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10.	Do you feel comfortable within the framework of cooperation with your Accounting firm?
	Very much so
	It's purely a business matter, comfort doesn't enter it
	Not really

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11.	Does your Accountant go through the past month's key figures and development with you on monthly basis, explaining the interdependencies of various figures and trends?
	Yes
	Once in a while but only if I ask for it myself
	No

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12.	Do you experience the cost of your Accounting service as a worthwhile investment or rather something that has to be done to comply with legislation?
	I find it useful - it's a worthwhile investment
	A little bit of both
	I only use it because it is mandatory to maintain monthly & yearly accounts

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13.	How reasonable do you feel the cost of your Accounting services, considering the overall exchange that you receive for your money?
	I feel I receive even beyond what I pay for the service
	The cost is reasonable and I get more or less fair exchange for my money
	The cost is too much compared to what I receive in exchange for it

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14.	If you could give Accounting firms in general a piece of good advice... what would you tell them?

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BENEFITS available from Accounting service:

Which benefits should you get from Accounting services - what is really available for he who knows to ask for it?

MONITORING your Key Financial Figures:

Why should your Accounting service definitely monitor the Key Figures of your finances? Which figures - and how?

COMPARING Accounting services without being expert:

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COMMUNICATING without Accounting terminology:

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TAILORING Accounting to meet your needs and wishes:

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CONSULTATION on the development of your fiscal:

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