Should accountants charge for initial meetings?

I am a firm believer in the free initial meeting. After all, we spend most of it listening, not giving advice.

However, I think that many disagree. And certainly, almost all solicitors seem to!!

Thoughts?

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blok |
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Matter of choice

BigBadWolf |
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Should be free, bt by all means limit the time...

Steve McQueen |
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I would echo blok's thoughts.

young ronaldo |

depends

pauld |

What is YOUR objective in offering a free initial meeting?

bookmarklee |
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40 minutes

Jimess |

Business: Yes, Personal: No

Ken Howard |

Its free isf it is at our office

pauljohnston |

What about ID/MLR?

dwgw |

What does it matter?

Steve Holloway |
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Accountancy and the Law are different

davidross |

Prize

Tom 7000 |
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???

chatman |

Steve Holloway and davidross

alattax |

Well that was close!

Steve Holloway |
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Are they not looking at buying a service

RobbyDobby |