Too expensive at £550 for partnership accounts, tax return and 2 sa returns

Posted by murphy1 PM | on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 16:34 6778 49 comments | report

HI,

Having a mild chuckle....prospective client maintains books on excel, t/o kept under £70k, I quoted them £ 550 for everything - full accounts, Partnership Tax return, 2 Self Assessment Tax returns. I operate on a Fixed Fee policy.

Feedback from them suggested I was too expensive and that they had a quote for £400...!

They are welcome to it!! What is happening in our world today?????

Murphy

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£550 sounds perfectly reasonable

memyself-eye | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 16:46

Not only...

dropoutguy | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 16:57

£750.00

andypartridge | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 16:58

well my tuppence

carnmores | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 17:21

Query the make up and basis of the quote

naomi2000 | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 17:21

Im with Andy P

Chris Smail | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 17:23

if your a one man band

carnmores | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 17:50

Would need to know what they did ...

Steve Holloway | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 17:59

I love this bit....

Comptable | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 18:03

Why worry ?

cymraeg_draig | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 18:05

Turnover under £70k

leicsred | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 18:11

Why worry?

GeeBee | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 20:35

Different circumstances

petersaxton | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 21:12

It's not just the accounts though

fellowcraft | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 22:01

No fixed fees

petersaxton | Tue, 11/01/2011 - 22:16

Caution, Caution

nigelburge | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 10:08

What about this one?

petersaxton | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 11:24

About right

sally1964 | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 13:31

At last ....

Steve Holloway | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 14:32

I'm cheap, but not that cheap...!

murphy1 | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 15:17

@PeterSaxton

Stewie Griffin | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 15:41

Management accounts

sparkey999 | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 16:03

Good advice

petersaxton | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 16:06

Agree 100%

petersaxton | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 16:32

Cheap & nasty -

cymraeg_draig | Wed, 12/01/2011 - 19:13

Complete waste of time

noggs | Thu, 13/01/2011 - 12:49

Not Bad Price

AndersonAccountancy | Thu, 13/01/2011 - 13:06

Your Value To The Client

David Winch | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 11:18

Dont be a busy fool

saki69 | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 11:24

@ David

andypartridge | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 11:28

No to "value pricing"

petersaxton | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 11:32

My client

PUREaccountants | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 11:47

£550 for two hours work? I think not!

Vaughan Blake | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 12:20

Cheap beyond my wildest dreams - a customer's view

wingco44 | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 12:28

Something is only worth what someone will pay

andrewlaw2611 | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 14:26

Ernst & Young v working from home

petersaxton | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 14:34

£550 is toooooooo cheap

jamesgporter | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 14:37

Charging £550 for partnership accounts and tax returns .....

petersaxton | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 14:47

.

cymraeg_draig | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 15:03

Worth It

David Winch | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 15:31

No more "value pricing"

petersaxton | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 15:55

Value

cymraeg_draig | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 16:40

What price the clients business?

Vaughan Blake | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 17:09

Time Out on the value pricing fight

John Stokdyk | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 16:52

How many times do you have to say it to make it true?

petersaxton | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 17:28

Have you hit on a good idea Peter ?

cymraeg_draig | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 18:27

Dancing girls ..... tax returns are £10,000

petersaxton | Fri, 14/01/2011 - 18:45

There will always be someone who finds you too expensive

chatman | Sat, 15/01/2011 - 20:40

One final word on perspective!

Steve Holloway | Sun, 16/01/2011 - 10:35