I recently signed off accounts to be submitted under FRS 102. At the time I didn't know there was another option, because these were the only accounts sent to me by my accountant. I since found out by accident that they could have been submitted under FRS 105, which would have resulted in less information being publicly disclosed. FRS 105 is preferable.
When I raised it with my accountant they said it was my responsiblity to tell them if I wanted to submit it under FRS 105.
I have since stopped using the old accountant. But I wanted to ask
a) has the accountant breached any rules by not telling me that I could have submitted them under FRS 105?
b) is there any point trying to get them resubmitted under FRS 105? Would the original accounts not remain on the public record?
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You had cr4p accountants
Too late as the accounts are there forever
Complain to the accounting body that they are members of and claim on their PII. They deserve it
Chances are your accounts fee was cheap and no partner involved in the process. What else did they miss?
Yes I agree they were crap. But they were not cheap at all.
What would benefit would come of complaining to the accounting body? And what could I actually claim on their PII? I don't think I have actually experienced any losses as a result of them advising me about my choice?
Yes I agree they were crap. But they were not cheap at all.
What would benefit would come of complaining to the accounting body? And what could I actually claim on their PII? I don't think I have actually experienced any losses as a result of them advising me about my choice?
If there are no losses, what are you going to claim as damages?
No, the accountants haven't broken any rules, though I would have asked you what you wanted to file.
Yes, you're right - the FRS102 accounts will still be on file so whatever you're trying to hide will still be visible.
Competitors, clients, staff and ex spouse know just so much more than they need to know.
I would not expect the average trader to the various rules
The accountant should, and historically Accounts exams required a knowledge of minimum legal disclosure.
Disclosing everything that is stated in the question would get a very low mark.
If accountant defaults to full disclosure in the public domain and does not discuss the existence of micro accounts then,in my opinion, loss could result
In mine, hugely unlikely and almost impossible to prove even if there was.
What I love about this article https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/business/financial-reporting/frs-102-vs-... is the little islander responses - "nothing in the article is relevant to my clients therefore nothing in the article is relevant to any business".
Two weeks ago, you said “I recently switched my business from sole trade to limited company” so struggling to understand why you are filing company accounts so soon.
Did you really submit the accounts yourself using hmrc’s own software? As it’s obvious from other filings that they allow for a complete overkill of information showing at co house.
Did you really submit the accounts yourself using hmrc’s own software?
It's not what he says.
True, but we have seen such in the past so I thought it was worth the Q, especially with such concern over over-disclosure.
You are not the only one.
The less good people think more pages justify a higher fee.
One such is a local firm of 2 lady bookkeepers
They even did FRS 102 on their own accounts. The details they entered wee clearly inaccurate as they were also on the job I took over
You are not the only one.
The less good people think more pages justify a higher fee.
One such is a local firm of 2 lady bookkeepers
They even did FRS 102 on their own accounts. The details they entered wee clearly inaccurate as they were also on the job I took over
I was just about to post the same thing! 2 decent size firms local to me always produce 105 accounts regardless of size! Seems more and more firms are turning into sausage factories that are only interested in pushing advisory work to clients!