Jamesons blog

Our experience as accountants and advisors to small businesses in North Essex for over thirty years, is that our clients hate being surprised by unexpected accountancy fees. The traditional way of charging accountancy services by the hour makes less and less sense. Why pay more for someone to work more slowly!

That's why, in conjunction with the AVN network, we have developed a system for providing our clients with a fixed fee quote for all of their usual compliance services, such things as accounts preparation, management accounts, payroll services and tax returns. The system allows Jamesons to provide clients with certainty over their accountancy costs and what they can expect to receive for this investment.

Jamesons recognise that all clients are different, but most want to reduce the amount they spend on compliance services, as much of this work is due to legal requirement rather than being something they really want. Therefore the fixed fee systems incorporates various add on services and three levels of service. All are delivered at the same high quality, but the more you invest, the more services you get.

The pricing of Jamesons fixed fee services is based on the size of your business and the quality of record keeping. By offering discounts for clearly defined improvements in the quality of record keeping, it is clear to see how costs can be saved.

Initial feed back from clients who have been introduced to fixed fees is very positive. They love that they can sit with their accountant to work out the fee using an interactive software program and that the effect of improving the quality of their record keeping is clear and measurable.

The ability to bundle services to include tax planning and business growth advisory services and get an overall discount of up to 30% is a major plus.

Whats more, all fixed fees include unlimited contact with any member of the Jamesons team. So you don't get charged when we pick up the phone!

Simon Garner