What Other Accountants Do

  • Sets of accounts, tax returns, VAT, management accounts, payroll, company secretarial, tax planning.
  • Say they are business advisors.
  • Set fixed fees, then go about seeking to do the job using the fewest time costs possible.
  • Employ cheap, lower skilled workers.
  • Pass you between different departments where the accountant will not know about tax and the tax team will know nothing about accounts.
  • See time spent with clients as a cost.
 

What We Do

  • Sets of accounts, tax returns, VAT, management accounts, payroll, company secretarial, tax planning.
  • We give business advice.
  • Set fixed fees and then set about learning about a business in order to be able to advise. Advice can’t be given from behind a desk. You have to get involved in the business. The more time we invest in a client, the better our advice.
  • At Smith Lomax, you will never be seen by an unqualified accountant.
  • Give joined up advice, where your tax advisor is involved in your accounts, and will probably run your payroll as well.
  • See time spent with clients as an investment.

What Other Accountants Do

  • Sets of accounts, tax returns, VAT, management accounts, payroll, company secretarial, tax planning.
  • Say they are business advisors.
  • Set fixed fees, then go about seeking to do the job using the fewest time costs possible.
  • Employ cheap, lower skilled workers.
  • Pass you between different departments where the accountant will not know about tax and the tax team will know nothing about accounts.
  • See time spent with clients as a cost.
 

What We Do

  • Sets of accounts, tax returns, VAT, management accounts, payroll, company secretarial, tax planning.
  • We give business advice.
  • Set fixed fees and then set about learning about a business in order to be able to advise. Advice can’t be given from behind a desk. You have to get involved in the business. The more time we invest in a client, the better our advice.
  • At Smith Lomax, you will never be seen by an unqualified accountant.
  • Give joined up advice, where your tax advisor is involved in your accounts, and will probably run your payroll as well.
  • See time spent with clients as an investment.