Tag: Self Assessment

6 steps to make self assessment easier on you and your clients

Has the self assessment deadline got you tearing your hair out? AccountancyManager can make it easier on both you and your clients, in six simple steps:

1. Ready-made self assessment checklists

Use the template self assessment form provided, make your own tweaks or build custom forms from scratch to collect the client data you need. Share your documents with clients through our secure, GDPR-compliant portal.

2. Automatically chase clients to complete forms

AccountancyManager will remind your client to complete their forms at regular intervals – as set by you. The forms are built in, so the system will know whether they’ve been completed or not and notify you and remind clients accordingly. 

3. Easy, fast client approval 

It couldn’t be easier for your clients to approve their self assessment. They simply log into their portal and e-sign the docs. You can track approvals and completed forms in your client timeline.

4. Plan your time around returned forms, records and approvals

You don’t need to keep track of which clients have responded; AccountancyManager will alert you. Confirm that you’ve received the required records, then filter your task list to easily see what submissions you can now complete.

5. Automatic tax payment reminders

Make sure your clients pay their tax on time by setting up automatic email and text reminders. They’ll appreciate the nudge and you don’t need to lift a finger.  Continue reading...

Avoid the January Tax Return Chaos – Automate Your Requests and Reminders to Ease Your Workload

Avoid the January Tax Return Chaos – Automate Your Requests and Reminders to Ease Your Workload

Happy New Year? For many accountancy firms, January is the most hectic time of year.

As the January 31st deadline looms, once again your clients are suddenly rushing to provide you with last minute information as they realise they need to get their accounts in order and pay their tax.

Every year this happens and the only way to break this is through education and constant reminders and nudges sent to your clients to get the right records, receipts, documents, and information over to you, the accountant.

The issue of sending information over last minute probably comes down to Parkinson’s Law:

Parkinson’s law is the adage that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”.

“A whole year to complete a tax return? I have ages!” they must think.

Clients might keep their accounts up-to-date throughout the year, or they may just send you everything in one go and rely on you to do the rest.

So how can you have a more peaceful January in 2020?

Scare your clients with tales of fines?

Encouraging your clients to get their accounts in order earlier and keep them as up-to-date as much as possible all year round is an easy solution, but it might seem like a tough one to manage.

Even when you explain the possible danger of a late submission or payment, it can seem like it won’t happen to them. Continue reading...

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