Finding a good accountant is not easy at all. It is more like “finding a good business partner” for your life time. However, there are some common rules you can apply when you find your accountant. Below could be a good guideline for you.
1. Check their licence and qualifications. This may not be absolutely relevant but generally, for those with better qualifications and CA or CPA Public Practice Certificate holders are more responsible for what they are doing as they are subjects of “Quality Review” from their professional bodies. Also more qualifications could mean they are engaging more professional education; therefore possess more up to date knowledge. So check CPA or ICAA website when you find a good accountant. Those listed ones are holders of Public Practice Certificate with quality control measures in the firm.
2. Check feedbacks from their existing clients but be careful those fake ones. Check their Google reviews (if they have one) and ask those clients who may already know them.
3. If your accountant asks many questions and request more information, he or she is likely to do better jobs for you. Lazy accountants always make mistakes and blame you for not providing enough information for their works.
4. If your accountant saying everything you say is OK, you may end up a situation having a tax audit from the authority. 10 out of 10, the accountant will deny their advice given to you.
5. If your accountant does not reply your email or return your call more than 48 hours, this means you don’t have help when you really need from your accountant. Accessibility is important in this world we are living.
