Ten Tips for Choosing Your Sydney Accountant

The right Sydney accountant will fit in with your business like a hand into a glove. Once you start realising the true extent to which your Sydney accountant can contribute to your business success, your business finances can sprout wings and start carrying your business towards financial freedom. So how do you recognise the 'right' Sydney accountant when you meet them?

They're qualified
You take an enormous business risk if you hire a Sydney accountant who doesn't have full tertiary qualifications and their CPA.

They're sized to suit you
If you needs a hands-on approach to your business finances from your accountant, a small to medium-sized firm is ideal. National firms can sometimes charge lower hourly rates, but their advice is usually broad and doesn't consider your individual circumstances.

They're bookkeepers as well
Unless your company is large enough to warrant an in-house bookkeeper, it makes sense to chose a Sydney accountant that can also handle your week-to-week bookkeeping functions. This enhances privacy, simplicity, speed of response and flexibility.

They offer tax planning as well as tax returns
These two functions are completely different, but for businesses, equally necessary.

They're tech-savvy
Increasingly, all business functions are carried out with some type of technology. Your Sydney accountant should be comfortable with modern technologies ... especially using the internet! If your Sydney accountant is stuck in the pre-internet Dark Ages, you may find that your own business soon regresses to that point.

They'll speak to you in your own language
You shouldn’t need any more than a rudimentary or working knowledge of finance to work with your Sydney accountant ... yet you should walk away from every meeting feeling that you have made fully informed and ideal choices for your business. This can only occur with a Sydney accountant who is skilled at explaining the benefits and drawbacks of particular financial routes to you in terms that you understand.

It's vital that you choose the right accountant the first time round. Sullivans Sydney accountants have proven to be an indispensable business asset for hundreds of businesses across Sydney - contact us today and discover how we can benefit you!