Which areas do you feel your accountant could improve in?

Ideally, what would you most like your accountant to help you with?

Proactivity

Using online software

Support

Communication

Building a rapport with you

59% Tax

28%General accounting/ bookkeeping questions

8%Business strategy

1%All services

2%Payroll

2%Budgeting

How do you prefer to communicate with your accountant?

Email71%

Telephone 15%

In person 10%

Text

1%

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Calling

How often do you communicate with your accountant?

Every day

Yearly

Every few days

Weekly

A few times a month

Ad hoc

Instant messenger

1%All of the above

1%

How involved do you like to be in your accounting?

Very involved

Occasionally involved

My accountant does everything

42%

37%

8%

6%

6%

1%

Clear Books surveyed UK business owners to find out their preferences when working with an accountant.

We've shared the results of the survey in this infographic to help create a better working relationship between accountants and businesses.

Working with your accountant

Email & phone & visits

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The most represented industries in our survey were:

65%

30%

5%