Method · 11 min read
How to Compare Accounting Firms in Europe
A workable method for turning a long list of providers into a shortlist you can defend.
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Practical guides on comparing accounting firms in Europe, choosing a provider, questions to ask, bookkeeping versus full-service accounting, pricing models, payroll, VAT, cloud accounting and service agreements.
12 practical guides, written so that each section can be applied directly to the provider records in this directory. They cover the method, the questions, the service definitions and the pricing and contract mechanics.
The guides provide general educational information for buyers. They do not give individualised tax, legal or financial advice, do not recommend a legal structure, and do not promise any outcome.
Grouped by the kind of decision they support
Method · 11 min read
A workable method for turning a long list of providers into a shortlist you can defend.
Method · 9 min read
Selection criteria that hold up across European markets, from scope to software.
Method · 8 min read
A structured question set covering scope, staffing, data, deadlines and exit.
Scope · 7 min read
Where recording ends and compliance, reporting and advisory begin.
Pricing · 8 min read
The pricing models used across Europe and what each one rewards.
Structure · 8 min read
Trade-offs between proximity, coverage and coordination when your business crosses borders.
Service · 8 min read
Cut-offs, jurisdictions, confidentiality and the cost drivers that matter.
Service · 8 min read
Domestic returns, cross-border registrations and the evidence that supports them.
Technology · 7 min read
Platforms, licences, migration and the exit question that most buyers forget.
Technology · 7 min read
Implementation, configuration, training and support commitments.
Governance · 8 min read
Reading the engagement letter for scope, liability, data and termination terms.
Segment · 8 min read
What small companies should expect, include and refuse in an accounting package.