Reply: 1.1.1.2.1.1.1
From: Mike .
Hi Don,
The Accountant I use over here is not one of the big 4. His name is Dan Foster CPA and he's a Melb boy. They are a small practice with basic office space. Firstly, they share a building with other tenants - not like the big 4 with large glitzy buildings. The building is unremarkable - so unremarkable I had trouble finding it. No big sign out front - just a security door with a buzzer and the name of the practice next to the buzzer.
Take a rickety elevator or stairwell to the 2nd floor and you'll find it. The office appears to have two main rooms. A reception room - not glitzy. Behind that is a room which is partitioned for two or three desks - that's it. Dan is a young guy - probably early thirties but knows his stuff. I paid £50 for a 1 hour consultation to do my UK tax return and advice on filling out my Aussie tax pack. I brought the current tax pack and earlier editions as well. He even filled out a few fields in the spare copy of the form.
Before coming to Australia I had a 1 and a half hour consultation with Ernst and Young. Cost $900. Ouch!
For a small fee see Dan first. You can e-mail him beforehand with your situation so he is clued up with the correct info. If you still feel you need more then go and see one of the big four. But the consultation with them should be shorter as Dave should give you most of what you need.
Website:
http://www.dms-london.co.uk
Email:
[email protected]
Teleph: 020 7377 5577
Fax: 020 7247 3589
Address:
Dynamic Management Solutions
2nd Floor
154 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4LN
Tips:
Nearest Underground is Liverpool station.
Turn left when you come out on the street.
Ring beforehand and ask which shops or businesses with signs it is next to so you can locate it quicker. The numbers are not easy to find. You will need to cross the road at Bishopsgate if coming from Liverpool station.
At the door you will need to buzz to have the door opened.
Before leaving ask Dan how to open the security door to get back out. Lucky for me someone was coming in otherwise I would have had to trek back up to the 2nd floor to find out.
Regards, Mike
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PS: I tried contacting you at
[email protected] but it bounced back. My e-mail address, if you want to contact me, is
[email protected]