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“Friendly, proactive staff who are ready to go the extra mile to get things completed on time. Cooper Parry ensures good communication throughout the process and time is taken to understand the business well. Inflo is a also great platform which we enjoy using. I genuinely cannot think of much scope for improvement.”

“Efficient, supportive and big 5 service but not big 5 fees”

“Always very responsive”

“Always a pleasure to work with the staff at CP, they are friendly, efficient & hard working & always happy to talk through any issues”

“Agile to support on various topics/areas such as EMI Option, VAT, Audit. Continuing to be agile in responding to our needs is extremely helpful and the ‘less red tape/ non corporate’ process to providing quick support and solutions is what will keep this rating high.”

“Definitely experienced more engagement from the on site team and the quality of questions demonstrated that the team were gaining a greater understanding of our business. Better upfront planning of dates and availability reduced tensions this year also. Challenge for next year will be how do we retain the efficiencies and knowledge improvements that we gained this year in line with the natural movement of people as they develop through their careers.”

“Definitely a positive step forward. Improved second year both in terms of communication and working together. General feeling that prior year comments had ben listened to and actions re team responsibilities and use of Inflow. Lessons to be learned for this year re MWB issues and early comms/calls rather than leaving to end.”

“Good proactive, responsive support. Reliable, all-round service for taxation needs.”

“I feel convinced that you are technically good, and in safe hands. I would prefer one point of contact, like an account manager who just makes sure things are progressing across departments.”

“Excellent work product, but took longer than expected.”

“Excellent service on planned activities, audit, tax advice etc. Could be more dynamic on improvements and initiatives.”

“Things that went well: 1) The team were very pleasant and their work was efficient 2) We felt confident in the team’s knowledge of accounting and auditing standards 3) The use of technology made the fieldwork a smoother process, e.g. the use of Inflo and audit staff being confident using log ins to our systems Improvement areas: 1) The assignment of staff didn’t work with our finance team. There were a large volumes of staff assigned for short periods, and with 2 internal finance staff we couldn’t turn requests around fast enough. This meant staff without business knowledge were picking the work up later down the line, and we ended up explaining the same fundamental concepts again and again to different people. It would also have been beneficial to get the Inflo requests lists in advance of the fieldwork, so we could have given you the basics beforehand (fixed asset registers, sales listings etc.) 2) We didn’t receive advance communications where timelines were slipping. We understand it happens, but we need to be forewarned so we can set expectations with the board.”

“Very happy overall with CP. Haven’t given the 5th star as was slightly disappointed with the communication this year around needing to submit the R&D claim in August which meant accounts / tax return had to be turned around v quikcly. Very little notice given. Otherwise everything great. “

“We struggle consistently being able to meet our audit deadline due to constant changes with the audit team. We have to reexplain our processes and accounts annually which is always a challenge and once we think the teams has an understanding of our business processes, we are given a new team. “

“It seems like every time we have a request it is being hit with additional charges above and beyond our stated fee. CP assisted with a HRMC VAT Tax issue. We have not received our refund from HMRC that CP assisted in calculating. CP wants to charge additional for assistance in getting the refund. Also seems like administrative functions are being billed at a very high rate. (Request assistance in closing a legal entity that has been dormant”

“It feels like in some areas we are duplicating work or going over things that we have previously agreed when it comes to the audit. Also when it comes to billing (around tax) it feels like we are paying for someone to do the work and then again for someone to check the work. “