Shop Opening

Our new shop opens next week - on the 12th December to be precise.

It's been a fair old while coming but now we're on the brink of the next chapter in the business we decided to sit down and really evaluate where we are against our plans, goals, aims and targets.

We hadn't been through the process for a while and so we were braced for some surprises... but the chief surprise was that we are pretty much on track, or maybe even just a little bit ahead.

It was always our intention to build a business that looked at accountancy in a slightly different way because, let's face facts: it's quite difficult to differentiate one accountant from another by the quality of their accounts - or at least it should be.  After all, all accounts should be the same give or take interpretation and mistakes.

So the next thing a lot of accountants do is try to differentiate themselves on price... but this is the rocky road to ruin for everyone involved.

No, we decided that actually the accounts themselves should be a given and price, if not the cheapest, has to be in the right ball park.  Our differentiator is the experience we hope our customers have as a client of TaxAssist Accountants.

What do we mean by this?

Of course, we work very hard to make sure the accounts are spot on and in 99.9% of cases they are.  I hesitate to say 100% because that's impossible.  However, beyond the accounts being right, we make sure our customers understand what their accounts are telling them... we talk everyone through their accounts and highlight things that have changed from previous years and we talk about why this might be.

And then there's the experience between these annual events.  We are always looking for connections between our customers, recommending networking groups and marketing and putting people in touch with as much help and advice as we can (and they want).

Finally, we offer a pretty rounded service.  Of course we do accounts, bookkeeping, payroll and all that stuff.  We can also help with business plans, copy writing, investment and all the other things that a business person might need.

So, after three and half years in the office at 84 St John's Road, we're moving... 250 metres up the road to 113 St John's Road.  We thought about it long and hard and decided it was exactly the right thing to do.

Our launch event is Thursday 12th December and we'll be working in the new office from Monday 16th December.

Do come in to see us... the new office is a whole new ball game in that we have loads of space, desks to rent and meeting rooms to hire.  We'd love to see you and are looking forward to the next business chapter in Corstorphine.