The criteria on which accountants could be qualified could be listed for a long time. These are often general expectations that we demand from everyone who does some kind of work for us. And when they try to formulate professional expectations for the accountant, they often set wrong and excessive expectations, which an ordinary accountant cannot even understand, since he does not have the special professional qualifications required by the expectations.
Such seemingly excessive expectations are often labor law expertise, environmental protection product fee determination or legal advice. By definition, these are not the tasks of the accountant, he typically does not have qualifications in these areas, I believe that his qualification as a qualified accountant does not entitle him to this type of activity.
So the question arises, do we really know what a good accountant is like?
We don't know, we can only draw conclusions regarding the satisfaction of our customers. No one else probably knows. The expectations that you do your work accurately and on time apply to practitioners of all occupations and professions. And your work is simple, book the receipts provided to you in accordance with the current legislation. No more, no less. Before anyone raises their heads, I confirm: it is so.
Well, then who prepares the returns, makes the announcements, represents the authorities...
I could list the expectations for the accountant, but everyone knows them, since everyone treats them as an important aspect when choosing an accountant. Important things indeed, but not the duties of an accountant. Of course, this does not mean that the accountant cannot take care of these, since he is qualified to do so. However, these activities are not part of accounting, but are related to it.
How do we understand this?
So that while in the past similar related tasks were not performed by accountants, or at most for a separate fee, today, as a result of market competition, few people refrain from performing these tasks. Of course, you can still find accountants who charge a separate fee for performing similar tasks, but today this is not typical.
We clarified what the accountant's task is, what the related activities are, and what the misconceptions about his qualification are, at least tangentially. If everyone is able to formulate what they expect from the accountant after this, then it was worth reading this.
As many people, as many businesses, each one expects something different from their accountant. This means that, based on the above, the accountant must in every case compile a service package tailored to the needs of the business, as the client will examine its content and decide according to their needs.
I would not go into such details as the issue of trust or responsibility. These are very important things, but while the former is subjective, the latter is objective. After all, if there is no trust, how could I entrust my business to someone who may not even take responsibility for his work.
On the part of DiaKont, we can safely say that our customers receive a full range of services. In all cases, we conclude a contract with our clients and our professional responsibility is not an empty phrase, since a well-known insurance company takes responsibility for our work.
Our services are very wide-ranging, a significant part of them can be used as part of accounting, or even independently. Please refer to the descriptions of our Services.