Free checklist for UK accountancy practices

Win back accountancy admin hours without weakening client service

Accountancy practices depend on timely client records, clear deadlines and accurate follow-up. The difficulty is that every tax return, VAT quarter, engagement letter and client query creates another manual prompt for the team to remember.

When reminders rely on spreadsheets, inbox flags or memory, work slows down before filing deadlines and senior staff spend time chasing routine information.

This free checklist gives you a practical way to decide which accountancy touchpoints should be templated, triggered or reviewed by a person. It opens directly, with no details required. The form is only if you want to request a conversation about your workflow.

What is inside

  • Client record request steps for bank statements, receipts and year-end documents
  • Tax return, VAT, HMRC and MTD reminder rules linked to client deadlines
  • New client onboarding prompts for engagement letters, document checklists and signatures
  • Routine query handling, exception review and follow-up ownership checks

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The Operations Blueprint for accountancy practices

Busy season doesn't have to mean re-keying the same client data three times. We measure the time tied up in document collection, workpaper prep and review cycles, then map what to fix first.

  • Fixed £500 fee, paid before the session
  • Written Blueprint within 3 working days of the session
  • Desk-research starting point: around 60 hours a month to investigate, not a statistical result
  • Your estimates are based on your own team and workflows, not a fixed promise
  • If you start a Cortel retainer within 14 calendar days of the written Operations Blueprint being delivered, the £500 Blueprint fee is credited against your first retainer invoice.
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