Tuesday, 6 March 2007

Why accountants are ace and lawyers suck

Today I went to go and see a recommended accountant about sorting out the formalities. As the title might suggest, they were ace. Assuming we go with them, it would seem likely that what we spend with them on services, we'll save in terms of tax, which to my mind is the hallmark of a good accountant (that and being willing to explain the rationale for what they're doing).

By contrast, most lawyers speak in terms of liability, potential risks, dangers, pitfalls, blah blah and rather than explaining things when asked prefer to patronise you as though it's black magic. It reminds me of bad Catholic churches where the congregation turns up for fear of what it might cost them if they don't go to church and you have this funny feeling about the donations plate...

(At this point I would like to add two heavy caveats:

1 - I am sure some lawyers are nice people, in fact I know a couple of nice lawyers, however I believe them to be the exception not the rule.

2 - Many Catholic churches are very good

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"2 - Many Catholic churches are very good and positive about their faith"

Feel the guilt kick in... thats right... good catholic...