Tax Returns

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farewell

Not relevant to tax returns but thought someone in here might be able to help with this.

I am applying for a spouse visa for my wife and part of the financial requirements, as a self-employed person, requires me to do this:

Provide unaudited accounts for the last full financial year and an
accountant’s certificate of confirmation, from an accountant who is a
member of a UK Recognised Supervisory Body (as defined in the
Companies Act 2006) or who is a member of the Institute of Financial
Accountants.

I have no idea what the above actually means. I do my own tax returns and work as a self-employed courier so my "accounts" are just money paid weekly into my personal bank account.

How likely is it an accountant will issue a certificate for someone who is not their client?

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Brommers in reply to @farewell

How likely is it an accountant will issue a certificate for someone who is not their client?

Very likely. I had to get one year's unaudited accounts for my mortgage. I spoke to some accountants, and they sent me a piece of paper with some boxes to fill in. I filled in the boxes with the same numbers I'd put on my tax return. They copied the numbers from the boxes, did some maffs, got to the same profit figure I got when I did the maffs, signed the bottom and charged me £400 for the privilege. Total waste of time, effort and money but for some inexplicable reason the bank was very happy with their piece of paper and gave me lots of money. They then forgot to take the mortgage repayments for the first three months of the mortgage term. Fuckwits.

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Howard in reply to @Brommers

They then forgot to take the mortgage repayments for the first three months of the mortgage term. Fuckwits.

Same when we remortgaged. Unbelievable.

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