£19/month vs £200/month.
Same answers. Instant.
Your accountant takes 3 days to reply to a simple question. Charges you £25 for a 10-minute call. And is asleep at 11pm when you're finally doing your admin.
There's a better way.
Sound familiar?
We hear these frustrations from UK founders every day
“I emailed my accountant on Monday asking if I can claim my home office. It's Thursday and still no reply.”
“I avoid calling my accountant because I know every 6-minute chat is going on the bill.”
“My accountant only tells me about tax savings at year-end, when it's too late to do anything.”
“I pay £200/month but still feel like I'm bothering them whenever I have a question.”
The maths is simple
How much are you really paying per question?
Average accountant monthly fee
£200
Questions you actually ask
2-3/month
(because you feel guilty)
Real cost per question
£66-100
With AccountsOS (free during Early Access, then £9/month)...
Ask 100 questions. Still £19.
No guilt. No clock-watching. No surprise invoices.
Side-by-side cost breakdown
Traditional Accountant
The “full service” option
£150-300/month
£1,800-3,600/year + extra charges
What you're not getting:
AccountsOS
AI-powered, instant, unlimited
£19/month
£228/year. That's it.
Still use an accountant for:
Typical accountant cost
£2,400/year
AccountsOS + year-end accountant
£228 + £400
(basic year-end package)
Your annual savings
£1,772
The smart hybrid approach
You don't have to choose. The founders saving the most use AccountsOS for 95% of their accounting, then pay an accountant £300-500/year just to sign off year-end accounts. Best of both worlds.
AccountsOS handles daily:
- Bank reconciliation & bookkeeping
- “Can I claim this?” questions (answered in seconds)
- Receipt processing & categorization
- VAT calculations & reminders
- Proactive tax-saving alerts
- Cash flow insights & forecasting
Your accountant handles yearly:
- Sign off annual accounts
- CT600 Corporation Tax return
- Confirmation Statement filing
- Complex tax planning (if needed)
- HMRC correspondence
Result: You get instant answers all year, your accountant gets clean, organized books (they'll thank you), and you save £1,500+ annually.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Where AI wins and where accountants still have the edge
| Feature | AccountsOS | Accountant |
|---|---|---|
Response time Ask at 11pm, get an answer at 11pm | Instant | 2-5 days |
Available 24/7 Your accountant is asleep when you're doing late-night admin | ||
Unlimited questions No watching the clock. No surprise invoices. | ||
Cost per question At £150/hour, even a 10-min call costs £25 | £0 | £15-50 |
Proactive tax alerts AI spots savings in real-time. Accountants wait for year-end. | ||
Receipt processing Both handle receipts, but you can dump them to us anytime | ||
Bank reconciliation Automated vs manual (and billed hourly) | ||
Year-end accounts We prepare everything; accountant signs off | Assisted | |
Complex tax planning R&D credits, restructuring still need human expertise | Basic | |
CT600 submission Your accountant handles the formal filing |
What each is actually good for
AccountsOS excels at:
- Instant answers at 11pm on a Sunday
- Quick questions without billing anxiety
- Daily bookkeeping and categorization
- Receipt dump-and-forget
- Proactive 'you could save £X' alerts
- Deadline reminders before you're stressed
Accountants are worth it for:
- Signing off statutory accounts
- CT600 Corporation Tax filing
- Complex restructuring or exits
- R&D tax credit claims
- HMRC disputes or investigations
- Multi-company group structures
Stop overpaying. Start getting answers.
Join UK founders who've switched from £200/month anxiety to £19/month clarity. Your accountant will thank you for the clean books.
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