Practical guides for UK practices
Guides on recruiting offshore bookkeepers and accountants, written by our recruiters for partners and practice managers.
The 2026 UK Accounting Capacity Report
Free, with sourced data for UK practice owners.
- The UK capacity crunch, in sourced numbers
- What offshore accountants cost by country
- A 10-point checklist for choosing a provider
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Guides
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What happens if your offshore accountant doesn’t work out?
How our 90-day free replacement works for both ways of hiring, what the notice terms are, and how we handle a mismatch.
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Your first 90 days with an offshore bookkeeper: a checklist
A week-by-week onboarding checklist: access and accounts, software seats, first tasks, a review routine and monthly check-ins.
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How to hire an offshore accountant for your UK practice
A practical, step-by-step guide: what to delegate, how to test candidates, what to put in place before day one, and how to run the first 90 days.
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Offshore staffing vs outsourced accounting: which is right for your firm?
One gives you a person, the other gives you finished work. How the two models differ on control, cost, quality and risk.
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Offshore accountants and UK GDPR: what your firm needs in place
Restricted transfers, the IDTA, transfer risk assessments and the practical access controls to set up before an offshore accountant logs in.
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Pakistan, India or the Philippines: where should UK firms hire offshore accountants?
Talent, qualifications, time zones and published costs compared, with the trade-offs of each location.
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MTD for Income Tax: how to add capacity without adding UK headcount
Quarterly updates multiply the bookkeeping workload. Here is how to plan capacity for the 2027 and 2028 thresholds.
UK practice checklist: hiring offshore accounting staff
One page, 12 checks: data protection, access, contracts, onboarding and your review routine. Print it or save it as a PDF.