Hazlewoods

Hazlewoods is a Cheltenham-based accounting practice offering accounts preparation, tax services, audit services, and business advisory. Its stated range provides a basis for discussing either an individual financial requirement or several connected areas of accountancy. Hazlewoods provides business advisory services. Accounting information may inform wider commercial decisions, but the required advice is shaped by the individual business. When contacting the firm, an organisation can outline its objective and the information available.

At Hazlewoods, preparing accounts is one of the practice’s accountancy activities. The firm includes this work within its accountancy offering. Business owners should distinguish accounts preparation from other functions such as ongoing record keeping or tax submissions when discussing their requirements. Hazlewoods works on taxation matters as part of its accountancy offering. Tax responsibilities differ between businesses and individuals, so the question to raise is the specific return, calculation or other tax matter for which professional support is needed.

Hazlewoods offers audit alongside other professional accountancy services. An audit should not be confused with ordinary accounts preparation: it involves examining financial information under the applicable assurance framework. Organisations should describe why an audit is needed and which period is involved. Businesses differ in their reporting arrangements and in the records available to their accountants. An enquiry framed around the particular accounting problem is more useful than assuming that one general label covers every task. The Cheltenham office gives businesses an identifiable location for enquiries about the services described. Clients can establish directly which of their accounting responsibilities fall within a proposed engagement.