I've changed accountants and now my old accountant is refusing to release my books?
Just wondering is this allowed He is now claiming I owe him money for phone calls, correspondce etc since i last paid.
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Answer 1 :
Nope
Answer 2 :
No. Unless you haven't paid his bill, in which case he's holding them to ransome.
Answer 3 :
he is looking for a fee
Answer 4 :
Absolutely not! Those books are your property because they contain your information and none of his information. He was just providing a service to you. As long as you've paid him for his services, then the books are yours.
Answer 5 :
legally the books are yours, however if you owe him for work then he can argue that some of them are his until you pay him. however he has to have made that clear in his T+Cs, or on correspondence received by you before you gave them to him.
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