If you’re interested in building your own accountancy practice, buying an established practice or scaling up your existing accounting or bookkeeping firm, then join us at Accountex to meet with key members of the TaxAssist Accountants Support Centre team.
James Mattam, Group Director of Franchising, said: “Accountex is a leading industry event, packed full of informative presentations, exhibitors and networking opportunities. We’re really looking forward to meeting with ambitious accountants, tax professionals and bookkeepers interested in finding out more about the benefits of joining the TaxAssist network.
“With our new look branding and refreshed joining packages, which start from £9,975+ VAT, now is an exciting time to become a TaxAssist Accountant and begin your journey to building an asset for your future."
Highly successful TaxAssist Accountant, Hannah Campbell, based in four shops in Edinburgh, has had an inspiring journey from staff member to franchisee with TaxAssist Accountants. Hannah has two speaking slots at Accountex on Wednesday 14th May. She will join a panel to discuss MTD for Income Tax: How to get your team and clients to embrace change at 11am. She also has a solo speaking slot From employee to owner: How I ended up with a £1m practice for £5k at 2pm.
Joining Hannah on Wednesday will be Samantha Skyring FCCA ACIPP MAAT, Head of Group Learning & Development, who will be speaking about the 8 keys needed to open your own practice successfully at 12pm.
Samantha will be returning alongside TaxAssist Accountant Kully Sahota, with a joint speaking slot on Thursday 15th May at 3pm, with their topic Acquiring a practice – what you need to know.
CIMA qualified Kully Sahota launched his TaxAssist Accountants practice in 2015 and now operates from seven shops and offices across the West Midlands. Over the past decade, through a combination of organic growth and strategic fee bank acquisitions, he has built a thriving practice serving more than 1,200 clients and generating a fee bank approaching £1 million — with continued expansion underway. Join Kully as he shares insights into how his acquisitions have helped him build and scale a highly successful accounting business.
Samantha specialises in guiding accountants through the critical transition period after acquiring new practices. Her role is all about ensuring smooth change management—helping embed new owners seamlessly while safeguarding the continuity and confidence of both clients and staff.
With a strong focus on strategy, Samantha works closely with new owners to align their goals with practical, achievable milestones. Whether it's refining team dynamics, integrating culture, or streamlining operations, she helps ensure every transition is not just successful—but sustainable.
Together Kully and Samantha will encourage the audience to consider what they are buying, the risks, challenges and opportunities.
“If you’d like to book a 1-2-1 session with our team at the event to talk about all aspects of TaxAssist Accountants, at a time of your convenience, click here to book into our diary. We would love to buy you a coffee and chat to you confidentially about your plans to start your own accounting firm", said James.
Accountex is held at ExCeL London each year and is popular among the accounting, tax and bookkeeping community due to the wide range of talks and exhibitors in attendance. The event brings together over 295 top fintech companies and you can get up to 16 CPD points for attending.
Accountex opens on Wednesday 14th May at 9.30am - 6pm and Thursday 15th May from 9.30am – 4.30pm. Visit their website to book your free ticket and for more information.
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