Starting up your business or freelance work life you will most certainly need an accountant to start doing your books and tax returns. In this short tip you can find a list of accountants from around the UK along with some much needed accounting software.

http://www.find-uk-accountant.co.uk Find UK accountant is a great site to help narrow down through districts on where to find an accountant.

http://www.jbaccountancy.com JB Accountancy speciallize in small to medium sized business and come very well recommended frm personal experience.

http://www.startinbusiness.co.uk/flowchart/4flowchart_accountants.htm Start In Business is a great resource for finding just what you need to know about starting a new business.

As for software for accounting there are several options available:

http://www.kashflow.co.uk web based accounting package - great for small startups

Sage Instant Accounting - Sage is a simple to use accounting software and comes highly recommended from many different accountants we have spoken to.

Quickbooks - This used to be the accounting software of choice for most  small businesses years ago, however now the interface has become a lot worse, clunkier and very unfriendly.