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Our customers rate us as the best local accountants and bookkeepers in Cardiff and Bristol because we welcome them as heart and soul of our economy. We share their passion and take pride in their growth.

Our passion takes us beyond the remit of financial and management accounting and helps us get to know each client personally. We tailor services to meet business needs and make sure we are only a phone call away from you.Whatever your business and whatever your revenue, for us you are equally important and your success is our success.

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I use these guys every year for my tax self assessment and they are excellent. Very clear and walk me through everything, without being patronising or judgemental at all! Wouldn’t go anywhere else.

Eva Bindeman

Very helpful and gave great advice. I’m an Australian citizen and UK resident and the accountant was very understanding and patient with helping me navigate how to figure out my taxes here for the first time.

Marley Houston

I had a really useful initial call with Buhir Rafiq, one of Total Books' accountants. He had straight forward advice and answered my questions on both personal taxes and my new business partnership. Very helpful.

Holly Tomlinson

Buhir was incredibly helpful regarding business ideas, tax returns and general self-employment. He took time to explain things and put them in simple terms making it understandable. Buhir offered services without pushing anything. I would recommend Buhir and Total Books.

Lewis Ayling

We wanted tax advice and chose Bahir based purely on client reviews. During a 90 minute meeting at his Cardiff office, we gained detailed advice on a whole range of tax questions. Bahir was hugely knowledgeable, while being clear regarding anything requiring further consideration. We believe that our consultation will be money well spent and we look forward to entrusting the more complex aspects of our tax affairs to Bahir going forward.

Jeremy Britton

First meeting with Buhir was fantastic, very open and transparent, helpful and took the time to guide me through issues and queries that I had. Good use of software too whereby I am able to access all my documents through an online portal rather than have to trawl through my emails for these. Would recommend to family and friends, thanks to the team!

Nathan Etheridge

Excellent

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andrew crosse

I can't recommend Bahir at Total Books Bristol highly enough. If you're a sole trader, limited company or run a small to medium-sized business, he's exactly the kind of accountant you want on your side.

He makes Making Tax Digital (MTD) incredibly simple. What initially felt like a confusing and stressful change became straightforward thanks to his clear advice, patience and expertise. He explains everything in plain English and takes the hassle out of the whole process.

What really sets Bahir apart, though, is his knowledge of tax efficiency. He's always looking for legitimate, practical ways to help clients reduce their tax bill where possible and makes excellent recommendations for tax-saving strategies that are tailored to your business. You genuinely get the feeling that he's looking after your money as if it were his own.

He's professional, responsive, approachable and clearly knows his subject inside out. If you want an accountant who will make MTD effortless while also helping you run your business in the most tax-efficient way possible, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Bahir and the team at Total Books Bristol.

A genuine five-star service from start to finish.

Fatima

Buhir is so kind and knowledgeable, he listened patiently, understood my concerns, and provided me with solutions and reassurance as well as so much useful information. I felt honoured to speak to someone with so much experience and was shocked at how willing he was to help after having been constantly turned down by other firms.

He went above and beyond to help and has genuinely been one of the nicest people I have spoken to. He is very genuine, down to earth and passionate about what he does and you can feel the level of care that he has. Definitely someone with high morals and values who can be trusted and I would highly recommend.

Response from the owner:This really made our day — we genuinely appreciate you taking the time to share this. I know how challenging it can feel after years of studying and still struggling to secure that first AAT trainee accountant role in Newport, so I’m really glad our conversation, guidance, and detailed plan helped bring some clarity and confidence back. You’d clearly put the hard work in already — sometimes it just takes the right direction, a tailored CV approach, and a better understanding of what firms are actually looking for at entry level. I’m pleased the guide and advice gave you that structure and reassurance to keep going, while staying true to your values and ethics. There is so much in the guide that we sent you from linkedin to direct outreach to the accountancy age 50+50 I hope it all helps. Hearing that you felt listened to and supported means a lot. You’ve got the right mindset — now it’s about consistency and applying that strategy. Keep pushing forward, you’re closer than you think, and I’m always happy to help if you need anything along the way. Your local ever so nice Accountants in Newport. P.S we went down the AAT route and our accountancy practice in newport is also licensed by the AAT so you are doing a good qualification.

Shyam Pareek

Thank you. I’m happy to leave an honest review based on my experience. Once we’ve spoken and I’ve received the guidance, I’ll be glad to leave a genuine review.

Response from the owner:Dear Shyam Thanks for the review. I pray that detailed guide on helping you to apply for accoutancy positions with chartered accountancy practices in the UK was useful. As discussed on whats app if you want to jump onto a video call I can go through this and any other support that we can provide in more detail. Thanks for advising on Whatsapp that the guide was useful and you will be sharing it with your friends as well. Take care.

Bina Khatri

I had a discovery call with Buhir at Total Books Cardiff and had a great experience. He was professional, knowledgeable, and took the time to explain the services and pricing in a clear and straightforward way. What impressed me most was that he went the extra mile by sharing practical tips and advice on how we could grow our business, rather than just focusing on the services he offers. His honest, friendly, and supportive approach made the call extremely valuable. Thank you, Buhir, for your time and guidance!

Response from the owner:Hi Bina What an amazing review. We always try our best and you and your husband were just so nice so it was easy to do our accouting thing. I pray that your online business trading in etsy and via your website goes from strength to strength. As mentioned in the meeting you can speak to the HMRC PAYE helpline to help you with your PAYE Online tools software. Also if you need us to do your Ltd company accounts and yearly CT600 tax return please feel free to come back to us. Looking forward to speaking to you again.

Rachel Emma

I really appreciated my mentor meeting with Total Books Cardiff. They were generous with their time, gave excellent advice, and shared valuable industry insight. A brilliant experience.

Response from the owner:Hi Rachel as a business mentor working with Business Wales to support local Cardifff and Welsh businesses it is a real pleasure finding a fellow certified accountant / bookkeeper. Helping you grow and answering all your queries and supporting you to do well in the future is in everyones interests. Thanks for your patience with my style of question led and informative insights forom 30 years in the trenches of accouting tax and business. Its been a pleasure mentoring you and I am looking forward to our next session to look at prcing and software and marketing for your Bookkeeping and accounting practice. Take Care.

Lynne Hutton

Had a fantastic call with Buhir to try and understand CGT in the Uk and got a plan moving forward. Very happy to be talking to someone who I know will take the time to explain everything to me, very grateful for this level of service.

Response from the owner:Hi Lynne I was really enjoying talking about all things foregin tax related and I naturally just try my best to help where I can. Looking forward to supporting you with your double taxation affairs. As discused; Confirm your tax status, then confirm the double taxation guidance in the UK - Australia tax treaty. Finally we talk to your australia tax advisor to ensure all is ok. Speak Soon. Your Local, national and international foreign tax experts in Cardiff. Total Books Tax Accountants

Jawad Mustafa

I had the pleasure of speaking with Buhir at Total Books, Cardiff, who guided and shared his vast knowledge as to how to fast track my career into accountancy. It was productive, engaging and insightful with practical steps to implement from the moment our online meeting concluded, which was hugely convenient. Total Book's support goes beyond the 30 minute meeting, and I'm grateful to have their help at all times.

Response from the owner:I have always enjoyed helping to support and advising young trainee accountants with the advice that we have built up over the years as a cardiff, based certified accountancy practise. I appreciate the effort you put into. Approaching me and the attention to the learning of the process of trying to secure a trainee chartered accountancy job during and after when you finish your accountancy degree. It's not easy. I can remember sending out hundreds if not thousands of application letters and emails during my career, whilst I was training to qualify as a certified Aat Accountant. Many years later, actually, a few decades later, it is a blessing and a pleasure to be able to help the younger generation. Keep working hard and praying harder, and you will always be successful, young man. Well done and thanks again for the lovely review as your accounting mentor in Cardiff.

Oliver Hodgson

Fantastic accountant, great advice for my Bristol based limited company.

Response from the owner:HI Oliver. I enjoyed talking to you and discussing the ways of pushing forward your limited company in the digital marketing business that you are currently running. I hope all of the contacts and advices on where and how to continue to grow your company were useful. I reallly like the new app you have created and believe you will do very well It's just reaching out to the right people in the industry. Ensure that you are in top of your finances. Once again as we are specialising in accounting for marketing agencies, and especially those that have limited companies as well. We are always happy to help your Bristol based venture.

Michal Kaczmarz

Around 9 months ago, I found myself overwhelmed with the fact that I’ve stuck my head in the sand with my tax issues, which was never going away and I didn’t know how to deal with it. I came across total books on google, and can honestly say it feels like they have saved my life. I fell behind on 6 years of taxes, and didn’t know what to do with the issue, total books and especially Buhir, have gone above and beyond to help me resolve my late taxes and get on top of everything with such ease and speed to deal with the matter as soon as possible. Since the first day, they have been so transparent about every step of the way and have given me updates at every step. Since that first day, they have kept their word about everything and we have now come to a point that I always needed to be at, and that’s a healthy relationship with hmrc and total books. I would 100% recommend this firm to anyone looking for help with their taxes and any other accounting needs, I have always chosen carry on this relationship for my next 2 tax years and have absolutely no worry at all that they will do the best job possible!

Response from the owner:Dear Mike what a lovely heartfelt review. Its all about taking away you HMRC Worries so you can sleep easier at night. Its all about the AAAAAAHHHHHHHH moment you have when you know it is all over and you can breath easy again with the weight of the worry off your shoulders Its all about knowing where you are in your life with your debts, finances, taxes, earnings and being able to set a new clear path for the future. With Total Peace of Mind. As your Personal Tax Accountants that specialise in resolving historic and undeclared tax issues, setting up payment plans that make sense to the tax payer, speaking to HMRC after waiting over 10 ten times to speak to the right representative. Reducing Tax Fines & Penalties. Arranging transparent pricing options for our clients. Saving Thousands in taxes. Above all its about being a nice Tax Advisor that cares about his clients. I am super happy that we will be able to continue this client / accountant relationship for many years to come. Happy to serve and truly appreciate your trust dear Michal. For anyone else with Historic or current tax queries please feel free to reach out to our Bristol Tax accountants. Total Books. Covering the BS6 Cotham and Redland areas as well.

Mikuni Carruthers Ltd

They’re the best accountnts I’ve had by far and they take all the headache out of everything, which means I can just focus on running the business. They’ve also more than paid for themselves through the money they’ve helped me save. Highly recommended!

Response from the owner:Wow what a lovely review for your business as a you tube creator. Its been great getting on top of all your ltd company accounts and buisenesd and personal and vat tax returns. We do enjoy providing ongoing tax planning and financial advice to help you grow further. Thanks for your trust and kind hearted review. Your Limited company accountants from newport. Take care

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