Accountancy, bookkeeping and tax practices
IT support for accountants
Your practice holds bank details, tax records and payroll data for every client, and your busiest weeks are fixed by HMRC. We keep your systems fast and secure all year, and especially in January.
What gets in the way.
Deadline season can't wait
A slow server or broken remote connection in the run-up to 31 January costs real money. We patch and check your systems before peak periods and prioritise practice-critical issues when they happen.
Client data is a target
Accountants hold exactly what fraudsters want. We protect it with multi-factor sign-in, encrypted devices, email security and access controls that match who actually needs what.
Clients and contracts ask for Cyber Essentials
Larger clients and public sector work increasingly require it. We get you certified and keep you compliant when it renews.
Hybrid working with desktop software
Practice and tax software often still runs on a local server. We give your team fast, secure access to it from home without exposing it to the internet.
How we help accountants.
- Support for the PCs, servers and remote access your practice and tax software rely on
- Microsoft 365 set up and secured, including client portals and secure file sharing
- Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus
- Pre-deadline health checks and priority support in peak weeks
- Encrypted laptops and tested backups of client files
- Email security and staff training against invoice and HMRC impersonation scams
- Smooth onboarding for seasonal and new staff
The software you rely on.
Your software supplier looks after the application. We look after everything it runs on and deal with them for you when something goes wrong.
Related work
See it in action.
How We Helped an Accountancy Firm Achieve Cyber Essentials and Win Public Sector Work
"We have recently had our Server and workstations installed by IT-MSP Ltd and we are very pleased with the service we have received from them. They are one of the few genuine IT support guys we have come across for a long time. Their services were offered very promptly, efficiently and above all we did not have to break the bank."
Frequently asked questions.
Can you support our practice software?
We support the servers, PCs, cloud services and remote access it runs on, and we liaise with the software vendor on application faults so you don't have to chase them.
Can our team work from home securely?
Yes. We set up secure remote access to your server-based software and Microsoft 365, with multi-factor sign-in and encrypted laptops, so client data stays protected wherever your team works.
How quickly can you get us Cyber Essentials?
It depends on your starting point, but most small practices are ready for assessment within a few weeks once we've fixed the gaps our audit finds.
How much does IT support for an accountancy practice cost?
Pay-as-you-go support is £65 per hour + VAT with no contract. For ongoing managed IT we quote a fixed monthly price per user after a free 15-minute IT health check.
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Not sure where to start?
Book a free 15-minute IT health check and we'll tell you, in plain English, what we'd fix first.