displeasure with the tips facing accountants

		This is hard. The most important thing is that you should not sit on their hands and do nothing. Your accountant is a professional delivery service. To pay for that service. If this service is not up to par, then you should do something. I guess the first port of call is to talk to your accountant. If you feel the service is falling then a word in your ear can bring things back online. There may be one reason alone, the short term to the problem - you can live with once they are known. If, on the other hand, things have gone very wrong then there are other options. If there is only a poor relationship between the two (and I think this relationship is very important), then maybe you should leave. Why give money to someone you do not like, or worse, do not trust? If the counter has behaved unprofessionally then you may be able to file a complaint with your professional association. For example: The Institute of Chartered Accountants. But beware - Live professional organizations for the subscriptions of its members - and can be defensive of them. Make sure the facts and see how much proof you have the advice or action in question. If you have lost a lot of money, then you might consider going to law. Be careful - this can be very expensive. Most full-timers have professional insurance to customers demand. This will pay for his defense, but it means that if you win you will actually receive the compensation awarded to you, not only an award of the court in paper. Sue a professional is not easy. First you have to be able to show that you have lost money, and secondly has to be able to show that was on the basis of the advice given, or work done by that professional. Third, you probably need at least one lawyer, and probably some other book, which will act as an expert witness. If you are thinking about suing an accountant immediately seek legal advice before proceeding. If you decide to stop short of legal action, then at least you should consider finding yourself a new accountant.