Finding the right accountant used to be as simple as walking into a bricks and mortar building on the high street and speaking face-to-face to a professional. But the growing reliance on the digital world, as well as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, mean more and more people are now opting to shop around online for the right accountant offering the right services for them.

With the web still somewhat of a wild west, and people sometimes at the mercy of online search results, just how easy is it for a potential client to tell a reliable accountancy business apart from some of the cowboys?