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Why meeting your accountant once a year is no longer enough

The pace of business in 2026 doesn't tolerate annual conversations. Here's the cadence that actually works.

2 March 2026· 5 min read

[ The decision this helps you make ]

How often you should be sitting down with your accountant — and what should be on each agenda.

[ Key takeaways ]

  • 01Quarterly is the floor. Monthly is better. Annual is broken.
  • 02Each meeting should have a fixed agenda and a written outcome.
  • 03Without cadence, advisory collapses into compliance.

Why annual stopped working

Decisions move faster than they used to. Cash, hiring, pricing, tax — all on weekly or monthly clocks. Annual reviews catch nothing in time.

The cadence we use

Monthly: numbers and operating questions. Quarterly: strategy and forecast. Annual: structure, wealth, big-picture. Same agenda each time. Documented.

What it changes

The relationship stops being seasonal. The advisor becomes embedded in the business — which is the only way they're useful.

[ Field notes — direct ]

See the numbers before they bite.

One short note, when there's something worth sending. Visibility, cadence, structure — the decisions that quietly compound.

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