You should make sure that any accountant you are thinking about employing is a chartered accounted - ie is qualified according to nationally recognised professional standards. Any chartered accountant will have this word included in their website or official title, and one way to find some in Norwich is to put the words 'Norwich chartered accountants' in a search engine. Or if you look at the Norwich Yellow Pages you will find a full list, and again those who are chartered are easy to identify. When looking at an accountant's website, pay special attention to their client testimonials.

However, the best way to find a good accountant is by recommendation. You should ask any friends who are self employed if they pay an accountant, and ask them if they would recommend him or her. Especially, ask if the accountant always contacts them in good time, is always on time with filing tax returns, and is clearly honest.