Sector · Accounting

Advisors spend hours on questions they have answered before.

VAT deadlines, payroll reporting, documentation requirements, year-end. Clients ask the same things every period, and the answer is usually in routines the firm has already written. MotherX answers from them, so advisors can spend their time on what genuinely needs an advisor.

The problem

It is not advice. It is a lookup.

Most client enquiries are not professional judgements. They are lookups: when is the deadline, what do you need from me, where do I upload the receipt. That is valuable time spent on something written down in a routine, and the volume peaks in exactly the weeks advisors have least of it.

  • Answers taken from the firm own routines and guides
  • Open in the run-up to a deadline, when the phone never stops
  • Hands over to an advisor when the question needs judgement
Client
when is the VAT deadline this period?
MotherX
For the third period the deadline is 31 August. We need the documentation a week before, so 24 August, to have time to reconcile. Source: Deadlines and routines, point 2.
Client
what happens if I file late?
MotherX
The tax authority can impose a daily coercive fine. If this is about your specific situation, I will put you through to your advisor.
Recurring questions

What clients call about every period.

The same eight recur with almost every client, and the answer is already in your routines.

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VAT periods and deadlines

When filing is due, and when the firm needs the documentation to make it.

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Payroll reporting

Payroll run deadlines, and what has to be in place before it can run.

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Year-end

What is required, in what order, and what the client has to provide.

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Receipts and documentation

What is accepted, how it is submitted, and how long it must be kept.

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Travel and expenses

Rates, what must be documented, and what is subject to withholding.

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Invoicing and reminders

The routine for sending, the reminder cycle and what happens on non-payment.

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System access

Who needs which access, and how it is set up.

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Onboarding and switching firms

What has to be handed over, and which information the firm needs first.

How it works

From routine to first answer the same day.

01

Add the routines

Deadline overviews, guides and the standard replies you already send. PDF and Word are described source types.

02

Connect the website

Point at the sitemap so it also picks up what is already public for clients.

03

Put it where clients are

A small script on the website or the client portal. WordPress has a ready-made plugin.

04

See what they ask

Questions collect in the dashboard, so you see which routines are unclear.

Insight

See which deadlines cause the most uncertainty.

The questions follow the filing periods. The peak comes in the weeks before a deadline, and the same ambiguities recur year after year. The dashboard shows which routines need clearer wording, and which deserve an email to every client before the next period.

  • Questions ranked by topic and period
  • Questions that got no good answer
  • Evidence for which routines to rewrite
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FAQ

Questions from firm owners.

Can it give binding accounting or tax advice?

No, and it should not be set up to. It answers from the firm own published routines and guides. Professional judgement and responsibility stay with the advisor, and questions about a specific situation are handed over rather than answered.

What about confidentiality and client data?

It answers only from the sources you connect, so client-specific information should not go into general sources. If a question concerns one client figures or case, it belongs with the advisor. For a formal assessment we send the data processing agreement and subprocessor list.

Can it see a client own figures in the accounting system?

Not as standard. A lookup against the accounting system is an integration to be scoped and built, not a feature waiting to be switched on. Without it, it answers on routines, deadlines and requirements, not on your balance.

Where is the data stored?

MotherX states that customer data is stored in the EU and that the solution is built for GDPR. Customer data is not used to train public foundation models, though necessary text fragments may be processed by AI subprocessors through APIs. The subprocessor list shows who is involved.

How long does setup take?

Most get going the same day when the routines exist as documents. If a lot of it only lives in people heads, the writing is what takes time, not the setup. Setup is included in every plan.

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Let the routines answer for themselves.

Add the deadline overviews and guides, and see what clients are actually asking. No card required. Setup included.

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