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Total Books (Bristol). Accountants, Bookkeepers & Tax advisers

Total Books (Bristol). Accountants, Bookkeepers & Tax advisers

5.0(169 reviews)See reviews ↓·Bristol

About the company

Total Books is an AAT licensed practice and an HMRC registered tax agent. Buhir Rafiq is the Founder and Managing Director. The company has a head office in Cardiff. It serves Newport and the surrounding area, and Bristol and the South West. Total Books offers accountancy, bookkeeping, and tax advisory services.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Self-assessment filers and company directors in Bristol turn to this practice for guidance on foreign income and cross-border tax affairs, and the advice received is consistently described as knowledgeable and clearly explained. Sessions covering Making Tax Digital are singled out for well-organised slides, practical takeaways and a friendly manner of delivery. Buhir, named in many accounts, is repeatedly praised for returning calls promptly, working through each stage methodically and offering suggestions that go beyond the original brief.

A student who sought careers guidance speaks warmly of the encouragement received, while audit and tax planning clients note that explanations are accessible and support attentive. Trustworthiness, expertise and a strong work ethic come up again and again, with customers saying the team's honesty shapes how they approach their own affairs. Reviewers also highlight the care taken to place clients' interests first, the patience shown when answering questions, and the way routine compliance work is made less burdensome through clear communication and a personable approach across accountancy, bookkeeping and consultancy engagements.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Mohammad Al Masalmeh9 May 2026

"The best accounting and audit team I have worked with. Mr. Buhair is exceptionally supportive and helpful. He always delivers more than requested and goes beyond to make sure we are taken care of. Honest, professional, and excellent service!" Truly a professional and helpful team, I highly recommend them to anyone looking for reliable financial services.

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Emma Windsor27 April 2026

Total Books really help take the stress out of self-assessment. Clear, highly knowledgeable and attentive. Lovely accountants to work with.

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Raven Hondo27 April 2026

Really good people to work with. Their Work ethics really rubs off on to you. Trustworthy and and truly an expert on what they do.

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Tony Pritchard22 April 2026

Had a great meeting with Buhir Rafiq. Buhir walked us through out current tax situation saving us a large CGT bill and helped in future planning for a property business, discussing setting up LTD, with how to best make use of different structures such as using SPVs to support our future plans. Looking forward to working with Buhir into the future.

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Harry JH10 April 2026

I am a little bit taken a back, I emailed a general enqury to the "Senior Accountant" earlier today, received a call from a mobile number, quite dismissive and rude in my opinion, has no idea who he had called (after he called me) - really surprised after such great reviews? email was submitted to amughal Update: Buhir Kindly called me as mentioned in the company reply, and admitted they did hang up on the call, as they did not want to discuss pricing further "or go into a word war" as they described. I even evidenced another practice who followed up with a very genuine email to showcase what I would have expected. Finally, Buhir requested that I remove my review, regardless of my experiance. Please provide a great service, regardless of relationship, I made a genuine business enquiry and was hung up on because I questioned the pricing, no follow up email unlike every other company i have spoken to, no attempt to explain why the service is 4x more expensive than other quotes, not someone i would choose to do business with, and no, I will not remove a genuine review Buhir.

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Sun27 February 2026

Called regarding an enquiry about tax planning and Inheritance tax. Buhir was an absolute pleasure to talk to, he took his time explaining my options and his wealth of experience definitely shows. Thank you Buhir.

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Katharine26 February 2026

Bahir was very professional and helpful. He answered all my questions, and I am especially grateful for the initial phone call we had. Thank you very much!

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1Total Books (Bristol). Accountants, Bookkeepers & Tax advisers (this page)★ 5,0169No
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4Whitestone Accounting★ 5,026No
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Contact
+441172330465totalbooks.co.uk/accountants-bristolEaston Business Centre, Easton, Bristol BS5 0HE
Working hours
Monday09:30–17:30
Tuesday09:30–17:30
Wednesday09:30–17:30
Thursday09:30–17:30
Friday09:30–17:30
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed