What Makes the Ideal Gifts for Accountants

 

Looking for the ideal gifts for accountants? Whether it is the festive season or simply showing your appreciation to them for resolving a tricky taxation issue, there is no better way than gifting to show that you care.

But is it as straightforward as walking into a shop or ordering online gifts for accountants? The answer is No. You should be aware that the price of the gifts is within the norms as laid down by AICPA, the regulatory body for accountants.

What are the norms that govern gifts for accountants? You have to ensure that the gifts do not impinge on the work ethics of the accountants and are not priced so high that they might influence their bookkeeping judgments and tempt them to adopt unfair practices. The benchmark is that you should limit the gifts to something that they can afford to buy.

An example will clarify this point better. Suppose you gift an international travel voucher to a young accountant who has recently joined your company and has worked hard through the year to clear pending matters. Now, if you are the CFO of the company, you can afford to gift the voucher but you have to consider whether the accountant could have bought it from his salary. If the answer is NO, such gifts for accountants fall outside what is ethically permitted.

Even if you choose reasonably priced gifts for accountants, you will be spoilt for choice. Check out accounting mugs with hilarious stickers, some with a tongue-in-cheek jibe at accountants, all in the fun of course. Then there are leather portfolios and laptop bags, pens, desk nameplates, wallets, and finally, very useful wood desk organizers.