Whenever I have cause to speak with an accountant for the first time, I look them up online and check out their website. If it stands out positively in some way I often compliment them on this. All too often however I find myself offering constructive observations. As I frequently find I’m saying the same things, this article focuses on what I consider to be the seven most common mistakes. This list is longer than a similar one I shared a few years ago and which is referenced in the related reading list at the end of this piece.