Public appreciates your hard work

Accountants are seen to be trustworthy, hardworking and exciting, according to a survey for staffing firm Ajilon Finance.

In a Harris Interactive online poll of more than 2,000 US adults, nearly one-third (30%) used accounting professionals to get their taxes done this year, and, of those, 64% use the same accountant every year and nearly 50% feel they would not be able to do their taxes without the help of an accountant.

The survey also found the vast majority of respondents (88%) do not agree with the stereotype that accountants tend to be boring and 84% feel the profession itself is not boring. More than half (53%) of those with accountants trust them fully with their financials and 39% have developed a personal relationship with their accountant.

Last, but not least, almost all of those polled (98%) recognize that accountants work hard all year round and not only during tax season. Oh happy day!