How to tell a client their bookkeeper is incompetent

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Fire the client and walk away
2. 2
   Send an invoice and part ways
3. 3
   Demand deposits upfront
4. 4
   Use detailed and clear contracts outlining requirements
5. 5
   Keep prospecting other clients to avoid dependency
6. 6
   Asking the client to connect the accountant directly with the bookkeeper to get the full picture
7. 7
   Giving the client an adjusted quote based on the current state of the books with dates for transition and a retainer
8. 8
   Shoving receipts and unopened bank statements into shoeboxes to drop off at the accountant's office
9. 9
   Hosting educational webinars
10. 10
    Allowing employees to use personal or free accounts
11. 11
    Creating structured onboarding and audit programs
12. 12
    Telling people to do it themselves if they want it done their way
13. 13
    Walking away from the problem or telling them to go ahead with their own approach
14. 14
    Shutting down dismissive behavior by deferring to a colleague's original answer

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.