Double-entry bookkeeping
We handle your company's paperwork, year-end accounts and taxes, and represent you at tax inspections.
Accounting services for sole traders, companies and employers
Here you will find everything we can do for you, from day-to-day bookkeeping to payroll and setting up a company. Not sure what you need? A short guide or a phone call will help.
Choose what you would like help with
You can combine our services. Most clients have us handle their books together with tax, and those with staff add payroll. Click a service to see exactly what it covers.
Single-entry bookkeeping
For sole traders: cash book, bank, tax return and VAT, all handled in one place.
Digital bookkeeping
Upload your documents from home to a secure cloud and see your figures whenever you like.
Payroll and HR
Payroll for employees and casual workers, contributions, insurer registrations and annual tax reconciliation.
Advisory
Advice on accounting, tax and HR when you have a decision to make.
Company formation and other services
Setting up a company or trade licence, rebuilding past accounts, reviews, audits and internal policies.
Single-entry or double-entry bookkeeping?
Two systems that are easy to confuse. Here is how they differ, in short.
| Comparison | Single-entry bookkeeping | Double-entry bookkeeping |
|---|---|---|
| Who keeps it | Mostly sole traders, that is self-employed individuals | Every limited company and joint-stock company, or a sole trader who chooses it |
| When things are recorded | When money actually comes in or goes out | When income or a cost arises, even if it has not been paid yet |
| What is recorded | Cash book, receivables and payables, assets, stock, petty cash book | Every transaction across the accounts, income and costs, assets and how they are financed |
| Year-end statements | Statement of income and expenditure, and statement of assets and liabilities | Balance sheet, profit and loss account, and notes |
| What it tells you | How much money came in and how much went out | What the company's real profit or loss is |
| How demanding it is | Simpler, with less record keeping | More detailed, with more documents and reports |
A sole trader can also claim flat-rate expenses instead of actual costs and keep simpler records. Which option works better depends on your income, costs and other circumstances. We are happy to go through it with you in a consultation.
Not sure which service you need?
Answer five questions about your business and the guide will suggest where to start. It takes about a minute.