How to arrange accounting services

Managers of some small companies prefer to use third-party accounting services. There are advantages and disadvantages. For example, you will not need to pay a salary to an accountant, accrue and pay contributions, but at the same time you will not be able to control the entire accounting process. It is very important to properly arrange accounting services.

Instruction manual

1

First of all, you should choose a company that provides accounting services. Read reviews about each of them, get information from friends and compare prices. Remember that in no case should you entrust accounting to non-professionals!

2

Talk with the head of that company. Find out such issues as responsibility for paperwork, the procedure for providing data and the forms you need (for example, reports for obtaining a loan for a legal entity), the possibility of remote work. You can even hire a visiting accountant, the main thing is to discuss all the conditions with the director of the counterparty.

3

Conclude an agreement on the provision of accounting services. If you doubt any point, show the document to the lawyer, because he will tell you about all the subtleties and interpretations of the conditions.

4

Check that the agreement contains references to laws, for example, to the federal law "On Accounting" No. 129-ФЗ dated November 21, 1996, the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, etc. Write down the rights and obligations of the parties. Here you can list such items as receiving, upon request, an act of reconciliations, information on the status of settlements with the budget, etc.

5

If accounting is carried out using the program, consider the situation upon termination of this contract. That is, a legal document must have such a condition as the transfer of an electronic database.

6

It is very important to specify in the contract a condition for consultation and informing you on all issues of interest. Also indicate who will prepare the primary accounting documents, for example, invoices, acts, invoices and other documents.

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Be sure to include in the contract the cost and terms of payment for accounting services, acceptance and delivery of documents and confidentiality. Indicate the term of the contract and the procedure for its termination.