Do accounting yourself or hire help
The page was last modified:For many new entrepreneurs, accounting is difficult because it takes time away from actually running the business, and there are many rules your company needs to comply with. If you choose to hire a consulting accountant, accounting firm or other professional help, you will be relieved of this workload and gain an expert to discuss matters with.
Note that even if you hire someone to help you with your accounting, you in your role as the business owner are always ultimately responsible for your accounting to be done correctly.
SRF-konsulterna, the association of Swedish accounting and payroll consultants, and FAR (the Swedish Institute of Authorised Public Accountants), which is the industry organisation for consulting accountants, authorised public accountants and accounting firms in your locality.
SRF konsulterna, the association of Swedish accounting and payroll consultants
Accounting software
You may keep accounts manually in a column diary or use accounting software. The principle is the same. You are however not permitted to do your accounting in a general spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel. You must use specialised accounting software that has been adapted to current bookkeeping legislation and that logs all of your data.
If you have many business transactions in your business, it is easier to use accounting software
There are quite a large number of accounting software packages on the market. You will generally have the option of testing the software for a certain period of time before you need to buy a software license. Choose software that is easy to understand and compare what kind of support you are entitled to.
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