Accounting
Your books kept, closed and defended
We keep your books throughout the year. You know where you stand at any time, and the year-end holds no surprises.
On this page
What we handle
Day-to-day bookkeeping
Recording or taking over your entries, account matching, bank reconciliations, monitoring receivables and payables, and interim figures as often as you need them.
The related obligations
VAT returns, payroll if you entrust it to us, and the company's tax returns.
What you receive
A clearly written update at the agreed frequency, setting out what has changed and what requires a decision on your part.
Your accounting obligations
They depend in particular on your legal form and the size of your business. The Swiss Code of Obligations provides for several regimes. A sole proprietorship below a certain turnover in the last financial year may keep simplified accounts, limited to receipts, payments and assets. Above that threshold, and for the legal entities concerned, full accounts are required, with a balance sheet, an income statement and notes.
Depending on the size of the company, a statutory audit may also become mandatory, either an ordinary audit or a limited audit.
Accounting and tax
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Accounting
Day-to-day bookkeeping, interim figures and ongoing monitoring.
Year-end and financial statements
Closing under the Code of Obligations, notes, preparing for the audit where one is required, and the internal control system.
Corporate tax
Filings, instalments, and the questions that arise before a decision rather than after.
VAT
VAT registration, reporting method, periodic returns and annual reconciliation.
How we work
You know where you stand during the year
We prepare interim figures at the agreed frequency and go through them with you. You can follow how your business is doing without waiting for year-end to learn the result for the year.
One person who knows your business
You deal with the same person over time, someone who knows your business, how it is organised and the history of your account.
Payroll and tax under the same roof
When payroll, VAT and tax are handled in one place, the figures are reconciled throughout the year, which makes checks and reconciliations at year-end easier.
Sourced and verified information
The thresholds, rates and main rules mentioned on this site are given with their source and the date on which we checked them.
Changing accountant mid-year
Changing accountant during the financial year is possible. We take over your entries from a date you set, collect the records from your current provider, and report our findings to you.
Organising your bookkeeping
We explain what bookkeeping involves given your volume and legal form, how often we would review your figures with you, and how we would price the engagement.