16 Nov

Accounting explained: Sales tax pre-registration

Every business in Germany is subject to VAT. This means that it must pay the tax levied on sales to the tax office. At the same time, a company receives a VAT refund for the amount paid on purchases (input tax). In this way, VAT becomes a transitory item. The tax office wants to be informed regularly by the companies. This is done by means of the VAT advance return.

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15 may

Accounting explained: Chart of accounts

Chart of accounts - a term that you often stumble across in accounting. The abbreviations SKR 03 and SKR 04, which are commonly used in jargon, come up from time to time when searching for a system - the abbreviations stand for "standard chart of accounts" and thus describe the most common variants.

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20 Feb

Integrated ERP approach or special software for financial management?

Whether an integrated ERP approach or special software for financial management is better for a company can no longer be answered unequivocally today. There are good arguments for both approaches.

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11 Aug

Bookkeeping for beginners: The "To Do" list

Accounting. Sooner or later it will become part of every company, no matter how small it is, but it still belongs on the list that people tend to put off or postpone, only to pass it on half-knowingly to the tax advisor. At the latest, however, when you hold a responsible position in a company, the topic of bookkeeping becomes indispensable.

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