How to change your accountant: A step-by-step guide
Has your South African SME outgrown its accountant? Our step-by-step guide covers the 7 signs it's time to switch, the official SARS & CIPC handover, and how to choose your new partner.
A bookkeeper will keep records of financial transactions and prepare financial statements, such as balance sheets and income statements. A bookkeeper will keep record of your: payroll and employment taxes, sales and purchases, expenses, bank statements, profit and loss statements, cash flow analysis.
You can give your bookkeeper your documents personally, in physical form, or you can use online services (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.). The preferred method of deliverance will depend on your bookkeeper.
Hiring a bookkeeper will allow you to focus more on your business instead. Moreover, with a professional bookkeeper, your records will be much more accurate as well.