Some small business executives prefer to outsource accounting services. There are advantages and disadvantages here. For example, you will not need to pay salaries to an accountant, calculate and pay contributions, but at the same time you will not be able to control the entire accounting process. It is very important to arrange accounting services correctly.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, you should choose a company that provides accounting services. Read the reviews for each of them, get information from friends and compare prices. Remember that in no case should you trust non-professionals with accounting!
Step 2
Talk to the manager 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 negotiate all the conditions with the director of the counterparty.
Step 3
Sign a contract for the provision of accounting services. If you are in doubt about any point, show the document to a lawyer, because it is he who will tell you about all the subtleties and interpretations of the conditions.
Step 4
Check that the agreement contains references to laws, for example, to the federal law "On accounting" No. 129-FZ of November 21, 1996, the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, etc. List the rights and obligations of the parties. Here you can list items such as receipt of a reconciliation statement upon request, certificates of the status of settlements with the budget, etc.
Step 5
If accounting is carried out using the program, consider the situation when terminating this agreement. That is, a legal document must contain such a condition as the transfer of an electronic database.
Step 6
It is very important to prescribe in the contract a condition for consultation and informing you on all issues of interest. Also indicate who will draw up the primary accounting documents, for example, invoices, acts, invoices and other documents.
Step 7
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.
