An accountant who
looks ahead.

The problem is not that you can’t

Almost every freelancer who does their own bookkeeping is perfectly capable of it. You are smart enough to work out which category a receipt belongs in. The problem is when you do it: on a Sunday evening, or in the week before the filing deadline, with a shoebox or a folder full of screenshots next to you.

And there is a second problem that is less obvious: nobody is watching. When you book it yourself, there is no moment where someone says something is missing or that you are leaving something on the table. You only notice when it can no longer be fixed, or never at all.

That is the difference continuous processing makes. When your receipts come in on the day you get them, a missing invoice surfaces in the week it matters. Not three months later, when you have long forgotten what that payment was for.

What you still do yourself

Being honest about where our work ends saves disappointment. You file your VAT return with the Dutch Tax Administration yourself, with your own DigiD. We prepare all the figures and send a step-by-step guide, but the final click is yours. The same goes for your income tax return, which we prepare for you every year.

That is a deliberate choice, not a shortcoming. It keeps you in control of what is filed in your name, and you see with your own eyes what is in it before it goes out.

Beyond that, little is left: forward receipts when you have them, and answer a question now and then. Usually something like “was this payment business or private?”. You do not keep any records and you do not learn any software.

What it costs, and what to compare it with

€119 per month, excluding VAT, with your annual income tax return included. A fixed amount: no hourly rate and no extra charges afterwards. That also means asking a question never costs extra, and that matters. With an hourly rate you start wondering whether something is worth asking, and that very doubt costs money.

Also count the fact that you no longer need accounting software. No Exact, no Moneybird, no separate subscription running alongside.