- revision of financial statements
- audit of financial statements
- audit of the selected scope of the accountancy
- audit of converting plans
- supervision of legers and buget settlements
- checking the accuracy of account books
- performing the winding up and bankruptcy proceedings
The principles of effective cooperation with tax consultants office
If you decide to choose the tax consultans office conducting your tax and bookkeeping issues you choose also stability and high level of rendered services. For fully exploration of opportunities, which gives the cooperation with tax consultants office, it is worth to remember about some principles,which make the cooperation more effective and better for the development of the firm.
Find out what is the scope of activity of your tax consultans office and don't hesitate to take advantages of the additional services. The Tax Advisor is not only the performance of accounting issues and advising on the tax law. Your office can, for example, represent your matters against the tax authorities in all instances, to carry out the staff matters of your firm, to take up the customs issue and foreign exchange when abroad cooperation occurs, or to help in acquiring EU funds and state aid.
Remember, that you have the right to negotiate the range of performed services and the conditions of cooperaton with the tax consultants office. If you think, that some steps you want to do on your own, share the suggestion with your Advisor. Surely, you will be able to work out the most comfortable and the most convenient rules of cooperation for your company.
Designate the responsible person. If you haven't time to contact your tax consultans office, designate a person in your firm who would be responsible for it. In this way, you will have time to be engaged in more important issues, simultaneously your tax issues will be in good hands - on the one hand qualified advisor, and on the other the employee who is aware of the tasks. Remember to supply your advisor with the authorization documents as you pass to your delegate.
Timely delivery of documents. Keeping the terms in the tax offices is sacred. The breach of time can result in imposing the financial sanctions of the taxpayer. In addition, the deliver of documents on time will allow your advisor to signal whether it is necessary to correct some errors, and that can also give real savings for your business.
Describing of documents. Properly and detailed described invoices and documents are necessary to ensure successful cooperation with the company. If you don't know how to properly describe the documents, ask about it in your office. There, you will be provided with useful advise on this topic.
Consult important decisions with your Advisor. If you are planning an investment or substantial expences, talk about it with your Advisor. He will be certainly able to indicate you the best solution from the tax point - as to the date of commencement of cooperation, lending decisions. lease purchase, repairs and modernization etc.
Trust your Advisor. Remembert that Tax Advisor (like a lawyer or a doctor) is bound by professional secrecy. This means, that all information given to him during the time of cooperation, will remain between both of you (the obligation of professional secrecy also applies to the period after the end of cooperation). Mutual trust in relations between Advisor and the Client is the basis for succesful cooperation - only fully informed Adviser will be able to help you in solving all taxation issues.
Prepare yourself to the meeting with your Advisor. When a tax problem emerges, it is important to be prepared to the talks - both of them: Advisor and Businessman. If you suprise the Advisor with unannounced visit, he will not be able to assist you properly. Before the meeting, call to the Office - make an appointment and describe the problem briefly. Advisor will tell you what documents you should take to the meeting and what information will be needed. The time between your phone and your visit will allow him to explore the problem and prepare to the meeting.
source: Tax Advisor – newspaper for clients
November 2010