What does a bookkeeper cost for a self-employed entrepreneur (zzp), a proprietorship (eenmanszaak), a private limited company (BV) or freelancer? A good bookkeeper takes care of your bookkeeping at a good price-quality ratio and provides an entrepreneur with (more) profit year after year. In this article we discuss what a bookkeeper costs (per hour, month, quarter), the activities that a bookkeeper can take care of for you, whether it is mandatory to have a bookkeeper and finally the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing bookkeeping. Need a bookkeeper right away? Request up to three free quotes using the button below. This way you can compare the costs of bookkeepers in your area yourself.
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Self employed person | Limited company | BV |
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€ 65 - 150 | € 75 - 250 | € 150 - 500 |
Bookkeeper's work | Cost |
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Turnover tax return | € 45 per return period |
Income tax return | € 170 to € 250 |
Sales tax supplement | € 50 (annual basis) |
Corporate income tax return (vpb) | € 200 per BV |
Dividend tax return | € 55 |
Annual turnover | Average costs bookkeeper |
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Annual turnover up to €25,000 | About €700 |
Annual turnover up to €50,000 | About €900 |
Annual turnover up to €100. 000 | Approximately €1100 |
Annual sales up to €200,000 | Approximately €1400 |
Annual sales up to €500,000 | Approximately €2500 |
It can be assumed that a starting bookkeeper charges between 40 and 65 Euros per hour. An experienced bookkeeper with solid knowledge will soon cost between 70 and 100 Euros per hour.
Service | Description |
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Financial reports | Providing financial reports containing the day to day overview of the financial condition. |
Financial advice | Advising on tax matters. This also includes the possibilities of increasing profits. |
Payroll | Setting up and maintaining payroll for the entrepreneur or his employees. |
Annual accounts | Preparing annual accounts at the end of a financial year in order to gain a good insight into profits, costs and investments. |
Business administration | Taking care of and maintaining business administration. Based on the business administration, the annual accounts can be drawn up. |
Sales tax return (VAT) | Take care of and submit sales tax. This must be done every quarter. |
Intra-Community Performance Declaration (ICP) | Providing the intra-Community performance declaration for entrepreneurs who operate internationally. |
Income tax return | Taking care of and filing income tax returns for entrepreneurs as natural persons. |
Tax return assistance | Supporting and serving as a resource for your tax return. |
Reading bank data | Reading the bank data in an accounting program. |
Booking invoices | Booking the sales and purchase invoices in an accounting program. |
In addition, a good bookkeeper knows his way around taxation. For entrepreneurs and freelancers there are many schemes that apply to save tax. These schemes are for example:
Are you already familiar with the above schemes for entrepreneurs that are guaranteed to increase your profits? A bookkeeper certainly is, he knows all the ins and outs. Also, you will save time, time you can put into your business. Besides, you do not have to study dozens of pages of complex material yourself.
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