Term
What is accounting firm (accountantskantoor)? Meaning and explanation
An accounting firm (accountantskantoor) is an organisation employing accountants with a protected title (RA or AA) that provides services such as compilation, audit, tax advice and business advice.
Definition
An accounting firm (accountantskantoor) is an organisation employing accountants with a protected title (RA or AA) that provides services such as compilation, audit, tax advice and business advice.
Also known as: Accountantskantoor, Accountancykantoor, Accounting firm
An accounting firm employs registered accountants (RA) or accountants-administratieconsulenten (AA), who are members of the professional body NBA and work under professional rules. Services include compiling annual accounts, tax returns and advice. Firms licensed by the AFM may also carry out statutory audits and issue audit opinions. Many accounting firms also handle ongoing bookkeeping for their clients.
For an accounting firm, processing capacity is scarce, while the professional's value lies mainly in review, compilation and advice. Pre-accounting takes many hours that would better go to higher-value, more interesting work. At the same time, professional rules set requirements for quality and traceability, so automation must be explainable and leave a trail that can be followed during a review.
Autoboeker runs pre-accounting on AI, with an audit log per entry, so professionals have time left for review, compilation and advice. Every entry has a confidence score, sources and a trail in the audit log, and with approval before and after booking you decide who approves what. Exact Online, Twinfield, SnelStart and e-Boekhouden are handled from one firm environment. For firms from 25 FTE there is Groot kantoor, which includes Atlas.
Example
An accounting firm with clients in three different accounting packages runs all invoices through one processing workflow and spends the time freed up on compiling annual accounts.
FAQ
Questions about accounting firm (accountantskantoor).
No. Statutory audits require an AFM licence. Accountants without that licence can still issue compilation reports.
Only if the automation is explainable and traceable. In Autoboeker every entry has a confidence score and explanation, every action is in the audit log and approval before and after booking remains possible.
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