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Every new company is faced with the necessity to choose the type of accounting. It is obvious that conducting settlements in a company is an essential element of business. Companies have at their disposal accounting offices, their own accounting, or more and more popular online accounting. E-accounting is an innovative solution that helps in running a company and makes the settlement processes run smoothly and without major problems.

E-accounting - what is it?

The term "online accounting" includes all Internet tools that enable the management of a company's financial department. This service differs slightly from the usual billing applications. The company receives software for e-accounting in the form of a subscription. The offer includes not only web programs, but also permanent support of specialists in accounting, law, insurance and taxes. The online accounting service is addressed to micro and small companies whose accounting is based on the Tax Book of Revenue and Expenses, or lump sums. Potential recipients of e-bookkeeping are about 90% of entities in the SME sector.

What is part of e-accounting?

As mentioned above, online accounting is a set of different applications that connect with each other and help to perform daily financial duties in the enterprise. Professional services offering e-accounting services offer a package consisting of, among others, an invoice program, an application designed to conduct activities related to human resources and payroll, as well as warehouses and fixed assets. In addition, the subscription fee also includes: CRM, VAT and PIT accounting software and cash register/Bank modules. Additionally, the online accounting service is very often equipped with external applications that facilitate running a business, such as: online banking, e-commerce platform, independent debt collection system and Google Calender. This kind of accounting software has many advantages. Thanks to e-accounting, there is no need to constantly monitor possible changes in the law and update your programs. This kind of treatment is done by the owner of a website offering online accounting services. Besides, there is no denying that compared to an accounting office or an accountant in a company, an online solution is relatively cheap. The monthly subscription fee for the service is approximately PLN 33. The owner has to pay 150-200 PLN for an accounting office and the accountant's salary is about 4500 PLN per month. For small and medium-sized enterprises, financial issues are extremely important, which is why many owners resign from offices and accountants on a full-time basis, in favour of IT software. Additionally, a great advantage of cloud services is data security. Owners of websites offering e-accounting use the highest quality hosting services. Customers are obliged to back up their data. In addition, stored information is encrypted to increase security.

E-accounting and the accounting office

As we already know, the monthly subscription fee for online accounting services is usually just over PLN 30. Many owners of micro and small businesses use accounting offices. According to them, it is a good solution, because external specialists will take care of all the issues related to financial processes in the company. It should be remembered, however, that finding a reliable accounting office is not so easy. It is not uncommon that cooperation between partners does not work out, which costs the client a lot of nerves. Therefore, a good and trusted office won't be cheap. Most often it is used by a few people who use professional software. Entrepreneur documents are checked by two people - the younger and the older accountant. This state of affairs contributes to the overall cost of services. Before hiring an office you need to carefully check its reliability, and this involves another task to be performed. The solution to these problems is the use of online accounting, which allows you to have control over all financial issues in the enterprise. E-accounting is perfect when micro and small companies are not able to employ a full-time accountant. It's worth remembering that cloud clients are always available for expert assistance.