You're planning to set up your own business. So you've been told you need to go to see a chartered accountant. But what's the point of having a chartered accountant?
Your business start-up project
You've always wanted becoming an entrepreneur. You have followed a coaching training, because you love helping others. In fact, it's your job to be coach. Have you looked at the various company statutes. It's not always easy to understand. You have found creating companies online. Some advocate creation of a simplified joint stock company (sasu)«, others from setting up a limited liability company (sarl)«. You could also do this in the form of a’sole proprietorship and adopt the’autoentreprise (formerly self-employed contractor). You read about the legal status, then at certain points about the tax and social status. In all honesty, it's not always easy to understand how the different aspects of the business fit together. legal, tax and employment status. After going through all the comments and opinions, you really don't know what to expect. which status to choose.
In the back of your mind, you're obsessed with this subject. You can't cope on your own. The choice of status for becoming an entrepreneur shouldn't take up too much of your time. Nevertheless, you can't go wrong with legal status for undertake. As a coach, You're looking for help to make the right choice. You discuss your difficulties with a friend company director who can recommend the right person for you. He works as a’certified public accountant and above all, he is used to accompanying business start-ups. You make an appointment with him directly. Today is the big day, because you're hoping to find the right status for your new business.
Your meeting with the chartered accountant
Reception
Make an appointment with Novalliance chartered accountants. You will be welcomed in functional premises in the business district around the Velodrome stadium à Marseille. In fact, it's not far from the’avenue du Prado where you plan to take a company domiciliation in one of the many pharmacies that offer it.
You will be surprised by the modern colours of the offices at the’certified public accountant. It's true that you had a preconceived notion of the word « accountant »In your mind's eye, it conjured up an austere and not necessarily fun environment.
You will be greeted by an advisor who will ask you to wait in the waiting room. You are kindly offered a coffee. You notice that the staff are smiling and that the atmosphere is studious. The waiting room has a large screen and leaflets.« missions »This is the firm's new website. The slides show presentation of the firm and commercials on the various assignments offered by the firm. What's more, you may have noticed that you've come to meet a certified public accountant, even though you don't know what it does. You know the word « accountant« But you can't imagine all the services it can offer you. Your waiting time fuels your curiosity. You are pleasantly surprised by what you see. It's a far cry from the austere image you had previously imagined.
The meeting itself
L’certified public accountant will welcome you and take you to the meeting room where your first appointment will take place.
After a brief presentation of the practice, You explain your expectations regarding the choice of the right product. status for start your businesse. Very quickly, the’certified public accountant asks you about your vision of developmentt of your future business. They are looking to understand how you are going to promote yourself, how much you are going to charge, what your target customers.... You appreciate this approach to understanding your business. He explains the importance of doing a « market research »in order to establish a business plan and choose the right legal status. Your first thought was not quite as complete. You take notes on his comments and on the points you want to explore further. Your coaching training allows you to understand that at its level, it leads you to make the right choice.
You're not sufficiently prepared and you're going to work on your market research. You agree to meet again to present your ideas.
What is the role of the chartered accountant? ?
This first meeting is a very rewarding opportunity for you. Before you leave, you want to know what role the’certified public accountant as part of the monitoring of your company. The term’certified public accountant seemed limited to the subject of accounting, But your visit to the waiting room and the video presentations have piqued your curiosity.
Your question about the role of the chartered accountant lights up the face of your interviewer. He explains that he is involved in several areas:
- Accounting and tax services
This is its core business, its basic mission. It will collect your accounting vouchers, save them in its accounting software, and then a balance sheet at the end of the year. The primary objective is to give you a financial information about your business. Have you earned’silver this year? Why did you lose some? What action do you need to take this year to stop losing them? It will also monitor your taxation. A large number of declarations are to be deposited dematerialised throughout the year. It ensures that deadlines are met and that the declared bases are optimised.
- The social mission
At the start, you are not concerned if you do not need recruit. To develop your business, you will be required to employ staff. L’certified public accountant can support you at every stage. From defining the job, to choosing the employment contract and the drafting of specific clauses, to the recovery of’financial aid for hiring and to the board for separating (contractual termination, redundancyt...), it is competent to advise you. Every month, the firm draws up pay slips on the basis of variable data (hours of absence, holiday pay, bonuses...) that you send to it. It declares the social charges and declares them by teletransmission at social security funds.
- Management assistance
Can you imagine driving a car with no indication of speed, fuel level or engine revs? Managing a company must be based on indicators that give you the information you need to manage it. Visit dashboard has this function. It is drawn up and communicated every month. You don't have to wait for the balance sheet to find out your result, you are active in your management.
- The legal mission
When you have set up a company, formalities legal must be followed. At the incorporation of the company, the drafting of articles of association (articles of association for example). Every year you must approve your accounts by a ordinary annual general meeting (AGOA). Your accounts must then be filed with the commercial court registry. Are you moving house? You must approve this change at a meeting. This is more commonly known as a legal secretary for this mission.
- Advisory services
More broadly, the accounting firm is able to offer a long list of advice à added value the most common of which are :
- Support for business start-up with the production of business plan (business forecast).
- L’business valuation in the event of taking over or selling a business
- Paying suppliers by bank transfer on your behalf
- Evaluation of social security contributions
- Optimising executive compensation
- The declaration of’income tax
- La wealth management of the manager
- The organisation and company restructuringe (mise en holding company, merger...)
This list is not exhaustive, and you can see the broad spectrum of intervention by the’certified public accountant. Of course, you understand that not all of them apply to you, but you seem reassured and calm about the answer to your current and future needs.
Your chartered accountant can help you
As the’certified public accountant, becoming an entrepreneur is not easy. He can support you at every stage of your company's life. company. From the setting up your company, at development and transferring your business. His work is paid for by fees which it sets according to a time evaluation to be awarded and according to an intervention rate per stakeholder level (associate, chartered accountant...). On certain assignments, it can even invoice success fees which can be more motivating.
Using the skills of the chartered accountant
You're going home«.« boosted »I'm not sure I'll be able to do anything about it. It may be that set up your company online seems easy and tempting (feeling of saving money), but you don't have to take a certified public accountant you'll be missing out on a professional who knows the realities of business. They've been helping you since you set up your business, and they know the ins and outs of the business and the mistakes they can help you avoid. The loneliness of the business owner is real and harmful. You think you know everything and don't need anyone. coaching, It's a mistake. What's more, he'll give you the benefit of his network. Starting this evening, you will be working on the points raised during this working meeting. The countdown has started and you want to register in 15 days' time. You're going to do everything you can to get there. Your certified public accountant too.
