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Owner-managed companies with a handful of employees and routine reporting. Selection criteria, what to watch for, and the 9 providers in this directory that publish services for this segment.
Business size
Companies in the Small businesses segment in Europe normally select accounting providers on a predictable set of criteria: the scope of the recurring package, the closing and filing calendar, staffing continuity and the price mechanics. This page sets those criteria out so that providers can be compared against them.
Owner-managed companies with a handful of employees and routine reporting.
What normally decides the choice in this segment
What to watch. The main risk for a small business is scope drift: a package that looks complete but excludes the year-end accounts, the tax return, or the reconciliation of the bank at year end. It is worth asking for the fee schedule in writing before deciding, because the difference between two comparable monthly prices is usually found in what is billed separately.
9 records
| Provider | Country | Coverage | Services | Business size | Languages | Software | Pricing model | Remote support | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beierholm | Denmark | National | BookkeepingPayrollVAT supportTax complianceAnnual accountsFinancial reportingAudit and assuranceBusiness advisory | StartupsSmall businessesGrowing companiesMedium businesses | DanishEnglish | Not publicly confirmed | Not publicly listed | Publicly documented online portal | |
| Dansk Revision | Denmark | National | Audit and assuranceBusiness advisory | StartupsSmall businesses | Danish | Not publicly confirmed | Not publicly listed | Publicly documented online portal | |
| Administer | Finland | Multi-country | BookkeepingPayrollTax complianceManagement accountingFinancial reportingAccounting software supportBusiness advisory | FreelancersStartupsSmall businessesMedium businessesInternational businesses | EnglishFinnishSwedish | Not publicly confirmed | Custom quote | Publicly documented online portal | |
| Cerfrance | France | National | BookkeepingPayrollTax complianceManagement accountingFinancial reportingBusiness advisory | StartupsSmall businessesMedium businesses | French | Not publicly confirmed | Custom quote | Publicly documented online portal | |
| In Extenso | France | Multi-country | BookkeepingPayrollTax complianceAudit and assuranceManagement accountingFinancial reportingBusiness advisory | FreelancersStartupsSmall businessesInternational businesses | DutchEnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish | Not publicly confirmed | Not publicly listed | Publicly documented online portal | |
| Ifac | Ireland | National | BookkeepingPayrollTax complianceManagement accountingAudit and assuranceCompany secretarial and formationBusiness advisory | Small businessesMedium businesses | English | Not publicly confirmed | Not publicly listed | Not publicly confirmed | |
| Forvis Mazars | Multiple European markets | International | Audit and assuranceTax compliancePayrollCompany secretarial and formationBusiness advisoryFinancial reportingVAT support | Small businessesInternational businesses | English | Not publicly confirmed | Not publicly listed | Not publicly confirmed | |
| Aider | Norway | Multi-country | BookkeepingPayrollBusiness advisoryAccounting software support | FreelancersSmall businessesGrowing companiesMedium businesses | EnglishNorwegian | Not publicly confirmed | Not publicly listed | Not publicly confirmed | |
| Crunch | United Kingdom | National | BookkeepingPayrollVAT supportTax complianceAnnual accountsCompany secretarial and formationCloud accountingAccounting software supportBusiness advisory | FreelancersSmall businessesInternational businesses | English | Not publicly confirmed | Published starting price | Publicly documented online portal |