Bookkeeper
Quick Answer
What is Bookkeeper?
A bookkeeper records a business’s daily transactions – the person keeping your numbers true between accountant visits.
Bookkeeper explained
Clean books are the raw material of tax returns, funding applications and business decisions. A weekly bookkeeper costs less than a year-end reconstruction.
Who it applies to: Any business too busy to capture its own transactions.
Cost: Monthly fees by volume.
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Official source: Gov.za
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