{"id":4456,"date":"2026-04-20T08:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/?post_type=glossar&#038;p=4456"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:13:07","slug":"accounting-services","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/glossar\/buchhaltungsservice\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounting Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Table of Contents\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#einleitung\">Brief definition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#grundlagen\">Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#recht\">Legal framework<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#einordnung\">Classification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tools\">Areas of responsibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#schritte\">Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#praxis\">Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fehler\">Sources of error<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fazit\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n<section id=\"einleitung\">\n<div class=\"snippet info\">\n<p><strong>Accounting Services<\/strong> refers to the structured execution of ongoing bookkeeping work by an external service provider within the legally permissible framework.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"grundlagen\">\n<h2>Basics<\/h2>\n<p>A bookkeeping service typically includes ongoing activities such as <a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/financial-accounting\/\">Financial accounting<\/a>, such as the recording of receipts, account assignment, creation of journal entries or account reconciliations.<\/p>\n<p>The services must be clearly distinguished from tax advice or legal representation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"recht\">\n<h2>Legal framework<\/h2>\n<p>The execution of ongoing bookkeeping work is regulated by law. It is particularly important that activities are carried out within the permissible scope and that no tax advisory services beyond this are provided.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"einordnung\">\n<h2>Systematic classification<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/financial-accounting\/\">Financial accounting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/accounts\/\">FiBu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/double-entry-bookkeeping\/\">Double-entry bookkeeping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/accounting-entry\/\">Account assignment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/booking-entry\/\">Booking entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/jahresabschluss-vorbereiten\/\">Prepare year-end accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An accounting service is organisationally classified as an outsourced form of ongoing bookkeeping.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"tools\">\n<h2>Typical areas of responsibility<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Capture and structuring of receipts<\/li>\n<li>Live booking of business transactions<\/li>\n<li>Reconciliation of debtor and creditor accounts<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of evaluations<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with the preparation of the annual financial statements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"schritte\">\n<h2>Typical procedure<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Provision of documents<\/li>\n<li>Recording and accounting<\/li>\n<li>System Entry<\/li>\n<li>Voting and plausibility check<\/li>\n<li>Provision of evaluations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"praxis\">\n<h2>Practical relevance<\/h2>\n<p>An accounting service can be completely outsourced or carried out in close coordination with internal staff. Clear responsibilities and structured processes are crucial.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"fehler\">\n<h2>Typical sources of error<\/h2>\n<div class=\"snippet warn\">\n<ul>\n<li>Unclear task definition<\/li>\n<li>Incomplete documentation<\/li>\n<li>Missing process documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<div class=\"snippet info\">\n        <h3>Does an accounting service differ from an in-house accounting department?<\/h3>\n        <p>Yes. The difference lies primarily in the organisational outsourcing of ongoing bookkeeping tasks.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"fazit\">\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>A bookkeeping service is the structured execution of ongoing bookkeeping tasks by an external service provider and is organisationally part of external accounting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<footer class=\"author\">\n        <strong>Author<\/strong>\n        <span>the BAS editorial team<\/span>\n        <span class=\"note\">Services pursuant to \u00a7 6 No. 3 and 4 StBerG, no tax or legal advice.<\/span>\n      <\/footer>\n\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">\nBrasser Accounting Solutions GmbH is a specialised accounting service provider and part of a corporate group with Quint GmbH (tax consultancy\/auditing) and Service Place \u00c5rj\u00e4ng AB (Swedish tax office). BAS exclusively performs services according to \u00a7 6 No. 3 and 4 StBerG and does not provide tax or legal advice.\n<\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","glossar-kategorien":[22],"class_list":["post-4456","glossar","type-glossar","status-publish","hentry","glossar-kategorien-markt-positionierung"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/4456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossar"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossar-kategorien","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar-kategorien?post=4456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}