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SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
Accounting & tax

Accounting Samut Songkhram

Accounting for small family-run businesses hosting tourists

Accounting for small family-run businesses hosting tourists

Samut Songkhram is a small province whose economy rests on coastal fisheries, seafood and salt processing, and community-based tourism, mainly homestays and riverside restaurants. Most businesses are family-sized and only recently incorporated when they began taking tour groups or selling wholesale to large buyers. What these businesses need most is a system light enough to run with a few people yet complete enough to avoid problems later. We provide accounting for Samut Songkhram businesses by tailoring workflows to the size of each operation, not imposing a large factory system on a family business.

What we handle

Monthly bookkeeping, transaction recording, and trial balance preparation
File withholding tax (ภ.ง.ด.1/3/53) and value-added tax (ภ.พ.30)
Close annual financial statements, file ภ.ง.ด.50/51, and submit to the Department of Business Development
Prepare payroll, payslips, and remit social security contributions
Take over from previous accountant, and perform a retroactive account review before accepting the engagement

Homestays and restaurants that are primarily cash-based

Community tourism businesses receive a large share of cash from visitors and take reservations through social media with no central system. Without a daily sales summary, income recorded in the books is based more on memory than on documents. The practical solution for businesses this size is not to install a big system, but to use a daily summary sheet that takes a few minutes to fill out and send us a photo each week. We customize the format for each business.

Seasonally produced processed goods

Seafood and salt processing depends on seasons and weather, leading to peaks and near-shutdowns. If costs are recorded only when cash is paid, unit costs will swing so widely that they become unusable for decision-making. What we do is separate production-related costs from fixed business expenses, so owners can see the true cost of each batch.

Talk to us about your accounts

Tell us what the business does and what state the books are in. We will say what to start with and what needs fixing for prior periods.

FAQ — Accounting Samut Songkhram

2 questions answered

Not at all. We design based on the size of your business. All you need is a daily summary point that takes a few minutes and a clear document submission schedule. We handle the rest.
You need service documents specifying clear details that match the agreement with the tour company, because the client uses these documents as their expenses. Incomplete documents are often requested months later.