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

Accounting in Suphan Buri

Accounting for family businesses that have grown and need to formalize

Accounting for family businesses that have grown and need to formalize

Most businesses in Suphan Buri are family businesses that have operated for generations, including wholesale of consumer goods, rice mills, livestock, and construction material shops serving local contractors. What these businesses share is that their systems are based on habit rather than design. Owners know the numbers in their heads and can decide quickly, but there are no documents that an outsider can read and understand. The problem appears when seeking a loan, when a large customer asks for documents, or when handing the business to the next generation. We provide accounting for Suphan Buri businesses by turning what's in the owner's head into figures others can read, without slowing down day-to-day operations.

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

Wholesale businesses that give credit to regular customers

Wholesale shops in provincial areas commonly sell on credit to regular customers and often record the outstanding balances in their own ledgers. When these balances accumulate over years without confirming the amounts with customers, the receivables in the accounts drift further and further from what can actually be collected. Writing them off as bad debts also isn't possible without evidence of follow-up. We set up a receivables register tied to sales documents and establish a cycle for balance confirmation, so the outstanding figures can always be explained.

Passing the business to the next generation

Family businesses being handed to the next generation often find that the problem isn't the business itself, but that assets used in the business are still held in personal names and some income has never been recorded through the system. This makes it impossible to value the business and divide it fairly. Organizing the accounts is therefore the first step in succession planning, not paperwork done later. We have lawyers in the same office look at ownership and wills alongside this.

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 in Suphan Buri

2 questions answered

We start by reviewing your past accounting records to see if they are complete and match what has been filed. Then we'll summarize what needs to be adjusted and what should be done first, before starting the normal monthly cycle.
Banks look at both the financial statements and the consistency of bank account transactions. A business whose revenue is mostly cash outside the system will be at a disadvantage. We'll advise you to start aligning your transactions well in advance of applying.