Abacus Biuro Rachunkowe

Start-up support for sole traders in Lublin

Known in Polish as Kancelaria Księgowa Abacus, Abacus Biuro Rachunkowe runs from Lublin, Poland. The office keeps the ledgers of small business owners and handles tax office and ZUS matters for them. Its clients range from those still weighing a start-up to those already trading.

The start-up meeting and registration

For a person who has not yet opened a business, the office begins with an information meeting. The aim is to agree on what suits the client best: the type and scope of the activity, the form of taxation and the kind of accounting records to keep. The business is then registered with the local municipal office. A client who chooses to register for VAT is shown the extra step that this involves. Once the client has the registration entry, they bring it to the office, and after a contract is signed the office can complete the rest in the client's name.

Those steps include registering the business at the municipal office, obtaining the tax identification number, notifying the tax office of the chosen form of taxation and the signing of the contract with the office, and opening the book of revenue and expenses. The office also asks for the documents needed to open a file, such as proof of the right to use the premises where the business will operate.

Bookkeeping and monthly payments

The office keeps the revenue and expense ledger for the business. Documents are expected to reach the office by the fifth of each month, or the office collects them from the client. It prepares the payment details for ZUS, income tax and VAT transfers, so that each one is made on schedule.

Enrolment with social insurance

The office signs the owner up for social insurance with ZUS. Where the owner also holds a salaried job while running the business, the details of that employment are recorded at the same time, so that the contributions are handled correctly.

Who the office serves

Most of its clients are sole traders, among them people who also hold a salaried job. It presents itself as the place that carries the paperwork, so that the owner can concentrate on the work itself.