Woodlands Administration: bookkeeping for SMEs

ZelfJaarrekening.nl is an initiative of Woodlands Administration, an administrative office in Haarlem. We put that deliberately up front: you should know who makes the site you use, and whether there is an interest behind it. That interest exists — we are the same company — which is also why we state honestly below when you do not need us.

Why this site exists

In practice we kept seeing the same pattern: an entrepreneur with well-organised records who needed annual accounts, and for that had to go through a process that consisted mainly of hours. Preparing them is not brain surgery for a simple sole trader or a small BV — it is a fixed route along the same steps.

We have put that route into software. What remains is the work where judgement really matters: records that do not add up, a tax choice with consequences, a statement a bank asks for.

What the office does

Woodlands Administration takes care of bookkeeping and tax returns for SMEs, from Haarlem and online throughout the Netherlands. The full overview is on the services page; in short it covers:

• •Bookkeeping: updated monthly, so your figures stay current.
• •VAT returns: checked and prepared before the deadline.
• •Income tax for entrepreneurs.
• •Corporate income tax for BVs, aligned with the annual accounts.
• •The annual accounts themselves: compiled and explained.
• •Payroll administration, from payslip to payroll tax return.

When you do need us

There are situations in which doing it yourself is not a good idea. These are they:

• •Your records are not up to date or not complete, and you want them cleaned up first before you start on annual accounts.
• •A bank, financier or investor asks for a compilation statement or another form of assurance.
• •You have a tax choice to make with consequences for several years — for example around business premises, a shareholding or a cessation.
• •You have staff and want to outsource the payroll administration.
• •There is a dispute, a threatening shortfall or a bankruptcy on the horizon. Then is the moment to have someone look at it now, not later.

When you do not need us

At least as important, and it saves you money:

• •Your records are up to date, your figures are correct, and you need no statement. Then the annual accounts are quickly done with the tool.
• •You are a sole trader or VOF without a filing obligation and you mainly want to understand your own figures.
• •You want to try it yourself for a year to see whether it suits you. That is possible — you can always outsource later.
• •You only have a question about how something in the tool works. Then simply email support; you do not need an engagement for that.

How contact works

There is no physical office to walk into; contact runs via WhatsApp or email, and an introductory call is without obligation. After that follows a price indication, and only after agreement are the records taken over and set up. The lead times the office quotes are indicative and depend on how complete your documents are.

The rates are on the prices page (excluding VAT). Meeting or asking a question is possible via the contact form, via contact@woodlandsadmin.com or via WhatsApp on +31 6 40896348.

Both parts fall under the same company: Woodlands Administration, KVK 94490171. The comparison between doing it yourself, outsourcing and software is in the three routes side by side. And anyone who wants to know more about this site itself will find it at the about page.