Free accounting program

There are a few certainties in life, the sun will rise and we pay taxes. There's not much you can do about the sun rising. At most, you can move to a sunnier place if you want to spend more time in the sun. What you can do more about is the taxes we have to pay. If only to ensure that you have to worry about it as little as possible.

Of course, as an entrepreneur you are not concerned about paying taxes, but you cannot avoid it if you are going to earn money. And the tax authorities also require you to keep thorough and good administration to keep track of how much money you earn and what your costs are.

There are several complex but also very easy software programs that can make this easier for you. For example, to send neat invoices to your customers so that you get your money. In addition, you also have to keep track of your costs and keep your receipts for your expenses with you. In the past, you kept all your receipts neatly in a shoe box and gave them to your accountant at the end of the year or quarter to book everything.

Most software programs in the Netherlands that can help you with this quickly cost €30 per month or more, depending on your use. For example, how many invoices you send. But there is one that is even free. That's Gekko, a Dutch company from Amsterdam, see www.getgekko.com. With separate apps for your costs, hours and something called trips. There is also a premium version, where you get even more extras such as a VAT report and Gekko no longer appears at the bottom of your invoices. And some other extras that might be useful.

Look at it, every euro you don't have to spend can of course be added to your profit. And that is what being an entrepreneur is all about.