
How it Works

How CPE accounting and bookkeeping services works?
CPE Accounting Services provides outsourced services covering the scope of the financial reporting and accounting process – from recording transactions and maintaining books of accounts to preparing statutory reports, financial statements, and other management reports, so our clients can focus on the operations of their business.
At the end of each month, we will perform an on-site visit to do the accounting and bookkeeping or the client staff could hand in the necessary documents. We require that documents such as your sales invoices, shipping invoices/delivery receipts (if applicable), official receipts, bank statements, credit card and other statements be available during our visit. Once we have everything we need, we will process your data during the visit and perform the recording of transactions on site or off site.
CPE will collect vital documents first from clients, and they ask for the Client’s preference based on their accounting periods in a weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly basis.
Listed below are accounting documents generated by the company for compilation:
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Bank Statements
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Invoices
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Receipts
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Billing Statements
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Payroll Registers
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Contracts
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Others
Manual books of account, various vital details, and details overlooked by clients are sorted, analyzed, and then verified for their accuracy. This phase ensures that all the transactions are accounted for.
The following books of account are prepared and submitted to the BIR for compliance purposes depending on clients Tax type:
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Cash Receipts Book
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Cash Disbursement Book
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General Journal
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Purchases Journal
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Sales Journal
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General Ledger
For transparency purposes, financial reports are created for disclosure with the Client’s partners and the government to prove the legitimacy of all recorded transactions conducted by the company.
The following management reports are prepared and submitted to Clients for further improvements and verification:
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Trial Balance
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Balance Sheet (Statements of Financial Position)
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Profit or Loss Statement (Statements of Comprehensive Income)
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Statements of Changes in Equity
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Statements of Cash Flow
4. Archiving of Documents
After a CPE accounts all transactions conducted by the business entity, the Client must retain all received documents submitted during the initial phases of accounting and bookkeeping. The Client must secure all source documents (whether in soft or hardcopies) within ten (10) years before availing CPE Accounting Services.
Source documents are the original hard copies of accounting documents. These records require complete security and must be properly stored. They are considered as evidence by the client if financial transactions are marked as false. Other than that, companies and their source documents are for auditing, review, and verification of transactions conducted.
Frequently Ask Question
Service Delivery
1. How frequent will the accountant be available to do the recording of transactions on site (for bookkeeping services)?
The accountant will perform his/her on-site transaction recording at least once a month or documents pick up .
2.Will the bookkeeping and accounting service include the preparation of financial statements?
No. the bookkeeping and accounting services will not cover the preparation of financial statements. Preparation of financial statements shall be covered by a separate arrangement and separate service fee.
3. Will the preparation of financial statement include the sign-off on audit report to be filed with BIR and SEC?
No. The preparation of financial services shall not include the sign-off on the audit report by an independent accountant Fees
Fees
1. Is the service fee negotiable?
The base fee is non-negotiable. Please note that service fee may be increased depending on the complexity and volume of transactions during the month.
2. How am I billed each month/service and when it is due?
Retainers Fee - Monthly (every 5th day of the following month)
Special engagement - 50% upon acceptance of the proposal and 50% after completion.
Annual FS preparation - every last day of February of the following year.
3. Can you contact my current bookkeeper and get the information you need to set me up as a client of CPE Accounting Services?
Unfortunately, we only deal with you, our client, to gather all information.