Aneca Accountancy Fiscaal & Juridisch Advies

Aneca Accountancy Fiscaal & Juridisch Advies, or AFJ, is a firm at number 14 Léon Bekaertlaan, on the industrial estate of Aalter, East Flanders. It has been run since 2004 by Dorine Aneca, who holds a law degree from Ghent University and a degree in tax and accounting research from Vlerick Business School, and is recognised both as an accountant and as a tax adviser. The company is approved by the ITAA under number 50.093.729. The team of eight includes accountants, bookkeepers, tax specialists and lawyers, which allows the firm to offer a multidisciplinary service.

The firm stresses a personal and discreet relationship: each file is handled by a single point of contact. It wants to be more than a service provider, a trusted coach who helps set goals, limits risks and points out the business's strengths and weaknesses. It can also be reached outside office hours for questions and advice. Its clients are very varied: industrial companies, transport firms, supermarkets, care organisations, management companies, SMEs, non-profits, traders and liberal professions. Thanks to an international network, the firm also advises clients active abroad.

In accounting, AFJ handles complete bookkeeping or supports clients who keep their own books, using the most suitable package: Exact Online, fully digital, Octopus in the cloud for self-service bookkeeping, Expert M or WinBooks. The firm is fully committed to digitalisation. Its assignments range from setting up as self-employed and incorporating companies to interim balance sheets, preparing and filing annual accounts, external audits, financial plans, acquisition audits, valuations and due diligence, budgeting, cost price calculation and investment advice.

The tax side covers all obligations: personal income tax, corporate income tax, VAT formalities, customs and excise rules, gift and inheritance tax, employment taxation and registration duties. The firm reviews its clients' pay policy and proposes tax-efficient remuneration techniques. It assists during tax audits, helps draft objections, defends clients' rights before the tax authorities and supports them in court proceedings, taking account of local, regional, national and international developments.

The firm's lawyers advise before important decisions, so clients know the consequences in advance and avoid high legal fees. They draft and review shareholder agreements, acquisition contracts, commercial agency, distribution and franchise agreements, management, consultancy and employment contracts, lease and sale agreements, licence and IT contracts, and decisions of the board and general meeting. They advise on company law, acquisitions and mergers, trade practices, employment law, succession and gifts, matrimonial property law, public procurement, copyright and grants.