Stremersch Accountancy

Stremersch Accountancy is an accounting and tax firm set up as a limited partnership on Bormtestraat in Stekene, in the Waasland region. It was founded in 2003 by Stefan Stremersch, its manager. Its accountants and tax advisers are members of the ITAA, and the firm belongs to a network of independent accounting and tax specialists. It cites twenty-five years of experience and a portfolio of around 150 companies, and works for businesses throughout the Waasland, including Sint-Niklaas, Sint-Gillis-Waas and Lokeren.

Its clients fall into five profiles listed on the website: self-employed people working full-time or on the side, family businesses, SMEs, international groups and non-profit organisations. The firm compares itself to an interpreter: its accountants translate technical matters into clear advice and present an easy-to-read dashboard, which they are happy to explain in detail. The team consists of the manager, two file managers and a management assistant. A "Stremersch Academy" and seminars held through the year are used to share financial and business knowledge.

In accounting and tax, Stremersch organises bookkeeping around how each business works, records income, expenses and legal obligations, and provides regular accounting and financial reporting. It handles VAT obligations and tax formalities, prepares and files the annual accounts, and uses the year-end closing to point out growth opportunities. It advises on direct and indirect taxes and supports clients during tax audits. The firm works for companies, non-profits and self-employed people.

Beyond statutory work, the firm offers financial analysis and diagnostics, business valuation, acquisition support, business organisation and reorganisation, business plans and budgeting, management reporting, cost price calculation and investment analysis. A quality charter sets out its commitments: returns filed on time, proactive interim reporting, flagging warning signs, monitoring profitability, attention to the manager's own interests and quality control under ISO 9001.

The website describes support in stages. Before launch, the firm turns the idea into a financial plan, with a feasibility study that can be subsidised through the SME wallet scheme, an investment analysis and a competitor analysis. At start-up, it registers the business with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and arranges publication of the deed of incorporation for companies. During development, it organises the bookkeeping, builds a dashboard of financial and non-financial indicators, follows up debtors and calculates financing needs or cost prices.

For growth, it prepares decisions with what-if and force-field analyses. In difficult times, it designs refinancing paths, relaunch plans and reorientations, reviews the business model and business plan, and advises and negotiates within a judicial reorganisation. It also helps set up an advisory board, and finally supports the transfer or liquidation of the business. Appointments can be booked online; the office is open on weekdays.