Keep track of what customers owe and what your Swedish business owes suppliers, with ledgers reconciled to your accounts and clear explanations in English.
Skattepunkten's Office Services AB helps international owners and businesses manage customer and supplier ledgers in Sweden. We bring together invoices, payments and open items, with routines that fit your Swedish operation and the information your finance team abroad needs.
An overview of invoices, payments and outstanding balances
Need help with accounts receivable and accounts payable in Sweden?
Start with client registration and tell us about your business, invoice flows and the support you need. We can consider an arrangement for your customer ledger, supplier ledger or both. Registration is not an order.
If you have any questions before submitting your registration, you are always welcome to contact us.
From individual invoices to reconciled balances
Clearer customer and supplier records for your Swedish business
We help keep invoice and payment information connected with your bookkeeping, so that open items and differences can be followed up. The work can be coordinated with your existing accountant or overseas finance function.
Customer invoices and incoming payments
See which customer invoices are recorded, what has been paid and which amounts remain outstanding.
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- Recording and following up customer invoices
- Matching incoming payments to invoices
- Open, overdue and partly paid items
- Questions about references, differences and customer balances
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Supplier invoices and accounts payable
Keep supplier invoices, credit notes and their status together, with a clearer basis for checking what the business owes.
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- Recording and coding supplier invoices within the agreed scope
- Supplier balances, credit notes and open items
- Due-date follow-up and information for your payment routine
- Checking that invoices, payments and accounting records connect
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Reconciliations and international coordination
Connect the detailed ledgers with the general ledger and the reports needed by your Swedish business and finance team abroad.
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- Reconciliation of receivables and payables control accounts
- Investigation of unmatched payments and other differences
- Coordination of invoice and payment records across countries
- Agreed balance reports and period-end follow-up
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A clear workflow and agreed responsibilities
How we work
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Review the invoice flows
Tell us how sales invoices, supplier invoices and payments are handled, which legal entities are involved and what your overseas finance team needs.
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Agree the routines
We agree the documents, system access, reconciliation frequency, reports and how questions and approvals are handled.
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Record, match and reconcile
We work with the agreed invoice and payment information, reconcile the ledgers to the general ledger and follow up on differences or missing records.
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Follow up the balances
You receive the agreed overview of open items, receivables and payables, including the questions that need action by your team.
Practical answers for international owners and finance teams
Frequently asked questions about customer and supplier ledgers
What is a customer ledger, or accounts receivable ledger?
It shows recorded customer invoices, incoming payments and amounts still outstanding, broken down by customer and invoice. This helps explain what lies behind the total accounts receivable balance in the general ledger.
What is a supplier ledger, or accounts payable ledger?
It brings together recorded supplier invoices, credit notes, payments and open items. The detail by supplier and invoice supports the follow-up of amounts owed, payment information and reconciliations.
Why reconcile the ledgers with the general ledger?
The detailed customer and supplier balances should agree with the relevant control accounts in the general ledger. Reconciliation helps identify unmatched payments, missing records and other differences that need to be investigated before the figures are used further.
Can customer payments be matched automatically?
That depends on your accounting system, bank connection and payment references. We can help establish a suitable routine and follow up payments that cannot be matched automatically, including partial payments or unclear references.
Can you help with overseas customers, suppliers and different currencies?
Yes. We can review invoice and payment flows involving other countries and currencies, and follow up differences such as fees or exchange-related amounts. We agree the information needed and coordinate with your finance team; any separate VAT or tax question needs its own assessment.
Do we have to change accounting systems?
We first review the existing system, access and available data. We then agree a workable arrangement for the Swedish business. Integrations and automatic matching depend on the systems and services available; they are not assumed to work in every case.
Does managing supplier invoices include approving and releasing payments?
Invoice recording, reconciliations, payment information and payment approvals are different tasks. We agree which tasks are included and who checks and approves them. Payment release follows your agreed authorisation process.
Can you help us follow up overdue customer invoices?
We can provide an overview of overdue and open items and help with agreed follow-up routines. Reminder handling or other action needs to be agreed separately. An outstanding balance may involve a payment not yet matched or an unresolved question, so the records should be checked first.
Can ledger work be combined with bookkeeping and period-end reporting?
Yes. Customer and supplier ledger work can form part of a wider accounting assignment, including bookkeeping, reconciliations, reporting and preparation for VAT or year-end work. The scope, timetable and responsibilities are agreed for your business.
How do we get started?
Tell us about your Swedish activities, invoice volumes, systems and how invoices and payments are handled today. Existing balances, open-item lists and supporting records help us assess a handover. Client registration is not an order or an automatic transfer of responsibility.
Want a clearer overview of customer and supplier balances?
Register as a new client so we can consider how we can help you. Registration is not an order. If you have any questions before submitting your registration, you are always welcome to contact us.
Digital accounting with personal contact
Certified Spiris accounting partner
Skattepunkten's Office Services AB is a certified Spiris accounting partner.
We help you use digital tools in a way that fits your business, with a personal contact who understands your Swedish bookkeeping and the information you need.
A Swedish contact with international reach
Customer and supplier balances across borders
Skattepunkten is a member of ETL GLOBAL. When your business involves more than one country, we can coordinate with relevant local expertise alongside your existing advisers.
We help connect the Swedish ledger balances with the underlying invoices and payments, and identify questions that need separate consideration. Responsibilities and any additional work are agreed with you.
Official guidance in English
Relevant links
Official guidance in English on invoices, supporting records and the Swedish accounting framework.
This page provides general information. The appropriate routines, systems and support depend on your business, invoice flows and agreed accounting assignment.