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- 1 Hannah Benka-Coker Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Accountancy for freelancers and contractors
Simple bookkeeping and tax returns for people who work for themselves, so you can focus on your clients.
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Freelancers, consultants and contractors often have income from several clients, expenses that can be claimed and tax that is deducted at source by some clients but not others. Keeping track of it all takes time you would rather spend on paid work.
As your work grows, you may want to trade through a registered company. We can explain the differences in tax and paperwork and help you register if it makes sense.
Read our guide: The pros and cons of incorporating your business for tax purposes in Sierra Leone →
Self-employed people in Sierra Leone often have a mix of income: fees from local businesses, contracts with NGOs and projects, and payments from international clients. Some clients deduct withholding tax before they pay you and some do not. That makes it easy to pay too much tax, or to miss tax that is still due, unless the records are kept as you go.
We keep it simple. You send us your invoices, receipts and bank statements, we record them and keep track of tax already deducted, and at the end of the year your return is prepared from records that are already in order. If your work grows and a company would make sense, we explain the trade-offs and can help you register.
Scope and fees are agreed in writing before work starts.
1
Initial call about your work and how you are paid.
2
Quote for your bookkeeping and returns.
3
Set-up of a simple record-keeping routine.
4
Returns filed and regular check-ins.
In most cases, yes. Withholding tax deducted by clients is usually a payment towards your income tax, not the end of it. We work out your full position and claim credit for tax already deducted.
Invoices you send, payments you receive, receipts for business expenses and any withholding tax certificates from clients. We give you a short list and a simple way to keep them.
If you are resident in Sierra Leone, income from work you do here is generally taxable here even if the client is abroad. Your exact position depends on your residence and contracts, and we check it with you.
Yes. We explain the differences in tax, paperwork and liability, and if it makes sense we handle the registration with our market entry team.
Yes. We can prepare a statement of your income and, where needed, simple accounts for banks, landlords or embassies, based on your records.
Freetown · 1 Hannah Benka-Coker Street
Your work is handled by the SLONEC Accountancy team at our Freetown office and overseen by Ishmael Bangura, who founded SLONEC in 2023 and is a professional accountant. When you get in touch, we tell you who your day-to-day contact will be and how to reach them, and we agree the scope and fee in writing before any work starts.
Tell us what you need, or book a call to talk it through first.
SLONEC is an accountancy and consultancy firm that specialises and provides a wide range of accountancy and consultancy services to individuals, businesses, and organisations within Sierra Leone and beyond.