How Intermediary Mistakes Can Turn Your Business into Chaos: A Real Story from Bali
Last year, Lisa decided to start a business in Bali and reached out to an agency for assistance with the process. The agency registered her store and assured her that they could add "beauty salon" as a business activity later. However, this activity is not permitted for foreigners. As a result, Lisa had to register a second company, which led to additional costs and complications.
At that time, Lisa had no idea that her business venture in tropical paradise was about to take a turn for the worse. In addition to registering her business, she hired the same agency to handle her accounting. However, the accountant failed to submit regular reports and eventually disappeared altogether. It turned out that the agency didn’t have its own accounting department and was outsourcing clients to "partners," who, in turn, passed the work along, creating an endless chain of delays.
As a result, Lisa was left with two major errors in the financial reports, tax debt, and no way to identify who was responsible. Each person in the chain passed the blame, leaving Lisa to handle the issues on her own.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, another accounting firm Lisa approached to resolve the issues didn’t do any better. Instead of handling the case directly, they reached out to our accountant. Essentially, their plan was to act as intermediaries, allowing them to avoid accountability if any further mistakes occurred. Once again, this would have left Lisa to deal with unresolved problems on her own.
In the end, Lisa decided to bypass intermediaries and came to us for direct assistance.What’s particularly interesting about this case is that even local professionals turned to us for help with this complex and unusual situation. Why is that?
The answer is simple: First, all of our professional staff are licensed and carefully handpicked for their expertise. Second, our in-house team of accountants handles every step of the process, without relying on outsourcing to "partners."We manage the entire process from start to finish, minimizing the risk of mistakes and penalties.
Now, Lisa can rest assured that her business is in safe hands: her tax and financial matters are handled professionally, on time, and stress-free.
