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Accountant or AI Tool: Why More SIA Owners Are Choosing the Second Option
Bookkeeping 8 min read

Accountant or AI Tool: Why More SIA Owners Are Choosing the Second Option

If you own an SIA and every month you wait for your accountant’s email with questions about receipts you no longer remember, this article is for you. In recent years, more and more small business owners in Latvia are choosing not simply to replace one accountant with another, but to rethink how bookkeeping should be done altogether. The reason is simple: AI tools can now handle a large part of the work you used to pay a person for - often faster, cheaper, and without waiting for a reply.

SelfSIA SelfSIA Team
Jul 5, 2026
E-invoices without panic: how an SIA can prepare for the new reality
E-invoices 4 min read

E-invoices without panic: how an SIA can prepare for the new reality

What e-invoices mean for Latvian companies, why they are not just PDFs, and how a small SIA can prepare its invoicing process in time.

SelfSIA SelfSIA Team
Jun 20, 2026
The VAT threshold is not just one number: what SIA owners often miss
VAT 4 min read

The VAT threshold is not just one number: what SIA owners often miss

A simple guide to the Latvian VAT registration threshold, the 50,000/55,000 EUR limits, and how a small SIA can spot the risk early.

SelfSIA SelfSIA Team
Jun 19, 2026
Dividends without myths: what an SIA owner should understand before distributing profit
Dividends 4 min read

Dividends without myths: what an SIA owner should understand before distributing profit

How SIA owners should think about dividends: tax regimes, profit distribution, documents, and why dividends are not a simple salary replacement.

SelfSIA SelfSIA Team
Jun 18, 2026
Can an SIA owner do bookkeeping themselves? The safe line between control and risk
Bookkeeping 4 min read

Can an SIA owner do bookkeeping themselves? The safe line between control and risk

When an SIA owner may handle bookkeeping themselves, what responsibility remains, and how to build a safe self-service process.

SelfSIA SelfSIA Team
Jun 17, 2026
Profit exists, but cash is missing: why cash flow should be checked every week
Cash Flow 3 min read

Profit exists, but cash is missing: why cash flow should be checked every week

Why profit and cash flow are not the same, and how a small SIA can build a simple weekly cash flow review routine.

SelfSIA SelfSIA Team
Jun 16, 2026