What does a bookkeeper cost in 2026?

Typical bookkeeper prices

On top of that comes the accounting software, which you normally pay for separately — typically 0 to about 400 kr. per month depending on the plan.

• Freelance bookkeeper: typically 350-500 kr. per hour
• Bookkeeping agency: typically 450-700 kr. per hour
• Fixed-price plan for a small business: often 500-2,500 kr. per month depending on volume
• Rule of thumb: ongoing bookkeeping with a traditional bookkeeper runs around 30 kr. per document

What determines the price

• Document volume: more invoices, receipts and bank transactions mean more hours
• The state of your material: crumpled receipts in a shoebox cost more than digital documents
• Complexity: employees, inventory, foreign sales and multiple currencies push the price up
• Frequency: ongoing bookkeeping costs more per month than a yearly clean-up — but less in errors, VAT trouble and surprises

Hourly rate or fixed price?

An hourly rate looks cheap on paper, but the bill is unpredictable — and you pay for the bookkeeper's pace, not the result. A fixed monthly price is easy to budget and moves the risk of extra hours onto the bookkeeper.

Always ask what a fixed price covers: ongoing bookkeeping, bank reconciliation and VAT filing should be included. The annual report and payroll are typically add-ons — get it in writing so March holds no surprises.

Bookkeeper or accountant for the bookkeeping?

Use a bookkeeper for the ongoing work and an accountant (revisor) for what requires an auditor's signature or specialised tax advice. An accountant typically charges 1,000-2,000 kr. per hour — if you're paying accountant rates to get documents booked, you're paying two to three times too much for routine work.

What a bookkeeper costs at Numina

At Numina you pay one fixed monthly price from 399 kr. — with the accounting software included. Ongoing bookkeeping, bank reconciliation and VAT filing are part of the price, and because AI handles around 90% of the routine work, the price can sit at the level of a DIY software plan alone.

The price depends only on your document volume — not on hours. See all prices on the front page, or calculate your savings in 2 minutes.

The terms behind it, briefly explained

Finally a quick glossary of the terms from this article — brief and concrete, the way we explain them to our customers.

What is a bogholder (bookkeeper)?

A bogholder is a bookkeeper: the person who does the ongoing accounting work — posting receipts, reconciling the bank and filing VAT. Typical cost is DKK 400–700/hour, or a fixed monthly price at a service like Numina.

Don't confuse the bookkeeper with the revisor (auditor): the bookkeeper does the daily work, the auditor checks and signs off. Most small businesses only need a bookkeeper.

What is bogføring?

Bogføring is bookkeeping: the ongoing recording of all the business's income and expenses, documented with receipts. Every Danish business has a legal duty to keep books.

In practice every purchase and sale is posted to the right account with the right VAT code — continuously, not once a year. Most businesses must now keep books digitally in a registered system.

What is a bilag (receipt/voucher)?

A bilag is the documentation behind an entry in the books — typically an invoice or a receipt. No bilag, no deduction.

Receipts must be kept for 5 years, for most businesses digitally in a registered bookkeeping system. With Numina you just send the receipt via app or email — we handle the rest.