Finance

The Best Accountants in Tbilisi

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Outsourced accounting in Tbilisi takes in bookkeeping, monthly tax declarations, payroll and financial statements. This ranking is meant for individual entrepreneurs on small business status, foreign-owned LLCs and larger companies handing over a whole finance function. A field of 26 accounting firms was narrowed to these 11, compared on published monthly fees and package contents, accounting software and reporting standards such as IFRS, SARAS register numbers and team languages. The strongest firm overall sits at place 1. Places 2 to 4 have badges naming a client type, from English-speaking freelancers to established SMEs, and places 5 to 11 run in order. How we rank

  1. 01 Best overall
  2. 02 Best for expat-owned businesses
  3. 03 Best for English-speaking freelancers
  4. 04 Best for established SMEs
  5. 05+Ranked in order

MyBookkeeper

Best overall

Tbilisi accounting practice run by Levan Jojua, with monthly filings for IEs and LLCs at fixed prices.

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Why it ranks here
  • Levan Jojua, who runs the practice, has more than 13 years in taxation, accounting and financial compliance
  • He has held senior posts in tax management, accounting and audit
  • Levan takes the free 30-minute consultation himself, covering how the business is set up and which package fits
  • His work centres on Small Business Status, VAT qualification, the 183-day residency test and double-tax treaties
  • Fixed monthly packages start at 180 GEL plus VAT for up to 10 transactions, with every declaration filed on rs.ge before the 15th
  • Liability for filing errors passes from the client to MyBookkeeper, and most switches from another accountant finish in 1 to 2 weeks
IE accounting · LLC accounting · Payroll declarations · Virtual Zone companies Vake
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Tbilisi Expat

Best for expat-owned businesses

Fixed-fee bookkeeping and tax filing for expat-owned LLCs and individual entrepreneurs.

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Why it ranks here
  • Publishes three fixed monthly packages, from 180 GEL for up to 10 transactions on Lite to 1,305 GEL for 31 to 60 transactions on Premium, plus VAT
  • Every package includes monthly tax declarations filed to rs.ge before the 15th, a General Journal kept to Georgian rules and handling of Revenue Service notices
  • Liability for filing errors moves from the client to Tbilisi Expat once it files on the client's behalf
  • The Business package adds VAT registration, monthly VAT returns, pension declarations and mandatory financial reporting to SARAS, and is open to Virtual Zone, ICS and FIZ companies
  • Brings businesses that are behind on filings up to date at 270 GEL per month filed, and most switches from another accountant complete in 1 to 2 weeks
Monthly bookkeeping · Tax declarations · VAT registration · Back-year filing Vake
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ExpatHub.GE

Best for English-speaking freelancers

Expat-focused firm handling accounting, company registration and residency, with a tiered monthly price list.

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Why it ranks here
  • Lite plan for individual entrepreneurs and freelancers costs 250 GEL a month plus VAT for up to 10 transactions, with the first quarter paid upfront
  • Business plan for LLCs, including Virtual Zone, ICS and FIZ companies, starts at 350 GEL a month and reaches 950 GEL at 31 to 60 transactions
  • Accounting runs from a separate office with a named Head of Accounting, senior accountants and an internal auditor
  • Registered with SARAS as an accounting firm under ExpatHub ACC LLC (SARAS-AF-713850)
  • Managing partner Levan Chkhenkeli spent 5 years at Ernst & Young before heading the firm's tax law department
  • Every team member speaks English natively or as a fluent bilingual
IE accounting · LLC bookkeeping · Annual income tax return · VAT registration Vake
Visit website +995 568 20 26 98

Ants

Best for established SMEs

Saburtalo accounting firm that also sells tax advisory, legal, due diligence and HR administration services.

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Why it ranks here
  • Has served client companies since 2015 and lists more than 700 active clients, over 30% of them foreigners
  • Starting prices are 250 GEL a month for freelancers with small business status and 450 GEL a month for companies, excluding VAT
  • The company package bundles bookkeeping in financial software, an allocated accountant, an online client portal and a virtual office
  • Names 17 partners, officers, heads and managers, including a Head of Tax Department, a Head of Reporting and a Head of Legal Services
  • Registered with SARAS as an accounting firm (SARAS-AF-692482)
  • Named clients include Vazisubani Estate, Nenskra Hydro and Tbilvino
Company bookkeeping · Tax advisory · HR administration · Due diligence Saburtalo
Visit website +995 32 212 22 12

Nexia Georgia

Georgian representative of the Nexia network, running client books remotely or at the client's own office.

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  • Has worked in the Georgian market since 2014 and serves more than 700 businesses
  • Remote accounting is run by a qualified chief accountant backed by accounting and tax managers, with records kept to IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
  • Under the on-site option, the chief accountant works daily at the client's premises while Nexia supervises their qualifications and the quality of the books
  • Listed on the SARAS audit firm register (SARAS-F-550338) and, through Nexia TA LLC, on the accounting firm register (SARAS-AF-436682)
  • Won Nexia International Firm of the Year in 2024
  • Also writes accounting policies and prepares financial statements with filing support on reportal.ge
IFRS accounting · On-site chief accountant · Financial statements · Accounting policies Saburtalo
Visit website +995 32 256 06 25

BDO Georgia

Georgian member of BDO International, with an outsourcing line for bookkeeping, payroll and finance roles.

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  • In the Georgian market since 1999, with more than 200 professionals
  • Business Services and Outsourcing covers cloud-based accounting and bookkeeping, payroll, outsourced CFO services and a chief accountant function
  • The outsourcing line is headed by a named partner, Ketevan Zaridze
  • Its audit arm, BDO Audit LLC, is on the SARAS audit firm register (SARAS-F-114094)
  • Audit, tax advisory and legal advisory sit in the same firm, which suits larger and foreign-owned companies wanting one provider
Outsourced CFO · Chief accountant function · Payroll · Cloud bookkeeping Vera
Visit website +995 32 254 58 45

Ranks 07 to 11

Grant Thornton Georgia

Grant Thornton's member firm in Georgia, part of a network of 68,000 people in over 147 markets.

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IBCCS TAX Georgia

Georgian accounting and tax firm of a Cyprus-headquartered group, with offices in Tbilisi and Batumi.

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Kudos Georgia

Audit firm whose accounting clients are served by tax experts and auditors as well as accountants.

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Jara Accounting

Tbilisi accounting firm owned by Jara Investment Fund, handling tax filings, payments and book restoration.

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JUST Advisors

Saburtalo law firm with a separate division for bookkeeping, payroll and tax filings.

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Compare the firms

FirmBest forServicesLanguagesPricesRatingDistrict
01MyBookkeeperOwners who want monthly filings off their deskIE accounting · LLC accounting · Payroll declarations · Virtual Zone companiesNo ratingVake
02Tbilisi ExpatExpat LLCs and IEs wanting fixed monthly feesMonthly bookkeeping · Tax declarations · VAT registration · Back-year filingNo ratingVake
03ExpatHub.GEFreelancers and small LLCs run in EnglishIE accounting · LLC bookkeeping · Annual income tax return · VAT registrationNo ratingVake
04AntsGrowing companies that want one large teamCompany bookkeeping · Tax advisory · HR administration · Due diligenceNo ratingSaburtalo
05Nexia GeorgiaCompanies that report under IFRSIFRS accounting · On-site chief accountant · Financial statements · Accounting policiesNot publishedNo ratingSaburtalo
06BDO GeorgiaLarger companies outsourcing a finance teamOutsourced CFO · Chief accountant function · Payroll · Cloud bookkeepingNot publishedNo ratingVera
07Grant Thornton GeorgiaIFI-funded projects and non-profitsBookkeeping · Prior-year recovery · Payroll · Financial statementsNot publishedNo ratingVake
08IBCCS TAX GeorgiaFirms facing a tax audit or disputeAccounting restoration · Tax disputes · IFRS statements · SARAS reportingNot publishedNo ratingVake
09Kudos GeorgiaCompanies that want auditors near their booksOutsourced accounting · Statutory audit · Valuation · IFRS adoptionNot publishedNo ratingChugureti
10Jara AccountingFounders whose books need rebuildingBookkeeping restoration · Tax filing · Payment administration · Business liquidationNo ratingChugureti
11JUST AdvisorsBusinesses wanting legal and accounting togetherPayroll · Tax audit preparation · Accounting restoration · Management accountingNot publishedNo ratingSaburtalo

What accounting costs in Tbilisi

Monthly fees depend on how many transactions you post and whether you are registered for VAT, and the fixed price grids add 18% VAT on top. A non-VAT business with up to 10 transactions a month pays 180 GEL at Tbilisi Expat, and ExpatHub charges individual entrepreneurs and freelancers 250 GEL. Tbilisi Expat moves companies that are VAT registered, employ staff or hold Virtual Zone status to 315 GEL, ExpatHub’s LLC plan starts at 350 GEL, and the Ants company package starts at 450 GEL.

One-off work is priced separately. Catching up on missed filings costs 270 GEL per month filed at Tbilisi Expat, restoring a set of books starts at 650 GEL at Jara Accounting, and a tax consultation there costs 300 GEL an hour. BDO, Grant Thornton, Nexia and Kudos quote on request, so give them your monthly transaction count and VAT status to get a figure you can compare.

Filing deadlines your accountant handles

  • Monthly, by the 15th. Small business tax returns, VAT returns and profit tax returns for the previous month.
  • Within 2 business days. A VAT registration application, once VAT-taxable supplies over 12 consecutive calendar months exceed 100,000 GEL.
  • Before 1 April. The annual return for a micro business, an individual with no hired staff and gross income of up to 30,000 GEL a year.
  • By 1 October. Financial statements and management reports for the previous year, filed with SARAS.

What to check before hiring an accountant

  • Registration. Search the firm’s name or ID on the SARAS accounting firm and audit firm registers at saras.gov.ge.
  • Scope. Confirm the transaction cap, whether VAT returns, payroll declarations and the annual SARAS report are included, and what work outside the package costs.
  • Liability. Ask who pays if a filing is wrong. Tbilisi Expat takes on liability for errors once it files, and Kudos covers losses caused within its service through insurance.
  • Your accountant. Get the name of the person keeping your books and who covers for them. At MyBookkeeper the free first consultation is with Levan Jojua, who runs the practice. Ants allocates an accountant to each client, and JUST Advisors adds a tax consultant and a lawyer.
  • Billing. Lite plans at Tbilisi Expat and ExpatHub bill the first quarter upfront.

Types of accounting firm in Tbilisi

Fixed-fee services such as MyBookkeeper, Tbilisi Expat and ExpatHub publish price grids by transaction count and serve clients in English, which fits freelancers and small foreign-owned LLCs. Georgian firms with broader service lines, including Ants, IBCCS TAX Georgia, Jara Accounting and JUST Advisors, add services such as book restoration, tax audit support and legal work. The Tbilisi members of international networks (BDO, Grant Thornton, Nexia and Kudos) run audit practices alongside accounting. BDO, Grant Thornton and Nexia take on chief accountant work, and Nexia and Kudos also offer IFRS work.

Questions
What do accounting services cost in Tbilisi?

A non-VAT business with up to 10 transactions a month pays 180 GEL a month plus VAT at Tbilisi Expat, and ExpatHub charges individual entrepreneurs 250 GEL. Companies that are VAT registered or employ staff start at 315 GEL at Tbilisi Expat, ExpatHub's LLC plan starts at 350 GEL and the Ants company package starts at 450 GEL. Fees rise with transaction volume, and restoring old books starts at 650 GEL at Jara Accounting.

What does an accountant do for an individual entrepreneur in Georgia?

For an individual entrepreneur in Georgia, the accountant's main job is the monthly tax return. An individual entrepreneur with small business status pays 1% tax on gross income and files by the 15th of the month after each month. The accountant also tracks the 500,000 GEL calendar-year income mark, past which a 3% rate applies until that calendar year ends. Plans covering individual entrepreneurs start at 180 GEL a month at Tbilisi Expat and 250 GEL at ExpatHub and Ants.

When does a business in Georgia have to register for VAT?

A business must apply for VAT registration within 2 business days of its VAT-taxable supplies passing 100,000 GEL in any 12 consecutive calendar months. The VAT rate is 18%, and a registered business files its VAT return and pays the tax monthly, with the 15th of the next month as the deadline. At Tbilisi Expat, for example, VAT registration moves a company with up to 10 transactions a month from the 180 GEL plan to the 315 GEL plan.

When are annual financial statements due in Georgia?

Companies submit their financial statements and management reports to SARAS, the accounting and audit supervisor, by 1 October of the year after the reporting period. Georgian law sorts companies into four reporting categories, and the smallest, the fourth category, covers companies meeting at least two of three limits, with total assets up to 1 million GEL, revenue up to 2 million GEL and an average staff of 10 or fewer.

How long does it take to switch accountants in Georgia?

Most switches to Tbilisi Expat complete in 1 to 2 weeks. Expect to hand over access to your rs.ge taxpayer account, your bank statements and primary documents such as contracts and invoices, which is what Jara Accounting asks for to start. Months filed late or missed cost extra, at 270 GEL per month filed at Tbilisi Expat or from 650 GEL for bookkeeping restoration at Jara Accounting.

How do I check that an accounting firm in Georgia is registered?

SARAS, the Georgian supervisor for accounting and audit, publishes a register of accounting firms and a register of audit firms on saras.gov.ge, and both can be searched by company name or identification number. Ants, ExpatHub, IBCCS, JUST Advisors and Nexia appear on the accounting firm register, while BDO, Grant Thornton, Kudos and Nexia appear on the audit firm register.

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