General Book-keeping & Accounting - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

CountryGirl · CountryGirl

Hi, I need to cancel an sales invoice in a prior year as it has been duplicated, however the year end accounts have already been finalised... what is the best way to do this in Sage? If i post into the prior year it will affect the balance sheet and the P & L :( so the management accounts for the prior yea...

Samilou67 · Samilou67

Please can someone undo this pickle for me? I have a supplier account for a construction company who invoiced my client for £750, however my client neglected to tell me he is her son and paid him 3 payments by cheque for the invoice but in his name. So I had accounted them straight through the bank and not...

Peasie · Peasie

I've agreed to be an Independent Examiner for a charity and they have said they will pay me an honorarium of £ xx . Now here's the thing - do I issue the charity with an invoice? Or do I give them a receipt after they have paid for their own records? Or does the very nature of it being an honorarium prevent this...

Samilou67 · Samilou67

Hiya, just a quicky. Limited Company who own an apartment block, each of the owners contributes a service charge every month. Which is the best code to put the payment receipts through? Thanks Sam

Adrian99 · Adrian99

Folowing the discussion on the other thread, "My problem is that I am not really seeing myself in an employee position anymore. I just want to make my own business in any field. I would say accountancy because of the 11 years of study but after all I see, tax returns for £ 30 and jobs paying £ 8 ph for...

NickyW · NickyW

hello there, I wonder if anyone can help me? my friend has just started a new company and is about to run her first vat return through sage. When she ran the reports she realised that she hadn't opted for cash accounting. My question is how can she change it to cash accounting before she runs the VAT retur...

morgwick · morgwick

Hi all, Business appears to be picking up at the moment, thankfuly, and I have been asked to provide a quote for a lady who trades on ebay. She has a shop on there. She also sells from her premises. So she has a paypal account and a buisness account to reconcile, ebay transactions and office based transact...

familyof4 · familyof4

Hi folks, Although I've not been very active on the forums I've learned such a lot from reading the posts and am grateful to everyone who posts and keeps this forum alive. I have searched for an answer to my problem and although I've found a few suggestions nothing is really helping so thought I'd post t...

Steelman65 · Steelman65

I was previously employed as an accounts clerk at a firm of chartered accounts where my job was to take the information supplied by clients and produce a set of accounts/financial statements and produce a tax computation in order that the tax department could complete the tax returns. I am now setti...

Pickle · Pickle

A client purchased a van for his business afew weeks before he started trading. He is paying for the van monthly and his mum is also paying for part of the van. The mum pays her part into the business bank account and then the actual van repayment goes out to the finance company via direct debit. Do I cod...

Samilou67 · Samilou67

Hi all I have no experience of accounting for sub-contactors on Sage and would apprecaite some help if possible. It is a new construction company and I have received an invoice from a subcontractor which includes labour and materials. Do I set them up as a supplier and post the invoice in full or should...

atherrien · atherrien

I want to make an entry in the general ledger to bring the chequing account balance as of today's balance at the bank and I know I have to debit the chequing account however which other account do I have to credit ?

Pickle · Pickle

Client started his business on the 1st of January. There are a few business receipts such as website hosting, a laptop, business cards that came out of his personal bank mid December. These are all business items but is there a correct way to enter them into Sage? How about if I just date them all 1st Ja...

YLB-HO · YLB-HO

Sole trader tax return completion (no book-keeping, just totals on a sheet for the accountant to do the tax computations from). Fees of £400pa which they had been paying for 4 years increase to £650pa. Many would say it was high, as did the "client". But this "client" (not m...

Adrian99 · Adrian99

Good afternoon !New Bookeeping business started.I have already sent the form for money laundering but I see on the buttom of the Bookeepers Network page that it says I also have to register as an agent for my clients. Book-keepers setting up a new practice who wish to act for clients in their dealings...

Elaine R · Elaine R

Hi All, I am trying to download the MLR100 form from the HMRC website but cannot seem to get it to work. I've downloaded the lastest version of adobe and it still doesn't work. Can anyone email me a form over? I have got some potential work pending and need to get myself covered. I'm also getting my PII cov...

jillemily · jillemily

Hello, I have an Associate CB.Cert membership with the ICB and I have applied for a bookkeeping position with a private limited company and they have come back and asked if I can produce the following reports: 1. Profit and Loss Statement monthly2. Cash Flow monthly3. Budget monthly4. VAT Ret...

katsafe · katsafe

The sale of gift vouchers from a retail store - is there a preferred nominal code in Sage or should I set up a gift card control account somewhere in the 200s? I realise there will be no VAT on the sale of the vouchers only when the vouchers are exchanged for goods/services so is the best way to ente...

ClawzCTR · ClawzCTR

Here's a new one.... talking with a new client the other day and they informed me that thier Golf has had a gas conversion so they use AutoGas as fuel. Now, as this type of fuel is nearly half the price of unleaded, and HALF the price of diesel, do we still allow 45p per mile??? :/ Ive tried looking this one up...

David · David

Can anyone help me please? I am recording the accounts of a sole trader into sage 50, my customer has paid the cost of two flights on his company credit card for himself and a friend. Only his fare is a business cost and his friend has been invoiced for his fare. How do I record the invoice of this reimbursem...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Cancel an invoice in a prior year (Preview) Hi, I need to cancel an sales invoice in a prior year as it has been duplicated, however the year end accounts have already been finalised... what is the best way to do this in Sage? If i post into the prior year it will affect the balance sheet and the P & L :( so the management accounts for the prior yea...	CountryGirl	2	3888	Mon Apr 22 22:14 2013 by CountryGirl
	What a pickle (Preview) Please can someone undo this pickle for me? I have a supplier account for a construction company who invoiced my client for £750, however my client neglected to tell me he is her son and paid him 3 payments by cheque for the invoice but in his name. So I had accounted them straight through the bank and not...	Samilou67	1	3678	Mon Apr 22 21:40 2013 by Robert Pearce
	Honorarium from charity (Preview) I've agreed to be an Independent Examiner for a charity and they have said they will pay me an honorarium of £ xx . Now here's the thing - do I issue the charity with an invoice? Or do I give them a receipt after they have paid for their own records? Or does the very nature of it being an honorarium prevent this...	Peasie	1	3500	Mon Apr 22 03:00 2013 by Ann-marie
	Which nominal code? (Preview) Hiya, just a quicky. Limited Company who own an apartment block, each of the owners contributes a service charge every month. Which is the best code to put the payment receipts through? Thanks Sam	Samilou67	1	1037	Sat Apr 20 00:21 2013 by Sheelagh
	What is the point of qualifications if you get paid less than a cleaner ? - following the discussion with Shaun ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Folowing the discussion on the other thread, "My problem is that I am not really seeing myself in an employee position anymore. I just want to make my own business in any field. I would say accountancy because of the 11 years of study but after all I see, tax returns for £ 30 and jobs paying £ 8 ph for...	Adrian99	64	9959	Fri Apr 19 19:34 2013 by Adrian99
	Sage changing from standard to cash accounting (Preview) hello there, I wonder if anyone can help me? my friend has just started a new company and is about to run her first vat return through sage. When she ran the reports she realised that she hadn't opted for cash accounting. My question is how can she change it to cash accounting before she runs the VAT retur...	NickyW	1	1906	Fri Apr 19 05:29 2013 by Sheelagh
	Bookkeeping for Ebay Trader (Preview) Hi all, Business appears to be picking up at the moment, thankfuly, and I have been asked to provide a quote for a lady who trades on ebay. She has a shop on there. She also sells from her premises. So she has a paypal account and a buisness account to reconcile, ebay transactions and office based transact...	morgwick	2	4275	Fri Apr 19 04:02 2013 by morgwick
	Sage - Bank Rec incorrect Opening Balance (Preview) Hi folks, Although I've not been very active on the forums I've learned such a lot from reading the posts and am grateful to everyone who posts and keeps this forum alive. I have searched for an answer to my problem and although I've found a few suggestions nothing is really helping so thought I'd post t...	familyof4	6	8066	Fri Apr 19 02:55 2013 by familyof4
	Do partnerships/Sole traders need to produce Financial Statements (Preview) I was previously employed as an accounts clerk at a firm of chartered accounts where my job was to take the information supplied by clients and produce a set of accounts/financial statements and produce a tax computation in order that the tax department could complete the tax returns. I am now setti...	Steelman65	4	5817	Thu Apr 18 23:04 2013 by ClawzCTR
	Van repayments which code... (Preview) A client purchased a van for his business afew weeks before he started trading. He is paying for the van monthly and his mum is also paying for part of the van. The mum pays her part into the business bank account and then the actual van repayment goes out to the finance company via direct debit. Do I cod...	Pickle	6	6863	Thu Apr 18 20:30 2013 by Truemanbrown
	CIS help (Preview) Hi all I have no experience of accounting for sub-contactors on Sage and would apprecaite some help if possible. It is a new construction company and I have received an invoice from a subcontractor which includes labour and materials. Do I set them up as a supplier and post the invoice in full or should...	Samilou67	3	923	Thu Apr 18 18:54 2013 by Steelman65
	Correcting balances in Sage (Preview) I want to make an entry in the general ledger to bring the chequing account balance as of today's balance at the bank and I know I have to debit the chequing account however which other account do I have to credit ?	atherrien	1	3955	Thu Apr 18 04:01 2013 by Stardoe
	What to do with items purchased a few weeks before business start date? (Preview) Client started his business on the 1st of January. There are a few business receipts such as website hosting, a laptop, business cards that came out of his personal bank mid December. These are all business items but is there a correct way to enter them into Sage? How about if I just date them all 1st Ja...	Pickle	7	3159	Wed Apr 17 18:07 2013 by Pickle
	Are you undercharging? (Preview) Sole trader tax return completion (no book-keeping, just totals on a sheet for the accountant to do the tax computations from). Fees of £400pa which they had been paying for 4 years increase to £650pa. Many would say it was high, as did the "client". But this "client" (not m...	YLB-HO	13	4720	Tue Apr 16 23:41 2013 by YLB-HO
	Do I have to (Preview) Good afternoon !New Bookeeping business started.I have already sent the form for money laundering but I see on the buttom of the Bookeepers Network page that it says I also have to register as an agent for my clients. Book-keepers setting up a new practice who wish to act for clients in their dealings...	Adrian99	14	4199	Mon Apr 15 22:58 2013 by Adrian99
	HMRC MLR100 form pdf (Preview) Hi All, I am trying to download the MLR100 form from the HMRC website but cannot seem to get it to work. I've downloaded the lastest version of adobe and it still doesn't work. Can anyone email me a form over? I have got some potential work pending and need to get myself covered. I'm also getting my PII cov...	Elaine R	6	8842	Sun Apr 14 21:17 2013 by Peasie
	Membership (Preview) Hello, I have an Associate CB.Cert membership with the ICB and I have applied for a bookkeeping position with a private limited company and they have come back and asked if I can produce the following reports: 1. Profit and Loss Statement monthly2. Cash Flow monthly3. Budget monthly4. VAT Ret...	jillemily	5	4326	Mon Apr 15 01:57 2013 by Shamus
	Gift Cards/Vouchers Sage nominal code Sage nominal codes VAT control account retail sales (Preview) The sale of gift vouchers from a retail store - is there a preferred nominal code in Sage or should I set up a gift card control account somewhere in the 200s? I realise there will be no VAT on the sale of the vouchers only when the vouchers are exchanged for goods/services so is the best way to ente...	katsafe	2	13659	Sun Apr 14 22:03 2013 by katsafe
	AutoGas... (Preview) Here's a new one.... talking with a new client the other day and they informed me that thier Golf has had a gas conversion so they use AutoGas as fuel. Now, as this type of fuel is nearly half the price of unleaded, and HALF the price of diesel, do we still allow 45p per mile??? :/ Ive tried looking this one up...	ClawzCTR	2	3961	Sat Apr 13 22:05 2013 by ClawzCTR
	Recording expenses reimbursed from college (Preview) Can anyone help me please? I am recording the accounts of a sole trader into sage 50, my customer has paid the cost of two flights on his company credit card for himself and a friend. Only his fare is a business cost and his friend has been invoiced for his fare. How do I record the invoice of this reimbursem...	David	0	2926	Fri Apr 12 02:16 2013 by David
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