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

Jay3 · Jay3

Hi All, I was after some advice please. I have a friend you works on a self employed basis within a limited company structure. He grosses on average about £60k p.a. but isn't great with his finances. I'm trying to think of ways that we could save money but I'm not overly familiar with his set up. I know th...

Griffy · Griffy

Morning all New to the forum but have a question. Just wondered if anyone could help on a query I have. Two companies A and B. A in the UK and B in Australia - Companies are run separately but have same MD. Company B (Oz) transfers monies over to Company A (UK) for payment of time the MD has spent on projects ov...

hellysimo · hellysimo

I am new to payroll and am setting up holidays in the Sage Payroll system. What does this warning message mean - "The employee has accrued 8 days, including days bought forward, if applicable, up to 01 November 2012. The number of holidays taken exceed this amount by 4.00 days"

ACCA qualified members - can you help? · JulieS

Hello to everyone! Can anyone help me? If you have an ACCA member certificate, please, what the exact phrasing contained within it? Obviously, please, do not disclose your registration number, name and date, just the wording. I think my certificate contains a grammatical error, but need to check w...

Newbie66 · Newbie66

Hi there I wonder if you can help me - I have run a VAT report and the VAT figure does not agree to the Balance Sheet. Can anyone tell me the things I should be looking for when this occurs as it has happened to me before. Any replies would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks

Biker · Biker

Hi Everybody! I'm from Poland and I'm young accountant. I looking for some information about daily news about accountancy in USA. Could someone give me some names of websites about accountancy news with articles etc? Moreover, it will be really interesting to find also some discussion forums abo...

betty · betty

Hi everyone!!! And thank you in advance to anyone who can help me. We were involved in an employment tribunal and had to pay a collection agency the money. On the breakdown of the statement it shows the amount paid over to our ex employee and the rest being the costs (most of which I have questioned) they h...

Rich · Rich

Would be very grateful if anybody could help me with the following hypothetical situation concerning casual employment. A sole trader asks a bookkeeper to do a one off job of one days bookkeeping in the sole traders office, using the sole traders equipment and following the sole traders instructio...

Nidis · Nidis

Got car parking charges its directors for ltd expenses. How to record it in VT..?

HendyPhilhendy · A

Hi I need some help! I've started working with a new client last month. Their previous bookkeeper left in the middle of last financial year and the bookes haven't been touchted since then. As it's time to file the last year accounts I've entered all last year transactions in order to send books off to t...

Janka · Janka

Please could anybody advice me how to fix this issue with VAT?The company is VAT cash accounting, VAT return has been done and CIS (construction indursty shceme) return has been done which means that the VAT issue is impossible to resolve the most obvious way (Maintenance, Corrections).Here is the...

Newbie66 · Newbie66

Hi there Could I just check a few things - if a company has a y/e of 31/12/12 and they are winding down the company with say trading ceasing altogether by end of November - they still have to file a set of accounts with Companies House showing trading from Jan-November ? Also do they have to de-register for...

chellawson · chellawson

This is probably a really silly question but at this time of night my brain is probably frazzled and not thinking striaght Share of profits 2:1 ratio So 2/1 = 2 x 100 = 200% This cant be right Ive got two partners and cant get the profit share right. Can anyone advise, I will probably have it in the morning

Allyomeally · Allyomeally

Hi Can anyone help on this. The year end journals for 2010-2011 have been posted dated 31/03/2012 instead of 31/03/2011. The year end 2010-2011 has been done in SAGE. Can we reverse the YE journals dated 31/03/2012 and repost them dated 31/03/2011? Is there anything else that should be done to ensur...

Nidis · Nidis

ltd got x2 shareholders Director - 50% Secretary - 50% ltd is not registered as an employer. There was several bank transfers from ltd business account and director explained that was a salary for both shareholders. But they do not want to show as an employer. How to record such Bank statement trans...

Jonney · Jonney

Hi I am new to sage and the forum. I was doing by bank rec for the first month of my financial year and have added in all the entries. I thought i had everything as it should be and pressed reconcile. However I now see that the last balance shows the wrong balance. Can I recify this by adding another entry or...

Jill Webster5 · Jill Webster5

Hi, I'm trying to reconcile the bank through Sage 50 but my last reconciled balance is showing as a different figure, therefore not letting me reconcile the month I am trying to do. I've never come across this before does anyone have any ideas? Thanks very much, Jill

xantia743 · xantia743

I have a client who is a locksmith and he also does some kind of sub contracting for a national locksmith firm. If he does a cash job for them he keeps his proportion and sends the rest to them by cheque. Any other jobs he does for them he receives payment less the 20% tax. I have been scratching my head for a...

katieq · katieq

Hi, Over the last couple of years, we have incurred some expenses during the course of applying for a trademark. The trademark has only recently been granted and I understand that the trademark needs to be recorded as an intangible asset, together with the costs incurred during the application. My...

DONROAMIN · DONROAMIN

Hello everyone, new to this forum and would really appreciate some help with the following; Preparing year end accounts for a Ltd company, The company was incorporated in January 2011, trading began in May 2011. A vehicle purchased through a finance agreement was introduced into the business, th...

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	Advice re Dividends vs Salary (Preview) Hi All, I was after some advice please. I have a friend you works on a self employed basis within a limited company structure. He grosses on average about £60k p.a. but isn't great with his finances. I'm trying to think of ways that we could save money but I'm not overly familiar with his set up. I know th...	Jay3	4	5361	Fri Nov 2 04:14 2012 by Jay3
	Journal - Intercompany company transfer (Preview) Morning all New to the forum but have a question. Just wondered if anyone could help on a query I have. Two companies A and B. A in the UK and B in Australia - Companies are run separately but have same MD. Company B (Oz) transfers monies over to Company A (UK) for payment of time the MD has spent on projects ov...	Griffy	1	10154	Thu Nov 1 23:31 2012 by Stephen Youngs
	Payroll Holiday Question (Preview) I am new to payroll and am setting up holidays in the Sage Payroll system. What does this warning message mean - "The employee has accrued 8 days, including days bought forward, if applicable, up to 01 November 2012. The number of holidays taken exceed this amount by 4.00 days"	hellysimo	2	1180	Thu Nov 1 21:22 2012 by hellysimo
	ACCA qualified members - can you help? (Preview) Hello to everyone! Can anyone help me? If you have an ACCA member certificate, please, what the exact phrasing contained within it? Obviously, please, do not disclose your registration number, name and date, just the wording. I think my certificate contains a grammatical error, but need to check w...	JulieS	5	13019	Thu Nov 1 17:49 2012 by JulieS
	VAT Return figures doesn't agree to the Balance Sheet (Preview) Hi there I wonder if you can help me - I have run a VAT report and the VAT figure does not agree to the Balance Sheet. Can anyone tell me the things I should be looking for when this occurs as it has happened to me before. Any replies would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks	Newbie66	6	2113	Thu Nov 1 04:13 2012 by MarkS
	Accounting websites and forums in USA (Preview) Hi Everybody! I'm from Poland and I'm young accountant. I looking for some information about daily news about accountancy in USA. Could someone give me some names of websites about accountancy news with articles etc? Moreover, it will be really interesting to find also some discussion forums abo...	Biker	2	9739	Wed Oct 31 09:29 2012 by Wella
	How do I account for the costs etc in Sage after an Employment Tribunal (Preview) Hi everyone!!! And thank you in advance to anyone who can help me. We were involved in an employment tribunal and had to pay a collection agency the money. On the breakdown of the statement it shows the amount paid over to our ex employee and the rest being the costs (most of which I have questioned) they h...	betty	0	964	Tue Oct 30 21:37 2012 by betty
	Casual employment. (Preview) Would be very grateful if anybody could help me with the following hypothetical situation concerning casual employment. A sole trader asks a bookkeeper to do a one off job of one days bookkeeping in the sole traders office, using the sole traders equipment and following the sole traders instructio...	Rich	9	2851	Tue Oct 30 21:15 2012 by Rich
	Car parking charges for ltd (Preview) Got car parking charges its directors for ltd expenses. How to record it in VT..?	Nidis	8	1492	Wed Oct 31 04:03 2012 by HendyPhilhendy
	Matching Trial Balance (Preview) Hi I need some help! I've started working with a new client last month. Their previous bookkeeper left in the middle of last financial year and the bookes haven't been touchted since then. As it's time to file the last year accounts I've entered all last year transactions in order to send books off to t...	A	4	1702	Wed Oct 31 03:59 2012 by HendyPhilhendy
	Incorrect VAT on purchase invoice (VAT return done) (Preview) Please could anybody advice me how to fix this issue with VAT?The company is VAT cash accounting, VAT return has been done and CIS (construction indursty shceme) return has been done which means that the VAT issue is impossible to resolve the most obvious way (Maintenance, Corrections).Here is the...	Janka	3	1886	Wed Oct 31 03:13 2012 by gillyfleur
	Winding down a company. (Preview) Hi there Could I just check a few things - if a company has a y/e of 31/12/12 and they are winding down the company with say trading ceasing altogether by end of November - they still have to file a set of accounts with Companies House showing trading from Jan-November ? Also do they have to de-register for...	Newbie66	3	1773	Wed Oct 31 02:53 2012 by Newbie66
	Ratio? (Preview) This is probably a really silly question but at this time of night my brain is probably frazzled and not thinking striaght Share of profits 2:1 ratio So 2/1 = 2 x 100 = 200% This cant be right Ive got two partners and cant get the profit share right. Can anyone advise, I will probably have it in the morning	chellawson	4	1437	Sun Oct 28 13:13 2012 by Spamkebab
	SAGE and year end journals (Preview) Hi Can anyone help on this. The year end journals for 2010-2011 have been posted dated 31/03/2012 instead of 31/03/2011. The year end 2010-2011 has been done in SAGE. Can we reverse the YE journals dated 31/03/2012 and repost them dated 31/03/2011? Is there anything else that should be done to ensur...	Allyomeally	3	2053	Sun Oct 28 02:22 2012 by Stardoe
	Bank statement transactions in VT (Preview) ltd got x2 shareholders Director - 50% Secretary - 50% ltd is not registered as an employer. There was several bank transfers from ltd business account and director explained that was a salary for both shareholders. But they do not want to show as an employer. How to record such Bank statement trans...	Nidis	2	1299	Fri Oct 26 21:16 2012 by Nidis
	Bank Reconciliation using Sage (Preview) Hi I am new to sage and the forum. I was doing by bank rec for the first month of my financial year and have added in all the entries. I thought i had everything as it should be and pressed reconcile. However I now see that the last balance shows the wrong balance. Can I recify this by adding another entry or...	Jonney	1	1118	Fri Oct 26 19:14 2012 by MarkS
	Bank Rec (Preview) Hi, I'm trying to reconcile the bank through Sage 50 but my last reconciled balance is showing as a different figure, therefore not letting me reconcile the month I am trying to do. I've never come across this before does anyone have any ideas? Thanks very much, Jill	Jill Webster5	1	1219	Fri Oct 26 18:12 2012 by NickCraggs
	Sub Contracting - payments received on behalf of the contractor. (Preview) I have a client who is a locksmith and he also does some kind of sub contracting for a national locksmith firm. If he does a cash job for them he keeps his proportion and sends the rest to them by cheque. Any other jobs he does for them he receives payment less the 20% tax. I have been scratching my head for a...	xantia743	4	1631	Thu Oct 25 19:06 2012 by xantia743
	When/where do I post expenses incurred relating to application for a trademark? (Preview) Hi, Over the last couple of years, we have incurred some expenses during the course of applying for a trademark. The trademark has only recently been granted and I understand that the trademark needs to be recorded as an intangible asset, together with the costs incurred during the application. My...	katieq	3	1809	Wed Oct 24 23:38 2012 by NickCraggs
	Help with Year end accounts (Preview) Hello everyone, new to this forum and would really appreciate some help with the following; Preparing year end accounts for a Ltd company, The company was incorporated in January 2011, trading began in May 2011. A vehicle purchased through a finance agreement was introduced into the business, th...	DONROAMIN	13	1909	Wed Oct 24 23:36 2012 by DONROAMIN
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