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

Ita · Ita

Hello Everbody! I'm working for a small window contracting company that does not have an inventory. They pick up their windows from suppliers and deliver them to customers. I record every purchase through a purchasing account. It happens that the company made a mistake on one of their orders and n...

gerry · gerry

Hi there Having read a few posts recently I wonder are all clients a little bit dishonest in one way or another. I don't mean really dodgy,(although I think there are those too) I mean the pretty legal client, who tries to do most things by the book, but also tries to slip the odd cash sale in or ways to avoid...

Pegs · Pegs

I'm sure these kind of posts appear on here all the time but I am coming to the end of my AAT Level 4 and my youngest child is off to Nursery in a couple of months leaving me with a bit more spare time. With that spare time I would like to start working on setting up my own business as a bookkeeper to sole traders a...

lor · lor

I am now having a bit of a rest, and just working full time employed with one monthly customer in my self employed work, I do hope to get more soon but am appreciating the rest lol how is everyone else getting on, are u over the jan rush! -- Edited by lor on Saturday 6th of February 2010 02:34:12 PM

Wella · Wella

I'd like to once more dip my toe into this great pool of knowledge. Can any one tell me, if, when working out the liquidity ratio/ acid test ratio of a partnership, are the partners current accounts classed as current liabilities (assuming credit balances) and included in the current liabilities...

Pegs · Pegs

I am hopefully taking over the accounts of a small business, but they are in a bit of a mess. There is limited records of previous transactions, debtors, creditors etc and his previous attempt at keeping records is poor. So need to overhaul his whole system. This is my first proper client and am keen t...

Marky65 · Marky65

Hi I have a client who is registered self employed and they have been offered and accepted a job as an employee, they will continue with their self employed work. They have been given a p46 to complete and have asked me which box a, b, or c should they tick. I think it is c as they do have another job albeit not...

Amanda · Amanda

Hi Everyone, Just wondering can I claim paying for a Payroll exam as expenses??? Would this be classed as continuous learning??? Its only £41, but if claimable then I would claim it as will then help to reduce next years Tax bill!!! Used to do Computerised Payroll but decided to learn the Manual side...

Doug12 · Doug12

Hi all, I am hoping someone would be good enough to clarify something to me about drawings that are made from a business account. At the end of the year would the drawings figure come off the profit figure or would it be taken off later. i have been thinking about it and i am sure it would be afte...

lor · lor

Hi All, if a self employed/employed person received money from a relative that has died, then would that mean that they would have to declare this under income, what has happened is they received about 8k, used 2k to pay off overdraft, put the max they could into an isa 3.6k then the remainder into a savi...

Jane · Jane

I have a client who has a self contained annex to her home which she rents out as a holiday let as well as having B&B in her own home. I assume the annex should be treated as furnished holiday lettings and the B&B treated as a self employed business. Realise this may sound like a simple question bu...

ProBowlUK · ProBowlUK

Hi I've been having a problem with some "pre-course" excersises. By default, Excel seems to round up. As far as I know, VAT is always rounded down. How do you get around this ? cheers

AAAAK · AAAAK

Hi All, Could you please help me with the copy of your letters being sent to your local Accountants and small businesses, I am new to book keeping , and also trying to get my first clients. Any Advice on how to go about getting clients are welcome. Yours sincerely Lawanson -- Edited by AAAAK on Saturd...

Mark · Mark

I run Sage Instant Accounting, and as my business has grown I am generating hundreds of invoices a month across a wide range of clients (with new ones coming on every month) but for the same class of products and it is taking ages to book all these invoices in individually. I want to explore a process whe...

Blacker9999 · Blacker9999

Hi Folks, New on this - so i gues you may be sick of hearing this question. I have passed ICB level I Manual and Level II Comp Dist 98% on both, iam still studying the Payrool end of thing, so my question is where to go next. I read about IAB, AAT, ACCA, MLR and all these abbrevisions but to be honest i am a litt...

Harps · Harps

Hi there, I have recently set up a bookkeeping business and am thinking about whether to claim the mileage allowance or put my car through the business. The problem I have is that the car is registered under my husband's name and insured in his name with me an additional driver. Will I have to transfer...

AAAAK · AAAAK

Hi All, I want you all to please help me with my questions, your responses would be high appreciated. I have just got my qualification with IAB (FIAB) and hoping to start practicing as soon as possible.My questions are. 1. Is is compulsory to have Indemnity Insurance. 2. Which software is better to be u...

Junie · Junie

Hi, In the last year's accounts, the director loaned the company around £9000 which was put in the Creditors amounts due within 12 months part of the end of year accounts. The next full year saw no change to this amount. So I again put it in the creds within 12 months bit. However, the profit and loss accou...

chellawson · chellawson

Hi all, I have download a version of Open office which was recommended to me by a friend, its a very nice program and it is free so even better. My question is will excel spreadsheet work with my open office spread sheet, they are very similar and will it be compatible with my Sage 2010. I look forwar...

Terri · Terri

Hello everyone I wasn't sure where to put this, but here goes I am studying for the Level 3 Diploma in Payroll Management at the moment and I have to admit (sounds very strange to get excited about tax ) but I am really enjoying the course. I am enjoying it so much that at the moment I am considering offering...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	losses (Preview) Hello Everbody! I'm working for a small window contracting company that does not have an inventory. They pick up their windows from suppliers and deliver them to customers. I record every purchase through a purchasing account. It happens that the company made a mistake on one of their orders and n...	Ita	2	5084	Sun Feb 14 12:21 2010 by lor
	Are all clients a little bit dishonest. (Preview) Hi there Having read a few posts recently I wonder are all clients a little bit dishonest in one way or another. I don't mean really dodgy,(although I think there are those too) I mean the pretty legal client, who tries to do most things by the book, but also tries to slip the odd cash sale in or ways to avoid...	gerry	7	2435	Fri Feb 12 12:36 2010 by Amanda
	Advice on setting up as a bookkeeper please! (Preview) I'm sure these kind of posts appear on here all the time but I am coming to the end of my AAT Level 4 and my youngest child is off to Nursery in a couple of months leaving me with a bit more spare time. With that spare time I would like to start working on setting up my own business as a bookkeeper to sole traders a...	Pegs	18	8712	Thu Feb 11 16:46 2010 by chellawson
	is happy the jan rush is over! (Preview) I am now having a bit of a rest, and just working full time employed with one monthly customer in my self employed work, I do hope to get more soon but am appreciating the rest lol how is everyone else getting on, are u over the jan rush! -- Edited by lor on Saturday 6th of February 2010 02:34:12 PM	lor	15	5918	Thu Feb 11 16:11 2010 by Julie
	Liquidity Ratio/ Acid Test Ratio (Preview) I'd like to once more dip my toe into this great pool of knowledge. Can any one tell me, if, when working out the liquidity ratio/ acid test ratio of a partnership, are the partners current accounts classed as current liabilities (assuming credit balances) and included in the current liabilities...	Wella	9	4809	Wed Feb 10 14:23 2010 by Wella
	Accounts in a mess (Preview) I am hopefully taking over the accounts of a small business, but they are in a bit of a mess. There is limited records of previous transactions, debtors, creditors etc and his previous attempt at keeping records is poor. So need to overhaul his whole system. This is my first proper client and am keen t...	Pegs	5	5506	Mon Feb 8 22:23 2010 by stephen72
	Self employed & p46 (Preview) Hi I have a client who is registered self employed and they have been offered and accepted a job as an employee, they will continue with their self employed work. They have been given a p46 to complete and have asked me which box a, b, or c should they tick. I think it is c as they do have another job albeit not...	Marky65	3	13407	Mon Feb 8 17:16 2010 by BackOfficeGroup
	Can Paying for an exam count as expenses??.. (Preview) Hi Everyone, Just wondering can I claim paying for a Payroll exam as expenses??? Would this be classed as continuous learning??? Its only £41, but if claimable then I would claim it as will then help to reduce next years Tax bill!!! Used to do Computerised Payroll but decided to learn the Manual side...	Amanda	2	4626	Sun Feb 7 22:01 2010 by Amanda
	Drawings (Preview) Hi all, I am hoping someone would be good enough to clarify something to me about drawings that are made from a business account. At the end of the year would the drawings figure come off the profit figure or would it be taken off later. i have been thinking about it and i am sure it would be afte...	Doug12	4	6351	Fri Feb 5 11:16 2010 by Doug12
	inheritance money (Preview) Hi All, if a self employed/employed person received money from a relative that has died, then would that mean that they would have to declare this under income, what has happened is they received about 8k, used 2k to pay off overdraft, put the max they could into an isa 3.6k then the remainder into a savi...	lor	6	7573	Tue Feb 2 20:45 2010 by lor
	Furnished holdiay letting & B&B in same house - how do you treat it? (Preview) I have a client who has a self contained annex to her home which she rents out as a holiday let as well as having B&B in her own home. I assume the annex should be treated as furnished holiday lettings and the B&B treated as a self employed business. Realise this may sound like a simple question bu...	Jane	3	2208	Tue Feb 2 11:12 2010 by Jane
	Rounding on Excel spreadsheets (Preview) Hi I've been having a problem with some "pre-course" excersises. By default, Excel seems to round up. As far as I know, VAT is always rounded down. How do you get around this ? cheers	ProBowlUK	6	8247	Mon Feb 1 13:40 2010 by Shamus
	Copy of Letters to your local Accountants and small businesses. (Preview) Hi All, Could you please help me with the copy of your letters being sent to your local Accountants and small businesses, I am new to book keeping , and also trying to get my first clients. Any Advice on how to go about getting clients are welcome. Yours sincerely Lawanson -- Edited by AAAAK on Saturd...	AAAAK	1	7275	Sun Jan 31 02:50 2010 by Shamus
	Batching up invoices (Preview) I run Sage Instant Accounting, and as my business has grown I am generating hundreds of invoices a month across a wide range of clients (with new ones coming on every month) but for the same class of products and it is taking ages to book all these invoices in individually. I want to explore a process whe...	Mark	5	2259	Sat Jan 30 21:17 2010 by BobHarper
	What to do next (Preview) Hi Folks, New on this - so i gues you may be sick of hearing this question. I have passed ICB level I Manual and Level II Comp Dist 98% on both, iam still studying the Payrool end of thing, so my question is where to go next. I read about IAB, AAT, ACCA, MLR and all these abbrevisions but to be honest i am a litt...	Blacker9999	1	2116	Sat Jan 30 12:03 2010 by Wella
	Introducing a car into the business. (Preview) Hi there, I have recently set up a bookkeeping business and am thinking about whether to claim the mileage allowance or put my car through the business. The problem I have is that the car is registered under my husband's name and insured in his name with me an additional driver. Will I have to transfer...	Harps	4	3393	Fri Jan 29 20:45 2010 by Harps
	Indemnity Insurance (Preview) Hi All, I want you all to please help me with my questions, your responses would be high appreciated. I have just got my qualification with IAB (FIAB) and hoping to start practicing as soon as possible.My questions are. 1. Is is compulsory to have Indemnity Insurance. 2. Which software is better to be u...	AAAAK	2	6564	Fri Jan 29 16:32 2010 by AAAAK
	Directors Loan Account carried forward from last year Directors loan account balance sheet profit & loss account (Preview) Hi, In the last year's accounts, the director loaned the company around £9000 which was put in the Creditors amounts due within 12 months part of the end of year accounts. The next full year saw no change to this amount. So I again put it in the creds within 12 months bit. However, the profit and loss accou...	Junie	15	18009	Sun Jan 24 19:31 2010 by Junie
	Openoffice vs Microsoft office (Preview) Hi all, I have download a version of Open office which was recommended to me by a friend, its a very nice program and it is free so even better. My question is will excel spreadsheet work with my open office spread sheet, they are very similar and will it be compatible with my Sage 2010. I look forwar...	chellawson	9	2482	Sun Jan 24 13:14 2010 by chellawson
	Payroll Queries (Preview) Hello everyone I wasn't sure where to put this, but here goes I am studying for the Level 3 Diploma in Payroll Management at the moment and I have to admit (sounds very strange to get excited about tax ) but I am really enjoying the course. I am enjoying it so much that at the moment I am considering offering...	Terri	8	2465	Sat Jan 23 15:02 2010 by Kris1
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