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

NickyJJ · NickyJJ

Hi all, first post but been hanging around for a while. I have a client that has lost his cheque stubs and has not entered them into his accounts. Which is the best and quickest way for me to get around this problem? He pays suppliers, wages and cash for various things. I really don't want to have to sift thr...

lor · lor

I have been asked by a client today, whether I would like to store their docs for them until they are required again next yr, what do you folks do? I have done all the required work now, but they have asked me this qu and I wondered what would be the best thing to do and what are your views on this?.

McSpurren · McSpurren

Hi guys, quick question please - if you have a company's loan on your balance sheet, can you take the repayments off as an allowable expense?

vassy · vassy

Hi everyone, I m experiencing great difficulty posting the opening bank balance on Sage. I have reconciled the the bank account and end up with the following figures. Bank Statement as of 31/11/09 200,000 Unpresented chq of 47,000 Book balance as of 31/11/09 153,000 We have just switched to S...

louise mutton · louise mutton

Hi All I qulified as a bookkeeper in 2007 but i have not done a lot with it as of yet as i work full time and a cover one section in the job i do. But my partner is starting a new business and I said i would help with his books do i need to redgister that I'm Helping him? All advice would be appreciated. Louise -- Ed...

Novice · Novice

Hi, I am a new user and would like some advice regarding the following. With regard to the new Gas Safe Register regulations any boilers installed have to be registered with them at a charge of £2.50. How should I show this charge within my accounts (i use sage instant accounts)

Tom H P · Tom H P

Dear fellow bookkeepers, A question that I should know the answer to, however I have to be 100% sure about everything! Please could anyone tell me:- a self employed landscape gardener travels to different places to do his work, and sometimes goes to the co-op to buy a sandwich at lunch. Can he put this t...

caz100 · caz100

Hello there - I am a newbie to the site. Not long qualified and just setting myself up from home. I just have a quick query - probably a very easy one but I just want to make sure I am doing it right! I have my 1st client who is a sole trader and not VAT registered, they have given me a carrier bag full of rec...

humbug · humbug

Hi I am new here so please bear with me! I am just finishing my course for ICB I and have one last assignment to do and I in a bit of a muddle. and I hoped sopmeone could help me please - I know if the business has returned a product and the supplier issues a credit note that this transaction is posted into the pur...

l3610n · l3610n

Hi I'm considering changing my Accountant / Bookeeper and would really appreciate anyones thought on this: Background: I run a small computer support business (2 years old!) and have just taken on my first full time employee. We are a LTD company and last year the turnover was about £60k and this ye...

gerry · gerry

Hi there Does anybody know of a general checklist to give to clients in order to get all the paperwork to you. I could make the templates but could spend ages for all the forms that a company might need. I thought I would check to see if any of you used a website or book that could be helpful. I'm kicking my...

highdis · highdis

Hi, I have a client that makes jewelry and gives a percentage to charity. Should sales tax be calculated on the sale price or sale price after donation percentage has been deducted?

Additions · Additions

I've got a client hurray!! And now I'm full of doubt as well!! My client is a joinery manufacturer, most clients are private and pay cash. He also has a trade counter where people come and buy plumbing bits and bobs, again most pay cash. He has maybe 5/6 clients that have an account and they are settled at 3...

RichGriff · RichGriff

Hi, I am setting up a set of accounts on SAGE 50 from scratch for a new business. My problem is my client has used different (2 x personal) bank accounts to make payments for various set up expenses such as computers office equipment etc etc. The business bank account was not used until 3 - 4 months later fo...

RichGriff · RichGriff

Which section (SAGE 50) of the nominal ledger should I create the drawings account, also what type and catagory are selected in the wizard?

jillemily · jillemily

My client does not have some invoices to explain monies being paid onto his account. He tells me that all monies paid in are from his work. Am I right in saying that I can not put them through the books unless I see an invoice to match each transaction being paid in and vice versa for payments out?

Jennifer Higgins · Jennifer Higgins

Can someone please clarify how you record Mileage in the Accounts of A Sole trader-my mind has gone blank? Debit Travel and substinence Credit Cash/bank?? Thinking this is wrong! thanking you in advance

lor · lor

Hi All, I have called HMRC to see if they have recieved an application registering my client self employed, I gave them the details over and over again, then they turned round and said the nino doesn't exist. I don't now know what to do apart from asking the client to call themselves. I am so frustrated, a...

Staffkat · Staffkat

Hi, This is my first post on the forum, despite being a regular visitor for the last couple of months! I am new to bookkeeping and due to invoice my first client tomorrow. I have a Ltd company set up from the last four years when i worked in a different industry. I have been advised by my accountant to kee...

leeh1987 · leeh1987

Hi i am an accountant and have taken over the management accounts for a client on sage from a previous collegue. These management accounts then must be sent to the bank every month for factoring purposes. However i have a major problem in that i have to put in a large number of adjustments every time i re...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Client who has lost cheque stubs (Preview) Hi all, first post but been hanging around for a while. I have a client that has lost his cheque stubs and has not entered them into his accounts. Which is the best and quickest way for me to get around this problem? He pays suppliers, wages and cash for various things. I really don't want to have to sift thr...	NickyJJ	3	3969	Wed Dec 9 21:17 2009 by M4 Books Ltd
	to store clients docs or not to store clients docs! (Preview) I have been asked by a client today, whether I would like to store their docs for them until they are required again next yr, what do you folks do? I have done all the required work now, but they have asked me this qu and I wondered what would be the best thing to do and what are your views on this?.	lor	4	1722	Wed Dec 9 19:37 2009 by lor
	Allowable Expenses... (Preview) Hi guys, quick question please - if you have a company's loan on your balance sheet, can you take the repayments off as an allowable expense?	McSpurren	2	1711	Wed Dec 9 13:59 2009 by BackOfficeGroup
	Opening Bank balance and Sage (Preview) Hi everyone, I m experiencing great difficulty posting the opening bank balance on Sage. I have reconciled the the bank account and end up with the following figures. Bank Statement as of 31/11/09 200,000 Unpresented chq of 47,000 Book balance as of 31/11/09 153,000 We have just switched to S...	vassy	2	5478	Sun Dec 6 17:08 2009 by Davey
	Help !!! (Preview) Hi All I qulified as a bookkeeper in 2007 but i have not done a lot with it as of yet as i work full time and a cover one section in the job i do. But my partner is starting a new business and I said i would help with his books do i need to redgister that I'm Helping him? All advice would be appreciated. Louise -- Ed...	louise mutton	3	2928	Fri Dec 4 12:39 2009 by semsley
	Regulatory Body Charges (Preview) Hi, I am a new user and would like some advice regarding the following. With regard to the new Gas Safe Register regulations any boilers installed have to be registered with them at a charge of £2.50. How should I show this charge within my accounts (i use sage instant accounts)	Novice	4	2350	Wed Dec 2 17:27 2009 by Novice
	Business expense - I should really know. (Preview) Dear fellow bookkeepers, A question that I should know the answer to, however I have to be 100% sure about everything! Please could anyone tell me:- a self employed landscape gardener travels to different places to do his work, and sometimes goes to the co-op to buy a sandwich at lunch. Can he put this t...	Tom H P	2	2723	Wed Dec 2 15:42 2009 by T P
	Missing receipts (Preview) Hello there - I am a newbie to the site. Not long qualified and just setting myself up from home. I just have a quick query - probably a very easy one but I just want to make sure I am doing it right! I have my 1st client who is a sole trader and not VAT registered, they have given me a carrier bag full of rec...	caz100	1	4278	Mon Nov 30 14:31 2009 by LizB
	purchase returns book and replacement products (Preview) Hi I am new here so please bear with me! I am just finishing my course for ICB I and have one last assignment to do and I in a bit of a muddle. and I hoped sopmeone could help me please - I know if the business has returned a product and the supplier issues a credit note that this transaction is posted into the pur...	humbug	7	2053	Mon Nov 30 11:14 2009 by humbug
	Concerned about current (ACCT) Accountant / Bookeeper. (Preview) Hi I'm considering changing my Accountant / Bookeeper and would really appreciate anyones thought on this: Background: I run a small computer support business (2 years old!) and have just taken on my first full time employee. We are a LTD company and last year the turnover was about £60k and this ye...	l3610n	12	3517	Wed Nov 25 11:49 2009 by farmergiles
	Checlist for Clients (Preview) Hi there Does anybody know of a general checklist to give to clients in order to get all the paperwork to you. I could make the templates but could spend ages for all the forms that a company might need. I thought I would check to see if any of you used a website or book that could be helpful. I'm kicking my...	gerry	2	1976	Wed Nov 25 07:45 2009 by gerry
	Charity donations (Preview) Hi, I have a client that makes jewelry and gives a percentage to charity. Should sales tax be calculated on the sale price or sale price after donation percentage has been deducted?	highdis	1	1578	Mon Nov 23 23:01 2009 by highdis
	Putting manual books into a computerised system (Preview) I've got a client hurray!! And now I'm full of doubt as well!! My client is a joinery manufacturer, most clients are private and pay cash. He also has a trade counter where people come and buy plumbing bits and bobs, again most pay cash. He has maybe 5/6 clients that have an account and they are settled at 3...	Additions	3	2323	Mon Nov 23 19:55 2009 by brog13
	Payments from different bank accounts (Preview) Hi, I am setting up a set of accounts on SAGE 50 from scratch for a new business. My problem is my client has used different (2 x personal) bank accounts to make payments for various set up expenses such as computers office equipment etc etc. The business bank account was not used until 3 - 4 months later fo...	RichGriff	2	1766	Fri Nov 20 15:29 2009 by RichGriff
	Drawings Nominal Account (Preview) Which section (SAGE 50) of the nominal ledger should I create the drawings account, also what type and catagory are selected in the wizard?	RichGriff	4	6552	Fri Nov 20 15:26 2009 by RichGriff
	No Invoices (Preview) My client does not have some invoices to explain monies being paid onto his account. He tells me that all monies paid in are from his work. Am I right in saying that I can not put them through the books unless I see an invoice to match each transaction being paid in and vice versa for payments out?	jillemily	6	3075	Fri Nov 20 10:45 2009 by Vinod
	How do i record Mileage in the Accounts of A Sole trader? (Preview) Can someone please clarify how you record Mileage in the Accounts of A Sole trader-my mind has gone blank? Debit Travel and substinence Credit Cash/bank?? Thinking this is wrong! thanking you in advance	Jennifer Higgins	2	2355	Thu Nov 19 11:43 2009 by Jennifer Higgins
	Frustrated by HMRC (Preview) Hi All, I have called HMRC to see if they have recieved an application registering my client self employed, I gave them the details over and over again, then they turned round and said the nino doesn't exist. I don't now know what to do apart from asking the client to call themselves. I am so frustrated, a...	lor	2	2137	Wed Nov 18 13:50 2009 by Zoe
	Ltd Company or sole trader (Preview) Hi, This is my first post on the forum, despite being a regular visitor for the last couple of months! I am new to bookkeeping and due to invoice my first client tomorrow. I have a Ltd company set up from the last four years when i worked in a different industry. I have been advised by my accountant to kee...	Staffkat	5	2395	Tue Nov 17 22:42 2009 by Staffkat
	Sage Adjustments (Preview) Hi i am an accountant and have taken over the management accounts for a client on sage from a previous collegue. These management accounts then must be sent to the bank every month for factoring purposes. However i have a major problem in that i have to put in a large number of adjustments every time i re...	leeh1987	2	9177	Tue Nov 17 20:03 2009 by M4 Books Ltd
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