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

Anna88 · Anna88

Can someone advice if Trade Mark Application Fee should be posted to Legal Expenses Account?

Gail72 · Gail72

Hi On the 64-8 authorising your agent form it asks for a client reference in the agents details section right at the end after the agents code What is normally entered in this box - the agent government gateway indentifier ?? On the FBI2 forms it is much clearer what they are asking for!!!! Thanks in...

Missy · Missy

Hi i am starting an accounts firm dealing with small companies as i just want to do accounts on the side as a starting point. Basically i do not have a clue where to start. Do i need to register to HMRC and if so how And what forms do i need to get my clients to fill out and any other information would i need as a st...

abacus12345 · abacus12345

Hi, Sort of testing the water here for options and opinions. Would you agree that per capita (so to speak) there are more opportunities for employment in industry, as an oppose to practice? I figure, jobs such as purchase / sales ledger jobs have a much higher turnover rate that a financial accounts a...

pbr · pbr

can any 1 help me how can I make wage slip for a client who wants to keep up to minimum £10600 a year and work for his own ltd set up company thank you all Minaxi

Glitterbin · Glitterbin

If someone has ebay and amazon accounts in different countries eg amazon.in, do they have to meet VAT and tax obligations in those countries, or do they account for their VAT in UK only?

abacus12345 · abacus12345

As your business starts to grow, how do you keep track of filing dates etc? Which software do you use? Less you use a pen and diary of course

indigopete · indigopete

Hi All I do software work for a few companies, much of which is maintaining their accounting systems. Recently, the banks have started breathing down my customer's necks wanting regular aged debt reports. The problem is that they also want them to 'square' with the trial balance (i.e. aged debt anal...

ohdearme · ohdearme

Hello,I have just joined. I pay Council tax and other bill on behalf of someone else and therefore keep an Excel spreadsheet with a dr, cr and balance columns Should I put the bill on the debit side and the payment instalments on the credit side or the other way round? In other words, do I treat this sprea...

Citygal · Citygal

What is the correct way to deal with advance payments in Sage. We run Sage 50 and the facility is there to raise a pro forma invoice for customers who want to pay in advance. I can post the payment to their account no problem and it just sits there as a payment on account. The proforma is dated today 20th Apr...

Ridesy · Ridesy

Hi All, Reading Johnny's post about dividend admin/posting has got me wondering about the dividend voucher under new dividend tax rules from 6th April? Current guidance states below must appear:datecompany namenames of the shareholders being paid a dividendamount of the dividendthe amount of...

Lyndsey · Lyndsey

Hi Does a not for profit organisation have any reporting/accounting responsibilities? The example is an event which is run to cover costs, but tickets are sold to the general public, so not just a "club" and not a charity. Does the accounts have to be drawn up and reported to HMRC? Basically to prove th...

abacus12345 · abacus12345

Hey you guys I've a few questions Dividends - Now, I know how they work (Hope!), paid after the agreement of a meeting, displayed in minutes. Paid from retained earnings, after tax - Interim paid using the same principles, making sure as best as you possibly can that there shall be enough profit p...

Citygal · Citygal

Hi everyone. My Company has set up a satellite office in another town. All sales /purchases etc are to be dealt with in SAGE accounts at the our main office but as far as petty cash is concerned they will need their own. I have thought the easiest way to record their petty cash is to set up another petty c...

paracetamol · paracetamol

Hi folks, so here's the scenario: A UK business is supplying goods to a non-EU customer based on 40/60 payment terms. The deal is agreed with an understanding that the goods will be dispatched in uneven batches (lots sent over several shipments). The best analogy of the goods would be action toy figu...

Jay3 · Jay3

Any advice re the above point also please? Things I can think of.. 1) Cost - Registration, submission of returns and filing requirements, Accounting fees 2) Reporting requirements 3) Deadlines 4) HMRC requirement 5) Fiduciary duties 6) Accurate Accounting Records 7) Year end and Timing - Is it eas...

abacus12345 · abacus12345

Just had a nose - as you do!! OMG is all I can say. One question actually takes up a full a4 sized page. As a side - I think I could have answered some (I use that term loosely) of it, yet as you start working through the paper, you realise how much you actually don't know. Admittedly most is not relevant to smal...

abacus12345 · abacus12345

It is often said "Only chartered accountants can do audits" (If experienced of course) Now of late, I'm starting to see more and more of what you can't do, if you're not qualified. FWIW, I'm including AAT into the mix - IFAC after all ;). I know there are some mortgage companies would like past SA's - yet I...

Kate Blank · Kate Blank

I tried searching for this and got some very odd, completely unrelated, results. If anyone has a link to a post on this, please link, thanks! Are employee relocation packages "wages" or "recruitment expenses" or some other expense category? An employee starting in May is being advanced cash to cove...

Samilou67 · Samilou67

I have a client who has a cleaning business. They use their own car to travel from clean to clean. Is it ok to claim the mileage for the journeys?

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Trade Mark Application Fee (Preview) Can someone advice if Trade Mark Application Fee should be posted to Legal Expenses Account?	Anna88	2	1052	Tue May 3 00:47 2016 by Shamus
	64-8 (Preview) Hi On the 64-8 authorising your agent form it asks for a client reference in the agents details section right at the end after the agents code What is normally entered in this box - the agent government gateway indentifier ?? On the FBI2 forms it is much clearer what they are asking for!!!! Thanks in...	Gail72	3	915	Thu Apr 28 23:09 2016 by Cheshire
	Help Need Advice Please (Preview) Hi i am starting an accounts firm dealing with small companies as i just want to do accounts on the side as a starting point. Basically i do not have a clue where to start. Do i need to register to HMRC and if so how And what forms do i need to get my clients to fill out and any other information would i need as a st...	Missy	23	24697	Tue Apr 26 15:29 2016 by Cheshire
	Management accounting (Preview) Hi, Sort of testing the water here for options and opinions. Would you agree that per capita (so to speak) there are more opportunities for employment in industry, as an oppose to practice? I figure, jobs such as purchase / sales ledger jobs have a much higher turnover rate that a financial accounts a...	abacus12345	17	1955	Tue Apr 26 12:41 2016 by abacus12345
	wage slip (Preview) can any 1 help me how can I make wage slip for a client who wants to keep up to minimum £10600 a year and work for his own ltd set up company thank you all Minaxi	pbr	3	1528	Sun Apr 24 22:13 2016 by pbr
	Online trading in different countries (Preview) If someone has ebay and amazon accounts in different countries eg amazon.in, do they have to meet VAT and tax obligations in those countries, or do they account for their VAT in UK only?	Glitterbin	14	5083	Fri Apr 22 06:38 2016 by Cheshire
	Keeping track (Preview) As your business starts to grow, how do you keep track of filing dates etc? Which software do you use? Less you use a pen and diary of course	abacus12345	26	1368	Wed Apr 20 19:40 2016 by Meadowlands
	Retrospective Aged Debt Reporting (Preview) Hi All I do software work for a few companies, much of which is maintaining their accounting systems. Recently, the banks have started breathing down my customer's necks wanting regular aged debt reports. The problem is that they also want them to 'square' with the trial balance (i.e. aged debt anal...	indigopete	13	12555	Wed Apr 20 16:40 2016 by Cheshire
	Paying bills on Excel Debit or Credit (Preview) Hello,I have just joined. I pay Council tax and other bill on behalf of someone else and therefore keep an Excel spreadsheet with a dr, cr and balance columns Should I put the bill on the debit side and the payment instalments on the credit side or the other way round? In other words, do I treat this sprea...	ohdearme	3	1124	Wed Apr 20 16:35 2016 by Cheshire
	Pro Formas Sales invoices (Preview) What is the correct way to deal with advance payments in Sage. We run Sage 50 and the facility is there to raise a pro forma invoice for customers who want to pay in advance. I can post the payment to their account no problem and it just sits there as a payment on account. The proforma is dated today 20th Apr...	Citygal	1	686	Wed Apr 20 15:11 2016 by Cheshire
	Dividend Vouchers post 6th April 2016 (Preview) Hi All, Reading Johnny's post about dividend admin/posting has got me wondering about the dividend voucher under new dividend tax rules from 6th April? Current guidance states below must appear:datecompany namenames of the shareholders being paid a dividendamount of the dividendthe amount of...	Ridesy	1	1804	Wed Apr 20 09:14 2016 by Cheshire
	Not For Profit organisation/event (Preview) Hi Does a not for profit organisation have any reporting/accounting responsibilities? The example is an event which is run to cover costs, but tickets are sold to the general public, so not just a "club" and not a charity. Does the accounts have to be drawn up and reported to HMRC? Basically to prove th...	Lyndsey	1	758	Wed Apr 20 09:07 2016 by Cheshire
	Dividend admin (Preview) Hey you guys I've a few questions Dividends - Now, I know how they work (Hope!), paid after the agreement of a meeting, displayed in minutes. Paid from retained earnings, after tax - Interim paid using the same principles, making sure as best as you possibly can that there shall be enough profit p...	abacus12345	2	1012	Mon Apr 18 22:31 2016 by abacus12345
	Petty cash at a satellite office (Preview) Hi everyone. My Company has set up a satellite office in another town. All sales /purchases etc are to be dealt with in SAGE accounts at the our main office but as far as petty cash is concerned they will need their own. I have thought the easiest way to record their petty cash is to set up another petty c...	Citygal	2	1076	Mon Apr 18 08:39 2016 by Citygal
	Help - commercial invoices for export of partial orders (Preview) Hi folks, so here's the scenario: A UK business is supplying goods to a non-EU customer based on 40/60 payment terms. The deal is agreed with an understanding that the goods will be dispatched in uneven batches (lots sent over several shipments). The best analogy of the goods would be action toy figu...	paracetamol	30	1412	Sun Apr 17 23:11 2016 by Cheshire
	Things to consider / general advice for someone considering using a Ltd Company (Preview) Any advice re the above point also please? Things I can think of.. 1) Cost - Registration, submission of returns and filing requirements, Accounting fees 2) Reporting requirements 3) Deadlines 4) HMRC requirement 5) Fiduciary duties 6) Accurate Accounting Records 7) Year end and Timing - Is it eas...	Jay3	3	962	Sun Apr 17 23:09 2016 by Cheshire
	Aged CIOT papers.... (Preview) Just had a nose - as you do!! OMG is all I can say. One question actually takes up a full a4 sized page. As a side - I think I could have answered some (I use that term loosely) of it, yet as you start working through the paper, you realise how much you actually don't know. Admittedly most is not relevant to smal...	abacus12345	4	1446	Sun Apr 17 20:37 2016 by abacus12345
	What can't you do if you're not a qual' accountant? (Preview) It is often said "Only chartered accountants can do audits" (If experienced of course) Now of late, I'm starting to see more and more of what you can't do, if you're not qualified. FWIW, I'm including AAT into the mix - IFAC after all ;). I know there are some mortgage companies would like past SA's - yet I...	abacus12345	2	1248	Fri Apr 15 17:30 2016 by abacus12345
	New employee's relocation expenses (Preview) I tried searching for this and got some very odd, completely unrelated, results. If anyone has a link to a post on this, please link, thanks! Are employee relocation packages "wages" or "recruitment expenses" or some other expense category? An employee starting in May is being advanced cash to cove...	Kate Blank	3	1020	Fri Apr 15 16:05 2016 by Kate Blank
	Sole trader motor expenses (Preview) I have a client who has a cleaning business. They use their own car to travel from clean to clean. Is it ok to claim the mileage for the journeys?	Samilou67	19	1194	Thu Apr 14 22:26 2016 by abacus12345
«First < 1 … 45 46 47 48 49 … 257 > Last» \| Page of 257 sorted by