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

Gail72 · Gail72

Hi all Am looking for some feedback and views on how you tackle MLR with new clients Overall i find that most clients have no issue ... but i do get a few and in particular its those who really have no clue how book keeping works who instantly give me the defensive look or the and i wonder if i could approach th...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

I have a client who became vat registered part way through the 2014/15 year. When they filed their first vat return that also re-claimed the vat on some of their start- up costs (the allowable ones) what I need to know is as well as adding this to the purchase vat total what other entries do I need to make i...

Cheshire · Cheshire

Eww. Just noticed my profile has changed. Got to over 2500 posts and now I'm down as a Master Bookkeeper instead of expert. I never considered myself an expert by any means, but the master bookkeeper is too akin to master baker! What is that about! Or am I seeing things after just watching a really funn...

agm1 · agm1

Hi all,Mid-thirties guy here looking to switch from I.T. (career to date) to Finance/Accountancy. After much research I'm struggling to pick the right route.Before you ask, I do not enjoy I.T. these days and Finance/Accountancy seems like a good career choice.My research to date has be to thoroug...

agm1 · agm1

What is the difference between a Tax Advisor and a Financial Accountant?Many (I) understand what the role of an Accountant is, but how does that of a Tax Advisor differ?I have seen the terms 'Tax Advisor', 'Tax Accountant', 'Tax Consultant', etc.. Is there actually any difference between these ter...

BudgetB · BudgetB

Morning all, I have a client whose income is solely via debit/credit card and we have used the takings from these showing on the bank statements as their income. However, they are now stating that part of these amounts are actually reimbursements for cashback given to customers. I've asked for the...

melissa77368 · melissa77368

I have made the devision to start up my own booking business but I'm now struggling to work out which software to use. ive looked at sage, quickbooks and kashflow briefly and my head is in a mess! Some advice would be greatly received on what to do thanks -- Edited by melissa77368 on Thursday 28th of Janua...

nicd1981 · nicd1981

Hi all , Another day any other problem :) at least today's problem is only small ! So I've been approached by a family member , ones a limited company and ones self assessment . My issue with these are what to charge . I have my standard fees I charge everyone ( hourly rates etc ) but as there family , wha...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi Can anyone tell me if you buy an asset - can you claim AIA on part of the cost (to keep tax payment down) and then claim capital allowances on the balance in future years? Thanks in advance.

Vix606 · Vix606

Hi all, My client has just given me her last bits and bobs for YE (yep she's that organised) and she seems to have set up some sort of referral with another therapist (shes a speech therapist) So my clients invoicing the customer who is paying her for appointments they are having with another therapist...

MX8000 · MX8000

Hi I nominal should I use to code an invoice for tuition fees. The company I work for is begining to pay for online training but I'm not sure where to put it.

Stevie2929 · Stevie2929

Hi ALL, This one has thrown me a bit. One of my clients has one of his kids staying at home, who pays him money towards the bills, food etc. Would this be be treated as taxable, i.e. subject to rent a room treatment? Or is there an exemption for family members? Thanks Stevie

Jana · Jana

Hi All, hope somebody out there will be able to help me. I'll start at the beginning. I input some figures into CASH REGISTER (which is a BR transaction) then I deposited these into my SAFE Bank account (which is a JD transaction). Only at that point I noticed that my colleague did exactly the same for the...

Grace2015 · Grace2015

Hi Can someone give me a bit advice please ? I cannot get two VAT invoices ( VAT elements £65.00) because my CEO does not want to talk to the mobile phone supplier .But he is only one who is registered with the online suppliers account. When I talked to my finance manager, she just simply agree with the...

Fiona46 · Fiona46

Hi All I am doing the accounts for a company that has been depreciating its assets at 25% reducing balance. The items purchased are computer eqpt ie lap tops, printers desks and minor P&M. All items were bought in 2011 so are probably obsolete from a technology point of view. There is not much left t...

rafapak · rafapak

hi guys I have a question if you don't mind. My book says that closing stock should be shown as a note at the foot of the trial balance . Why it cannot be shown together with other balances?

agrilass · agrilass

Hello, I was just wondering if anybody could offer me any advice. I'm sorry if this isn't in the correct section of the forum. I am soon to be level 4 AAT qualified, along with having a few years of both practice and industry experience. Due to a change of circumstances I am looking in to becoming a self emp...

nicd1981 · nicd1981

Hi Everyone, I'm looking for a little advice I have 5 new clients who have asked me to carry out partnership returns this week. The deadline is 31st January 2016 which is 9 days away. I want to carry out the work but cant seem to get info from them.(first problem) They are all based abroad, and LLP is UK base...

NA_AA · NA_AA

Hi I hope you are all well and had a good Christmas / new years break (apologies for late greetings as I have been unwell) I have 2 question regarding a lease and was wondering if you can help 1. Client has taken a 10 year lease on a shop. They will be paying a weekly 'rent' to the owner over the net 10 years - how...

Elaine R · Elaine R

Hi, I know this crops up quite a bit but could someone point me to where HMRC says eat to live not eat to work as I have a client who goes out for quite a few meals/ buying lunch whilst local. Fair enough when he is out of the area and staying in hotels then that isn't an issue. Should I be telling my client he sho...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	How do you approach MLR requirements with clients? (Preview) Hi all Am looking for some feedback and views on how you tackle MLR with new clients Overall i find that most clients have no issue ... but i do get a few and in particular its those who really have no clue how book keeping works who instantly give me the defensive look or the and i wonder if i could approach th...	Gail72	4	980	Mon Feb 1 08:53 2016 by Cheshire
	re-claiming VAT on capital expenditure from a previous year before you were vat registered. (Preview) I have a client who became vat registered part way through the 2014/15 year. When they filed their first vat return that also re-claimed the vat on some of their start- up costs (the allowable ones) what I need to know is as well as adding this to the purchase vat total what other entries do I need to make i...	rachel_mclean	3	744	Sun Jan 31 22:26 2016 by rachel_mclean
	What is going on (Preview) Eww. Just noticed my profile has changed. Got to over 2500 posts and now I'm down as a Master Bookkeeper instead of expert. I never considered myself an expert by any means, but the master bookkeeper is too akin to master baker! What is that about! Or am I seeing things after just watching a really funn...	Cheshire	12	1416	Fri Jan 29 22:40 2016 by Amanda
	UK - Career change to Finance/Accountancy - really could do with your help!! (Preview) Hi all,Mid-thirties guy here looking to switch from I.T. (career to date) to Finance/Accountancy. After much research I'm struggling to pick the right route.Before you ask, I do not enjoy I.T. these days and Finance/Accountancy seems like a good career choice.My research to date has be to thoroug...	agm1	11	1251	Fri Jan 29 17:48 2016 by agm1
	Tax Advisor vs Financial Accountant (Preview) What is the difference between a Tax Advisor and a Financial Accountant?Many (I) understand what the role of an Accountant is, but how does that of a Tax Advisor differ?I have seen the terms 'Tax Advisor', 'Tax Accountant', 'Tax Consultant', etc.. Is there actually any difference between these ter...	agm1	9	1252	Fri Jan 29 17:43 2016 by agm1
	Cashback (Preview) Morning all, I have a client whose income is solely via debit/credit card and we have used the takings from these showing on the bank statements as their income. However, they are now stating that part of these amounts are actually reimbursements for cashback given to customers. I've asked for the...	BudgetB	2	3953	Fri Jan 29 11:38 2016 by BudgetB
	Help!! Starting up on my own (Preview) I have made the devision to start up my own booking business but I'm now struggling to work out which software to use. ive looked at sage, quickbooks and kashflow briefly and my head is in a mess! Some advice would be greatly received on what to do thanks -- Edited by melissa77368 on Thursday 28th of Janua...	melissa77368	6	881	Thu Jan 28 23:00 2016 by Cheshire
	Charging family (Preview) Hi all , Another day any other problem :) at least today's problem is only small ! So I've been approached by a family member , ones a limited company and ones self assessment . My issue with these are what to charge . I have my standard fees I charge everyone ( hourly rates etc ) but as there family , wha...	nicd1981	5	1101	Thu Jan 28 22:55 2016 by Cheshire
	If you buy an asset and claim AIA can you just claim part of the cost as AIA and then capital allowances on the balance (Preview) Hi Can anyone tell me if you buy an asset - can you claim AIA on part of the cost (to keep tax payment down) and then claim capital allowances on the balance in future years? Thanks in advance.	rachel_mclean	2	832	Wed Jan 27 23:40 2016 by rachel_mclean
	Referral fee (Preview) Hi all, My client has just given me her last bits and bobs for YE (yep she's that organised) and she seems to have set up some sort of referral with another therapist (shes a speech therapist) So my clients invoicing the customer who is paying her for appointments they are having with another therapist...	Vix606	3	1145	Wed Jan 27 18:47 2016 by Cheshire
	What nominal to use for Tuition Fees (Preview) Hi I nominal should I use to code an invoice for tuition fees. The company I work for is begining to pay for online training but I'm not sure where to put it.	MX8000	1	682	Wed Jan 27 18:45 2016 by Cheshire
	Money from Kids (Preview) Hi ALL, This one has thrown me a bit. One of my clients has one of his kids staying at home, who pays him money towards the bills, food etc. Would this be be treated as taxable, i.e. subject to rent a room treatment? Or is there an exemption for family members? Thanks Stevie	Stevie2929	3	717	Wed Jan 27 18:39 2016 by Leger
	Sage 50 How to correct my mistake (Preview) Hi All, hope somebody out there will be able to help me. I'll start at the beginning. I input some figures into CASH REGISTER (which is a BR transaction) then I deposited these into my SAFE Bank account (which is a JD transaction). Only at that point I noticed that my colleague did exactly the same for the...	Jana	3	1055	Wed Jan 27 12:30 2016 by Cheshire
	vat invoiceS (Preview) Hi Can someone give me a bit advice please ? I cannot get two VAT invoices ( VAT elements £65.00) because my CEO does not want to talk to the mobile phone supplier .But he is only one who is registered with the online suppliers account. When I talked to my finance manager, she just simply agree with the...	Grace2015	1	604	Wed Jan 27 08:26 2016 by Cheshire
	Depreciation - can you change the rate (Preview) Hi All I am doing the accounts for a company that has been depreciating its assets at 25% reducing balance. The items purchased are computer eqpt ie lap tops, printers desks and minor P&M. All items were bought in 2011 so are probably obsolete from a technology point of view. There is not much left t...	Fiona46	1	577	Tue Jan 26 17:02 2016 by Shamus
	closing stock- trial balance (Preview) hi guys I have a question if you don't mind. My book says that closing stock should be shown as a note at the foot of the trial balance . Why it cannot be shown together with other balances?	rafapak	7	1669	Tue Jan 26 15:45 2016 by Cheshire
	Starting up (Preview) Hello, I was just wondering if anybody could offer me any advice. I'm sorry if this isn't in the correct section of the forum. I am soon to be level 4 AAT qualified, along with having a few years of both practice and industry experience. Due to a change of circumstances I am looking in to becoming a self emp...	agrilass	2	1352	Mon Jan 25 16:33 2016 by abacus12345
	Partnership with foreign Limited companies (Preview) Hi Everyone, I'm looking for a little advice I have 5 new clients who have asked me to carry out partnership returns this week. The deadline is 31st January 2016 which is 9 days away. I want to carry out the work but cant seem to get info from them.(first problem) They are all based abroad, and LLP is UK base...	nicd1981	20	1371	Sun Jan 24 19:02 2016 by nicd1981
	Lease / goodwill (Preview) Hi I hope you are all well and had a good Christmas / new years break (apologies for late greetings as I have been unwell) I have 2 question regarding a lease and was wondering if you can help 1. Client has taken a 10 year lease on a shop. They will be paying a weekly 'rent' to the owner over the net 10 years - how...	NA_AA	3	1302	Sun Jan 24 13:12 2016 by Cheshire
	Claiming for meals (Preview) Hi, I know this crops up quite a bit but could someone point me to where HMRC says eat to live not eat to work as I have a client who goes out for quite a few meals/ buying lunch whilst local. Fair enough when he is out of the area and staying in hotels then that isn't an issue. Should I be telling my client he sho...	Elaine R	7	1272	Sat Jan 23 17:30 2016 by Shamus
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