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

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hi all Was at clients this morning and they asked if I had heard of 'Extra Energy'. I hadnt. But it appears this outfit were attempting to claim £12k via Direct Debit from my (Ltd Co) clients account, due to be paid on Monday 7th. Client had enough in the Bank to cover it but fortunately checked his bala...

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hi If you are wondering why it might be taking soooooo long for items to update in Dropbox today it is due to them undertaking some maintenance work. Anything you save should eventually go from the 'blue' waiting to save to 'green' saved signal, it just may take an hour or two.

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hi HMRC told me on 11 November that they were posting some signed and stamped Withholding tax forms to my client. Ive had the client wading through his paperwork to locate it to no avail. Im booked on an urgent mission to drive all the way to his later tonight to catch him between trips to get him to sign n...

Betty Boo · Betty Boo

Can someone please give me some advice, can you buy vouchers to give to clients as gifts, is there a limit to the amount a company can buy to gift to a client or a limit on each individual voucher given? Also I understand VAT isn't applied until the voucher is actually spent so when you purchase the voucher...

Shamus · Shamus

A quick thought for the day. As with many of you I have serious reading and toilet reading. The later is generally things like the latest edition of PQ magazine or lighter reading such as marketing and practice management books. I saw a one liner in an article last night that made me think (this is parap...

Sweetbox · Sweetbox

Hi Can someone help me please? I am helping a friend do her 1st tax return. Her business was registered in December as that's when she opened her shop however she had start up costs such as rent and stock recipts as early as June as that's when she started to prepare. Can these be included in the tax ret...

Lianne · Lianne

Hello I studied AAT a few years ago and then went on to have my son so I never managed to become the self employed bookkeeper I had hoped to. Now I have a friend that has started a Ltd company and hes asked for my help So as a result I have a few questions that I am hoping someone will be kind enough to answer.....

rafapak · rafapak

hi guys My favourite style of learning is when teacher gives spoken lecture to me like in the classroom. I am looking for internet materials for learning aat where teachers give lectures and those lectures are accompanied by additional written materials in the form of pdf for instance. Can you recom...

amh · amh

Hi Am rusty with regards doing accounts as it has been a few years since I did them. I recently started with small firm and using QB's online (the accountants use Sage) - they have given me the opening balances for end of Qtr 3 VAT, and I was advised by them to put on opening creditor/debtor control account...

Leger · Leger

Ok kind people, help me with this please. Sole trader becomes Ltd Company and transfers 15k of assets into the Ltd Co, this is put to his DLA giving it a credit balance. Takes regular payments out to cover living expenses and lets say its 8k on the year, thus reducing the DLA to 7k. Company makes net profit...

Brownem · Brownem

Hello, a new day, and more clarification please. I have taken on a client whose year end has been finalised on Sage. The accountant has sent back adjustments to be made to the accounts but upon entering them I have noticed that the client has made some entries relating to the year that has just been clos...

debzinkent · debzinkent

The company is an events management company that uses outside floor managers/health and safety advisors at their events. I'm really confused as to what code should I use for their invoices. Are they subcontractors, is it professional fees or should it have it's own custom overhead code? Thank...

Boris · Boris

Hi everyone, I should enter the opening balances for the nominal codes, I was wondering which nominal code should I use? T9 out of scope??? Thanks a lot, Boris

abacus12345 · abacus12345

Hi guys What resources do you use to stay current in regards to taxation? How can we know we have claimed every allowance for clients? Is this even possible? It's sort of, how do I know, I know enough? I know it's impossible to know everything. I just want to know more than enough... My tax acad...

abacus12345 · abacus12345

Hi guys. I just wonder what you compile together for your client (s) when you - 1) Produce them management accounts 2) Perform an annual tax review of their affairs. Thank you

Tom Brennan · Tom Brennan

accounting 4. ICB have released a statement of shock. Is the BKN going to remove their award . This would be the only fair option as this would tarnish all the other award winners who worked hard for their award and that would not be fair. Will AAT who which they are also members with be releasing a s...

Noola · Noola

I feel ashamed that I should know all this with being part qualified in AAT I set up a limited company in february 2014 as an online retailer selling products through a website. Anyway 2014 and this year turned out to be horrific long story short I had to move house a few times due to safety reasons, ended u...

Boris · Boris

Hi there, I'm a Junior Bookkeeper and I'm studying through ICB path to be certified. I got my business degree on the end of 2013 and I was wondering if a Bookkeeper, with some certificate or experience, can also be a business advisor or tax advisor for small businesses? Regards, Boris

jaybag · jaybag

Hi all,I am after a bit of advice and assistance please I have a new client, who I am setting up on Sage.It is a small arts and crafts shop, the owner has been registered self-employed for a number of years (as an artist) and starting trading in the shop and the end of March(her first customer purchas...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi I have a new client who sells jewellery on Ebay and Amazon. I just want to ask a few questions - some of these have been asked before I've seen but I haven't been able to find the right answer. I am trying to separate between cost of sales and expenses. I just need someone to check that I have done this rig...

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	Extra energy - problem (Preview) Hi all Was at clients this morning and they asked if I had heard of 'Extra Energy'. I hadnt. But it appears this outfit were attempting to claim £12k via Direct Debit from my (Ltd Co) clients account, due to be paid on Monday 7th. Client had enough in the Bank to cover it but fortunately checked his bala...	Cheshire	3	776	Sun Dec 6 20:41 2015 by Leger
	Dropbox (Preview) Hi If you are wondering why it might be taking soooooo long for items to update in Dropbox today it is due to them undertaking some maintenance work. Anything you save should eventually go from the 'blue' waiting to save to 'green' saved signal, it just may take an hour or two.	Cheshire	0	856	Sat Dec 5 17:05 2015 by Cheshire
	Never heard such rot! (Preview) Hi HMRC told me on 11 November that they were posting some signed and stamped Withholding tax forms to my client. Ive had the client wading through his paperwork to locate it to no avail. Im booked on an urgent mission to drive all the way to his later tonight to catch him between trips to get him to sign n...	Cheshire	5	1393	Fri Dec 4 13:01 2015 by Leger
	Advice Please - Vouchers (Preview) Can someone please give me some advice, can you buy vouchers to give to clients as gifts, is there a limit to the amount a company can buy to gift to a client or a limit on each individual voucher given? Also I understand VAT isn't applied until the voucher is actually spent so when you purchase the voucher...	Betty Boo	3	996	Fri Dec 4 10:21 2015 by Shamus
	Time management pondering (Preview) A quick thought for the day. As with many of you I have serious reading and toilet reading. The later is generally things like the latest edition of PQ magazine or lighter reading such as marketing and practice management books. I saw a one liner in an article last night that made me think (this is parap...	Shamus	4	757	Thu Dec 3 16:57 2015 by Cheshire
	Can recepits be used before your registered date? (Preview) Hi Can someone help me please? I am helping a friend do her 1st tax return. Her business was registered in December as that's when she opened her shop however she had start up costs such as rent and stock recipts as early as June as that's when she started to prepare. Can these be included in the tax ret...	Sweetbox	4	5939	Wed Dec 2 14:07 2015 by Cheshire
	Any assistance and advice appreciated (Preview) Hello I studied AAT a few years ago and then went on to have my son so I never managed to become the self employed bookkeeper I had hoped to. Now I have a friend that has started a Ltd company and hes asked for my help So as a result I have a few questions that I am hoping someone will be kind enough to answer.....	Lianne	6	996	Tue Dec 1 23:18 2015 by FoxAccountancyServices
	aat materials on internet- tutors speak (Preview) hi guys My favourite style of learning is when teacher gives spoken lecture to me like in the classroom. I am looking for internet materials for learning aat where teachers give lectures and those lectures are accompanied by additional written materials in the form of pdf for instance. Can you recom...	rafapak	4	6480	Tue Dec 1 19:07 2015 by rafapak
	suspense account to creditor control account (Preview) Hi Am rusty with regards doing accounts as it has been a few years since I did them. I recently started with small firm and using QB's online (the accountants use Sage) - they have given me the opening balances for end of Qtr 3 VAT, and I was advised by them to put on opening creditor/debtor control account...	amh	1	4635	Tue Dec 1 17:47 2015 by FoxAccountancyServices
	Understanding the DLA (Preview) Ok kind people, help me with this please. Sole trader becomes Ltd Company and transfers 15k of assets into the Ltd Co, this is put to his DLA giving it a credit balance. Takes regular payments out to cover living expenses and lets say its 8k on the year, thus reducing the DLA to 7k. Company makes net profit...	Leger	13	1336	Tue Dec 1 09:59 2015 by Leger
	Entries input after year end (Preview) Hello, a new day, and more clarification please. I have taken on a client whose year end has been finalised on Sage. The accountant has sent back adjustments to be made to the accounts but upon entering them I have noticed that the client has made some entries relating to the year that has just been clos...	Brownem	2	950	Sun Nov 29 17:23 2015 by Brownem
	Coding advice (Preview) The company is an events management company that uses outside floor managers/health and safety advisors at their events. I'm really confused as to what code should I use for their invoices. Are they subcontractors, is it professional fees or should it have it's own custom overhead code? Thank...	debzinkent	2	760	Sun Nov 29 16:03 2015 by debzinkent
	opening balances (Preview) Hi everyone, I should enter the opening balances for the nominal codes, I was wondering which nominal code should I use? T9 out of scope??? Thanks a lot, Boris	Boris	1	4258	Tue Nov 24 21:51 2015 by FoxAccountancyServices
	Staying relevant, and up to date... (Preview) Hi guys What resources do you use to stay current in regards to taxation? How can we know we have claimed every allowance for clients? Is this even possible? It's sort of, how do I know, I know enough? I know it's impossible to know everything. I just want to know more than enough... My tax acad...	abacus12345	3	868	Mon Nov 23 09:09 2015 by FoxAccountancyServices
	Management accounts / Annual tax review (s) (Preview) Hi guys. I just wonder what you compile together for your client (s) when you - 1) Produce them management accounts 2) Perform an annual tax review of their affairs. Thank you	abacus12345	2	946	Sun Nov 22 14:46 2015 by Cheshire
	What is the BKN reaction to the ICB's shock announcement about Accounting4 (Preview) accounting 4. ICB have released a statement of shock. Is the BKN going to remove their award . This would be the only fair option as this would tarnish all the other award winners who worked hard for their award and that would not be fair. Will AAT who which they are also members with be releasing a s...	Tom Brennan	16	11363	Sun Nov 22 11:26 2015 by NickCraggs
	I haven't filed my company accounts! :( (Preview) I feel ashamed that I should know all this with being part qualified in AAT I set up a limited company in february 2014 as an online retailer selling products through a website. Anyway 2014 and this year turned out to be horrific long story short I had to move house a few times due to safety reasons, ended u...	Noola	9	5387	Fri Nov 20 10:34 2015 by FoxAccountancyServices
	Can a Bookkeeper be considered a Business advisor? (Preview) Hi there, I'm a Junior Bookkeeper and I'm studying through ICB path to be certified. I got my business degree on the end of 2013 and I was wondering if a Bookkeeper, with some certificate or experience, can also be a business advisor or tax advisor for small businesses? Regards, Boris	Boris	6	1685	Thu Nov 19 19:09 2015 by Cheshire
	Some assistance please... (Preview) Hi all,I am after a bit of advice and assistance please I have a new client, who I am setting up on Sage.It is a small arts and crafts shop, the owner has been registered self-employed for a number of years (as an artist) and starting trading in the shop and the end of March(her first customer purchas...	jaybag	17	6152	Thu Nov 19 18:35 2015 by Cheshire
	Ebay and Amazon seller accounts - separating expenses and cost of sales (Preview) Hi I have a new client who sells jewellery on Ebay and Amazon. I just want to ask a few questions - some of these have been asked before I've seen but I haven't been able to find the right answer. I am trying to separate between cost of sales and expenses. I just need someone to check that I have done this rig...	rachel_mclean	13	4581	Thu Nov 19 13:51 2015 by Rhianrach
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