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

Sharon Eyre · Sharon Eyre

well it is almost 6 month since I received the email to say I had won most innovative accountancy firm 2014 and I still haven't received my award-has any of the other winners received anything yet? i did send an email but I have t even had a response -it's beginning to feel like it was just an imaginary awa...

VinceH · VinceH

I was doing a little work this morning, and I spotted what I consider to be an utterly ludicrous charge on an invoice that my client has received. I consider this a new low in terms of what some companies feel they can get away with. The charge was £3.50 plus VAT, for "email delivery". Sheesh. :...

Eilef · Eilef

Hi folks, Just curious what paperwork do you as standard provide your clients?

SWC · SWC

Hi I am new to the forum, so will tell you a little bit about my book keeping training and background first I did a self home study general book keeping course about 13 years ago - paper, double entry system etc - didn't finish the course due to children Until January this year I worked in a school and sinc...

geek84 · geek84

Hi Folks I am qualified and have MICB status. Recently I made contact with another book keeper who has asked me to help him with some of his work load - this includes working on excel, matching receipts, and bank reconciliation. The book keeper also mentioned that he wants to sign a confidentiality c...

blueeyes · blueeyes

Hi, I am correct in thinking that if a van is purchased in the 1st year of business (2nd hand, £2k) then the full 100% of the van can be claimed as AIA? Thanks in advance

nicd1981 · nicd1981

Hi All, I became AAT Qualified in 2012, and am now Cima part qualified (Currently working towards managerial level exams) I have been considering for while working for myself, I am a management accountant in a pharma company. I know id have to become an MIP, which ill start looking into but what servic...

pbr · pbr

Hi All Good evening I know you all very busy this time of the year but i need help my client has not made any entry on quickbooks from starting of the last 2014 to 2015 tax year and she has just ask me to do her bookkeeping but her accountant told me not use any 2013 or 2014 software because she has close all o...

Burylad81 · Burylad81

Hi Just wanted to double check, if I have "tools for Hire only" are these classed as "Fixed Assets" or "Current Assets". My personal opinion is "Current Assets" as they could be bought at anytime, though please could someone let me know for sure. Thanks B...

Jon12345 · Jon12345

I have a statement from a seller (Amazon) that shows a summary of the months sales, expenses and then how much they have paid into my bank account. On my accounts package, I have entered the expenses under Bills, I put the sales as a Sales invoice. So, for that customer (Amazon), they owe me money for sale...

Andrea · Andrea

Hello everyone I'm 26 year old, I'm a hungarian nationality girl, from Transylvania. I'm in Uk from three years, working as self-employed as child minder.Now i think my English is enough good to study .I would like to do bookkeeping but I'm confused a bit.After riding lots of things online about bo...

EventMan · EventMan

Hi. I have just taken the plunge from a spreadsheet to using QuickFile - so wish me luck! As part of my business, I provide equipment such as PA Equipment, Audio-visual Equipment,etc. which I consider as equipment that I HIRE out. Under which nominal code should I be putting the purchase of this equipm...

sandipgaikwad3107 · sandipgaikwad3107

Hi, Is it possible to start book keeping assuming home as company? How can we categories assets, liabilities, capital etc? I want to create a software for home book keeping. I have read some basic booking keeping materials for companies but didn't get any pertaining to home expenses. Can anyone p...

Samilou67 · Samilou67

If someone buys a piece of equipment on the last day of their financial year using a credit card and then pays £100 a month in the new financial year. Do I just enter the £1200 payments into current liabilities under Credit Card? The purchase was recorded in the last financial year and has been accounte...

Real1 · Real1

how do i calculate profit on retained containers?

Wood Dairy · Wood Dairy

Can someone please tell me where I post Commission payments to in the P&L which relate to Sales of products? I need to post a gross Sales amount to sales and then enter a separate supplier invoice for the commission paid on these sales. I am using Xero not Sage. I'm not sure if they should go in as a cost...

KAZ · KAZ

Good morning all! A little query I would appreciate your comments on. I am a self employed bookkeeper of 15 years (ouch). Over the past two years a lot of my work comes from a tennis club for which I have to pay a hefty subscription to be a member. Am I able to offset this against my taxes to marketing?

Billyd15 · Billyd15

Hi All, I'm hoping that somebody can help me please. I work for a company who have cash tills in some sites. Most days the cash tills don't balance due to I'm hoping human error. My question is though, what do you record as a cash sale, this physical amount of cash or what the Z reading says? Thanks

AndrewM · AndrewM

Good afternoon everyone My client "ABC Ltd", is a one director company. The director applied for a loan via Funding Circle for a "private project" (nothing to do with the Ltd Co.). The loan was processed under the name "ABC Ltd" and was paid into the Ltd Co. bank acc...

Samilou67 · Samilou67

Hi, having a blonde moment!! If the cost of equipment at start of year is £22778 and the accumulated depreciation is £8089. The rate is 15% reducing what would be the expense at end of year be?

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Awards (Preview) well it is almost 6 month since I received the email to say I had won most innovative accountancy firm 2014 and I still haven't received my award-has any of the other winners received anything yet? i did send an email but I have t even had a response -it's beginning to feel like it was just an imaginary awa...	Sharon Eyre	4	1244	Wed Apr 15 13:42 2015 by RobH
	Ludicrous charges (Preview) I was doing a little work this morning, and I spotted what I consider to be an utterly ludicrous charge on an invoice that my client has received. I consider this a new low in terms of what some companies feel they can get away with. The charge was £3.50 plus VAT, for "email delivery". Sheesh. :...	VinceH	6	1523	Mon Apr 13 12:12 2015 by Cheshire
	What paperwork do you provide you clients? (Preview) Hi folks, Just curious what paperwork do you as standard provide your clients?	Eilef	6	1250	Sat Apr 11 15:23 2015 by TrevorD
	Help - qualifications course requested by employer (Preview) Hi I am new to the forum, so will tell you a little bit about my book keeping training and background first I did a self home study general book keeping course about 13 years ago - paper, double entry system etc - didn't finish the course due to children Until January this year I worked in a school and sinc...	SWC	12	1229	Thu Apr 9 19:13 2015 by SWC
	Working for another book keeper to share work load (Preview) Hi Folks I am qualified and have MICB status. Recently I made contact with another book keeper who has asked me to help him with some of his work load - this includes working on excel, matching receipts, and bank reconciliation. The book keeper also mentioned that he wants to sign a confidentiality c...	geek84	4	1160	Wed Apr 8 15:00 2015 by geek84
	Annual Investment Allowance Question (Preview) Hi, I am correct in thinking that if a van is purchased in the 1st year of business (2nd hand, £2k) then the full 100% of the van can be claimed as AIA? Thanks in advance	blueeyes	2	1005	Wed Apr 8 10:43 2015 by blueeyes
	Can i be self employed bookkeeper/accountant? (Preview) Hi All, I became AAT Qualified in 2012, and am now Cima part qualified (Currently working towards managerial level exams) I have been considering for while working for myself, I am a management accountant in a pharma company. I know id have to become an MIP, which ill start looking into but what servic...	nicd1981	41	4939	Mon Apr 6 23:46 2015 by Leger
	starting entry in quickbooks on wrong tax year (Preview) Hi All Good evening I know you all very busy this time of the year but i need help my client has not made any entry on quickbooks from starting of the last 2014 to 2015 tax year and she has just ask me to do her bookkeeping but her accountant told me not use any 2013 or 2014 software because she has close all o...	pbr	1	882	Sat Apr 4 11:21 2015 by Cheshire
	TOOLS BOUGHT FOR HIRE (Preview) Hi Just wanted to double check, if I have "tools for Hire only" are these classed as "Fixed Assets" or "Current Assets". My personal opinion is "Current Assets" as they could be bought at anytime, though please could someone let me know for sure. Thanks B...	Burylad81	7	1096	Fri Apr 3 19:38 2015 by Shamus
	Matching customer bills and sales (Preview) I have a statement from a seller (Amazon) that shows a summary of the months sales, expenses and then how much they have paid into my bank account. On my accounts package, I have entered the expenses under Bills, I put the sales as a Sales invoice. So, for that customer (Amazon), they owe me money for sale...	Jon12345	7	1200	Thu Apr 2 23:09 2015 by Cheshire
	Where to start to study Bookkeeping? (Preview) Hello everyone I'm 26 year old, I'm a hungarian nationality girl, from Transylvania. I'm in Uk from three years, working as self-employed as child minder.Now i think my English is enough good to study .I would like to do bookkeeping but I'm confused a bit.After riding lots of things online about bo...	Andrea	9	1482	Wed Apr 1 14:16 2015 by Shamus
	nominal codes - purchase of equipment for hire nominal codes purchase of equipment for hire (Preview) Hi. I have just taken the plunge from a spreadsheet to using QuickFile - so wish me luck! As part of my business, I provide equipment such as PA Equipment, Audio-visual Equipment,etc. which I consider as equipment that I HIRE out. Under which nominal code should I be putting the purchase of this equipm...	EventMan	2	1213	Wed Apr 1 14:01 2015 by EventMan
	Book keeping for home as a company (Preview) Hi, Is it possible to start book keeping assuming home as company? How can we categories assets, liabilities, capital etc? I want to create a software for home book keeping. I have read some basic booking keeping materials for companies but didn't get any pertaining to home expenses. Can anyone p...	sandipgaikwad3107	3	1203	Tue Mar 31 21:16 2015 by Cheshire
	Credit cards (Preview) If someone buys a piece of equipment on the last day of their financial year using a credit card and then pays £100 a month in the new financial year. Do I just enter the £1200 payments into current liabilities under Credit Card? The purchase was recorded in the last financial year and has been accounte...	Samilou67	3	842	Tue Mar 31 21:13 2015 by Cheshire
	container accounts (Preview) how do i calculate profit on retained containers?	Real1	1	810	Tue Mar 31 12:27 2015 by Real1
	Commissions paid on Online Marketplace Sales (Preview) Can someone please tell me where I post Commission payments to in the P&L which relate to Sales of products? I need to post a gross Sales amount to sales and then enter a separate supplier invoice for the commission paid on these sales. I am using Xero not Sage. I'm not sure if they should go in as a cost...	Wood Dairy	2	791	Sun Mar 29 15:49 2015 by Wood Dairy
	Self Employment deductions (Preview) Good morning all! A little query I would appreciate your comments on. I am a self employed bookkeeper of 15 years (ouch). Over the past two years a lot of my work comes from a tennis club for which I have to pay a hefty subscription to be a member. Am I able to offset this against my taxes to marketing?	KAZ	3	858	Sun Mar 29 12:23 2015 by Ridesy
	What is a cash sale, the actual cash received or the Z reading (Preview) Hi All, I'm hoping that somebody can help me please. I work for a company who have cash tills in some sites. Most days the cash tills don't balance due to I'm hoping human error. My question is though, what do you record as a cash sale, this physical amount of cash or what the Z reading says? Thanks	Billyd15	6	1218	Sun Mar 29 11:47 2015 by JKO
	Personal Loan via Ltd Company (Preview) Good afternoon everyone My client "ABC Ltd", is a one director company. The director applied for a loan via Funding Circle for a "private project" (nothing to do with the Ltd Co.). The loan was processed under the name "ABC Ltd" and was paid into the Ltd Co. bank acc...	AndrewM	2	1034	Sat Mar 28 13:00 2015 by AndrewM
	Depreciation (Preview) Hi, having a blonde moment!! If the cost of equipment at start of year is £22778 and the accumulated depreciation is £8089. The rate is 15% reducing what would be the expense at end of year be?	Samilou67	2	856	Fri Mar 27 17:25 2015 by Samilou67
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