Professional Book-keepers in Practice - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

ChrisBolton · ChrisBolton

Hi there A client went into liquidation just before Christmas. Whilst annoying (they did owe me for a couple of months), I havent had much choice but to put it down to experience. However, I do have their payroll and vat records for the last six years - I have asked the liquidator what to do with them, as w...

bk · bk

Hi All, I thought I would let you know about a letter I received this morning from the above. It looks very official - similar in nature to Companies House and references a filing deadline date. However, although it says the initial information is free, when you read the small print there is a charge of...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hello Can anybody help me with this. When entering in a sales invoices into VT with the sale of a fixed asset, which account do I choose on the sales invoices to put the sale of the fixed asset onto please? Thanks in advance rachel

Paul Crossley · Paul Crossley

Hello everyone, I am in the very early stages of setting up my bookkeeping business and was wondering if I could ask your opinions on business name types. Does it make much difference to gaining clients and their perception of the business if you have a more traditional and formal name like "Crossley B...

HGibson · HGibson

Can someone please help me with how you add a text box to an invoice you are already using in Sage 50 accounts plus. My boss wants our bank account details to show on the invoice for bacs payments to come into.

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Happy New Year to you all!! I have a question about cost of sales for a hotel that feeds the guests, please can anyone tell me if these expenses would be COS or expenses? This is what I have in but I'm not sure its correct. COS: Food Expenses: cleaners wages cleaning (products) & laundry electricit...

lornabookkeeper · lornabookkeeper

Hi all, me again, I seem to be going over and over this in my mind..I currently have 5 clients (4 small and 1 quite big) and the 4 small ones generally only want my services for maintaining their books so they can do their own Tax Returns. When I receive their receipts / paying in slips on a monthly basis,...

lornabookkeeper · lornabookkeeper

Hi all, i am on a big learning curve at the moment, having been self employed for 6 months. Things started well and have 3 largish clients so far..(sole traders). However, 2 clients have been extremely busy throughout December, and have not yet given me November's receipts! I have chased them. I k...

lornabookkeeper · lornabookkeeper

Hello again, I just want to say what a fantastic forum this is, and how I am so pleased to have found it. I have a question which I would really appreciate help with... I have been running my Bookkeeping business for 6 months, and my first client, a Hairdresser, had taken on a premises, as I took her on as a cl...

lornabookkeeper · lornabookkeeper

Hello all, I have been running my Bookkeeping Business from home for 6 months. I also have a part-time job in Management Accounts which I have had for 13 years. My aim by July 2018 (or before) is to be self-employed and give up my part-time job. My son is Autistic and off to High School, and I want to be ther...

UniversalSam · UniversalSam

hi all, I've just got my AAT Bookkeeping license so I'm hoping to find some new clients soon to build up a small amount of business. As an AAT licensed bookkeeper I can only do bookkeeping, financial accounts and accounts prep for sole traders, VAT, and training on computerised accountancy systems....

Mike W · Mike W

Hi all... I currently use Excel to manage clients and various deadlines - VAT quarters, Conf Statements, CIS Returns, the list goes on! etc, etc. Not being an Excel guru there is an element of fire fighting and re-checking so I feel it would be a good idea to make my system a bit more bullet proof. If I...

Barty1 · Barty1

I am in the very early planning stages and just looking into domain names. In my mind I have narrowed it down but I would really appreciate some opinions. I can get the .co.uk Perfect but should I be a perfect bookkeeper or perfect bookkeeping? and does this name sound ok? thanks in advance

meadow · meadow

Hi everyone What amount should I be insured for on my PII? Not sure I have the right figure!!! I am a sole trader with 2 clients at the moment........ Do I need any other insurance. AML is sorted Thank you

alpal1971 · alpal1971

Hi all I have been working as a part time bookkeeper from home for the past 5 years alongside a part time job as a finance officer in local education. I have around 15 clients, some large building firms and some smaller sole traders. After 5 years of working day and night, and trying to juggle it all, I have...

meadow · meadow

I have spent the day looking at websites and looking at what I will be offering as a bookkeeper. From what I have read and also from attending several seminars recently, Monthly Packages seem to be the way forward. So I have done £65, £85 and £110 p/m or different levels. Does this seem the correct rates?...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi I have just started using VT and I have 2 companies using the same bank account. Using my past software I could specify a percentage personal use so for example the Motor Vehicle Expenses which were split 50/50, I could enter the full amount in order to get a correct bank reconciliation but the syste...

CRYSTAL2016 · CRYSTAL2016

Evening all, I gained a new client in January, she was an old family friend of my parents from when they where young. I've carried out the payroll each month, and year end including all the bookkeeping. (YE 31 May 16) To date I still haven't had my final queries answered and received no payment for a any of...

Crina251075 · Crina251075

Hi Guys, Can anybody advice me about the invoice posting relating to the company name change please? My company name was changed, for example, from A to B, but B is just a holding company and it is cared by company C. If the invoice is still addressed to A after the official date of our name change, can I po...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi I am interested to see how anyone would deal with the following. I have a client with a holiday let business who has had structural property improvements. While I appreciate the main cost is capital expenditure and no allowances are available the clients themselves have purchased a lot of the ma...

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	Client in liquidation (Preview) Hi there A client went into liquidation just before Christmas. Whilst annoying (they did owe me for a couple of months), I havent had much choice but to put it down to experience. However, I do have their payroll and vat records for the last six years - I have asked the liquidator what to do with them, as w...	ChrisBolton	3	1220	Thu Feb 16 18:36 2017 by Cheshire
	Commercial Register (Preview) Hi All, I thought I would let you know about a letter I received this morning from the above. It looks very official - similar in nature to Companies House and references a filing deadline date. However, although it says the initial information is free, when you read the small print there is a charge of...	bk	6	1487	Tue Feb 14 10:19 2017 by Cheshire
	VT... how to record the sale of a fixed asset on a sales invoice :-( (Preview) Hello Can anybody help me with this. When entering in a sales invoices into VT with the sale of a fixed asset, which account do I choose on the sales invoices to put the sale of the fixed asset onto please? Thanks in advance rachel	rachel_mclean	1	1037	Mon Jan 30 11:18 2017 by Leger
	Business Names (Preview) Hello everyone, I am in the very early stages of setting up my bookkeeping business and was wondering if I could ask your opinions on business name types. Does it make much difference to gaining clients and their perception of the business if you have a more traditional and formal name like "Crossley B...	Paul Crossley	2	1182	Mon Jan 30 10:30 2017 by Paul Crossley
	Invoices (Preview) Can someone please help me with how you add a text box to an invoice you are already using in Sage 50 accounts plus. My boss wants our bank account details to show on the invoice for bacs payments to come into.	HGibson	5	1344	Fri Jan 20 11:04 2017 by HGibson
	Hotel accounts - cost of sales (Preview) Happy New Year to you all!! I have a question about cost of sales for a hotel that feeds the guests, please can anyone tell me if these expenses would be COS or expenses? This is what I have in but I'm not sure its correct. COS: Food Expenses: cleaners wages cleaning (products) & laundry electricit...	rachel_mclean	2	1164	Wed Jan 18 11:16 2017 by rachel_mclean
	New Self Employed Bookkeeper - very confused!?! (Preview) Hi all, me again, I seem to be going over and over this in my mind..I currently have 5 clients (4 small and 1 quite big) and the 4 small ones generally only want my services for maintaining their books so they can do their own Tax Returns. When I receive their receipts / paying in slips on a monthly basis,...	lornabookkeeper	3	1598	Mon Jan 16 19:53 2017 by Cheshire
	Christmas period.....no receipts from clients = no work (Preview) Hi all, i am on a big learning curve at the moment, having been self employed for 6 months. Things started well and have 3 largish clients so far..(sole traders). However, 2 clients have been extremely busy throughout December, and have not yet given me November's receipts! I have chased them. I k...	lornabookkeeper	6	1311	Fri Jan 13 18:36 2017 by lornabookkeeper
	Premises Renovation (Preview) Hello again, I just want to say what a fantastic forum this is, and how I am so pleased to have found it. I have a question which I would really appreciate help with... I have been running my Bookkeeping business for 6 months, and my first client, a Hairdresser, had taken on a premises, as I took her on as a cl...	lornabookkeeper	2	1295	Mon Jan 9 15:31 2017 by lornabookkeeper
	Please help! Great beginnings but hit a plateau.. (Preview) Hello all, I have been running my Bookkeeping Business from home for 6 months. I also have a part-time job in Management Accounts which I have had for 13 years. My aim by July 2018 (or before) is to be self-employed and give up my part-time job. My son is Autistic and off to High School, and I want to be ther...	lornabookkeeper	6	1438	Mon Jan 9 15:30 2017 by lornabookkeeper
	AAT Bookkeeping License restrictions (Preview) hi all, I've just got my AAT Bookkeeping license so I'm hoping to find some new clients soon to build up a small amount of business. As an AAT licensed bookkeeper I can only do bookkeeping, financial accounts and accounts prep for sole traders, VAT, and training on computerised accountancy systems....	UniversalSam	4	3183	Wed Dec 7 13:36 2016 by ChrisBolton
	Practice Management Software Ideas (Preview) Hi all... I currently use Excel to manage clients and various deadlines - VAT quarters, Conf Statements, CIS Returns, the list goes on! etc, etc. Not being an Excel guru there is an element of fire fighting and re-checking so I feel it would be a good idea to make my system a bit more bullet proof. If I...	Mike W	4	1337	Wed Nov 30 08:04 2016 by Mike W
	Name opinions please - bookkeeping or bookkeeper ? (Preview) I am in the very early planning stages and just looking into domain names. In my mind I have narrowed it down but I would really appreciate some opinions. I can get the .co.uk Perfect but should I be a perfect bookkeeper or perfect bookkeeping? and does this name sound ok? thanks in advance	Barty1	4	1300	Tue Nov 22 09:37 2016 by Amanda
	P I I (Preview) Hi everyone What amount should I be insured for on my PII? Not sure I have the right figure!!! I am a sole trader with 2 clients at the moment........ Do I need any other insurance. AML is sorted Thank you	meadow	2	1101	Sun Nov 20 20:54 2016 by meadow
	Taking the plunge (Preview) Hi all I have been working as a part time bookkeeper from home for the past 5 years alongside a part time job as a finance officer in local education. I have around 15 clients, some large building firms and some smaller sole traders. After 5 years of working day and night, and trying to juggle it all, I have...	alpal1971	7	1768	Fri Nov 18 13:31 2016 by VinceH
	Dare I mention pricing??? (Preview) I have spent the day looking at websites and looking at what I will be offering as a bookkeeper. From what I have read and also from attending several seminars recently, Monthly Packages seem to be the way forward. So I have done £65, £85 and £110 p/m or different levels. Does this seem the correct rates?...	meadow	21	1808	Thu Nov 17 23:52 2016 by MarkS
	VT and Personal Use (Preview) Hi I have just started using VT and I have 2 companies using the same bank account. Using my past software I could specify a percentage personal use so for example the Motor Vehicle Expenses which were split 50/50, I could enter the full amount in order to get a correct bank reconciliation but the syste...	lots to learn	5	1228	Mon Nov 14 10:32 2016 by lots to learn
	Slightly starting to feel annoyed (Preview) Evening all, I gained a new client in January, she was an old family friend of my parents from when they where young. I've carried out the payroll each month, and year end including all the bookkeeping. (YE 31 May 16) To date I still haven't had my final queries answered and received no payment for a any of...	CRYSTAL2016	6	1388	Thu Nov 10 00:24 2016 by CRYSTAL2016
	Invoice posting relating to company name change (Preview) Hi Guys, Can anybody advice me about the invoice posting relating to the company name change please? My company name was changed, for example, from A to B, but B is just a holding company and it is cared by company C. If the invoice is still addressed to A after the official date of our name change, can I po...	Crina251075	1	1085	Mon Nov 7 22:03 2016 by Cheshire
	Holiday Let and Property Improvements (Preview) Hi I am interested to see how anyone would deal with the following. I have a client with a holiday let business who has had structural property improvements. While I appreciate the main cost is capital expenditure and no allowances are available the clients themselves have purchased a lot of the ma...	lots to learn	0	1107	Thu Nov 3 12:39 2016 by lots to learn
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