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

Jon Lewis · Jon Lewis

Hi all, I have a lot of conversations with clients on Skype. Recently, a client told me to process something that I was a bit dubious about but is now denying that this is the case (his accountant isn't very happy about it). I know how to record Skype calls but I was wondering whether you need to inform so...

Georgie · Georgie

Hi My client has worked in Germany and they were paid in euros. One payment has had tax deducted and the other payment from a different company has had no tax deducted. So, how do show these in his accounts? I was going to convert to pounds, then post as income but am stumped as to how I would show the tax paid...

FoxAccountancyServices · FoxAccountancyServices

Hi All I wondered if anyone was dealing with day to day multi currency transactions, and how they were handling this My client sends out 40 invoices a month in various currencies (GBP, USD and Euro). These are then paid through Skrill or Neteller in USD or Euro. Both can then deduct fees, or send money...

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hi All My son is a chef and despite it being a passion is fed up of the 80 hour week and having no time for anything else, never mind sleep nor trying to put back the weight he has lost through having no time to eat (yes its that bad in Michelin star places!) He did A level accounting several years ago, so was won...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi I have been getting a lot of work in lately and I am going to drop one of my clients. I have done a huge amount of work for him and invoiced him over a month ago and he has not even paid half of the invoice, I have had to phone him 3 times to ask for payment. This does not bode well for the future! The paperwork i...

Georgie · Georgie

Hi everyone Has anyone had any experience of completing a tax return for a musician and got any tips or pointers they can share ? They have worked in Europe part of the year and are now back in the UK Georgie

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi Is there a way in VT that I can view the any previous bank rec's? showing me what was included on them etc? Thanks in advance Rachel

FoxAccountancyServices · FoxAccountancyServices

Hi everyone, hope you are all well and enjoying the good weather! I have just got back from my jollies, and am not in work mode yet!!! Hopefully this wont sound like too much of a silly question, and someone will know the answer... I have a client who is owed money from a contractor. There is no invoice o...

nikki_h · nikki_h

Hi all, I am hoping you will be able to give me some general advice. I am a CIMA accountant, qualified in 2008 and been working in a management accounting/commercial role for 9 years. I am looking at the potential of setting up in practice and I was wondering what your advice would be for training etc a...

emmy · emmy

Hi, I wonder if someone can help. A client purchased an item of equipment they say cost £6000 saying it was paid for by cash and a personal loan from a relative so no money was paid from the business. They told me it was purchased on gumtree from a business that had ceased and could not get an invoice to which...

TraceyGBK · TraceyGBK

Hi all, I took the leap and became self-employed earlier this year, I've mostly been doing basic bookkeeping, management accounts and payroll which I am really familiar with so no problems there. I've just signed up my first client for year end accounts and tax return and am working on a list of what I n...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi I have set up a sole trader as a partnership on VT (I only just realised it was a sole trader - their other business is a partnership) Is there an easy way to change this? I've almost put in a whole year of paperwork and there is no way (or time) to start again. Thanks in advance Rachel

Shamus · Shamus

I've just been reading an article in Accountancy Age which I find a little perturbing. From next week HMRC will be issuing 43,000 notices to taxpayers in dispute reversing the age old idea of innocent until proven guilty. The scheme is being brought in to tackle those who have used tax avoidance schem...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi I have a payroll client who pays their paye by bank transfer or billpay - I'm not sure which. This last month though she is owed PAYE back from HMRC - I have no idea how this works and how to get a refund? Does anybody have any experience of this? Thanks in advance Rachel

Georgie · Georgie

Hi, Has anybody used Yell to design and optimise a website for them? Are they any good? Georgie

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi, I have a really stupid question. I have a new client who runs a hair salon, she has self-employed stylists who pay chair rent and she takes a percentage of their sales. Now for the stupid question......when she pays the stylists is this a cost of sale? Thanks in advance Rachel

Dev86 · Dev86

Hi I have a client who has a sole trade carpenter business but is also a company director of a pub. He has an accountancy firm which takes care of company accounts. I'm looking to do a self assessment for him soon - will I need to do anything different to usual on the return? Many thanks Andy

Dev86 · Dev86

Hi, Is it possible to obtain income tax relief on travel for a sole trader with a van registered to the business with only fuel invoices (no mileage records) Thanks Andy

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hello I have a client who I have a years worth of accounts to log plus 3 months of this year. I have put in the last vat quarter of the year but a, I am now logging everything in this year starting with April. I want to reconcile the bank for April 14 but it nothing will show up in the bank rec as it's a new year. I...

Dev86 · Dev86

Hi I'm a newly established bookkeeper starting to take on clients now. Would anyone mind sharing their generalised system or order they do things in from receving the paperwork to Final accounts/TB. I just produced accounts for my first client up to Final account stage, but I felt I could have done i...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Recording Calls on Skype (Preview) Hi all, I have a lot of conversations with clients on Skype. Recently, a client told me to process something that I was a bit dubious about but is now denying that this is the case (his accountant isn't very happy about it). I know how to record Skype calls but I was wondering whether you need to inform so...	Jon Lewis	2	734	Tue Sep 2 12:41 2014 by RobH
	Foreign income (Preview) Hi My client has worked in Germany and they were paid in euros. One payment has had tax deducted and the other payment from a different company has had no tax deducted. So, how do show these in his accounts? I was going to convert to pounds, then post as income but am stumped as to how I would show the tax paid...	Georgie	2	845	Tue Aug 26 14:50 2014 by Georgie
	Multi currency transactions (Preview) Hi All I wondered if anyone was dealing with day to day multi currency transactions, and how they were handling this My client sends out 40 invoices a month in various currencies (GBP, USD and Euro). These are then paid through Skrill or Neteller in USD or Euro. Both can then deduct fees, or send money...	FoxAccountancyServices	10	1621	Tue Aug 26 10:28 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
	AAT, ACCA or something else? (Preview) Hi All My son is a chef and despite it being a passion is fed up of the 80 hour week and having no time for anything else, never mind sleep nor trying to put back the weight he has lost through having no time to eat (yes its that bad in Michelin star places!) He did A level accounting several years ago, so was won...	Cheshire	2	837	Thu Aug 21 16:43 2014 by Cheshire
	I want to drop a bad paying client....but I have no idea what to say? (Preview) Hi I have been getting a lot of work in lately and I am going to drop one of my clients. I have done a huge amount of work for him and invoiced him over a month ago and he has not even paid half of the invoice, I have had to phone him 3 times to ask for payment. This does not bode well for the future! The paperwork i...	rachel_mclean	6	1192	Tue Aug 19 18:59 2014 by Amanda
	Musician (Preview) Hi everyone Has anyone had any experience of completing a tax return for a musician and got any tips or pointers they can share ? They have worked in Europe part of the year and are now back in the UK Georgie	Georgie	1	931	Mon Aug 11 12:17 2014 by RobH
	VT question...how do you view previous bank recs please? (Preview) Hi Is there a way in VT that I can view the any previous bank rec's? showing me what was included on them etc? Thanks in advance Rachel	rachel_mclean	10	972	Fri Aug 1 08:22 2014 by Wella
	Dividends from insolvent creditor (Preview) Hi everyone, hope you are all well and enjoying the good weather! I have just got back from my jollies, and am not in work mode yet!!! Hopefully this wont sound like too much of a silly question, and someone will know the answer... I have a client who is owed money from a contractor. There is no invoice o...	FoxAccountancyServices	3	1690	Wed Jul 30 15:39 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
	Im a CIMA accountant and want to set up my own bookkeeping/accountancy business but I need some advice! (Preview) Hi all, I am hoping you will be able to give me some general advice. I am a CIMA accountant, qualified in 2008 and been working in a management accounting/commercial role for 9 years. I am looking at the potential of setting up in practice and I was wondering what your advice would be for training etc a...	nikki_h	7	4249	Wed Jul 30 13:38 2014 by nikki_h
	Invoice looking suspicious (Preview) Hi, I wonder if someone can help. A client purchased an item of equipment they say cost £6000 saying it was paid for by cash and a personal loan from a relative so no money was paid from the business. They told me it was purchased on gumtree from a business that had ceased and could not get an invoice to which...	emmy	3	1219	Thu Jul 24 20:03 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
	Year End List for Clients (Preview) Hi all, I took the leap and became self-employed earlier this year, I've mostly been doing basic bookkeeping, management accounts and payroll which I am really familiar with so no problems there. I've just signed up my first client for year end accounts and tax return and am working on a list of what I n...	TraceyGBK	0	723	Mon Jul 21 15:52 2014 by TraceyGBK
	Set-up a sole trader as a partnership on VT - is there any way to change this? (Preview) Hi I have set up a sole trader as a partnership on VT (I only just realised it was a sole trader - their other business is a partnership) Is there an easy way to change this? I've almost put in a whole year of paperwork and there is no way (or time) to start again. Thanks in advance Rachel	rachel_mclean	4	1363	Thu Jul 17 15:09 2014 by EPF_Solutions
	Pay Up First (Preview) I've just been reading an article in Accountancy Age which I find a little perturbing. From next week HMRC will be issuing 43,000 notices to taxpayers in dispute reversing the age old idea of innocent until proven guilty. The scheme is being brought in to tackle those who have used tax avoidance schem...	Shamus	1	940	Mon Jul 14 18:12 2014 by kjmcculloch83
	Employer is owed back PAYE from HMRC - how do you get this refund? (Preview) Hi I have a payroll client who pays their paye by bank transfer or billpay - I'm not sure which. This last month though she is owed PAYE back from HMRC - I have no idea how this works and how to get a refund? Does anybody have any experience of this? Thanks in advance Rachel	rachel_mclean	6	4051	Sun Jul 13 11:43 2014 by Wella
	Web site design and all that (Preview) Hi, Has anybody used Yell to design and optimise a website for them? Are they any good? Georgie	Georgie	7	1047	Fri Jul 11 14:41 2014 by kjmcculloch83
	Really stupid question about hair salon business (Preview) Hi, I have a really stupid question. I have a new client who runs a hair salon, she has self-employed stylists who pay chair rent and she takes a percentage of their sales. Now for the stupid question......when she pays the stylists is this a cost of sale? Thanks in advance Rachel	rachel_mclean	6	1202	Wed Jul 9 19:43 2014 by David Ballantyne
	Carpenter who is also a company director (Preview) Hi I have a client who has a sole trade carpenter business but is also a company director of a pub. He has an accountancy firm which takes care of company accounts. I'm looking to do a self assessment for him soon - will I need to do anything different to usual on the return? Many thanks Andy	Dev86	5	823	Wed Jul 9 10:13 2014 by YLB-HO
	Business Mileage Tax relief (Preview) Hi, Is it possible to obtain income tax relief on travel for a sole trader with a van registered to the business with only fuel invoices (no mileage records) Thanks Andy	Dev86	1	775	Mon Jun 30 23:09 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
	How to change financial year in VT (but I still need to log 3/4 of the previous year) (Preview) Hello I have a client who I have a years worth of accounts to log plus 3 months of this year. I have put in the last vat quarter of the year but a, I am now logging everything in this year starting with April. I want to reconcile the bank for April 14 but it nothing will show up in the bank rec as it's a new year. I...	rachel_mclean	9	760	Mon Jun 30 08:46 2014 by EPF_Solutions
	Your System (Preview) Hi I'm a newly established bookkeeper starting to take on clients now. Would anyone mind sharing their generalised system or order they do things in from receving the paperwork to Final accounts/TB. I just produced accounts for my first client up to Final account stage, but I felt I could have done i...	Dev86	1	886	Sat Jun 28 22:22 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
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