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

Shamus · Shamus

The latest way to harvest email addresses of potential sales leads seems to be to offer a report / white paper for free. To get the paper you enter your email address and usually a phone number and then you get to read the report before the inevitable follow up campaign to get your business. I'm writing th...

YLB-HO · YLB-HO

I would interested to hear others feelings about the comments I am about to make. A friend admitted that he paid his cleaner £15.00ph, and his bookkeeper £12.00ph. He said the book-keeper only inputted the data (using sage), and never issued invoices (word doc, himself), or checked any of the supp...

ilsm · ilsm

In case any of you find you need to tell clients about these important new regulations (already in force), there is a brief but useful summary here: http://1drv.ms/1jddeRt The summary was produced by Hannen Beith of Perfect Solutions Oxford Ltd. Iain

LizB · LizB

Hi all. What are your views on Xero? I have a client who is looking to move to it, and is raving on about it. I have no experience of this software (Sage and Quickbooks are what I use the most.) Looking at the Xero website, first impressions were that it looked pretty user friendly I thought. I'd like opini...

Dev86 · Dev86

Hi, I've taken on my first client (a sole-trade carpenter) this week who wants a profit & loss done for the year in order to do a self assessment. He is not VAT registered. My questions is this: I've input all of the year's sales/purchase invoice and also invoices 1 month eitherside of the financia...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hello I have been using VT+ for sometime now and I LOVE it!!! Best software I have ever used. I'm thinking of upgrading to VT Accounts Suite - and I want to know if it is worth the extra £238.80 per year for me and what I do. The reason I want to use it is because I do lots of SATRs and a few partnership returns an...

CarolineS · CarolineS

Hi, I am currently in the process of setting up on my own as a bookkeeper. Having done a number of AAT/ICB exams I thought I was ready but only now am I realising how little I actually know! My potential client works from home doing aromatherapy and massage. As she has a room committed to the business I k...

pargrey · pargrey

Hi Can I set a loan account up for a non-director or are loan accounts just for directors

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

I have a new client - they are a partnership. The business premises is a 3 year lease and there is a contract states that they can buy the premises any time in the next 3 years for a set amount that cannot go up or down. They have spent a lot of money on 'doing up' the premises (around 25k) I am having trouble d...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi When you complete a self-assessment tax return on-line for a client as an agent do you just print off a copy for them to sign before you submit it? I've noticed that some accountants have made up their own set of accounts and then got the client to sign that. Which way do you do it? and which is the bes...

kjmcculloch83 · kjmcculloch83

Looking for a wee bit of help with the HMRC's let property campaign. I have been approached by a new client who let properties out. She was a bit confused about the rules and thought that she only needed to tell HMRC once she started making money (i.e. the mortgages were paid off). Anyway, I have plough...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hello I have just got a new client - it's a partnership. I will be using VT. It is for a small nightclub. There are a few things I want to check that I will be doing right before I start entering all the invoices. 1. There are a lot of receipts dated before the date the business started (which is not yet decid...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

I have a general expenses file for a new client who runs 2 holiday cottages. The General expenses are usually split 50/50 into each business - this was how it was done with the bookkeeper before me and seems like the accountant is happy with it. The difference this year is one of the businesses finish...

Nicki noos · Nicki noos

Hello My client invoices all his customers a 6 monthly in advance fee which his accountant wants spilt into each individual month in his accounts from the one invoice. Any help on what would be the easiest way to do this, I now have a whole years worth to break down. Thanks in advanced Nicola

Shamus · Shamus

Looks like another new law is on the horizon that hasn't been properly thought through. On the face of it the participation in organised crime offence seems quite sensible. Then you start to dig and you see things such as the ablity to confiscate the accountants assets for the clients crimes on the ass...

helen100 · helen100

Hello Everyone, I need some advice, my young son is going for his first interview with a Chartered Accountancy Firm in Mayfair London, he really wants to make a good first impression and to get the job it's a career he is really passionate about. What we would like to know what questions would any one of...

LizB · LizB

Hi. I have a client who registered a Ltd comp business a few years ago (to protect the name) but did no trading through it. On the Comp House site it shows the businnes as active, but with last accounts made up to Dec 13 (Dormant) He is now starting to trade through the business. He wants this first 'proper...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hello I think I have put my suspense account in the wrong place - where should this account be in the chart of accounts? Thanks Rachel

Temeraire · Temeraire

I took on a new client a couple of months ago - a franchise owner with five hairdressing salons, each managed with the hairdressers as self-employed. So basic running costs. They didn't look after their bookkkeeping properly last year and admitted that they got into a mess - their account was suppose...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hello I have a client who runs a practice. She has a self-employed (associate) person who rents a room from her. He uses my clients card machine to take his customer payments and then at the end of the week (or at some point) she pays him back his card takings via bank transfer. At the minute I have recor...

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	A thought about free white papers (Preview) The latest way to harvest email addresses of potential sales leads seems to be to offer a report / white paper for free. To get the paper you enter your email address and usually a phone number and then you get to read the report before the inevitable follow up campaign to get your business. I'm writing th...	Shamus	8	949	Thu Jun 26 18:36 2014 by kjmcculloch83
	Time wasted V Savings! (Preview) I would interested to hear others feelings about the comments I am about to make. A friend admitted that he paid his cleaner £15.00ph, and his bookkeeper £12.00ph. He said the book-keeper only inputted the data (using sage), and never issued invoices (word doc, himself), or checked any of the supp...	YLB-HO	2	973	Wed Jun 25 17:48 2014 by Shamus
	Consumer Contact Regulations (Preview) In case any of you find you need to tell clients about these important new regulations (already in force), there is a brief but useful summary here: http://1drv.ms/1jddeRt The summary was produced by Hannen Beith of Perfect Solutions Oxford Ltd. Iain	ilsm	0	637	Wed Jun 25 14:24 2014 by ilsm
	Views on Xero...? (Preview) Hi all. What are your views on Xero? I have a client who is looking to move to it, and is raving on about it. I have no experience of this software (Sage and Quickbooks are what I use the most.) Looking at the Xero website, first impressions were that it looked pretty user friendly I thought. I'd like opini...	LizB	26	4341	Tue Jun 24 11:05 2014 by kjmcculloch83
	Date recognition without invoice (Preview) Hi, I've taken on my first client (a sole-trade carpenter) this week who wants a profit & loss done for the year in order to do a self assessment. He is not VAT registered. My questions is this: I've input all of the year's sales/purchase invoice and also invoices 1 month eitherside of the financia...	Dev86	3	930	Mon Jun 23 12:13 2014 by Shamus
	Should I upgarde from VT+ to VT Final accounts?? (Preview) Hello I have been using VT+ for sometime now and I LOVE it!!! Best software I have ever used. I'm thinking of upgrading to VT Accounts Suite - and I want to know if it is worth the extra £238.80 per year for me and what I do. The reason I want to use it is because I do lots of SATRs and a few partnership returns an...	rachel_mclean	2	1299	Fri Jun 20 18:39 2014 by Wella
	Business Expenses Query (Preview) Hi, I am currently in the process of setting up on my own as a bookkeeper. Having done a number of AAT/ICB exams I thought I was ready but only now am I realising how little I actually know! My potential client works from home doing aromatherapy and massage. As she has a room committed to the business I k...	CarolineS	2	824	Fri Jun 20 11:04 2014 by CarolineS
	loan account (Preview) Hi Can I set a loan account up for a non-director or are loan accounts just for directors	pargrey	2	812	Sun Jun 15 13:17 2014 by pargrey
	Capital expenditure on a leased premises - is this right? (Preview) I have a new client - they are a partnership. The business premises is a 3 year lease and there is a contract states that they can buy the premises any time in the next 3 years for a set amount that cannot go up or down. They have spent a lot of money on 'doing up' the premises (around 25k) I am having trouble d...	rachel_mclean	4	2159	Sun Jun 15 00:27 2014 by Shamus
	Getting a client to sign SATR before submitting (Preview) Hi When you complete a self-assessment tax return on-line for a client as an agent do you just print off a copy for them to sign before you submit it? I've noticed that some accountants have made up their own set of accounts and then got the client to sign that. Which way do you do it? and which is the bes...	rachel_mclean	9	1398	Thu Jun 12 00:36 2014 by kjmcculloch83
	Let property campaign help (Preview) Looking for a wee bit of help with the HMRC's let property campaign. I have been approached by a new client who let properties out. She was a bit confused about the rules and thought that she only needed to tell HMRC once she started making money (i.e. the mortgages were paid off). Anyway, I have plough...	kjmcculloch83	0	1660	Mon Jun 9 22:40 2014 by kjmcculloch83
	Setting up a new partnership questions...... (Preview) Hello I have just got a new client - it's a partnership. I will be using VT. It is for a small nightclub. There are a few things I want to check that I will be doing right before I start entering all the invoices. 1. There are a lot of receipts dated before the date the business started (which is not yet decid...	rachel_mclean	0	741	Sun Jun 8 13:08 2014 by rachel_mclean
	Can anybody check my percentage calculations please......my maths is not fantastic (Preview) I have a general expenses file for a new client who runs 2 holiday cottages. The General expenses are usually split 50/50 into each business - this was how it was done with the bookkeeper before me and seems like the accountant is happy with it. The difference this year is one of the businesses finish...	rachel_mclean	3	753	Sat Jun 7 21:42 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
	Accounting for invoicing in advance (Preview) Hello My client invoices all his customers a 6 monthly in advance fee which his accountant wants spilt into each individual month in his accounts from the one invoice. Any help on what would be the easiest way to do this, I now have a whole years worth to break down. Thanks in advanced Nicola	Nicki noos	1	947	Thu Jun 5 15:16 2014 by EPF_Solutions
	Participation in organised Crime Group legislation (Preview) Looks like another new law is on the horizon that hasn't been properly thought through. On the face of it the participation in organised crime offence seems quite sensible. Then you start to dig and you see things such as the ablity to confiscate the accountants assets for the clients crimes on the ass...	Shamus	4	955	Wed Jun 4 23:16 2014 by Shamus
	Advice please (Preview) Hello Everyone, I need some advice, my young son is going for his first interview with a Chartered Accountancy Firm in Mayfair London, he really wants to make a good first impression and to get the job it's a career he is really passionate about. What we would like to know what questions would any one of...	helen100	9	1076	Wed Jun 4 14:40 2014 by helen100
	First active year on previously dormant business... (Preview) Hi. I have a client who registered a Ltd comp business a few years ago (to protect the name) but did no trading through it. On the Comp House site it shows the businnes as active, but with last accounts made up to Dec 13 (Dormant) He is now starting to trade through the business. He wants this first 'proper...	LizB	1	735	Tue Jun 3 10:52 2014 by Dinky
	Where in the chart of accounts does the suspense account live? (Preview) Hello I think I have put my suspense account in the wrong place - where should this account be in the chart of accounts? Thanks Rachel	rachel_mclean	7	2487	Fri May 30 17:41 2014 by bro0010
	Not sure how to proceed (Preview) I took on a new client a couple of months ago - a franchise owner with five hairdressing salons, each managed with the hairdressers as self-employed. So basic running costs. They didn't look after their bookkkeeping properly last year and admitted that they got into a mess - their account was suppose...	Temeraire	4	987	Thu May 29 19:51 2014 by Temeraire
	How on earth should I record this transaction? client's associate uses card machine for customers payments (Preview) Hello I have a client who runs a practice. She has a self-employed (associate) person who rents a room from her. He uses my clients card machine to take his customer payments and then at the end of the week (or at some point) she pays him back his card takings via bank transfer. At the minute I have recor...	rachel_mclean	4	1112	Sun May 25 18:38 2014 by rachel_mclean
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