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Starting out part time on small scale
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Hi All I am quite new to this forum and posted an introduction and questions about starting out in the intros section. Basically due to ill health I am considering retraining as a bookkeeper so I can work part time from home to earn a small income. I now have a few more questions which I hope someone may be a...
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Public transport expenses...?
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My client uses public transport to visit his clients regularly. He tops up his oyster card and can provide a statement showing top ups and journeys made. He has said that he uses the Oystercard 50% for personal use and 50% for business. Can I treat this like I would a telephone bill by just calculating...
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bookkeeper needed in central scotland
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Have someone that is looking for a bookkeeper to work from there premises for 2 days a week (remote working isnt an option). They use SAGE and are looking for assistance with raising sales invoices, processing supplier invoices, paying supplier invoices, monitoring cashflow, doing bank recs. If a...
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Money Laundering
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Hi there Can anyone advise me please re money laundering registration Do all book keepers need to register? I am looking to start book keeping and have a client lined up for whom i will simply be maintaining the books, i wil not be a bank signatory, will not be giving advise, will not deal with the owners p...
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Self Assessment
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And the last self assessment is submitted ..............and breathe
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FREE sage one payroll software with ICB membership?????
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I remember reading somewhere that you get FREE sage one payroll software for one company when you are a member of ICB. Can anyone tell me how I go about getting this, I would like to try it out. Thanks Rachel
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Changing software
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I have a client that currently uses tasbook, also known as FirstBooks. Their year end is 5th April 2014, they are registered as a sole trader. I have been doing there accounts for a few months now and whilst I can use this package competently, I feel their requirements would be better suited to Sage. Sag...
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Jobcentre Income
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Now I dont want to kick off a mass debate, and discussion about if I should be doing it or not, but I really cant find anything online about it. So I wanted to ask my fraternity for some advice. Jobcentre p45's are they to be treated the same as and ordinary income and normal p45? As i dont see anything on HMRC...
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Which laptop brand
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Hi Everyone. I badly need a new laptop and kindly recommendations on brand or which ones to avoid. Got a budget of about £400.
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VAT morality....?!
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A couple of weeks ago I posted about the client who had to VAT registered this month and her separating her businesses... remember? Well she emails me this evening with the below from a 'friend' of hers that she met at CHURCH! Here goes:You could charge 20% vat on all clients, but only pay 12% to the HMRC....
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Sage 50 sales inv to raise for recharge
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Hello everyone, I am using a customers very old dos verson of sage 50. They purchased some parts on behalf of a contractor who has now paid them for. I am going to raise a sales invoice for the cost but my question is whether sage will cope with me posting the entry to the purchase ledger code as I would on do...
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Which Database Do You Use?
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Hi all, Currently using ACT 6.0 as database on PC which does what I need it to and a lot more that I never use. However, it's not compatible with my laptop running Windows 8... The PC is on its last legs and I need to replace it and doubt ACT will be compatible, so, I'm wondering what DB's others use? I'm up for...
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HMRC MLR
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Hi, Is anyone monitored by hmrc for MLR? Rather than a professional body? Or have you been? Thanks Stuart
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Is this payment on account right (self-assessment)
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I'm getting a bit confused about this payment on account malarky!! I have a client who's tax bill for this year is say 3,000 due on 31st Jan and also due 31st Jan 1st payment on account say 1,500 Bottom of tax calc says - this amount does not take into account any 2012/13 payments on account you may have alre...
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Whats the hardest thing you have encountered for FY12/13 tax return period
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Hi, I know many of you may be really busy with the deadline approaching.. Anyone want to share what the hardest thing that you have encountered? Thought it would be useful to newbies like me :) Thanks Stuart
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What industries do you clients work in
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Hi,
Just wondered if anyone would share the industries that they have clients in, as sometimes it's hard to think of a list of all the industries that are out there, sorry if it's a silly or stupid question, just something that crossed my mind..
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Charitable giving of time
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Hi people, just finishing off the self assessment for a client (my last one!) and I must be getting exhausted (but Jans almost over now) as their question relates to a freind of theirs whose accountant allows them to treat donating their time as charitable giving. Now, bear with me here as I can see thei...
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Mobile phone etc
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I have a client who calls himself a business consultant. Have been doing his bookkeeping for 6 weeks now but there was a huge amount of catching up I needed to do which was brought up to date over Christmas. I have noticed that he hasn't claimed for mobile phone bills, internet etc. He clearly uses his mob...
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3 weeks to go how is the tax returns coming along
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Thought would start a topic to see how everyone is getting on. Cheer me up by saying you still have as much to do as me Total tax returns to be done 100 Already lodged 23 WIP 22 Books in still to start 22 Still to be handed in 33 Should g...
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Shoe box Paperwork
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Good Morning All, This is probably a silly question but I thought I would ask as Im sure there are many newbies on here that have thought the same as me when thinking about there first clients. I'm thinking that not all clients are going to be prepared with everything in folders and all in order so After t...
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