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lots to learn · lots to learn

Really pleased to get an email from VT today to say that they will be implementing MTD directly into the software without the need for third party bridging software

Richard231 · Richard231

I host a free seminar group for local independant bookkeepers who we work with (I'm afraid that I'm an Accountant) in South Manchester. The next seminar which I am holding is on 15th Feb, and just wanted to run a few things pass a number of bookkeepers ... Whilst the topics can go between anything from...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi I'm just wondering with the need to show Furnished Holiday Let profit/ loss separately to other rental income since a loss can only be offset against other FHL income would you produce a separate P & L or just separate it down? I appreciate its a busy time so thanks in anticipation Valerie

lots to learn · lots to learn

Morning All Hope the weather is better for you. Thick fog and pouring down here! Does anyone produce a balance sheet when dealing with a small holiday let business? I would generally do an I & E, Capital allowance Calculations and tax computations. However, I just taken on a new client who has...

Artois · Artois

Hi All I just got an email from HMRC to say that the annual MLR fee is going to be increased from £115 to £130 from the 1st Dec, also they are introducing an approvals test which will cost £40 starting from the 1st Nov (a one off fee), the email was not vey clear about this new test so I gave them a ring to see how...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Dear All Apologies as I have done this subject before but it is giving me a headache! I have a sole trader client who has vehicles on a personal contract purchase scheme. I took this client over and the previous accountant had (I believe wrongly) claimed capital allowances on the vehicle and then mile...

Artois · Artois

Just showing an article from Rebecca Cave that she wrote on Accounting Web, I have not included the whole article only the conclusionConclusionHMRCs manuals are not the law; the guidance they contain is merely guidance which can and will be ignored by the courts if it does not agree with the tax law....

Leger · Leger

A strange one this. Back in early August, I took on a new client from another accountant, and the accounts to date (in the cloud) are in a bit of a mess, to say the least. I advised that the previous years accounts hadn't been submitted and were considerably overdue, and that the current DLA was 100k over...

Artois · Artois

Morning all I have just received my PII renewal and they want to nearly double my monthly payments from £8 per month up to £15, just wondered if anyone else has had such a large jump in their payments (no claims made or changes in circumstances) I am using AXA at the moment and will give them a ring tomorro...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi all I wondered if someone could just let me know their thoughts on the following. I have a Tennis Club registered as a Community Amateur Sports Club. They have recently merged with another tennis club through no formal agreement but the other tennis club have inputted a large cash amount. Am I righ...

DavidM24 · DavidM24

Hi, I was hoping for some advice :)! Little bit about me is qualified with ACCA only recently and currently work full time in industry. I was hoping to do a little book keeping on the side and I used to do it years go for people I knew who had existing businesses. To comply with ACCA regulations and not hav...

Samilou67 · Samilou67

Hi all, just wanted to drop a note on here to say that if you register for MLR with HMRC check your renewal has gone through properly. I thought mine had until I checked and have since been told by HMRC that there could possibly have been a glitch in the system and it has been put though as a new registration b...

Malgorzata · Malgorzata

Hello, I need an advice as I am an accountant trainee and I do not have much experience. I just have come across with two purchase invoices with same date and same invoice number, invoice amount is slightly different, one invoice is for advance payment and another is for purchase materials, my client i...

Purple Lava · Purple Lava

Hi All I'm new here but have been in business a while offering bookkeeping services. Up until now all my client's have purchased their own copy of Sage (outright) and then given me access to it. With the introduction of MTD all my clients are going to have to upgrade their Sage software and go on to mont...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi I am hoping someone can help I have a client who I recently VAT registered Prior to this I have done the accounts with the fixed assets entered as gross as there was no VAT involved. In order to reclaim VAT on the first VAT return I have gone back to these fixed assets and I have amended them in my computeri...

Leger · Leger

Cheshire wrote: What about GDPR? Wahey!! First time I've seen it mentioned on here. Are we all geared up ready to fly? I'm planning on implementing it properly from the start of April, but there's still some confusion as to exactly what is entailed. So far, I know that I have to get all my clients to...

Cheshire · Cheshire

Who/what does everyone use for checking for County Court Judgements (CCJs) and Debt Relief Orders (DROs)?

Charlottec5779 · Charlottec5779

Hi I finally took the plunge and started my practice last year after 8 years working in a large accounts department and having several different volunteer roles in accounting to gain as much experience as possible. I have been fortunate in that I have already picked up a few clients and have meetings b...

Tan_2018 · Tan_2018

Hi all, A rention of funds from a construction contract - I am not sure if i should capitalize these costs. Can someone please help me :) Thanks,

Mad Liz · Mad Liz

I see posts here regularly about starting a practice and getting a first client and I know from experience how easy it can be to get discouraged so I thought I'd post up my own experience and let you make of it what you will. It will either put you off completely or encourage you to keep going (I hope!). An...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	VT Transaction and MTD (Preview) Really pleased to get an email from VT today to say that they will be implementing MTD directly into the software without the need for third party bridging software	lots to learn	1	1990	Wed Dec 12 13:07 2018 by Cheshire
	FREE Tax Planning seminar for bookkeepers bookkeepers network seminar tax planning (Preview) I host a free seminar group for local independant bookkeepers who we work with (I'm afraid that I'm an Accountant) in South Manchester. The next seminar which I am holding is on 15th Feb, and just wanted to run a few things pass a number of bookkeepers ... Whilst the topics can go between anything from...	Richard231	2	5208	Tue Dec 11 15:37 2018 by Shamus
	Furnished Holiday Lets - seperate P & L (Preview) Hi I'm just wondering with the need to show Furnished Holiday Let profit/ loss separately to other rental income since a loss can only be offset against other FHL income would you produce a separate P & L or just separate it down? I appreciate its a busy time so thanks in anticipation Valerie	lots to learn	3	1902	Sun Dec 2 18:49 2018 by lots to learn
	Balance Sheet for Furnished Holiday Lets (Preview) Morning All Hope the weather is better for you. Thick fog and pouring down here! Does anyone produce a balance sheet when dealing with a small holiday let business? I would generally do an I & E, Capital allowance Calculations and tax computations. However, I just taken on a new client who has...	lots to learn	6	2449	Wed Nov 28 14:30 2018 by lots to learn
	MLR price increase ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi All I just got an email from HMRC to say that the annual MLR fee is going to be increased from £115 to £130 from the 1st Dec, also they are introducing an approvals test which will cost £40 starting from the 1st Nov (a one off fee), the email was not vey clear about this new test so I gave them a ring to see how...	Artois	59	8206	Mon Nov 26 14:23 2018 by Artois
	PCP Plan (Preview) Dear All Apologies as I have done this subject before but it is giving me a headache! I have a sole trader client who has vehicles on a personal contract purchase scheme. I took this client over and the previous accountant had (I believe wrongly) claimed capital allowances on the vehicle and then mile...	lots to learn	17	4521	Thu Nov 22 10:58 2018 by lots to learn
	HMRC Guidance (Preview) Just showing an article from Rebecca Cave that she wrote on Accounting Web, I have not included the whole article only the conclusionConclusionHMRCs manuals are not the law; the guidance they contain is merely guidance which can and will be ignored by the courts if it does not agree with the tax law....	Artois	14	2265	Tue Nov 20 15:50 2018 by Leger
	Unresponsive customer (Preview) A strange one this. Back in early August, I took on a new client from another accountant, and the accounts to date (in the cloud) are in a bit of a mess, to say the least. I advised that the previous years accounts hadn't been submitted and were considerably overdue, and that the current DLA was 100k over...	Leger	13	2314	Thu Oct 25 06:57 2018 by JRA
	PI Insurance (Preview) Morning all I have just received my PII renewal and they want to nearly double my monthly payments from £8 per month up to £15, just wondered if anyone else has had such a large jump in their payments (no claims made or changes in circumstances) I am using AXA at the moment and will give them a ring tomorro...	Artois	6	2080	Sun Oct 21 11:44 2018 by Cheshire
	Funds brought in through a merger (Preview) Hi all I wondered if someone could just let me know their thoughts on the following. I have a Tennis Club registered as a Community Amateur Sports Club. They have recently merged with another tennis club through no formal agreement but the other tennis club have inputted a large cash amount. Am I righ...	lots to learn	3	1865	Fri Oct 19 14:13 2018 by lots to learn
	First Bookkeeping Client (Preview) Hi, I was hoping for some advice :)! Little bit about me is qualified with ACCA only recently and currently work full time in industry. I was hoping to do a little book keeping on the side and I used to do it years go for people I knew who had existing businesses. To comply with ACCA regulations and not hav...	DavidM24	7	2367	Mon Sep 17 12:11 2018 by Cheshire
	HMRC - MLR information (Preview) Hi all, just wanted to drop a note on here to say that if you register for MLR with HMRC check your renewal has gone through properly. I thought mine had until I checked and have since been told by HMRC that there could possibly have been a glitch in the system and it has been put though as a new registration b...	Samilou67	12	2274	Sun Sep 16 12:23 2018 by Cheshire
	Duplicated purchase invoices (Preview) Hello, I need an advice as I am an accountant trainee and I do not have much experience. I just have come across with two purchase invoices with same date and same invoice number, invoice amount is slightly different, one invoice is for advance payment and another is for purchase materials, my client i...	Malgorzata	12	2217	Thu Aug 30 16:13 2018 by Leger
	Own or Client's software??? (Preview) Hi All I'm new here but have been in business a while offering bookkeeping services. Up until now all my client's have purchased their own copy of Sage (outright) and then given me access to it. With the introduction of MTD all my clients are going to have to upgrade their Sage software and go on to mont...	Purple Lava	12	2240	Mon Aug 6 10:32 2018 by Cheshire
	Fixed Assets with VAT on Balance Sheet (Preview) Hi I am hoping someone can help I have a client who I recently VAT registered Prior to this I have done the accounts with the fixed assets entered as gross as there was no VAT involved. In order to reclaim VAT on the first VAT return I have gone back to these fixed assets and I have amended them in my computeri...	lots to learn	10	2009	Sat Jun 30 13:57 2018 by Leger
	What about GDPR? (Preview) Cheshire wrote: What about GDPR? Wahey!! First time I've seen it mentioned on here. Are we all geared up ready to fly? I'm planning on implementing it properly from the start of April, but there's still some confusion as to exactly what is entailed. So far, I know that I have to get all my clients to...	Leger	31	4564	Thu Jun 7 17:10 2018 by Cheshire
	CCJ checking (Preview) Who/what does everyone use for checking for County Court Judgements (CCJs) and Debt Relief Orders (DROs)?	Cheshire	4	1891	Mon May 14 07:28 2018 by Cheshire
	Self assessment checklist (Preview) Hi I finally took the plunge and started my practice last year after 8 years working in a large accounts department and having several different volunteer roles in accounting to gain as much experience as possible. I have been fortunate in that I have already picked up a few clients and have meetings b...	Charlottec5779	4	2390	Mon Apr 30 15:18 2018 by Casu
	Rention of funds from a construction contract (Preview) Hi all, A rention of funds from a construction contract - I am not sure if i should capitalize these costs. Can someone please help me :) Thanks,	Tan_2018	5	1780	Fri Apr 13 13:50 2018 by Artois
	Starting a Practice – a Diary (Preview) I see posts here regularly about starting a practice and getting a first client and I know from experience how easy it can be to get discouraged so I thought I'd post up my own experience and let you make of it what you will. It will either put you off completely or encourage you to keep going (I hope!). An...	Mad Liz	33	5345	Mon Mar 19 21:03 2018 by n ostheimer
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