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ADAS · ADAS

Hi Folks, I'm after a big of feedback from you all. Basically how far do you go in respect of making sure clients make their statutory payments. I take it as read that everyone informs clients in time of their obligations, but do you feel as though it's your responsibility to make sure your clients paid....

FOREST · FOREST

What is the tax liability for the rewards given by banks to current account holders instead of interest? Some also now pay them on credit cards. Am I right in thinking that this would be classed as a gift, similar to receiving rewards from a supermarket etc and therefore not liable to income tax, and...

HendyPhilhendy · HendyPhilhendy

As a bookkeeper do you request to. In particular are you obliged to do so if you are ICB registered. I would like to find out what information you can request, in particular looking at source documentation and accounting records i.e. Sage data, excel spreadsheets etc. In my opinion it belongs to the cl...

Marky65 · Marky65

Hi I am in the now unfortunate position of having to take further action to collect a debt from two former clients (controlled by the same person) and I was wondering if anyone here had used a debt collection service that they could recommend. I have heard some resonably good things about Thomas Higgi...

BudgetB · BudgetB

Morning all, I've been asked to independently examine accounts for a small local charity. I'm happy to do this and have read the guidance from the Charity Commission on what is required. Is anyone that's done this before happy to give me a ballpark figure of what they would expect to charge - hourly or f...

QBE Book-Keeping · QBE Book-Keeping

I have a client who runs a property management company. During the year the roof tiling has been renewed and repaired at a cost of £ 2706. As part of this my client managed to get the top floor residents to pay for this work, but they overpaid by £ 549.00. Is this classed as Repairs & Renewals or should I...

KHagland · KHagland

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if someone could help double check some information? I believe that the Mileage Rate for expenses claims rose to 45p per mile from 40p per mile as of the 1st April. Is this correct? Thanks Kelly

Stardoe · Stardoe

Hi everyone, I have a slightly complicated problem, so hope you can bear with me.....an employee of one of my client's has changed her contract during the leave year which runs from 1st September to 31st August. So, from 1st September 10 to 30th November 10 she worked full time 5 days a week and then cha...

kjmcculloch83 · kjmcculloch83

Which number do you advertise? This came from a discussion in another thead when I asked if having a mobile number puts off potential clients. Of course, how can you count the phone calls you never got? As a buyer, what gives you the confidence to buy from someone, product or service, online? Sometime...

Shamus · Shamus

Afternoon all, Bit of advice needed for someone who is confused by all the various offers. I'm seriously considering the Virgin Business solution for phone and internet at £39 pcm but just felt that I should open it to the floor before making any commitment as always better to ask those that have alrea...

Shamus · Shamus

This is lifted directly from a chat with Peasie in another thread but it's a subject that has a potential to hijack the thread so I've listed it and posted seperately for general thoughts and comments. Here is the post lifted from the other thread : The offices question is a cunundrum. Does one get taken...

GinnyBee · GinnyBee

Hi all, I want to send a newsletter out to my clients each month (or maybe quarter) which will be my own newsletter. Can anyone recommend the best way to do this. I will of course need to maintain a client database anyway so could I just email from that? I'm also interested in allowing interested parti...

BudgetB · BudgetB

...do not count as taxable income - but does a note of it have to go on the tax return anywhere (addtnl info or the like), or do you just ignore it totally?

kjmcculloch83 · kjmcculloch83

Does anyone have a client area on their website where clients can upload documents or download reports? If so, who did it for you? How secure is it? and most importantly, how expensive was it? Kris

Fairbook · Fairbook

Hi there When i started my business i offered an hourly rate of £16 which i am still currently charging. This is a rate that is charge purely for the hours i spend working for the client. However recently a client (who i visit one day a week) has chosen to shut down for 2 weeks in summer (unexpected) and wi...

Fairbook · Fairbook

Hello fellow bookkeepers I have decided it's time to introduce myself... hello! A brief background... I started my business 4 years ago after being made redundant from a much loved job. Although going into business was always a foresight, the redundancy came as a shock and pushed me to taking the plu...

BudgetB · BudgetB

Does anyone know if HMRC are still happy to accept a prior version of a CWF1. The current one has to be completed on the screen then printed and signed, and you can't print it until it's finalised, which doesn't fit this particular situation. Can't do it online as want to send the 64-8 in at the same time, a...

DeanoFTM · DeanoFTM

Hi It has been a while since I made a VAT return and it was always paper based when in employment. I have been swotting up on the online return and understand that you have the extended dealine (one month and 7 days) but that you must also pay via an electronic method. Can you submit the return online and pay...

QBE Book-Keeping · QBE Book-Keeping

I have my first new client who is a sole trader, and not VATable. When entering his purchase invoices should I be entering the net amount or the gross amount? For example, the first invoice is for £66.50 gross. Do I enter this amount, or £ 55.41 as the net amount? Obvioulsy this greatly effects the P&...

Ridesy · Ridesy

Guys/Ladies, Probably a daft question (as usual), but we issued a couple of Interim Dividends through the year and posted these to a Dividends code under Equities/Balance Sheet to keep P&L looking correct for pre-tax profits. We are now passed year end and due to exchange variances the final pr...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Clients and Statutory Payments. (Preview) Hi Folks, I'm after a big of feedback from you all. Basically how far do you go in respect of making sure clients make their statutory payments. I take it as read that everyone informs clients in time of their obligations, but do you feel as though it's your responsibility to make sure your clients paid....	ADAS	5	3275	Fri Aug 12 19:44 2011 by ADAS
	Current Account Rewards (Preview) What is the tax liability for the rewards given by banks to current account holders instead of interest? Some also now pay them on credit cards. Am I right in thinking that this would be classed as a gift, similar to receiving rewards from a supermarket etc and therefore not liable to income tax, and...	FOREST	4	1072	Fri Aug 12 10:01 2011 by Don Tax
	Professional Clearance professional clearance bookkeeper (Preview) As a bookkeeper do you request to. In particular are you obliged to do so if you are ICB registered. I would like to find out what information you can request, in particular looking at source documentation and accounting records i.e. Sage data, excel spreadsheets etc. In my opinion it belongs to the cl...	HendyPhilhendy	5	2806	Thu Aug 11 16:06 2011 by HendyPhilhendy
	Debt Collectors (Preview) Hi I am in the now unfortunate position of having to take further action to collect a debt from two former clients (controlled by the same person) and I was wondering if anyone here had used a debt collection service that they could recommend. I have heard some resonably good things about Thomas Higgi...	Marky65	8	5064	Thu Aug 11 12:22 2011 by kjmcculloch83
	Charity Accounts (Preview) Morning all, I've been asked to independently examine accounts for a small local charity. I'm happy to do this and have read the guidance from the Charity Commission on what is required. Is anyone that's done this before happy to give me a ballpark figure of what they would expect to charge - hourly or f...	BudgetB	7	1243	Thu Aug 11 11:04 2011 by YLB-HO
	Repairs or what? (Preview) I have a client who runs a property management company. During the year the roof tiling has been renewed and repaired at a cost of £ 2706. As part of this my client managed to get the top floor residents to pay for this work, but they overpaid by £ 549.00. Is this classed as Repairs & Renewals or should I...	QBE Book-Keeping	1	811	Thu Aug 11 09:49 2011 by Count1314
	New income tax mileage rate? (Preview) Hello Everyone, I was wondering if someone could help double check some information? I believe that the Mileage Rate for expenses claims rose to 45p per mile from 40p per mile as of the 1st April. Is this correct? Thanks Kelly	KHagland	4	5612	Tue Aug 9 20:55 2011 by Merlion ABS
	Holiday entitlement (Preview) Hi everyone, I have a slightly complicated problem, so hope you can bear with me.....an employee of one of my client's has changed her contract during the leave year which runs from 1st September to 31st August. So, from 1st September 10 to 30th November 10 she worked full time 5 days a week and then cha...	Stardoe	24	5252	Tue Aug 9 19:28 2011 by Stardoe
	Landline or Mobile (Preview) Which number do you advertise? This came from a discussion in another thead when I asked if having a mobile number puts off potential clients. Of course, how can you count the phone calls you never got? As a buyer, what gives you the confidence to buy from someone, product or service, online? Sometime...	kjmcculloch83	15	1439	Mon Aug 8 11:42 2011 by Marky65
	telephony systems (Preview) Afternoon all, Bit of advice needed for someone who is confused by all the various offers. I'm seriously considering the Virgin Business solution for phone and internet at £39 pcm but just felt that I should open it to the floor before making any commitment as always better to ask those that have alrea...	Shamus	4	1273	Sun Aug 7 12:42 2011 by Shamus
	Offices and bookkeepers collectives discussion (Preview) This is lifted directly from a chat with Peasie in another thread but it's a subject that has a potential to hijack the thread so I've listed it and posted seperately for general thoughts and comments. Here is the post lifted from the other thread : The offices question is a cunundrum. Does one get taken...	Shamus	9	1282	Sat Aug 6 22:58 2011 by ADAS
	Email system for newsletter (Preview) Hi all, I want to send a newsletter out to my clients each month (or maybe quarter) which will be my own newsletter. Can anyone recommend the best way to do this. I will of course need to maintain a client database anyway so could I just email from that? I'm also interested in allowing interested parti...	GinnyBee	1	695	Sat Aug 6 22:49 2011 by Merlion ABS
	War Disablement Pensions (Preview) ...do not count as taxable income - but does a note of it have to go on the tax return anywhere (addtnl info or the like), or do you just ignore it totally?	BudgetB	1	798	Fri Aug 5 15:53 2011 by Don Tax
	Client only area (Preview) Does anyone have a client area on their website where clients can upload documents or download reports? If so, who did it for you? How secure is it? and most importantly, how expensive was it? Kris	kjmcculloch83	8	1036	Fri Aug 5 11:27 2011 by ICBUK
	Price Re-Structure Advice (Preview) Hi there When i started my business i offered an hourly rate of £16 which i am still currently charging. This is a rate that is charge purely for the hours i spend working for the client. However recently a client (who i visit one day a week) has chosen to shut down for 2 weeks in summer (unexpected) and wi...	Fairbook	4	1025	Fri Aug 5 05:25 2011 by gbm
	New to BKN (Preview) Hello fellow bookkeepers I have decided it's time to introduce myself... hello! A brief background... I started my business 4 years ago after being made redundant from a much loved job. Although going into business was always a foresight, the redundancy came as a shock and pushed me to taking the plu...	Fairbook	2	1146	Thu Aug 4 19:16 2011 by Fairbook
	CWF1 (Preview) Does anyone know if HMRC are still happy to accept a prior version of a CWF1. The current one has to be completed on the screen then printed and signed, and you can't print it until it's finalised, which doesn't fit this particular situation. Can't do it online as want to send the 64-8 in at the same time, a...	BudgetB	2	1342	Thu Aug 4 12:33 2011 by BudgetB
	Online VAT Return and Electronic Payment (Preview) Hi It has been a while since I made a VAT return and it was always paper based when in employment. I have been swotting up on the online return and understand that you have the extended dealine (one month and 7 days) but that you must also pay via an electronic method. Can you submit the return online and pay...	DeanoFTM	3	1117	Wed Aug 3 19:39 2011 by DeanoFTM
	Sole Trader and VAT (Preview) I have my first new client who is a sole trader, and not VATable. When entering his purchase invoices should I be entering the net amount or the gross amount? For example, the first invoice is for £66.50 gross. Do I enter this amount, or £ 55.41 as the net amount? Obvioulsy this greatly effects the P&...	QBE Book-Keeping	3	1465	Mon Aug 1 21:30 2011 by adam456
	Posting Final Dividend (Preview) Guys/Ladies, Probably a daft question (as usual), but we issued a couple of Interim Dividends through the year and posted these to a Dividends code under Equities/Balance Sheet to keep P&L looking correct for pre-tax profits. We are now passed year end and due to exchange variances the final pr...	Ridesy	2	1551	Sat Jul 30 07:59 2011 by gbm
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