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

astralife · astralife

I have recently become a Member in Practice with AAT, & would like to specialise in bookkeeping for sole practitioner solicitors. I worked for an independent willwriting firm who also administered deceased Estates for 6 years, & dealt with all the bookkeeping for their Office & Clien...

Carrie · Carrie

Hi everyone. I have seen a prospective new client today and found out that he deals witha few companies in Germany and invoices and gets paid in Euros quite a bit. The business is not VAT registered so I don't have to worry about that side of things, but I have never dealt with foreign transactions befo...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi I'm trying to teach myself sage having only ever used moneysoft. I'm having a steep learning curve as the client records are a nightmare and I'm taking over from another bookkeeper who sadly died. Is there an easy way to access the total figures for jounal entries for the year. Many thanks Valerie

BudgetB · BudgetB

Morning people, What are peoples opinions on the 'standard' accounts format that many accountants like to use - you know the ones, £250 for laundry, £300 for clothing, £400 for telephone/fax etc etc with no receipts required, they just add it automatically onto all their clients like it's the expec...

Terri · Terri

Hello all Just wanted to pick your brains (how I hate that expression

). The last time that I did a mailer, I targeted new businesses setting up in my area and out of 1,000 flyers issued, I received one call that did lead to a client. Sheffield and Chesterfield are the areas that I am trying to target a...

mushroom · mushroom

Hi all, I have just had a badgering phone call from Yell.com. I have a free ad with their online services, which, if I'm honest, has got me bugger all. I had tried the free offer about 18 months ago (get 30 days free, 2 areas), which got me a grand total of 2 calls. I have just had another marketing call, and...

alfie · alfie

I am looking for some advice on clients that are sub contractors in CIS. So my topic is aimed at bookkeepers / accountants that have expertise in that area. What do you class as there expenses---Travel, Working Clothes, Tools In many cases they do not keep records for you to work from. Travel can be done...

David Rosario · David Rosario

Hello to everyone, Please can someone answer this question: "Is having NO bookkeeping working experience a detriment to attraching my first client and future clients, even although I have the initials AICB CB.Cert and I have a Practice Licence?" David

alfie · alfie

Many of you may know the answer to this. Have not had any clients that are vat registered as yet. However is has occured to me that if a client is on the 40p @ mile with his motor expenses, not receipts. How does the vat from the petrol etc get recorded in order to show on his vat return? Thanks

gillyfleur · gillyfleur

For full and student members of the ICB in the North West Midlands - Cannock, Walsall, Stafford, Telford and surrounds Regional meeting is to be held on Tuesday 19th July at 7.30pm at Longford Social Club, Wellington Drive, Cannock (behind the Longford house pub off the A5) All members are welcome...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi I am hoping someone may be able to help me. I have taken over the books for a business and quite frankly they are a mess. They are 2 years behind and have been just inputting into sage sufficient income and expenditure to be able to calculate VAT for the return There is an accountant handling the year end...

Janem · Janem

I did have a look at a previous link but think my question is slightly different. I am helping 2 guys who have formed a limited Company. 1st director has his own limited Company and so is registered as so with HMRC. 2nd Director has his own sole trader company and is registered with HMRC as such. Although...

dga · dga

Hi! I would like to know, if a person decides to work as a self-employed bookkeeper, and if he does register as a student with ICB, what actually happens? Does he need, to complete the first and second level of the ICB courses and pass the exams, in order to get his practicing licence and so be able to star...

Peace · Peace

I am eager to start a book keeping course which will enable me to become an independant book keeper. IAB, ICB, AAT ? Which one to choose from and what's the cheapest route? Anyone with any advice on this please help ! Also would anyone know where can I access ICB exam papers apart from the official site? I a...

Noola · Noola

I have finally got my first customers and I am due to go to meet the first one tomorrow. It is a small computer shop, not VAT registered. What I want to know is, I do accounts on excel and I'm used to having a vat column in the sales and purchases. Even though he can't charge VAT or claim it back do I still accou...

Lisa Jo · Lisa Jo

This may sound daft but I have to know if Im right or not. Im doing the books for a construction company who uses skips on site. Am I right in saying these are not treated as an expense to their business? I have opened a purchase account in Sage & re-named this purchase of skips so this is reflected in...

Kitty37 · Kitty37

Hi - I have a query regarding the situation when an asset is disposed of for which 100% Annual Investment Allowance was claimed in the year of purchase. My query is with regard to the balancing charge when the item has been fully depreciated in the accounts. Lets use the example of a van costing £6000 bou...

mushroom · mushroom

Does anyone currently use this system of payment for their client? Just chased up a lead that I got last year (small shop not happy with his accountant but had already given his books to him for SA prep, asked me to call back in June to take over). Discovered that his accountant has now got him in an advan...

Staceyrizzo86 · Staceyrizzo86

I have just taken on a new client, he ahas landed me with all 2010-11 receipts and told me he pays 254 rent per month and earns 300 a week after expenditure. I gave no bank statements etc and he has told me he wants the receipts prepared and in an order to back up his tax return. I have decided to simply list r...

mushroom · mushroom

Going to throw a cat amongst the pigeons here.....Just been reading another post where a comment was made about the new bribery act and the government making more money out of registered professionals, got me thinking about a conversation I had just recently with a former colleague, an ACCA registe...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Bookkeeping for solicitors (Preview) I have recently become a Member in Practice with AAT, & would like to specialise in bookkeeping for sole practitioner solicitors. I worked for an independent willwriting firm who also administered deceased Estates for 6 years, & dealt with all the bookkeeping for their Office & Clien...	astralife	5	1814	Fri Jul 22 09:38 2011 by astralife
	Accounting in Euros..help please? (Preview) Hi everyone. I have seen a prospective new client today and found out that he deals witha few companies in Germany and invoices and gets paid in Euros quite a bit. The business is not VAT registered so I don't have to worry about that side of things, but I have never dealt with foreign transactions befo...	Carrie	2	782	Thu Jul 21 22:32 2011 by Carrie
	Sage Help (Preview) Hi I'm trying to teach myself sage having only ever used moneysoft. I'm having a steep learning curve as the client records are a nightmare and I'm taking over from another bookkeeper who sadly died. Is there an easy way to access the total figures for jounal entries for the year. Many thanks Valerie	lots to learn	2	1170	Thu Jul 21 18:16 2011 by Susie Sue
	'Standard' accounts (Preview) Morning people, What are peoples opinions on the 'standard' accounts format that many accountants like to use - you know the ones, £250 for laundry, £300 for clothing, £400 for telephone/fax etc etc with no receipts required, they just add it automatically onto all their clients like it's the expec...	BudgetB	16	1371	Thu Jul 21 17:44 2011 by YLB-HO
	The best potential businesses to target (Preview) Hello all Just wanted to pick your brains (how I hate that expression ). The last time that I did a mailer, I targeted new businesses setting up in my area and out of 1,000 flyers issued, I received one call that did lead to a client. Sheffield and Chesterfield are the areas that I am trying to target a...	Terri	6	1341	Thu Jul 21 15:15 2011 by Peasie
	Is the new Yell.com any good? (Preview) Hi all, I have just had a badgering phone call from Yell.com. I have a free ad with their online services, which, if I'm honest, has got me bugger all. I had tried the free offer about 18 months ago (get 30 days free, 2 areas), which got me a grand total of 2 calls. I have just had another marketing call, and...	mushroom	7	3181	Thu Jul 21 11:58 2011 by mushroom
	CIS advice (Preview) I am looking for some advice on clients that are sub contractors in CIS. So my topic is aimed at bookkeepers / accountants that have expertise in that area. What do you class as there expenses---Travel, Working Clothes, Tools In many cases they do not keep records for you to work from. Travel can be done...	alfie	1	1103	Thu Jul 21 11:55 2011 by YLB-HO
	Bookkeeping experience (Preview) Hello to everyone, Please can someone answer this question: "Is having NO bookkeeping working experience a detriment to attraching my first client and future clients, even although I have the initials AICB CB.Cert and I have a Practice Licence?" David	David Rosario	5	1680	Wed Jul 20 21:55 2011 by David Rosario
	VAT Query (Preview) Many of you may know the answer to this. Have not had any clients that are vat registered as yet. However is has occured to me that if a client is on the 40p @ mile with his motor expenses, not receipts. How does the vat from the petrol etc get recorded in order to show on his vat return? Thanks	alfie	2	924	Wed Jul 20 17:16 2011 by alfie
	ICB Regional Meeting (Preview) For full and student members of the ICB in the North West Midlands - Cannock, Walsall, Stafford, Telford and surrounds Regional meeting is to be held on Tuesday 19th July at 7.30pm at Longford Social Club, Wellington Drive, Cannock (behind the Longford house pub off the A5) All members are welcome...	gillyfleur	3	930	Tue Jul 19 14:24 2011 by Shamus
	Sage Help Please (Preview) Hi I am hoping someone may be able to help me. I have taken over the books for a business and quite frankly they are a mess. They are 2 years behind and have been just inputting into sage sufficient income and expenditure to be able to calculate VAT for the return There is an accountant handling the year end...	lots to learn	2	848	Tue Jul 19 12:46 2011 by lots to learn
	Registering as Company Directors (Preview) I did have a look at a previous link but think my question is slightly different. I am helping 2 guys who have formed a limited Company. 1st director has his own limited Company and so is registered as so with HMRC. 2nd Director has his own sole trader company and is registered with HMRC as such. Although...	Janem	13	3035	Tue Jul 19 12:43 2011 by HendyPhilhendy
	ICB - NEED PRACTICING LICENCE OR NOT? (Preview) Hi! I would like to know, if a person decides to work as a self-employed bookkeeper, and if he does register as a student with ICB, what actually happens? Does he need, to complete the first and second level of the ICB courses and pass the exams, in order to get his practicing licence and so be able to star...	dga	10	5282	Tue Jul 19 11:41 2011 by dga
	Advice (Preview) I am eager to start a book keeping course which will enable me to become an independant book keeper. IAB, ICB, AAT ? Which one to choose from and what's the cheapest route? Anyone with any advice on this please help ! Also would anyone know where can I access ICB exam papers apart from the official site? I a...	Peace	4	1396	Mon Jul 18 23:12 2011 by Peace
	Two computer shop customers help! (Preview) I have finally got my first customers and I am due to go to meet the first one tomorrow. It is a small computer shop, not VAT registered. What I want to know is, I do accounts on excel and I'm used to having a vat column in the sales and purchases. Even though he can't charge VAT or claim it back do I still accou...	Noola	2	1108	Mon Jul 18 08:08 2011 by Shamus
	cost of sales (Preview) This may sound daft but I have to know if Im right or not. Im doing the books for a construction company who uses skips on site. Am I right in saying these are not treated as an expense to their business? I have opened a purchase account in Sage & re-named this purchase of skips so this is reflected in...	Lisa Jo	27	17991	Sat Jul 16 11:11 2011 by Suffolker
	Balancing charges - Annual Investment Allowance (Preview) Hi - I have a query regarding the situation when an asset is disposed of for which 100% Annual Investment Allowance was claimed in the year of purchase. My query is with regard to the balancing charge when the item has been fully depreciated in the accounts. Lets use the example of a van costing £6000 bou...	Kitty37	5	5111	Fri Jul 15 12:02 2011 by gbm
	Monthly Payments (Preview) Does anyone currently use this system of payment for their client? Just chased up a lead that I got last year (small shop not happy with his accountant but had already given his books to him for SA prep, asked me to call back in June to take over). Discovered that his accountant has now got him in an advan...	mushroom	6	1880	Fri Jul 15 10:57 2011 by ICBUK
	New Client... Simple or nightmare? (Preview) I have just taken on a new client, he ahas landed me with all 2010-11 receipts and told me he pays 254 rent per month and earns 300 a week after expenditure. I gave no bank statements etc and he has told me he wants the receipts prepared and in an order to back up his tax return. I have decided to simply list r...	Staceyrizzo86	8	1241	Fri Jul 15 07:53 2011 by Don Tax
	Is is necessary to be qualified? (Preview) Going to throw a cat amongst the pigeons here.....Just been reading another post where a comment was made about the new bribery act and the government making more money out of registered professionals, got me thinking about a conversation I had just recently with a former colleague, an ACCA registe...	mushroom	7	1497	Thu Jul 14 14:44 2011 by mushroom
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