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

woody88 · woody88

Morning, sorry afternoon.. My boss is on a Tax update course today and a client has rung up with the following query, I have said that we would ring them back tomorrow - but wanted to research the correct answer for my knowledge. Query on the sale of Goodwill, the scenario is: Goodwill on Incorporation...

woody88 · woody88

Evening.. I have been asked by my boss to attend a Business Breakfast with him next week. I like a breakfast as much as next person, but he says it's a networking event too. I have no experience of networking and wondered what its was all about, will this really help his business to gain clients? He has as...

Sabrina · Sabrina

Good day I need advice on become a bookkeeper. I am currently studying my bcompt degree part time and just completed the first year, should I join the ICB? I want to start my own small bookkeeping company. Please advise. email me : budhram.sabrina@gmail.com Regards Sabrina

Staceyrizzo86 · Staceyrizzo86

Hi I recently passed my Level II Manual Bookkeeping through the ICB and would like to know where mu restrictions lie as to how far I can take Clients books. Should I be completing SA or shoul I pass this to an accountant? Many thanks, Stacey x

Janem · Janem

Sorry had a look through the answers already posted but replies dont answer my question. I am about to transfer the books of a limited Company onto SAGE. They registered with Companies House on the 15th Spetmebr, but didnt actually start trading until 1st October. Do I take 1st October as the start of t...

lor · lor

Hi all, I have a new client and he different from my normal type, therefore I have the following questions: He has said that his accounts are from 15 feb 10 - 14feb 11 - can a tax return be done for this period still, normally my self employed clients return co-incide with the tax years dates. ie 6th apr - 5t...

Julie Hall · Julie Hall

Hi there, I am going for an interview next Friday for a potential job, but they use VT Transaction, does anybody know what this software is like as I have only really used sage? I know I can download a free trial version of it which I will do. Thanks

BlueStar · BlueStar

Hi I currently have some clients paying by standing order however this morning I was contacted by a company offering a direct debit facility. I like the idea of dds but the upfront costs seem a bit high, and also there are collection fees to take into account. Money is tight so I don't want to commit mysel...

Starfish · Starfish

Hi All,I think I understand from various books that the credit balances in a Purchases Ledger are totalled and then classified under Creditors in a Trial Balance. These would be outstanding balances that a business owes to its suppliers. Its figure is then finally transferred to a Balance Sheet un...

Reza · Reza

Hi everyone, I have just started doing accounts on Quickbooks Pro for a friend who has a portfolio of rental properties. He has given me some receipts for purchase of furniture and appliances which he has paid for from the business account. He has also told me that he can not claim such expenses, but he...

Noola · Noola

I've decided to hand in my notice at work but have nothing lined up job wise. I know this sounds stupid of me but the situation at the minute means I just have to get out as agrreed by my college tutors. I would like to start bookkeeping from home but have little confidence even though I have been managing th...

Staceyrizzo86 · Staceyrizzo86

Hi! I have just had a meeting with a client and due to the nature of his business he is required to be away from home to meet potential clients and brokers. He has given me receipts Inc. costs for lunch for him and these people to put through his books. I just want to know if these would be allowed on a tax ret...

Janem · Janem

Sorry bad use of words in the subject but I have recently completed the SAGE self study course. I was provided with a fully licensed copy of Sage. In order to delete all the training data so I can use it for my own books, do I simply go to file, maintenance, rebuild? Thanks Jane

Janem · Janem

How do you print a list of the VAT codes in SAGE?

sherenade · sherenade

Hi i am an associate member of the ICB i have applied for my practice license today and have had a phone call from a business needing help.Apparently they had a bookkeeper but she has done no tax returns for 3 years and basically the books are a mess,also no p.a.y.e has been done and i am not sure if i am cover...

Janem · Janem

Can the quantity column when producing service invoices in SAGE Instant be deleted. I have gone into settings and when I go to the invoice template I dont see quantity. However it does appear when printing. Its not really relavant to the Company I work with so would like to make the invoice look better...

Podster · Podster

I'm new to this site so please forgive what might be seemingly obvious but as a sole trader I'm not sure I've been keeping my books correctly. My first year (09/10) I made a loss on my business and when I completed my tax return, ticked the box to ask for the loss to be offset against any future profits. I s...

Anna12 · Anna12

Hi All, Can you please advise, we have an external company who is dealing with our daily cash ( collecting cash of daily sales ) + does payroll on daily basis. Once a week they issue remittance advice as follow: e.g. Sales 5000.00 Net Deduction ( commi...

Bekezela · Bekezela

Hi there, I am new to the forum. I recently started ICB and I need advice from you guys, not on my studies, but on my work. There is a small scale business who wants me to do their books. The thing is there is nothing in order, they do not have any source documents, the only thing they have is the bank statement...

BudgetB · BudgetB

What's the position of a company that has no directors/company secretary? I thought that legally there had to be a director? (Clients.....sigh)

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Corporation Tax on Sale of Goodwill (Preview) Morning, sorry afternoon.. My boss is on a Tax update course today and a client has rung up with the following query, I have said that we would ring them back tomorrow - but wanted to research the correct answer for my knowledge. Query on the sale of Goodwill, the scenario is: Goodwill on Incorporation...	woody88	3	2369	Tue Jun 14 16:02 2011 by woody88
	Business Breakfast (Preview) Evening.. I have been asked by my boss to attend a Business Breakfast with him next week. I like a breakfast as much as next person, but he says it's a networking event too. I have no experience of networking and wondered what its was all about, will this really help his business to gain clients? He has as...	woody88	6	915	Tue Jun 14 15:42 2011 by Dalbir
	Advice (Preview) Good day I need advice on become a bookkeeper. I am currently studying my bcompt degree part time and just completed the first year, should I join the ICB? I want to start my own small bookkeeping company. Please advise. email me : budhram.sabrina@gmail.com Regards Sabrina	Sabrina	2	1211	Tue Jun 14 15:17 2011 by YLB-HO
	Qualifications put to work... (Preview) Hi I recently passed my Level II Manual Bookkeeping through the ICB and would like to know where mu restrictions lie as to how far I can take Clients books. Should I be completing SA or shoul I pass this to an accountant? Many thanks, Stacey x	Staceyrizzo86	6	1133	Tue Jun 14 14:15 2011 by Velbee
	Start of financial year again (Preview) Sorry had a look through the answers already posted but replies dont answer my question. I am about to transfer the books of a limited Company onto SAGE. They registered with Companies House on the 15th Spetmebr, but didnt actually start trading until 1st October. Do I take 1st October as the start of t...	Janem	1	686	Tue Jun 14 10:51 2011 by BudgetB
	self employed questions (Preview) Hi all, I have a new client and he different from my normal type, therefore I have the following questions: He has said that his accounts are from 15 feb 10 - 14feb 11 - can a tax return be done for this period still, normally my self employed clients return co-incide with the tax years dates. ie 6th apr - 5t...	lor	31	3209	Mon Jun 13 21:10 2011 by Theataccounts LLP
	Software VT Transaction (Preview) Hi there, I am going for an interview next Friday for a potential job, but they use VT Transaction, does anybody know what this software is like as I have only really used sage? I know I can download a free trial version of it which I will do. Thanks	Julie Hall	5	1424	Mon Jun 13 19:37 2011 by Julie Hall
	Accepting Direct Debit Payments (Preview) Hi I currently have some clients paying by standing order however this morning I was contacted by a company offering a direct debit facility. I like the idea of dds but the upfront costs seem a bit high, and also there are collection fees to take into account. Money is tight so I don't want to commit mysel...	BlueStar	7	1022	Mon Jun 13 17:20 2011 by Helz
	Debit Balances In The Purchases Ledger & Credit Balances in the Sales Ledger (Preview) Hi All,I think I understand from various books that the credit balances in a Purchases Ledger are totalled and then classified under Creditors in a Trial Balance. These would be outstanding balances that a business owes to its suppliers. Its figure is then finally transferred to a Balance Sheet un...	Starfish	2	11155	Sat Jun 11 15:13 2011 by Starfish
	Purchase of furniture for rental properties (Preview) Hi everyone, I have just started doing accounts on Quickbooks Pro for a friend who has a portfolio of rental properties. He has given me some receipts for purchase of furniture and appliances which he has paid for from the business account. He has also told me that he can not claim such expenses, but he...	Reza	5	1110	Fri Jun 10 13:00 2011 by gbm
	Definately starting from home this time (Preview) I've decided to hand in my notice at work but have nothing lined up job wise. I know this sounds stupid of me but the situation at the minute means I just have to get out as agrreed by my college tutors. I would like to start bookkeeping from home but have little confidence even though I have been managing th...	Noola	15	1261	Fri Jun 10 11:53 2011 by Noola
	Claiming for business lunches (Preview) Hi! I have just had a meeting with a client and due to the nature of his business he is required to be away from home to meet potential clients and brokers. He has given me receipts Inc. costs for lunch for him and these people to put through his books. I just want to know if these would be allowed on a tax ret...	Staceyrizzo86	3	2775	Thu Jun 9 23:09 2011 by YLB-HO
	Re setting SAGE?? (Preview) Sorry bad use of words in the subject but I have recently completed the SAGE self study course. I was provided with a fully licensed copy of Sage. In order to delete all the training data so I can use it for my own books, do I simply go to file, maintenance, rebuild? Thanks Jane	Janem	1	639	Thu Jun 9 23:09 2011 by Aleksandra
	Pritning a VAT list from SAGE (Preview) How do you print a list of the VAT codes in SAGE?	Janem	1	886	Thu Jun 9 20:41 2011 by gbm
	Advice asap please (Preview) Hi i am an associate member of the ICB i have applied for my practice license today and have had a phone call from a business needing help.Apparently they had a bookkeeper but she has done no tax returns for 3 years and basically the books are a mess,also no p.a.y.e has been done and i am not sure if i am cover...	sherenade	3	1083	Thu Jun 9 16:06 2011 by Helz
	SAGE service and product invoices (Preview) Can the quantity column when producing service invoices in SAGE Instant be deleted. I have gone into settings and when I go to the invoice template I dont see quantity. However it does appear when printing. Its not really relavant to the Company I work with so would like to make the invoice look better...	Janem	2	1957	Thu Jun 9 14:31 2011 by Janem
	HELP AND ADVICE FOR MY BOOKS! (Preview) I'm new to this site so please forgive what might be seemingly obvious but as a sole trader I'm not sure I've been keeping my books correctly. My first year (09/10) I made a loss on my business and when I completed my tax return, ticked the box to ask for the loss to be offset against any future profits. I s...	Podster	2	1020	Thu Jun 9 13:56 2011 by Podster
	Purchase/Sales sales purchase etc (Preview) Hi All, Can you please advise, we have an external company who is dealing with our daily cash ( collecting cash of daily sales ) + does payroll on daily basis. Once a week they issue remittance advice as follow: e.g. Sales 5000.00 Net Deduction ( commi...	Anna12	17	8299	Wed Jun 8 22:03 2011 by Anna12
	I need your advice (Preview) Hi there, I am new to the forum. I recently started ICB and I need advice from you guys, not on my studies, but on my work. There is a small scale business who wants me to do their books. The thing is there is nothing in order, they do not have any source documents, the only thing they have is the bank statement...	Bekezela	13	2817	Wed Jun 8 15:58 2011 by Sabrina
	No directors (Preview) What's the position of a company that has no directors/company secretary? I thought that legally there had to be a director? (Clients.....sigh)	BudgetB	9	3756	Wed Jun 8 11:57 2011 by BudgetB
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