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tonys · tonys

Hi, Sorry to post a trivial question but does anyone happen to know if you get a £60 rebate from HMRC if you wear Company embroidered work wear, I think it may relate to cleaning? I work part time for a registered charity and someone has mentioned that "all the staff at Asda get it", so I thought...

lor · lor

Hi there, would the following be an allowable business expense for their Tax Return?: A weeks course (for self employed new business - therefore course was neccessary for them to do the work) to do in area far from home, so stayed at Hotel for the week. Stayed at hotel while working away from ho...

ICBUK · ICBUK

Bit of ICB promotion here This months newsletter has been released, articles include CIS, members meetings, subcontracting and the new Bribery and Corruption Act and more... You can read the newsletter here: http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/out/?lid=45

Suzie · Suzie

Hello Ive registered my very small business as from Dec 1st 2010 but I would like my financial/Trading year to start from April 6th in line with the tax year to make my year end accounts easier. Is it possible to do this, or do I have to stick with Dec to Nov 30th ? Many thanks -- Edited by Suzie on Tuesday 8th...

ddungu16 · ddungu16

I wa approched recently by a small charity to do their books for them, however the problem is that they don't have any system of recording expenses in place. They want me to start this from scratch as they, I dont have any exprience in setting up systems at all as have always worked for large organisation...

Tracey2711 · Tracey2711

hi, have 5 inv which total to 545.00 which were the cost to build a spray booth, built by the employers inside the building they are renting. where should these costs go? and what postings are involved on sage. -- Edited by Tracey2711 on Friday 11th of February 2011 10:54:14 AM -- Edited by Tracey2711...

Piggle · Piggle

Hi all Think I am having a stupid moment. Friend of mine (part time sole trader) has asked for some help producing cash flow forecasts for two years. She is applying for a grant so needs to show the grant money within those forecasts. The money should be issued in march this year but the forecasts are to g...

krissy · krissy

I have a problem with the purchase tax account. I have recently taken over the bookkeeping of a small company. I have understood from my bookkeeping course that once you do a VAT return you do the VAT transfer wizard to clear the purchase and sales tax accounts. This has never been done on the books I hav...

cheapaccounting · cheapaccounting

As a regular blog poster at the ICAEW I would be interested to know how many accountants, bookkeeper, financial and taxation professional actively use twitter. So I thought the best way to find out is for us to hold .. The Accountants Terrific Tweet Up So join us as the Accountants Terrific Tweet Up and...

LizB · LizB

Hi All. I'm finding it harder of late to convince potential new clients that the services a professional bookkeeper provides is worth it. In this new age of 'austeritiy', were the smaller business is just keeping its head above water, they seem to need a lot more convincing that a bookkeeper will hel...

Tracey2711 · Tracey2711

Hi, the company I am doing the books for has been given ( no monies exchanged) a large piece of equipment which will be a fixed Asset, its new and has been valued at 5K. They want this inroducing into the a/cs . Jnl entry, fixed assets / capital?????

Suzie · Suzie

Hello Has any done the ICB Level III manual exam yet since its been change to doing it on line? Many Thanks -- Edited by Suzie on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 07:57:51 PM

Janem · Janem

I have recently started a new job where the purpose is to bring the bookkeeping in house. Currently this is outsourced and the Comapny uses SAGE. My employer is emailed the payslips but had not given them or P60s to its staff but simply filed them. I assume that all employees should be given these. Do...

tonys · tonys

Hi, Does anyone have experience using Access ? Is it easy to use compared to sage and could I get a downloadable practise version? Regards, Tony.

Noola · Noola

If I were to start providing Payroll Tutorials would I be able to use a Sage Payroll package to learn the customer and advertise it as a Sage Payroll Tutorial or would this be infringement? Would I also be able to provide a basic manual payroll tutorial as in working out gross pay, holiday pay, overtime...

HendyPhilhendy · HendyPhilhendy

I thought I would share my blog on how to manage clients Feel free to add your comments either on the blog post or here (or both). I'd be interested in your feedback.

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi Thank you in advance for your help Y/E 31st December 2010 I am having trouble working out what to enter as an accrual for this bt invoice; BT invoice 2nd Jan 2011 TelephoneUsage period 29 Nov - 30 Dec 10Rental Period 1 Dec - 31 Dec Usage charge £14.99Recurring charges £14.99Less adjustments - (£25.00...

LizB · LizB

Hi All. Perhaps I've just hit a bit of a bad patch;- I thought I'd managed to survive the 'recession' pretty well, but suddenly, over the last couple of months I've been losing clients hand over fist, and its getting quite worrying. Have been set up in business for 6 years, (AAT Qualified) so over the la...

alfie · alfie

I have a potential client ST that has been trading for 2 months unregistered He also is paying people to help him ! The quote I about to send him is below Not any easy one to do a costing to, any comments. My quote for doing your accounts is : Registrations of Tilemaster with Revenue. As a sole trader before...

lor · lor

self employed client, can they still claim 40p per mile like for clients who vehicle is a car? thank you in advance for your replies.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Uniform cleaning allowance (Preview) Hi, Sorry to post a trivial question but does anyone happen to know if you get a £60 rebate from HMRC if you wear Company embroidered work wear, I think it may relate to cleaning? I work part time for a registered charity and someone has mentioned that "all the staff at Asda get it", so I thought...	tonys	2	2798	Tue Feb 15 12:59 2011 by tonys
	self employed person hotel stays? (Preview) Hi there, would the following be an allowable business expense for their Tax Return?: A weeks course (for self employed new business - therefore course was neccessary for them to do the work) to do in area far from home, so stayed at Hotel for the week. Stayed at hotel while working away from ho...	lor	3	1685	Tue Feb 15 12:50 2011 by lor
	ICB February Newsletter (Preview) Bit of ICB promotion here This months newsletter has been released, articles include CIS, members meetings, subcontracting and the new Bribery and Corruption Act and more... You can read the newsletter here: http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/out/?lid=45	ICBUK	0	1609	Mon Feb 14 14:58 2011 by ICBUK
	Changing the date of my financial year (Preview) Hello Ive registered my very small business as from Dec 1st 2010 but I would like my financial/Trading year to start from April 6th in line with the tax year to make my year end accounts easier. Is it possible to do this, or do I have to stick with Dec to Nov 30th ? Many thanks -- Edited by Suzie on Tuesday 8th...	Suzie	6	1502	Sun Feb 13 14:16 2011 by Suzie
	I need advice (Preview) I wa approched recently by a small charity to do their books for them, however the problem is that they don't have any system of recording expenses in place. They want me to start this from scratch as they, I dont have any exprience in setting up systems at all as have always worked for large organisation...	ddungu16	1	1552	Sat Feb 12 15:45 2011 by Rhianrach
	fixtures (Preview) hi, have 5 inv which total to 545.00 which were the cost to build a spray booth, built by the employers inside the building they are renting. where should these costs go? and what postings are involved on sage. -- Edited by Tracey2711 on Friday 11th of February 2011 10:54:14 AM -- Edited by Tracey2711...	Tracey2711	2	1633	Fri Feb 11 14:03 2011 by Tracey2711
	PROJECTED CASH FLOW FORCASTS (Preview) Hi all Think I am having a stupid moment. Friend of mine (part time sole trader) has asked for some help producing cash flow forecasts for two years. She is applying for a grant so needs to show the grant money within those forecasts. The money should be issued in march this year but the forecasts are to g...	Piggle	4	1838	Fri Feb 11 12:27 2011 by Piggle
	Purchase tax (Preview) I have a problem with the purchase tax account. I have recently taken over the bookkeeping of a small company. I have understood from my bookkeeping course that once you do a VAT return you do the VAT transfer wizard to clear the purchase and sales tax accounts. This has never been done on the books I hav...	krissy	2	1994	Fri Feb 11 09:22 2011 by gbm
	Announcing ... The Accountants Terrific Tweet Up (Preview) As a regular blog poster at the ICAEW I would be interested to know how many accountants, bookkeeper, financial and taxation professional actively use twitter. So I thought the best way to find out is for us to hold .. The Accountants Terrific Tweet Up So join us as the Accountants Terrific Tweet Up and...	cheapaccounting	4	2471	Thu Feb 10 22:02 2011 by Peasie
	Convincing New Clients of Your Services... (Preview) Hi All. I'm finding it harder of late to convince potential new clients that the services a professional bookkeeper provides is worth it. In this new age of 'austeritiy', were the smaller business is just keeping its head above water, they seem to need a lot more convincing that a bookkeeper will hel...	LizB	17	3208	Thu Feb 10 18:38 2011 by ADAS
	Fixed Assett (Preview) Hi, the company I am doing the books for has been given ( no monies exchanged) a large piece of equipment which will be a fixed Asset, its new and has been valued at 5K. They want this inroducing into the a/cs . Jnl entry, fixed assets / capital?????	Tracey2711	8	2034	Wed Feb 9 19:39 2011 by Tracey2711
	ICB Level III Manual exam (Preview) Hello Has any done the ICB Level III manual exam yet since its been change to doing it on line? Many Thanks -- Edited by Suzie on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 07:57:51 PM	Suzie	7	1711	Wed Feb 9 18:07 2011 by Suzie
	Payroll documentation (Preview) I have recently started a new job where the purpose is to bring the bookkeeping in house. Currently this is outsourced and the Comapny uses SAGE. My employer is emailed the payslips but had not given them or P60s to its staff but simply filed them. I assume that all employees should be given these. Do...	Janem	2	1875	Tue Feb 8 17:55 2011 by Janem
	Access (Preview) Hi, Does anyone have experience using Access ? Is it easy to use compared to sage and could I get a downloadable practise version? Regards, Tony.	tonys	6	1785	Tue Feb 8 12:14 2011 by Wella
	Payroll Tutorials (Preview) If I were to start providing Payroll Tutorials would I be able to use a Sage Payroll package to learn the customer and advertise it as a Sage Payroll Tutorial or would this be infringement? Would I also be able to provide a basic manual payroll tutorial as in working out gross pay, holiday pay, overtime...	Noola	0	1423	Tue Feb 8 12:00 2011 by Noola
	Managing clients managing clients bookkeepers client management bad payer bad paying accounts clients paper bag client (Preview) I thought I would share my blog on how to manage clients Feel free to add your comments either on the blog post or here (or both). I'd be interested in your feedback.	HendyPhilhendy	18	10150	Mon Feb 7 18:55 2011 by ADAS
	Accruals Help PLEASE accruals bt invoice (Preview) Hi Thank you in advance for your help Y/E 31st December 2010 I am having trouble working out what to enter as an accrual for this bt invoice; BT invoice 2nd Jan 2011 TelephoneUsage period 29 Nov - 30 Dec 10Rental Period 1 Dec - 31 Dec Usage charge £14.99Recurring charges £14.99Less adjustments - (£25.00...	rachel_mclean	3	4852	Sun Feb 6 21:20 2011 by MarkS
	Hows Your Business Doing? (Preview) Hi All. Perhaps I've just hit a bit of a bad patch;- I thought I'd managed to survive the 'recession' pretty well, but suddenly, over the last couple of months I've been losing clients hand over fist, and its getting quite worrying. Have been set up in business for 6 years, (AAT Qualified) so over the la...	LizB	23	2299	Sun Feb 6 15:29 2011 by Alfred
	What should I charge my client (Preview) I have a potential client ST that has been trading for 2 months unregistered He also is paying people to help him ! The quote I about to send him is below Not any easy one to do a costing to, any comments. My quote for doing your accounts is : Registrations of Tilemaster with Revenue. As a sole trader before...	alfie	14	4010	Sat Feb 5 17:24 2011 by Dalbir
	fuel allowance for motor cycle (Preview) self employed client, can they still claim 40p per mile like for clients who vehicle is a car? thank you in advance for your replies.	lor	5	2852	Sat Feb 5 10:52 2011 by lor
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