Book-keeping Training, Qualifications and Professional Bodies - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

BJA · BJA

Good evening Shaun, I have passed - 68%, not a great result and I am a bit disappointed, but I think that there was a lot of questions (variations of questions) that were not in my BPP text book. Practically in every question there were percentages - I have made a list of the questions - notes as I was going...

ghis · ghis

Hi there has anyone recently passed there computerised exam, if so, can you recommend books that i can use to study for it. Thanks

Palawan · Palawan

Hello all, I have recently completed a level 2 AAT course in book keeping (the ABC course). I have some work as a book keeper using Quickbooks and IRIS. I would now like to learn payroll and I am seeking advice for a practical, home based course which would give me a fighting chance of being able to run pa...

BJA · BJA

I have my exam on Monday next week and trying to revise as much as possible before that. Would you recommend just using the Practice and Revision Kit or using the text book for the last few days??? What is your experience (ACCA) - how different are the actual questions in the test to the one in Pilot paper...

CarolP · CarolP

Hi all, I am AAT qualified and studying towards my CIMA, I have worked in an accounts position for 4 and half years, first working as a basic accounts assistant, to assistant accountant. I am now looking to go out on my own, ideally working as a home based bookkeeper / accounts but I don't know where to s...

Webberh · Webberh

The small company I work for has just sold three old iphones to O2 and I'm not sure if there are any VAT/other tax implications which I need to be aware of when I enter the figures into the cash book and into sage. Can anyone advise please. Thanks H

Tristia · Tristia

Hi, I want to work like book-keeper and I'm wondering which course is better for me - AAT or IAB. I would like to work as employee, but I'm Bulgarian and I need special working permit. So I can be employee in the future, but at the moment I can work only on self-employed basis. AAT or IAB courses are better f...

Thirty-something · Thirty-something

Hello everyone I am currently studying Level 1 Basic Bookkeeping and am really really struggling to get my head around balance sheets! When I am looking at an example balance sheet I can understand it but when I go to draw one up myself I just cannot seem to memorise what goes where... Any tips to remembe...

trixiey · trixiey

Hi, I'm Maria and am a SAHM to a 6yr old boy and a 17 month old girl. I have worked for 20+years in Banking and Accountancy acrosss all sectors, and because of this experience a friend has asked me to start doing her books for her. What is the minimum qualification level I would need to have in order to do this...

Hope16 · Hope16

Hello there, I have enrolled into an ICB course with Kaplan in August 2011. Unfortunately due to personal problems I just couldn't get started then. Now, all these months later, when things have settled down again in the personal front, I feel I lack motivation in getting started with the course. I ha...

kbradsh · kbradsh

Hi , I'm hoping to gauge some realistic 'time' and 'income' information from existing self employed book keepers I have worked in finance for 20 years and due to now being a mummy of twins I am looking for something that I can start off doing 3 days a week but could build up once they start school. I very nea...

ghis · ghis

Just want to let off some steam.. Prior to receiving my computerized exam, my computer and printer has been working fine. Yesterday evening i decided to start on my exam, everything was going wrong. I am using my Mac, using the Sage software through parrarell. The Parrarell setting had changed and...

Pavement · Pavement

Hi, I graduated in 2010 with a BSc in Computer Science, but decided along the way I didn't want to pursue a career as a software developer. Since graduating, I've been getting some good office experience working for insurance companies and banks, but applying for accountancy (mainly audit) jobs/tr...

ICBUK · ICBUK

Hello all, First bit of info has been released about the ICB Scottish conference, taking place in Edinburgh on the 28th March. Hosted at the Scottish Parliament itself and the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel. More info to come, for the ICB release visit http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/News/1478

clareb · clareb

Hi, I have been working for eight years as an accounts administrator for an agency. I have decided I would like to get qualified . I can only do distance learning , who would you all suggest is the best provider . Should I also start from scratch. Thanks Clare b

remington · remington

Hi Peasie I am very impressed with the great lengths you have taken to pass ICB Level 3 manual exam. I, like yourself have used a training provider and have completed all the assignments successfully. When I completed my course, I still felt I needed more practice to pass the exam. I have purchased a...

Jo Gordon · Jo Gordon

Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who gave me advice back in November. I first posted on here because I wanted to leave my job and start my own business. Whilst I am both ACCA and AAT qualified I had a problem getting my practice certificate with either bodies due to me not having worked in pra...

Richywebb · Richywebb

Looking for a bookkeeper? I am part qualified ACCA and have various academic and accounting practive experiance I can do general bookkeeping, preparing control accounts, trail balance, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, VAT returns and cash forecasts. I can also help the new business...

Ray2000 · Ray2000

Now I am a reasonable person and I don't want to blame a training provider for no good reason. But am I the only one that is having problems with Kaplan's distance learning training materials for Level 1 and 2?I have been toiling with their Practical Bookkeeping manual and bank of questions for many mo...

Veravont · Veravont

Hello, I am currently studying for my ACCA qualification and on some of my colleagues said, that it would be good to have AAT qualification on my CV in the meantime (until I finish ACCA). What are are exemptions? I am on paper 7. Would that cover all the AAT and maybe more? Thank you

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	Exam update - (Shaun) (Preview) Good evening Shaun, I have passed - 68%, not a great result and I am a bit disappointed, but I think that there was a lot of questions (variations of questions) that were not in my BPP text book. Practically in every question there were percentages - I have made a list of the questions - notes as I was going...	BJA	4	1287	Tue Mar 13 04:01 2012 by BJA
	Computerised level 2 (Preview) Hi there has anyone recently passed there computerised exam, if so, can you recommend books that i can use to study for it. Thanks	ghis	0	878	Mon Mar 12 18:26 2012 by ghis
	Payroll (Preview) Hello all, I have recently completed a level 2 AAT course in book keeping (the ABC course). I have some work as a book keeper using Quickbooks and IRIS. I would now like to learn payroll and I am seeking advice for a practical, home based course which would give me a fighting chance of being able to run pa...	Palawan	1	1272	Mon Mar 12 18:01 2012 by Brian McVean
	Exam (Preview) I have my exam on Monday next week and trying to revise as much as possible before that. Would you recommend just using the Practice and Revision Kit or using the text book for the last few days??? What is your experience (ACCA) - how different are the actual questions in the test to the one in Pilot paper...	BJA	14	5153	Fri Mar 9 05:58 2012 by Rhianrach
	Becoming a bookkeeper Start bookkeeper begin becoming Help (Preview) Hi all, I am AAT qualified and studying towards my CIMA, I have worked in an accounts position for 4 and half years, first working as a basic accounts assistant, to assistant accountant. I am now looking to go out on my own, ideally working as a home based bookkeeper / accounts but I don't know where to s...	CarolP	11	11731	Thu Mar 8 12:03 2012 by KennyK
	Selling Company phones (Preview) The small company I work for has just sold three old iphones to O2 and I'm not sure if there are any VAT/other tax implications which I need to be aware of when I enter the figures into the cash book and into sage. Can anyone advise please. Thanks H	Webberh	0	874	Thu Mar 8 00:32 2012 by Webberh
	AAT or IAB for Bulgarian (Preview) Hi, I want to work like book-keeper and I'm wondering which course is better for me - AAT or IAB. I would like to work as employee, but I'm Bulgarian and I need special working permit. So I can be employee in the future, but at the moment I can work only on self-employed basis. AAT or IAB courses are better f...	Tristia	3	1142	Thu Mar 8 03:39 2012 by Tristia
	ICB Beginner - Balance Sheets (Preview) Hello everyone I am currently studying Level 1 Basic Bookkeeping and am really really struggling to get my head around balance sheets! When I am looking at an example balance sheet I can understand it but when I go to draw one up myself I just cannot seem to memorise what goes where... Any tips to remembe...	Thirty-something	12	1737	Sun Mar 4 21:05 2012 by Thirty-something
	Starting out (Preview) Hi, I'm Maria and am a SAHM to a 6yr old boy and a 17 month old girl. I have worked for 20+years in Banking and Accountancy acrosss all sectors, and because of this experience a friend has asked me to start doing her books for her. What is the minimum qualification level I would need to have in order to do this...	trixiey	2	953	Wed Feb 29 22:13 2012 by trixiey
	Lacking Motivation! (Preview) Hello there, I have enrolled into an ICB course with Kaplan in August 2011. Unfortunately due to personal problems I just couldn't get started then. Now, all these months later, when things have settled down again in the personal front, I feel I lack motivation in getting started with the course. I ha...	Hope16	10	1255	Mon Feb 27 09:03 2012 by Hope16
	Advice on becoming Self Employed as a book keeper (Preview) Hi , I'm hoping to gauge some realistic 'time' and 'income' information from existing self employed book keepers I have worked in finance for 20 years and due to now being a mummy of twins I am looking for something that I can start off doing 3 days a week but could build up once they start school. I very nea...	kbradsh	4	12144	Tue Feb 21 17:06 2012 by davissjeffer
	Aaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!! (Preview) Just want to let off some steam.. Prior to receiving my computerized exam, my computer and printer has been working fine. Yesterday evening i decided to start on my exam, everything was going wrong. I am using my Mac, using the Sage software through parrarell. The Parrarell setting had changed and...	ghis	2	1255	Mon Feb 20 18:18 2012 by Spamkebab
	CFAB worth it? (Preview) Hi, I graduated in 2010 with a BSc in Computer Science, but decided along the way I didn't want to pursue a career as a software developer. Since graduating, I've been getting some good office experience working for insurance companies and banks, but applying for accountancy (mainly audit) jobs/tr...	Pavement	13	17537	Mon Feb 20 10:12 2012 by attilabenko
	ICB Bookkeepers Scottish Conference Scotland conference parliament ICB meeting (Preview) Hello all, First bit of info has been released about the ICB Scottish conference, taking place in Edinburgh on the 28th March. Hosted at the Scottish Parliament itself and the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel. More info to come, for the ICB release visit http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/News/1478	ICBUK	4	15412	Wed Feb 15 20:39 2012 by ICBUK
	starting to get qualified (Preview) Hi, I have been working for eight years as an accounts administrator for an agency. I have decided I would like to get qualified . I can only do distance learning , who would you all suggest is the best provider . Should I also start from scratch. Thanks Clare b	clareb	3	1390	Sat Feb 11 16:25 2012 by clareb
	Peasie can you help? (Preview) Hi Peasie I am very impressed with the great lengths you have taken to pass ICB Level 3 manual exam. I, like yourself have used a training provider and have completed all the assignments successfully. When I completed my course, I still felt I needed more practice to pass the exam. I have purchased a...	remington	2	1382	Fri Feb 10 19:49 2012 by remington
	ICB Level III - done!!! (Preview) Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who gave me advice back in November. I first posted on here because I wanted to leave my job and start my own business. Whilst I am both ACCA and AAT qualified I had a problem getting my practice certificate with either bodies due to me not having worked in pra...	Jo Gordon	4	1089	Thu Feb 9 03:57 2012 by Don Tax
	Bookkeeper needed?? (Preview) Looking for a bookkeeper? I am part qualified ACCA and have various academic and accounting practive experiance I can do general bookkeeping, preparing control accounts, trail balance, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, VAT returns and cash forecasts. I can also help the new business...	Richywebb	0	1034	Wed Feb 8 07:23 2012 by Richywebb
	Having problems with Kaplan's ICB training materials? (Preview) Now I am a reasonable person and I don't want to blame a training provider for no good reason. But am I the only one that is having problems with Kaplan's distance learning training materials for Level 1 and 2?I have been toiling with their Practical Bookkeeping manual and bank of questions for many mo...	Ray2000	9	2604	Tue Feb 7 08:37 2012 by SHilley
	ACCA and AAt (Preview) Hello, I am currently studying for my ACCA qualification and on some of my colleagues said, that it would be good to have AAT qualification on my CV in the meantime (until I finish ACCA). What are are exemptions? I am on paper 7. Would that cover all the AAT and maybe more? Thank you	Veravont	2	2699	Sun Feb 5 02:42 2012 by Veravont
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