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

littlebookkeeper · littlebookkeeper

Hi, I rang the ICB today as I was concerned about what services I was allowed to offer and was put through to a technical advisor who told me with the level II computerised I could only produce up to trial balance and that if I wanted to do the diploma level III to offer additional services I would need to d...

SLH68 · SLH68

Hi Just logged on to the ICB website and at last the October exam results are out, managed to get a Distinction on the ICB level 2 manual paper , so will be celebrating tonight, hope everyone else that sat the October papers will be celebrating. Plan on working towards the ICB 2 computerised exam next, A q...

BackOfficeGroup · BackOfficeGroup

Logged on today to see I have passed Level III comp.......me is a happy boy today!! Whoop whoop!

OGE · OGE

hi friends, i am new to this forum, i've just registered and since i've browsing it through iv'e found a lots of knowledge. i'm a mem.of icb,passed all my manual exams and level 2 comp.but on tuesday received my level 3 exam paper to be submitted on 16/11/09. pls has anyone done their exams on level 3 comp...

Pammer · Pammer

Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum (I stumbled accross it quite by accident!) I've been a self employed book keeper for many years now and I am completely self taught. I have no aspirations to be an accountant but as time goes on you naturally gain new skills and can offer your clients more services (and c...

brog13 · brog13

Hi All Just thought I would try and pass on what happened to me last week, and hope that it may help others. A friend of mine, a builder, invited me to a meeting of her chapter of the BNI. Every month, the chapter allows members to invite guests for the weekly breakfast. It costs £10. I went really, to suppor...

Mimi · Mimi

Hello, I have been having a read through some post and I think I have just confused myself even more...So I was wondering if anyone had any advice.. I did bookkeeping casually for a small company while I was at university. I now want to get some qualifications in this area so I can work part time for a compa...

BackOfficeGroup · BackOfficeGroup

Here is a question on partnership agreement on the paper I have: It states their Interest paid on capital is 5% per annum credited to the partners account on a monthly basis. One of the partners also has a salary of 24K per annum paid monthly. The date is 31 July and the year end is also 31 July. The question...

poppy · poppy

(iab, distance learning, self employed, dp skills, exam arrangements in essex) Hi, I'm new to this and hope you all can help me take my first steps towards becoming a self employed bookkeeper. I'm going to start with my husbands books (he has his own ltd co.), and I hope to pick up other business as I be...

Tom H P · Tom H P

I've had some really helpful advice here recently, and was hoping for a little more pleeeease!!! I'm completing Level 3 Diploma in Bookkeeping (ICB) and am looking to gain some practical experience (voluntary if necessary) with some accountants. Soon, I do intend to set up on my own. But 3 things I'...

R2s · R2s

Hi All, Sorry to ask but I'm feeling abit thick here because I know the answer is staring me in the face and I just can't see it. I've been working on a manual past paper for payroll and everything is fine until I have to work out the NIC's for gross weekly/monthly pay exceeding the UEL. I've followed the ins...

R2s · R2s

Hi All, I'm hoping someone will be able to point me in the right direction please? I am currently working through an ICB past paper for Payroll and need a copy of the Taxable Tables for year 2005/2006 for the manual part. I have lost count of the hours I have spent trying to find this on the internet / HMRC we...

brooklh · brooklh

Hi, I am looking into the possiblity of taking a distance learning course via Ideal Schools (I previously took my IAB Levels 1 and 2 Certificates in Bookeeping with them). There is a Sage Instant Accounts Certification offered but there is no exam with this just Sage Certification so if I do want to...

Jordan · Jordan

Hi all, Whoever replies, thanks, just registered after finding the site and so far it has answered a couple of ??'s already, so great. Just registered to do ICB Level I, II manual and Level II Comp. with My Course up here in Scotland for home-sudy. Waiting on 1st course materials. Has anybody used them ...

brooklh · brooklh

Hello, I have a question regarding levels of qualifications required to do bookkeeping. I have now got my Levels 1 and 2 Certificates in Bookkeeping. I have now commenced my Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and Advanced Bookkeeping. I am perplexed at the educational requirements to do bookkeeping ho...

Terri · Terri

I am looking at studying for my ICB Diploma in Payroll Management and think that I might go with Ideal Schools - they charge £489.00 and use Sage 50 Payroll (which I believe is up to 50 employees). A woman from The Home Learning College is coming tonight to discuss the same course with me. They use Sage In...

Julie · Julie

Hi Everyone, Hope this is not a really silly question - but - are there any business which are excempt from VAT such as care homes ?? Thanks, Julie

brooklh · brooklh

Hi all, Well, I got my exam results envelope this morning and I have passed my Level 2 so I am really pleased. However, my joy was tarnished somewhat because my results sheet said I was absent for the Level 1 exam I had taken the day before! I am so annoyed about this as I am not sure whether they have lost...

amz27 · amz27

Hi everyone, this is my first post so please bear with me. I am currently a receptionist and I am really unhappy in my job. I have been looking at accountancy/bookkeeping for a while and want to start training. As I work full time, training is quite limited but I have just enrolled on night course - City an...

brooklh · brooklh

Hi All, I took my Levels 1 and 2 IAB exams in June and I was advised the results would be out within 10 weeks, however, 10 weeks is now up and I still haven't received mine. Anyone else taken exams recently and received their results? Thanks, Leigh

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	Nasty shock (Preview) Hi, I rang the ICB today as I was concerned about what services I was allowed to offer and was put through to a technical advisor who told me with the level II computerised I could only produce up to trial balance and that if I wanted to do the diploma level III to offer additional services I would need to d...	littlebookkeeper	16	4538	Thu Nov 12 20:05 2009 by semsley
	ICB exam results out at last (Preview) Hi Just logged on to the ICB website and at last the October exam results are out, managed to get a Distinction on the ICB level 2 manual paper , so will be celebrating tonight, hope everyone else that sat the October papers will be celebrating. Plan on working towards the ICB 2 computerised exam next, A q...	SLH68	4	6678	Thu Nov 12 17:04 2009 by Terri
	Hoorah!!!!!! (Preview) Logged on today to see I have passed Level III comp.......me is a happy boy today!! Whoop whoop!	BackOfficeGroup	8	2242	Fri Nov 6 12:19 2009 by Bubsy
	new to the forum remove (Preview) hi friends, i am new to this forum, i've just registered and since i've browsing it through iv'e found a lots of knowledge. i'm a mem.of icb,passed all my manual exams and level 2 comp.but on tuesday received my level 3 exam paper to be submitted on 16/11/09. pls has anyone done their exams on level 3 comp...	OGE	3	8396	Fri Nov 6 09:28 2009 by Terri
	Benefits of being a member of a professional body & qualifications? (Preview) Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum (I stumbled accross it quite by accident!) I've been a self employed book keeper for many years now and I am completely self taught. I have no aspirations to be an accountant but as time goes on you naturally gain new skills and can offer your clients more services (and c...	Pammer	5	6368	Thu Nov 5 18:02 2009 by brog13
	Getting New Clients. (Preview) Hi All Just thought I would try and pass on what happened to me last week, and hope that it may help others. A friend of mine, a builder, invited me to a meeting of her chapter of the BNI. Every month, the chapter allows members to invite guests for the weekly breakfast. It costs £10. I went really, to suppor...	brog13	6	2337	Wed Nov 4 12:07 2009 by Bubsy
	Please help!! What qualification!???! (Preview) Hello, I have been having a read through some post and I think I have just confused myself even more...So I was wondering if anyone had any advice.. I did bookkeeping casually for a small company while I was at university. I now want to get some qualifications in this area so I can work part time for a compa...	Mimi	7	5264	Tue Nov 3 05:23 2009 by kd
	ICB Level 3 Computerised (Preview) Here is a question on partnership agreement on the paper I have: It states their Interest paid on capital is 5% per annum credited to the partners account on a monthly basis. One of the partners also has a salary of 24K per annum paid monthly. The date is 31 July and the year end is also 31 July. The question...	BackOfficeGroup	8	2868	Mon Oct 26 16:59 2009 by BackOfficeGroup
	Distance Learning's OK, but where do I take the exams!!! (Preview) (iab, distance learning, self employed, dp skills, exam arrangements in essex) Hi, I'm new to this and hope you all can help me take my first steps towards becoming a self employed bookkeeper. I'm going to start with my husbands books (he has his own ltd co.), and I hope to pick up other business as I be...	poppy	4	2200	Mon Oct 19 19:29 2009 by lots to learn
	Hi guys, just hoping for a little advice please..! (Preview) I've had some really helpful advice here recently, and was hoping for a little more pleeeease!!! I'm completing Level 3 Diploma in Bookkeeping (ICB) and am looking to gain some practical experience (voluntary if necessary) with some accountants. Soon, I do intend to set up on my own. But 3 things I'...	Tom H P	2	2188	Sat Oct 17 10:06 2009 by Tom H P
	Sorry; another question about manual payroll (Preview) Hi All, Sorry to ask but I'm feeling abit thick here because I know the answer is staring me in the face and I just can't see it. I've been working on a manual past paper for payroll and everything is fine until I have to work out the NIC's for gross weekly/monthly pay exceeding the UEL. I've followed the ins...	R2s	6	2681	Fri Oct 2 16:02 2009 by R2s
	Payroll Exam: Taxable Tables for 2005/2006 (Preview) Hi All, I'm hoping someone will be able to point me in the right direction please? I am currently working through an ICB past paper for Payroll and need a copy of the Taxable Tables for year 2005/2006 for the manual part. I have lost count of the hours I have spent trying to find this on the internet / HMRC we...	R2s	2	1834	Tue Sep 29 08:48 2009 by R2s
	Sage Computerised Bookkeeping courses - IAB or ICB? (Preview) Hi, I am looking into the possiblity of taking a distance learning course via Ideal Schools (I previously took my IAB Levels 1 and 2 Certificates in Bookeeping with them). There is a Sage Instant Accounts Certification offered but there is no exam with this just Sage Certification so if I do want to...	brooklh	2	2879	Mon Sep 21 14:55 2009 by Alison
	Book-keeping for a beginner...that's me :) (Preview) Hi all, Whoever replies, thanks, just registered after finding the site and so far it has answered a couple of ??'s already, so great. Just registered to do ICB Level I, II manual and Level II Comp. with My Course up here in Scotland for home-sudy. Waiting on 1st course materials. Has anybody used them ...	Jordan	3	2316	Fri Sep 18 22:01 2009 by Terri
	Can you bookkeep at this level? (Preview) Hello, I have a question regarding levels of qualifications required to do bookkeeping. I have now got my Levels 1 and 2 Certificates in Bookkeeping. I have now commenced my Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and Advanced Bookkeeping. I am perplexed at the educational requirements to do bookkeeping ho...	brooklh	2	3108	Fri Sep 11 13:03 2009 by brooklh
	Distance Learning Providers (Preview) I am looking at studying for my ICB Diploma in Payroll Management and think that I might go with Ideal Schools - they charge £489.00 and use Sage 50 Payroll (which I believe is up to 50 employees). A woman from The Home Learning College is coming tonight to discuss the same course with me. They use Sage In...	Terri	9	3864	Thu Sep 10 15:32 2009 by Terri
	VAT Excemption (Preview) Hi Everyone, Hope this is not a really silly question - but - are there any business which are excempt from VAT such as care homes ?? Thanks, Julie	Julie	3	2082	Wed Sep 9 08:21 2009 by Julie
	IAB Exam Results (Preview) Hi all, Well, I got my exam results envelope this morning and I have passed my Level 2 so I am really pleased. However, my joy was tarnished somewhat because my results sheet said I was absent for the Level 1 exam I had taken the day before! I am so annoyed about this as I am not sure whether they have lost...	brooklh	4	6228	Tue Sep 8 15:40 2009 by Terri
	Hi, starting from the bottom - any advice please? (Preview) Hi everyone, this is my first post so please bear with me. I am currently a receptionist and I am really unhappy in my job. I have been looking at accountancy/bookkeeping for a while and want to start training. As I work full time, training is quite limited but I have just enrolled on night course - City an...	amz27	13	4590	Fri Sep 4 08:41 2009 by amz27
	IAB Exam Results (Preview) Hi All, I took my Levels 1 and 2 IAB exams in June and I was advised the results would be out within 10 weeks, however, 10 weeks is now up and I still haven't received mine. Anyone else taken exams recently and received their results? Thanks, Leigh	brooklh	5	2782	Tue Sep 1 15:06 2009 by Newbookkeeper33
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