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Good Afternoon I have recently been made redundant from my position as an accounts assistant, and i am considering becoming a freelance book keeper. I have spent quite a bit of time on the internet researching book keeping from home, but thought it best to ask some direct questions. Bit about myself f...

Hi, I'm new to this site, but have been reading it recently and learning. I started working for a restaurant and so I have to post in Sage the takings and the payroll. As I am not sure how to post the payroll journal, I have been just making bank payments using Nominal code 7003 instead. How does it work in th...

Hi. I wonder if anyone can help me with an invoice that was sent to us twice. Sage Instant Accounts will not allow me to amend the entries for receipt and payment of the duplicate invoice.Shall I debit the bank account nominal code with the amount minus the VAT and credit the purchase ledger nominal code...

I'm looking to subcontract work to self-employed bookkeepers in and around South East London/Bromley areas. I need people who can turn work around pretty quickly and accurately. Please get in touch for more details.

Hi If you don't use the Sage default nominal accounts will that cause a problem when you perform the year end procedure ie A/c 3200 for Profit & Loss a/c? Thanks Gary

Grateful for help with the following. Where do I post closing stock at year end to. Do I post the difference between the opening stock and closing stock or do I post full amount of closing stock? Drawings - Last year I posted them to 3020 but find when I done year end and moved on to new year the amounts fro...

Hi I will be starting my own book keeping and accountancy services very soon but can't figure out what kind of "Service Agreement" should be in place between me and my clients. I Know this may very from client to client or job to job but there must be something to start with. I did a lot searc...

Hi Everyone, I just registered on this forum yesterday in hope of getting some clarification on some very basic questions. I live in the Isle of Man and have two children. I have worked in fairly technical roles most of my working life (areas unrelated however to Bookkeeping) so am completely new to b...

HiPlease can someone advice me on the followingI work for a charity (with 9 projects)and one of the projects has wound up and made 2 people redundant. The project has a c/f loss of £1,500 and I was asked to take £1,500 from the Redundancy fund (N/C 3002) and close the project accounts. Is it ok to do...

Hello, this is my first post . I am currently do the bookkeeping for a company that has 14 LLC's , two holding companies and two real estate holding companies. The 14 LLC's are fast food establishments with weekly payroll and high daily transactions. I'm not sure how much info you will need to help m...

HiPlease can someone provide some advice re the followingI work for a local charity and we have received an annual invoice dated 05/03/14 for £720 (£120 VAT) for Web & IT fees a. This is paid via a monthly Standing order i.e.. 720/12 which goes out from April 14for the next 12 month period. I un...

Hello all, I am new here. About me I have not worked for a while due to sickness but I am feeling like I am ready to move forward in finding a job just for a few hours one day a week to see how I go. Before I became ill I wanted to work for myself as a bookkeeper working from home and maybe this would be better for me s...

I am using TAS, I have been asked by the external FD to do a prepayment for rent and rates and reverse it the following month. Should I be dealing with the rent/rates and prepayment accounts only... Transactions request as follows: Rates 5660 £8,000 Rent 5670 £10,000 Reverse on 1 Feb. Thanks...

Hello all any help with the following would be great please - Previous accountant has posted entries relating to year end 2011 - Included within the trial balance are CR 60k Commercial loan ( this was the original loan amount) DR 6000 to a balance sheet code to reflect the capital repayments made ...

I have just set up my own bookkeeping company in Peterborough, but it is slow getting off the ground (cold calling isn't my strong point), although a few potential customers. If anyone has any extra work that they want to pass on, then please keep me in mind.

When processing expenses on flat rate Vat scheme do you show the Vat on the accounts? I know it doesn't appear on the return but unsure whether to show it on the expenses side as it will impact the overall profit & loss

Hi all.. :) I'm just starting out as a self employed bookkeeper - I have trained hard over the last few years, and bring good, relevant experience from my previous work history to things, so am confident that, given the chance, I can build a comfortable living once I build-up a client base. I currently...

Hi, Following on from my previous post as a newbie, I thought I'd need a plan to start out as a bookeeper but lots of questions swirl in my head and I try to research them but I end up going off tangent so I thought I'd write them down and ask for help? Please shoot down any inaccuracies in my knowledge!! 1) Wha...

Hi all, I qualified AAT about 9 years ago at a local college on a part time basis, couldn't get work that would pay enough to support the family etc and so continued working in a factory working continental shifts. Now the kids have grown up and I have loads of spare time due to the work pattern I wish to star...

I use quickbooks pro 2013 and need to know how to account for mortgage repayments against a rental property?

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	Advice needed please (Preview) Good Afternoon I have recently been made redundant from my position as an accounts assistant, and i am considering becoming a freelance book keeper. I have spent quite a bit of time on the internet researching book keeping from home, but thought it best to ask some direct questions. Bit about myself f...
	Posting the Salaries in Sage (Preview) Hi, I'm new to this site, but have been reading it recently and learning. I started working for a restaurant and so I have to post in Sage the takings and the payroll. As I am not sure how to post the payroll journal, I have been just making bank payments using Nominal code 7003 instead. How does it work in th...
	duplicate invoice on Sage Instant Accounts (Preview) Hi. I wonder if anyone can help me with an invoice that was sent to us twice. Sage Instant Accounts will not allow me to amend the entries for receipt and payment of the duplicate invoice.Shall I debit the bank account nominal code with the amount minus the VAT and credit the purchase ledger nominal code...
	Bookkeepers looking for work? (Preview) I'm looking to subcontract work to self-employed bookkeepers in and around South East London/Bromley areas. I need people who can turn work around pretty quickly and accurately. Please get in touch for more details.
	Use of Sage (Preview) Hi If you don't use the Sage default nominal accounts will that cause a problem when you perform the year end procedure ie A/c 3200 for Profit & Loss a/c? Thanks Gary
	Sage instant accounts (Preview) Grateful for help with the following. Where do I post closing stock at year end to. Do I post the difference between the opening stock and closing stock or do I post full amount of closing stock? Drawings - Last year I posted them to 3020 but find when I done year end and moved on to new year the amounts fro...
	Service Agreement (Preview) Hi I will be starting my own book keeping and accountancy services very soon but can't figure out what kind of "Service Agreement" should be in place between me and my clients. I Know this may very from client to client or job to job but there must be something to start with. I did a lot searc...
	A few basic questions from a hopeful new bookkeeper (Preview) Hi Everyone, I just registered on this forum yesterday in hope of getting some clarification on some very basic questions. I live in the Isle of Man and have two children. I have worked in fairly technical roles most of my working life (areas unrelated however to Bookkeeping) so am completely new to b...
	transfering from a fund account (Preview) HiPlease can someone advice me on the followingI work for a charity (with 9 projects)and one of the projects has wound up and made 2 people redundant. The project has a c/f loss of £1,500 and I was asked to take £1,500 from the Redundancy fund (N/C 3002) and close the project accounts. Is it ok to do...
	Too much work for one person? (Preview) Hello, this is my first post . I am currently do the bookkeeping for a company that has 14 LLC's , two holding companies and two real estate holding companies. The 14 LLC's are fast food establishments with weekly payroll and high daily transactions. I'm not sure how much info you will need to help m...
	VAT on a standing Order (Preview) HiPlease can someone provide some advice re the followingI work for a local charity and we have received an annual invoice dated 05/03/14 for £720 (£120 VAT) for Web & IT fees a. This is paid via a monthly Standing order i.e.. 720/12 which goes out from April 14for the next 12 month period. I un...
	Hello.. (Preview) Hello all, I am new here. About me I have not worked for a while due to sickness but I am feeling like I am ready to move forward in finding a job just for a few hours one day a week to see how I go. Before I became ill I wanted to work for myself as a bookkeeper working from home and maybe this would be better for me s...
	Prepayment Query (Accounts to use) (Preview) I am using TAS, I have been asked by the external FD to do a prepayment for rent and rates and reverse it the following month. Should I be dealing with the rent/rates and prepayment accounts only... Transactions request as follows: Rates 5660 £8,000 Rent 5670 £10,000 Reverse on 1 Feb. Thanks...
	Prior year adjustment (Preview) Hello all any help with the following would be great please - Previous accountant has posted entries relating to year end 2011 - Included within the trial balance are CR 60k Commercial loan ( this was the original loan amount) DR 6000 to a balance sheet code to reflect the capital repayments made ...
	Looking to offload extra work? (Preview) I have just set up my own bookkeeping company in Peterborough, but it is slow getting off the ground (cold calling isn't my strong point), although a few potential customers. If anyone has any extra work that they want to pass on, then please keep me in mind.
	Flat Rate Vat (Preview) When processing expenses on flat rate Vat scheme do you show the Vat on the accounts? I know it doesn't appear on the return but unsure whether to show it on the expenses side as it will impact the overall profit & loss
	Starting out/marketing help (Preview) Hi all.. :) I'm just starting out as a self employed bookkeeper - I have trained hard over the last few years, and bring good, relevant experience from my previous work history to things, so am confident that, given the chance, I can build a comfortable living once I build-up a client base. I currently...
	Starting out as a Bookkeeper (Preview) Hi, Following on from my previous post as a newbie, I thought I'd need a plan to start out as a bookeeper but lots of questions swirl in my head and I try to research them but I end up going off tangent so I thought I'd write them down and ask for help? Please shoot down any inaccuracies in my knowledge!! 1) Wha...
	Need some advice please. (Preview) Hi all, I qualified AAT about 9 years ago at a local college on a part time basis, couldn't get work that would pay enough to support the family etc and so continued working in a factory working continental shifts. Now the kids have grown up and I have loads of spare time due to the work pattern I wish to star...
	Rental property (Preview) I use quickbooks pro 2013 and need to know how to account for mortgage repayments against a rental property?
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