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Hi everybody, I'm new to this site. I'm just starting an accountancy business, offering bookkeeping, end of year accounts, VAT etc . Just wondered is anybody who is already trading can offer tips and advice about how you got your first clients. Am looking for ideas. Already have a website for info and...

Hi, I have a problem with Sage Line 50 I cannot untick the2 No bank rec" option. The Bank Account is in the Chart of Accounts and is also detailed as being a Bank Control Account. I did rename the Queue.dat file recently could this be the problem. Thanks

Morning everyone, I'm doing a set of accounts and tax return over the weekend. It's a sole trader start up. My client told HMRC she started her business on 05.04.11 and 2011/12 financial year is her first return. She has pre-trading expenditure. Question is this. Is it ok to ignore the 05.04.11...

Hi, I am a trainee bookkeeper and I have been asked by my accountant to do the following below, please could someone guide me through it on Sage as I have never had to do this before and the accountant isn't back until after the VAT return has to be submitted. 'You will need to claim the following under cla...

Hi I have passed my last CAT exam in August and I was so looking forward to staring something small for myself . Unfortunately I have no practical experience in chartered accountancy ( I have six years experience as a finance officer in primary school) . I am not sure what services I can offer, if any. Pl...

I am using this for a new client and went to transfer data onto my home computer from my laptop but I keep getting the message when I try and restore that the data was installed using a later version but I have only used this one and when I check for updates it says there are none. We are not covered by Sage he...

Hi all, I have taken on a new client who has an Ebay shop - not very large, but I am starting to see the complexity of ebay fees, paypal fees etc! I'm hoping someone can advise on a few things: Customers - should I be entering every single customer on Sage (bearing in mind that most seem to buy single items on...

hi, I have been given Sage instant accounts by my manager and told to learn it quickly as he wants us to use it! I have had some help from a friend who uses it to keep track of purchase invoices and payments they have made. The nature of the company I work for is we manage contractors - therefore every week we...

I am in the middle of a HUGE tidy up and have lots of customer accounts from over 10 years ago with Sales Receipts but NO Sales Invoices to match against. If I create an invoice to clear this which nominal should I put it against and will it affect my current year end figures? I am also going to have this issu...

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie and would really appreciate some advice. I have an invoice for hotel accomodation made out in Euros, the TVA is shown at 7%. Is it possible to claim that back under UK VAT rules, and whats the best way to show it on sage? Thanks in advance

Hello all. Glad i found this forum and hope that i will be able to find all the answers to all my questions. I am working in the company as accounts assistant, looking of subsiduary company accounts Sales Ledger, P/L, credit control, have some experience in Payroll too. Didnt have a chance to get involv...

Hello! Very pleased to find this place!! I hope you can help me with a few things? I'm currently a stay at home mum to a 18 month old little boy and have been toying with the idea of doing some bookeeping from home to earn a few pennies and hopefully pounds! Before I had my little boy I did the books for an in...

Hi all This is my first question to be posted on the Book Keepers Forum . I am a trustee for a charity which is using Sage Line 50, but we are not convinced by it, as whilst income can be split separately, expenditure can not. Could you please advise of any alternative software packages that could be...

Hi,I have been self employed in the past and enjoyed doing my own bookkeeping and I have been considering looking into doing it part time from home and wondered if anyone could give me any advice on the qualifications I would need to offer a service to sole traders or small businesses. Many thanks

Hi, How can we control supplies through sage line 50 so we have a clear picture of our supplies that what supplies we have got in our hand at the end of year and what and how we will pass adjusting entry to adjust our supplies account in assets and in expense thanks

I have been using sage line 50 v12 long time. now I am working for some people who wants me to do branch accounting as well because they 4 branches in other city and I do not know how to do branch accounting in sage could anybody help in this matter best regards

hi,, can anyone tell me , if it is possible to post apening balance in the supplier account once it has been created and invoices has been posted to it.

Can someone please help on how I disclose a previous year P & L adjustment. A provision for a bad debt was made in a previous years accounts. The following year cash was reveived for the provision reversing the bad debt. The problem is HMRC will not allow the 1st years bad debt provision therefore CT...

Hello folks I hope you can help with my query. I am book-keeping for a Limited Company, They have put some of their personal bills - Gas, Water and Car Insurance (an the purchase of two sofas!!) - through the business Bank account. How would i account for these? Would I be right in suggesting processi...

We are currently using Sage50 2011 but have never been able to use Sage email system for sending invoices/remittances. Our IT dept has found it caused too many problems with our existing email (Outlook 2010 Small business server) and very difficult to set up, consequently we do not use it. Can any...

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	New here (Preview) Hi everybody, I'm new to this site. I'm just starting an accountancy business, offering bookkeeping, end of year accounts, VAT etc . Just wondered is anybody who is already trading can offer tips and advice about how you got your first clients. Am looking for ideas. Already have a website for info and...
	Bank Reconciliation (Preview) Hi, I have a problem with Sage Line 50 I cannot untick the2 No bank rec" option. The Bank Account is in the Chart of Accounts and is also detailed as being a Bank Control Account. I did rename the Queue.dat file recently could this be the problem. Thanks
	Year end dates (Preview) Morning everyone, I'm doing a set of accounts and tax return over the weekend. It's a sole trader start up. My client told HMRC she started her business on 05.04.11 and 2011/12 financial year is her first return. She has pre-trading expenditure. Question is this. Is it ok to ignore the 05.04.11...
	input tax for VAT return (Preview) Hi, I am a trainee bookkeeper and I have been asked by my accountant to do the following below, please could someone guide me through it on Sage as I have never had to do this before and the accountant isn't back until after the VAT return has to be submitted. 'You will need to claim the following under cla...
	Please help - Newbie (Preview) Hi I have passed my last CAT exam in August and I was so looking forward to staring something small for myself . Unfortunately I have no practical experience in chartered accountancy ( I have six years experience as a finance officer in primary school) . I am not sure what services I can offer, if any. Pl...
	Sage Instant Accounting version 18 2012 (Preview) I am using this for a new client and went to transfer data onto my home computer from my laptop but I keep getting the message when I try and restore that the data was installed using a later version but I have only used this one and when I check for updates it says there are none. We are not covered by Sage he...
	Ebay & Paypal Client (Preview) Hi all, I have taken on a new client who has an Ebay shop - not very large, but I am starting to see the complexity of ebay fees, paypal fees etc! I'm hoping someone can advise on a few things: Customers - should I be entering every single customer on Sage (bearing in mind that most seem to buy single items on...
	Help with Sage Nominal Codes please (Preview) hi, I have been given Sage instant accounts by my manager and told to learn it quickly as he wants us to use it! I have had some help from a friend who uses it to keep track of purchase invoices and payments they have made. The nature of the company I work for is we manage contractors - therefore every week we...
	Sage 50 customer tidy up (Preview) I am in the middle of a HUGE tidy up and have lots of customer accounts from over 10 years ago with Sales Receipts but NO Sales Invoices to match against. If I create an invoice to clear this which nominal should I put it against and will it affect my current year end figures? I am also going to have this issu...
	Purchase invoices in Euros (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm a newbie and would really appreciate some advice. I have an invoice for hotel accomodation made out in Euros, the TVA is shown at 7%. Is it possible to claim that back under UK VAT rules, and whats the best way to show it on sage? Thanks in advance
	Loads of questions from newbie (Preview) Hello all. Glad i found this forum and hope that i will be able to find all the answers to all my questions. I am working in the company as accounts assistant, looking of subsiduary company accounts Sales Ledger, P/L, credit control, have some experience in Payroll too. Didnt have a chance to get involv...
	Where to start? (Preview) Hello! Very pleased to find this place!! I hope you can help me with a few things? I'm currently a stay at home mum to a 18 month old little boy and have been toying with the idea of doing some bookeeping from home to earn a few pennies and hopefully pounds! Before I had my little boy I did the books for an in...
	Software Package for Charity Accounts (Preview) Hi all This is my first question to be posted on the Book Keepers Forum . I am a trustee for a charity which is using Sage Line 50, but we are not convinced by it, as whilst income can be split separately, expenditure can not. Could you please advise of any alternative software packages that could be...
	bookkeeping from home (Preview) Hi,I have been self employed in the past and enjoyed doing my own bookkeeping and I have been considering looking into doing it part time from home and wondered if anyone could give me any advice on the qualifications I would need to offer a service to sole traders or small businesses. Many thanks
	how can we control supplies through sage line 50 (Preview) Hi, How can we control supplies through sage line 50 so we have a clear picture of our supplies that what supplies we have got in our hand at the end of year and what and how we will pass adjusting entry to adjust our supplies account in assets and in expense thanks
	branch Accounting (Preview) I have been using sage line 50 v12 long time. now I am working for some people who wants me to do branch accounting as well because they 4 branches in other city and I do not know how to do branch accounting in sage could anybody help in this matter best regards
	opening balance in supplier account on sage line 50 2012 (Preview) hi,, can anyone tell me , if it is possible to post apening balance in the supplier account once it has been created and invoices has been posted to it.
	Previous Year P&L disclosure (Preview) Can someone please help on how I disclose a previous year P & L adjustment. A provision for a bad debt was made in a previous years accounts. The following year cash was reveived for the provision reversing the bad debt. The problem is HMRC will not allow the 1st years bad debt provision therefore CT...
	How to treat personal expenses in Sage (for Limited companies) (Preview) Hello folks I hope you can help with my query. I am book-keeping for a Limited Company, They have put some of their personal bills - Gas, Water and Car Insurance (an the purchase of two sofas!!) - through the business Bank account. How would i account for these? Would I be right in suggesting processi...
	Sage e-mail (Preview) We are currently using Sage50 2011 but have never been able to use Sage email system for sending invoices/remittances. Our IT dept has found it caused too many problems with our existing email (Outlook 2010 Small business server) and very difficult to set up, consequently we do not use it. Can any...
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