General Book-keeping & Accounting - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

whiskerspanther · whiskerspanther

I hope someone can help me with this one. The company I am working for had to move to Sage from a single cash system which meant invoices were only entered when paid. When Sage was set up the Accountant put through all the opening balances then got us to input all the individual invoices which related to Ma...

Wendy_BK · Wendy_BK

Hi I do my husbands bookkeeping for his business but I do not physically get paid. I do it free of charge because if he paid me, I'd have to be registered as self employed with HMRC and basically it's just shifting income between us. Could we still claim a nominal amount, say £200, against his P&...

Chillywitch · Chillywitch

Does anyone know why , in Quickbooks even though I have set the company preferences to cash accounting VAT (which is what my client is), the VAT 100 report is not picking up all the transactions as they have been paid ( I am entering any payments as the date they are showing on the bank statement). it s...

jillemily · jillemily

A client of mine has some emplyment income through I-PAYE from Just Payroll & Umbrella Company(which has been taxed at source) from a Contractor even though he is Self- employed. Do I put these into the books and if so how, or do I leave them out compleatly? Amy advice would be helpful. Thannk you

Nic · Nic

Hi, I have completed my AAT qualification and have started studying ACCA via distance learning. I work in industry at a recruitment company as an assistant accountant (doing cash flows, VAT returns, margin reports, etc) but we have recently been put onto a 4 day week. I am looking at doing someth...

gerry · gerry

Hi Can anyone recommend a good book/ website for advice on being a sole trader. What can be claimed back if working from home etc. What fuel expenses can be claimed, that sort of thing. Also, can expenses like the MLR be claimed against the business if the business is not set up yet? Many questions, needi...

Dizzy · Dizzy

I am a newbie to this site and wonder if anyone can help me. I have just taken over the bookkeeping for my parents business which was formerly done by accountants. However, I have been presented with list of items relating to year end. The list it appears as :- bank current account - match opening b...

williery10 · williery10

Hi, am using sage accounts production. Most payments are creditors but some are for one off or occasional purchases without VAT ( when there is VAT I use a sundry creditor code and assign an invoice number to invoice and keep invoice sequentially on file). For these one off purchases should I keep the i...

Suzie · Suzie

Im excited but also feel a bit daunted about starting as a book-keeper level 2).Im unsure about which ledgers to use as it says in the MLR files to keep a copy of all clients books. Im wondering if I should use looseleaf pages and a wire bound folder. Im also unsure about tax. Im presuming the only tax I wo...

EthanP · EthanP

I am just looking at a mock exam for the manual bookkeeping level 2 and there seems nothing on here that bothers me apart from 1 thing.this may seem stupid but the question is Steven paid his golf club fees of £450 for his daughter and these had been debited to the office expenses account and credited to...

whiskerspanther · whiskerspanther

Can anyone give me some advice as to the best methods to gain clients and what has worked for them? Did you send letters to firms of Accountants or visit local businesses and leave a business card? I am in the process of setting up as a Sole Trader, have my business cards and should see my first advert ear...

sarahwilson · sarahwilson

I'm just after a few pointers really, I;ve just passed my Level 1 ICB and have my level 2 computerised at home and manual booked in for next month. I would like to work even if only for a few people at first as a book-keeper, I currently do my partners books manually and I work as an accounts assistant in a bus...

Chillywitch · Chillywitch

Hi everyone - am a relative newbie here! I have a client who has asked me to start doing his books for him instead of it being done by his accountant. I will be producing management accounts and cashflows etc using Quickbooks Pro. His year end was March 09 and the closing balances/ opening balances fo...

whiskerspanther · whiskerspanther

I have been told I need to put journal entries through the accounts as the vat was not recorded in the opening balance figures. There are sales and purchase ledger invoices. Can someone please tell me the accounts I should be debiting and crediting so I can see if I have done it correctly? Thanks

steve99.9 · steve99.9

I seem to have a continuing mental block about the handling of stock at month ends on Sage 50. I am working through the sage self study workbooks (stage 2) Say I have a client whose y/e is 31st Dec. I am ok with entering opening stock on 1st Jan (Cr stock asset Dr Opening stock). Come the end of January I am st...

Kathy · Kathy

This is a simple question, but I want to be sure I am entering the HMRC payment in the right place. Is the Class 1A NIC end of year P11D payment posted to the nominal code 7006 - Employers NI. Thank you Kathy

Marky65 · Marky65

Hi I know I should know this but I am having a really blond moment. I have a motor vehicle which has some depreciation charged against and has been scrapped, can you please advise as to what the journal entries should be to transfer the loss to the p&l Thanks for your help Regards Mark

gerry · gerry

Hi This is probably a stupid question but is actually something that is going over and over in my head and is becomig a real stumbling block. How on earth do you name your bookkeeping business? I have someone lined up to do my stationery graphics but they cannot start without a name. Initials seem like li...

Pammy · Pammy

Hi everyone, could somebody please help me with the sage wages journal. I have passed level 1 and 2 manual with very good results, however I recently did level 2 computer and although I passed this time it was not so good. I am hoping to set up on my own and need to be sure that the books of any clients woul...

Flex Accounting Services · Flex Accounting Services

As new to this forum, I was wondering if anyone has paid the annual subscription to the book-keepers network? If so what are the benefits and has anyone gained any new custom from this. Thank you

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	Sage set up from single cash system (Preview) I hope someone can help me with this one. The company I am working for had to move to Sage from a single cash system which meant invoices were only entered when paid. When Sage was set up the Accountant put through all the opening balances then got us to input all the individual invoices which related to Ma...	whiskerspanther	2	1692	Fri Aug 7 00:01 2009 by Randomgeek
	Bookkeeping for husband - allowable? (Preview) Hi I do my husbands bookkeeping for his business but I do not physically get paid. I do it free of charge because if he paid me, I'd have to be registered as self employed with HMRC and basically it's just shifting income between us. Could we still claim a nominal amount, say £200, against his P&...	Wendy_BK	4	2918	Fri Jul 31 23:11 2009 by hamster_tango
	What am i doing wrong? Quickbooks and VAT (Preview) Does anyone know why , in Quickbooks even though I have set the company preferences to cash accounting VAT (which is what my client is), the VAT 100 report is not picking up all the transactions as they have been paid ( I am entering any payments as the date they are showing on the bank statement). it s...	Chillywitch	2	5394	Mon Jul 27 21:19 2009 by Chillywitch
	I-PAYE (Preview) A client of mine has some emplyment income through I-PAYE from Just Payroll & Umbrella Company(which has been taxed at source) from a Contractor even though he is Self- employed. Do I put these into the books and if so how, or do I leave them out compleatly? Amy advice would be helpful. Thannk you	jillemily	3	2385	Mon Jul 27 16:38 2009 by jillemily
	Part-qual ACCA needs advice on getting into bookkeeping (Preview) Hi, I have completed my AAT qualification and have started studying ACCA via distance learning. I work in industry at a recruitment company as an assistant accountant (doing cash flows, VAT returns, margin reports, etc) but we have recently been put onto a 4 day week. I am looking at doing someth...	Nic	3	2162	Fri Jul 24 17:31 2009 by gary
	Good book for sole trader needed (Preview) Hi Can anyone recommend a good book/ website for advice on being a sole trader. What can be claimed back if working from home etc. What fuel expenses can be claimed, that sort of thing. Also, can expenses like the MLR be claimed against the business if the business is not set up yet? Many questions, needi...	gerry	9	2659	Thu Jul 23 19:01 2009 by farmergiles
	Opening Balnces (Preview) I am a newbie to this site and wonder if anyone can help me. I have just taken over the bookkeeping for my parents business which was formerly done by accountants. However, I have been presented with list of items relating to year end. The list it appears as :- bank current account - match opening b...	Dizzy	5	2121	Thu Jul 23 11:44 2009 by Weebly_one
	posting non creditor items-keep the invoice? (Preview) Hi, am using sage accounts production. Most payments are creditors but some are for one off or occasional purchases without VAT ( when there is VAT I use a sundry creditor code and assign an invoice number to invoice and keep invoice sequentially on file). For these one off purchases should I keep the i...	williery10	3	1626	Tue Jul 21 18:01 2009 by Flex Accounting Services
	Advice on getting started (Preview) Im excited but also feel a bit daunted about starting as a book-keeper level 2).Im unsure about which ledgers to use as it says in the MLR files to keep a copy of all clients books. Im wondering if I should use looseleaf pages and a wire bound folder. Im also unsure about tax. Im presuming the only tax I wo...	Suzie	8	2203	Mon Jul 20 10:41 2009 by Newbie Chris
	a little bit of help please (Preview) I am just looking at a mock exam for the manual bookkeeping level 2 and there seems nothing on here that bothers me apart from 1 thing.this may seem stupid but the question is Steven paid his golf club fees of £450 for his daughter and these had been debited to the office expenses account and credited to...	EthanP	1	1609	Sun Jul 19 17:50 2009 by Denise
	Getting those first few clients (Preview) Can anyone give me some advice as to the best methods to gain clients and what has worked for them? Did you send letters to firms of Accountants or visit local businesses and leave a business card? I am in the process of setting up as a Sole Trader, have my business cards and should see my first advert ear...	whiskerspanther	2	4336	Sat Jul 18 18:15 2009 by Jason Dormer
	What do you do for your clients? (Preview) I'm just after a few pointers really, I;ve just passed my Level 1 ICB and have my level 2 computerised at home and manual booked in for next month. I would like to work even if only for a few people at first as a book-keeper, I currently do my partners books manually and I work as an accounts assistant in a bus...	sarahwilson	4	3603	Sat Jul 18 18:13 2009 by Jason Dormer
	Should I wait til I receive opening balances (Preview) Hi everyone - am a relative newbie here! I have a client who has asked me to start doing his books for him instead of it being done by his accountant. I will be producing management accounts and cashflows etc using Quickbooks Pro. His year end was March 09 and the closing balances/ opening balances fo...	Chillywitch	4	2033	Fri Jul 17 11:59 2009 by Flex Accounting Services
	Journal entries on Sage (Preview) I have been told I need to put journal entries through the accounts as the vat was not recorded in the opening balance figures. There are sales and purchase ledger invoices. Can someone please tell me the accounts I should be debiting and crediting so I can see if I have done it correctly? Thanks	whiskerspanther	6	10409	Thu Jul 16 14:07 2009 by Mike Page
	Opening and closing stock on sage (Preview) I seem to have a continuing mental block about the handling of stock at month ends on Sage 50. I am working through the sage self study workbooks (stage 2) Say I have a client whose y/e is 31st Dec. I am ok with entering opening stock on 1st Jan (Cr stock asset Dr Opening stock). Come the end of January I am st...	steve99.9	1	11121	Wed Jul 15 20:35 2009 by Fay
	P11D Posting on Sage (Preview) This is a simple question, but I want to be sure I am entering the HMRC payment in the right place. Is the Class 1A NIC end of year P11D payment posted to the nominal code 7006 - Employers NI. Thank you Kathy	Kathy	1	15420	Wed Jul 15 12:28 2009 by BackOfficeGroup
	Fixed Asset Disposal (Preview) Hi I know I should know this but I am having a really blond moment. I have a motor vehicle which has some depreciation charged against and has been scrapped, can you please advise as to what the journal entries should be to transfer the loss to the p&l Thanks for your help Regards Mark	Marky65	4	12602	Tue Jul 14 18:02 2009 by andrewhudson
	Name idea's (Preview) Hi This is probably a stupid question but is actually something that is going over and over in my head and is becomig a real stumbling block. How on earth do you name your bookkeeping business? I have someone lined up to do my stationery graphics but they cannot start without a name. Initials seem like li...	gerry	8	2863	Fri Jul 10 16:37 2009 by lor
	sage wage journal (Preview) Hi everyone, could somebody please help me with the sage wages journal. I have passed level 1 and 2 manual with very good results, however I recently did level 2 computer and although I passed this time it was not so good. I am hoping to set up on my own and need to be sure that the books of any clients woul...	Pammy	6	21792	Thu Jul 9 17:15 2009 by Flex Accounting Services
	Has anyone subscribed to the Book-keepers network? (Preview) As new to this forum, I was wondering if anyone has paid the annual subscription to the book-keepers network? If so what are the benefits and has anyone gained any new custom from this. Thank you	Flex Accounting Services	0	1412	Thu Jul 9 12:14 2009 by Flex Accounting Services
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