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

stevewalter · stevewalter

Bookkeeping is basically, the process of keeping full, accurate, up-to-date business records. Proper bookkeeping can help businesses in effectively managing cash flow, staying well-informed about profits and losses, and making plans for the future. Normally, business bookkeeping is used f...

stephen72 · stephen72

Hi i was wondering how to deal with a data backup service i have just subscribed to which i will be paying for monthly. would i be better posting it to the subscriptions nominal code when i receive the invoice monthly or is there another code to use for such things. i know this sounds a daft questio...

BackOfficeGroup · BackOfficeGroup

Hi I posted this earlier but it does not seem to have taken, so must be doing something wrong! I have a client who was a sole trader but then became a partnership. My question is should I cease him as a sole trader and then create the partnership or is it ok to carry on the business to the year end but just add th...

Kathy · Kathy

Hi Due to a customer going into administration I have had to write off some invoices as at 31st March as bad debts to nominal code 8100 although we have not claimed the VAT yet as not due. We have trade insurance on some of the invoices and have subsequently received a cheque for the insured amount. Can som...

charity_newbie · charity_newbie

hi there The small charity I work for on a part-time basis began life as a charitable trust but has since converted to a charitable company for liability purposes. I need to wind up the charitable trust and transfer the assets to the new charity. Our balance sheet is pretty basic: Assets Current Acco...

Daz37 · Daz37

Hello I know this might seem easy to some people or I may feel like a real dum person here but there is a bookkeeping question that is winding me up and feel a bit unconfident about it and would like someone to answer me to make me feel at ease. Scenerio The shop sells artificial flowers, sundries such as oas...

JoBooth · JoBooth

Hi, I've been asked to do the books for a self-employed rep who has just given me loads of P60's for the different companies he has received commission from. He wants me to basically do his tax return. What other information do I need? How should I work out the utility expenses as he works from home? Woul...

Daz37 · Daz37

The website costs £140 a month Intangible assets Website 140 But what happens when the website has improvements and the costs go up to 230 a month? is this how it is done. Website 230 Revaluation reserve 230 Is this correct? -- Edited by Daz37 o...

pmcclure · pmcclure

This is my post to this forum so please be gentle with me Need some help please because its been such a long time and I cant remember how to do it. (brain not working) A person sells a car (asset) from stock which is valued at £10000. He receives £9000 in cash (cheque) and an other car valued at £1000. I need to...

lor · lor

I am changing payroll from 4 weekly to monthly. I have decided it may be best (I think, never done this before!) to make the leap on 28th Jan 2010 (if I wasn't going to change anything the actual date would have been 29th jan 2010) as this is when the four weekly pay date is the closest to when i would like to m...

Mr Topps · Mr Topps

Hello All, can anyone point me in thr right direction for a free Sage Payroll Tutorial. Or doea anyone know if sage payroll software has tutorials with it. The reason I need to swat up is I am starting a new job and sage payroll is used I am used to Quickbokks payroll but need to train up on it. Kind regards Mr...

Raven · Raven

This links to my other question about moving from weekly to monthly pay. I've advised the staff of the change from weekly to monthly and as expected it's gone down like a lead balloon..!!! The main gripe seems to be about being paid for December on Dec 18th. They will be paid on the last Friday of the month...

Mr Topps · Mr Topps

Hello All, could someone help me with the Sage process for factored invoices i.e. what accounts to debit and credit when money comes in from the factoring agents ant their charges/deductions. Kind regards Mr Topps

Mr Topps · Mr Topps

Hello All, I had a job interview yesterday and was asked a question to which I think I gave the corect answer but just thought I would run it by you guys to see if I did....the question was "How would you keep on top of a credit card that has been used to pay items out of two seperate companies and how woul...

Nimac · Nimac

I received the newsletter from the ICB today and there was an article about a company who received a fine from the FSA for poor MLR totalling £49,500!!!! This probably was for a large company however show the FSA are serious about proper record keeping and MLR. Better get my MLR in order!!!! Nigel.

Roman · Roman

Hi all, I was trying to contact HMRC for my clients queries many times a day. However,they quite often reply that you have reached the wrong number. Then they will offer another number to contact. However I usually check the numbers with HMRC website before I call. Can somebody advise how to overcome t...

Nimac · Nimac

Just thought i would share a recent experience i had with a new client. I was taken on by a client a few months ago to bring his books up-to-date and generally give him an idea of the financial position of his company, before i started he said he was having to introduce his own funds regularly to keep the bus...

Raven · Raven

Hi - I need a bit of guidance please... I've recently started with a small company who's previous bookkeeper left under a bit of a cloud.. All the personel files are missing and there are no accounts or recipts for 08/09 anywhare to be found..! I spoke with the accountant and have now set about creating a...

Eddy · Eddy

Hello Everyone, I am writing in regards to obtaining my first accounting related position. I am a certified public bookkeeper and is interested in obtaining a position related to my certification. However, most of the positions I have viewed require experience. Is there any way that I can land a pos...

whiskerspanther · whiskerspanther

This probably sounds a daft question, but, if I provide the Bookkeeping services for sole traders do I have to forward them onto an Accountant at year end? I am thinking tax here. Would an Accountant fill out the tax form or would it be down to my client?

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	Basic bookkeeping.... (Preview) Bookkeeping is basically, the process of keeping full, accurate, up-to-date business records. Proper bookkeeping can help businesses in effectively managing cash flow, staying well-informed about profits and losses, and making plans for the future. Normally, business bookkeeping is used f...	stevewalter	0	1769	Sat Jul 4 12:04 2009 by stevewalter
	which code to use (Preview) Hi i was wondering how to deal with a data backup service i have just subscribed to which i will be paying for monthly. would i be better posting it to the subscriptions nominal code when i receive the invoice monthly or is there another code to use for such things. i know this sounds a daft questio...	stephen72	2	2081	Fri Jul 3 22:26 2009 by stephen72
	Sole Trader to Partnership (Preview) Hi I posted this earlier but it does not seem to have taken, so must be doing something wrong! I have a client who was a sole trader but then became a partnership. My question is should I cease him as a sole trader and then create the partnership or is it ok to carry on the business to the year end but just add th...	BackOfficeGroup	3	4407	Wed Jul 1 16:39 2009 by Fay
	Bad Debts on Sage (Preview) Hi Due to a customer going into administration I have had to write off some invoices as at 31st March as bad debts to nominal code 8100 although we have not claimed the VAT yet as not due. We have trade insurance on some of the invoices and have subsequently received a cheque for the insured amount. Can som...	Kathy	3	3085	Mon Jun 29 14:08 2009 by Kathy
	Winding up a charity and transferring assets - closing entry help! (Preview) hi there The small charity I work for on a part-time basis began life as a charitable trust but has since converted to a charitable company for liability purposes. I need to wind up the charitable trust and transfer the assets to the new charity. Our balance sheet is pretty basic: Assets Current Acco...	charity_newbie	2	3277	Mon Jun 29 09:39 2009 by charity_newbie
	Bookkeeping question (Preview) Hello I know this might seem easy to some people or I may feel like a real dum person here but there is a bookkeeping question that is winding me up and feel a bit unconfident about it and would like someone to answer me to make me feel at ease. Scenerio The shop sells artificial flowers, sundries such as oas...	Daz37	1	2428	Sat Jun 27 22:53 2009 by Tombombadil
	New Client: Sales Rep (Preview) Hi, I've been asked to do the books for a self-employed rep who has just given me loads of P60's for the different companies he has received commission from. He wants me to basically do his tax return. What other information do I need? How should I work out the utility expenses as he works from home? Woul...	JoBooth	3	1999	Wed Jun 24 22:12 2009 by farmergiles
	website (Preview) The website costs £140 a month Intangible assets Website 140 But what happens when the website has improvements and the costs go up to 230 a month? is this how it is done. Website 230 Revaluation reserve 230 Is this correct? -- Edited by Daz37 o...	Daz37	8	4141	Tue Jun 23 16:00 2009 by kjmcculloch
	Journal help please (Preview) This is my post to this forum so please be gentle with me Need some help please because its been such a long time and I cant remember how to do it. (brain not working) A person sells a car (asset) from stock which is valued at £10000. He receives £9000 in cash (cheque) and an other car valued at £1000. I need to...	pmcclure	1	1808	Fri Jun 19 15:27 2009 by Marky65
	payroll question (Preview) I am changing payroll from 4 weekly to monthly. I have decided it may be best (I think, never done this before!) to make the leap on 28th Jan 2010 (if I wasn't going to change anything the actual date would have been 29th jan 2010) as this is when the four weekly pay date is the closest to when i would like to m...	lor	5	2316	Thu Jun 18 08:29 2009 by lor
	Sage payroll tutorials? (Preview) Hello All, can anyone point me in thr right direction for a free Sage Payroll Tutorial. Or doea anyone know if sage payroll software has tutorials with it. The reason I need to swat up is I am starting a new job and sage payroll is used I am used to Quickbokks payroll but need to train up on it. Kind regards Mr...	Mr Topps	4	11955	Sat Jun 13 17:09 2009 by lor
	Payroll - Decembers Pay day..????? (Preview) This links to my other question about moving from weekly to monthly pay. I've advised the staff of the change from weekly to monthly and as expected it's gone down like a lead balloon..!!! The main gripe seems to be about being paid for December on Dec 18th. They will be paid on the last Friday of the month...	Raven	2	2371	Wed Jun 10 10:03 2009 by kjmcculloch
	What is th Dr and Cr process in Sage for Factored invoices (Preview) Hello All, could someone help me with the Sage process for factored invoices i.e. what accounts to debit and credit when money comes in from the factoring agents ant their charges/deductions. Kind regards Mr Topps	Mr Topps	1	2120	Mon Jun 8 20:46 2009 by Julie Dawn
	Job interview question? (Preview) Hello All, I had a job interview yesterday and was asked a question to which I think I gave the corect answer but just thought I would run it by you guys to see if I did....the question was "How would you keep on top of a credit card that has been used to pay items out of two seperate companies and how woul...	Mr Topps	1	2044	Fri Jun 5 20:39 2009 by Julie Dawn
	MLR (Preview) I received the newsletter from the ICB today and there was an article about a company who received a fine from the FSA for poor MLR totalling £49,500!!!! This probably was for a large company however show the FSA are serious about proper record keeping and MLR. Better get my MLR in order!!!! Nigel.	Nimac	8	8139	Fri Jun 5 13:02 2009 by steve12
	How to avoid HMRC Nightmare !!!! (Preview) Hi all, I was trying to contact HMRC for my clients queries many times a day. However,they quite often reply that you have reached the wrong number. Then they will offer another number to contact. However I usually check the numbers with HMRC website before I call. Can somebody advise how to overcome t...	Roman	1	1771	Thu Jun 4 10:16 2009 by Nimac
	Importance of bookkeepers (Preview) Just thought i would share a recent experience i had with a new client. I was taken on by a client a few months ago to bring his books up-to-date and generally give him an idea of the financial position of his company, before i started he said he was having to introduce his own funds regularly to keep the bus...	Nimac	4	4044	Mon Jun 1 14:47 2009 by gary
	New client - no accounts for 08/09..!!! (Preview) Hi - I need a bit of guidance please... I've recently started with a small company who's previous bookkeeper left under a bit of a cloud.. All the personel files are missing and there are no accounts or recipts for 08/09 anywhare to be found..! I spoke with the accountant and have now set about creating a...	Raven	3	3592	Fri May 29 18:30 2009 by Dustin57
	GETTING THE FIRST BOOKKEEPING POSITION (Preview) Hello Everyone, I am writing in regards to obtaining my first accounting related position. I am a certified public bookkeeper and is interested in obtaining a position related to my certification. However, most of the positions I have viewed require experience. Is there any way that I can land a pos...	Eddy	1	2108	Mon May 25 19:21 2009 by steve12
	Will my clients require an Accountant (Preview) This probably sounds a daft question, but, if I provide the Bookkeeping services for sole traders do I have to forward them onto an Accountant at year end? I am thinking tax here. Would an Accountant fill out the tax form or would it be down to my client?	whiskerspanther	5	3513	Tue May 19 20:25 2009 by saturna
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