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Cheshire · Cheshire

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Meganp · Meganp

Hi all, Can anyone recommend an Anti Money Laundering course online? There seems to be a few online, with varying prices and durations to complete! Dont want to waste my time or money so your recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I am a freelance bookkeeper with about 3 clients. Thank you...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Just looking for a quick bit of advice please (sorry I realise it's silly season) Client was employed and provided with Health Insurance which was previously declared on P11D Client now sole trader working for a number of clients including previous employer who still provide the Health Insurance b...

sarad · sarad

Hi I was looking at the quickbooks sofwtare and teh quickbooks premier edition is not very cheap. Can I use simple acocunting edition as bookkeeper? With which one can I create multiple clients?

Phili · Phili

Evening all, Very quick and easy question. This year is the first time we've pulled dividends out of our limted company. We have a company UTR however is it true that we will need an individual UTR in order to fill out a Self Assess' form. Would we have a UTR if we've gone through PAYE previously? Also, do y...

Shamus · Shamus

I read articles from both sides of the pond. The US isn't actually so very different in principle (quite different in practice) and there was an interesting article recently (might have been yesterday) about the issue that their accountants have which is very much echoed on this side of the pond. Thi...

Rachel19 · Rachel19

Hi everyone, me with another question again :) I've been in touch with a firm of accountants with a view to taking on some subcontractor work from them (which is great), but they've asked for a CV and references. Is this normal in your experience? I don't mind giving them a background of my experience an...

Ally2019 · Ally2019

Hi all Hope you are well - Happy Halloween :) Need the advice of you kind people regarding websites for my bookkeeping practice (eventually will lead to accounting if I ever get a move on with the ACCA PC) My brother the iT whizz, is too busy to help sadly so I wanted any recommendations for website build...

tomek1 · tomek1

***DO U HAVE TO INCLUDE ACCOUNT ADJUSTMENTS OR GOOD WILL GESTURES ON SELF ASSESSMENT? Hello My bank paid me onto my account a few times money called account adjustment as a result of being nice to me after complaints, the other time other bank send me a cheque of good will to stay with them. Now can some...

Bluewave · Bluewave

Evening all! Ive had a nightmare couple of days with a nasty client who has found any opportunity to phone me and have a go at me. Ive had enough of his arrogant attitude so Im going to tell him that either my bookkeeper takes over his account (shes happy to) or I will disengage. It made me think - has anyone e...

lots to learn · lots to learn

To any 12 Pay users Is there a report which details all deductions and shows employee/ employers pension element? I need to send one over to the accountant and I'm sure there must be but I cant find it! Thanks in advance Valerie

lots to learn · lots to learn

Morning all I hope someone can help. I've only recently begun dealing with Ltd companies so as yet I am not fully confident with the filing procedures. I have a Charity who are incorporated (limited by guarantee) but below 25k income. My understanding is that I need to file full accounts not micro...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Evening all I have a bit of a delicate issue which I'm trying to decide how to tackle. I have a friend of a friend with a building company which has his own accountant but has passed a great deal of work my way. Charities, local businesses he's involved in and many contractors who work for him etc. Some of...

Corry · Corry

Hi Has anyone had any dealing with Payroo over the telephone? This year they have changed from being a free online payroll software package to charging a monthly subscription and usage fee. Firstly, let me first say, I have no issue with paying for a service that I use. However, that said, every sing...

BC Boy · BC Boy

Good morning, I'm looking for some help please. I have a client with a bank loan over 7 years. The account is set up with the automatic bank feed. I wish to separate out the sum due with 12m as a current liability and the remainder as a long term liability. Given that Xero will not allow journals form a bank a...

Stardoe · Stardoe

Hi All, Haven't posted on here for a long time now, but would like everyone's (anyone's) opinions/thoughts. I am winding down to retirement now, so only have four clients, one of whom I go to their office three times a week and the other three I work from home. My question is, has anyone else got so entre...

Rachel19 · Rachel19

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone can help me? I'm an ACCA qualified employed practice accountant, wanting to apply for a practising certificate so I can start out on my own. The ACCA has approved my training record (after a lot of toing and froing!) but I'm hitting a snag in that I need a "suitably qu...

Nikole · Nikole

Afternoon All One of my customers "Ltd Company" would like me to take over preparing and submitting their year end accounts. Their accounts are fairly straight forward and do not need auditing. I have my AAT level 4 qualification and would love to get my teeth stuck into accounting beyond TB, Is this s...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi All Just looking for some advice on Furnished Holiday Lets. It seems to be all I deal with at the moment! Client is building up a few FHLs. The first has been let during the 18-19 year and meets all conditions etc so all good there. The second is a newly converted barn which has not been let during the...

Silly Digits · Silly Digits

A client has had tools stolen from his van, many of these items have been replaced this tax year 2018-19. A lot of the tools that were stolen were claimed in previous years as 100% AIA. Sole trader/not VAT registered/income and expenditure account. An insurance claim has been put in for but not paid ou...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Professional Accountants in practice rather than Professional Bookkeepers in practice (Preview) Reckon she will be spinning her grave	Cheshire	2	636	Mon Mar 30 16:39 2020 by Cheshire
	Anti Money Laundering courses (Preview) Hi all, Can anyone recommend an Anti Money Laundering course online? There seems to be a few online, with varying prices and durations to complete! Dont want to waste my time or money so your recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I am a freelance bookkeeper with about 3 clients. Thank you...	Meganp	16	1815	Fri Feb 21 20:26 2020 by Cheshire
	Health Insurance (Preview) Just looking for a quick bit of advice please (sorry I realise it's silly season) Client was employed and provided with Health Insurance which was previously declared on P11D Client now sole trader working for a number of clients including previous employer who still provide the Health Insurance b...	lots to learn	5	999	Thu Jan 23 13:59 2020 by lots to learn
	quickbooks (Preview) Hi I was looking at the quickbooks sofwtare and teh quickbooks premier edition is not very cheap. Can I use simple acocunting edition as bookkeeper? With which one can I create multiple clients?	sarad	9	3966	Thu Jan 16 16:26 2020 by Cheshire
	Ltd company UTR VS Individual UTR (Preview) Evening all, Very quick and easy question. This year is the first time we've pulled dividends out of our limted company. We have a company UTR however is it true that we will need an individual UTR in order to fill out a Self Assess' form. Would we have a UTR if we've gone through PAYE previously? Also, do y...	Phili	2	911	Tue Dec 17 08:56 2019 by Casu
	Tyre kickers, price shoppers and Tax frauds (Preview) I read articles from both sides of the pond. The US isn't actually so very different in principle (quite different in practice) and there was an interesting article recently (might have been yesterday) about the issue that their accountants have which is very much echoed on this side of the pond. Thi...	Shamus	13	2016	Tue Nov 12 11:37 2019 by Cheshire
	Subcontracting (Preview) Hi everyone, me with another question again :) I've been in touch with a firm of accountants with a view to taking on some subcontractor work from them (which is great), but they've asked for a CV and references. Is this normal in your experience? I don't mind giving them a background of my experience an...	Rachel19	7	1402	Sun Nov 10 14:50 2019 by Nikole
	Website advice (Preview) Hi all Hope you are well - Happy Halloween :) Need the advice of you kind people regarding websites for my bookkeeping practice (eventually will lead to accounting if I ever get a move on with the ACCA PC) My brother the iT whizz, is too busy to help sadly so I wanted any recommendations for website build...	Ally2019	13	1608	Sun Nov 3 20:36 2019 by VinceH
	*DO U HAVE TO INCLUDE ACCOUNT ADJUSTMENTS OR GOOD WILL GESTURES ON SELF ASSESSMENT? (Preview) *DO U HAVE TO INCLUDE ACCOUNT ADJUSTMENTS OR GOOD WILL GESTURES ON SELF ASSESSMENT? Hello My bank paid me onto my account a few times money called account adjustment as a result of being nice to me after complaints, the other time other bank send me a cheque of good will to stay with them. Now can some...	tomek1	5	1012	Tue Oct 29 20:43 2019 by Leger
	Need to vent! (Preview) Evening all! Ive had a nightmare couple of days with a nasty client who has found any opportunity to phone me and have a go at me. Ive had enough of his arrogant attitude so Im going to tell him that either my bookkeeper takes over his account (shes happy to) or I will disengage. It made me think - has anyone e...	Bluewave	7	1154	Sat Oct 26 13:07 2019 by Casu
	12 Pay Report (Preview) To any 12 Pay users Is there a report which details all deductions and shows employee/ employers pension element? I need to send one over to the accountant and I'm sure there must be but I cant find it! Thanks in advance Valerie	lots to learn	7	981	Wed Oct 23 20:13 2019 by Leger
	Company Charity Filing (Preview) Morning all I hope someone can help. I've only recently begun dealing with Ltd companies so as yet I am not fully confident with the filing procedures. I have a Charity who are incorporated (limited by guarantee) but below 25k income. My understanding is that I need to file full accounts not micro...	lots to learn	8	1298	Wed Oct 2 14:06 2019 by Cheshire
	Self Employed working for one client only (Preview) Evening all I have a bit of a delicate issue which I'm trying to decide how to tackle. I have a friend of a friend with a building company which has his own accountant but has passed a great deal of work my way. Charities, local businesses he's involved in and many contractors who work for him etc. Some of...	lots to learn	12	1691	Thu Sep 5 10:10 2019 by Leger
	Payroo Payroll - anyone else experienced extremely poor customer service or is it just me! (Preview) Hi Has anyone had any dealing with Payroo over the telephone? This year they have changed from being a free online payroll software package to charging a monthly subscription and usage fee. Firstly, let me first say, I have no issue with paying for a service that I use. However, that said, every sing...	Corry	1	943	Sun Aug 18 12:34 2019 by Cheshire
	Journals in Xero (Preview) Good morning, I'm looking for some help please. I have a client with a bank loan over 7 years. The account is set up with the automatic bank feed. I wish to separate out the sum due with 12m as a current liability and the remainder as a long term liability. Given that Xero will not allow journals form a bank a...	BC Boy	14	1412	Tue Aug 13 15:59 2019 by Rachel19
	Thoughts welcome! (Preview) Hi All, Haven't posted on here for a long time now, but would like everyone's (anyone's) opinions/thoughts. I am winding down to retirement now, so only have four clients, one of whom I go to their office three times a week and the other three I work from home. My question is, has anyone else got so entre...	Stardoe	4	1115	Tue Aug 6 19:49 2019 by Stardoe
	Continuity of Practice help! (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone can help me? I'm an ACCA qualified employed practice accountant, wanting to apply for a practising certificate so I can start out on my own. The ACCA has approved my training record (after a lot of toing and froing!) but I'm hitting a snag in that I need a "suitably qu...	Rachel19	6	1274	Fri Aug 2 11:41 2019 by Rachel19
	Thoughts on Year end Accounts (Preview) Afternoon All One of my customers "Ltd Company" would like me to take over preparing and submitting their year end accounts. Their accounts are fairly straight forward and do not need auditing. I have my AAT level 4 qualification and would love to get my teeth stuck into accounting beyond TB, Is this s...	Nikole	16	1411	Wed Jul 31 23:16 2019 by Cheshire
	Furnished Holiday Lets (Preview) Hi All Just looking for some advice on Furnished Holiday Lets. It seems to be all I deal with at the moment! Client is building up a few FHLs. The first has been let during the 18-19 year and meets all conditions etc so all good there. The second is a newly converted barn which has not been let during the...	lots to learn	6	1241	Mon Jul 22 10:13 2019 by lots to learn
	Stolen Assets (Preview) A client has had tools stolen from his van, many of these items have been replaced this tax year 2018-19. A lot of the tools that were stolen were claimed in previous years as 100% AIA. Sole trader/not VAT registered/income and expenditure account. An insurance claim has been put in for but not paid ou...	Silly Digits	15	1648	Wed Jul 17 17:26 2019 by Silly Digits
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