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Just a thought. With the introduction of MTD will it still be necessary to retain paper records for the required number of years as we do currently?

Artois · Artois

Hi all Just wanted to apologise to both Joanne and Nicola who sent me emails in early Feb to the address I have showing on my profile, I do not use that email address anymore and only checked it just now because John said he had sent me a PM and thought it might have gone to there, I would never be so rude as to h...

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I wonder if anyone can recommend suitable training for payroll and auto enrolment. I have only ever done a small amount of payroll and I would like to be able to offer this confidently so I am using this quiet time to increase my skill set. I currently have 12 pay software and I may get Xero ( although I a...

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Hi all I have been asked to provide an independent examination for a charity. It is simply a village hall and extremely small and I have checked that there are no requirements for an official audit. While I have done the bookkeeping and accounts for charities before I have never actually done an indep...

Leger · Leger

Just a heads up to be wary if you use Payroo. I've received an email from "Payroo" advising of a new usernmame and password, with a link to reset my details. I've never used payroo They've sent it to my payroll@ email address which is rather annoying has only my payroll clients know it, although I have n...

lots to learn · lots to learn

I know this has been discussed regularly but I just wondered what everyone was doing with regard to offering cloud based software to clients? I feel that software companies are pushing us this way by the way in which it is marketed to the general public. I've always been really happy using VT and Sage bu...

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Hi All I'm just wondering if anyone has taken on a company secretary role for their clients? I met with a self managing property group this morning to take on their bookkeeping & annual accounts/ return. I quoted them a monthly fee which I am very happy covers me substantially as the work is minima...

Leger · Leger

Are we having them this year?

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Really pleased to get an email from VT today to say that they will be implementing MTD directly into the software without the need for third party bridging software

Richard231 · Richard231

I host a free seminar group for local independant bookkeepers who we work with (I'm afraid that I'm an Accountant) in South Manchester. The next seminar which I am holding is on 15th Feb, and just wanted to run a few things pass a number of bookkeepers ... Whilst the topics can go between anything from...

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Hi I'm just wondering with the need to show Furnished Holiday Let profit/ loss separately to other rental income since a loss can only be offset against other FHL income would you produce a separate P & L or just separate it down? I appreciate its a busy time so thanks in anticipation Valerie

lots to learn · lots to learn

Morning All Hope the weather is better for you. Thick fog and pouring down here! Does anyone produce a balance sheet when dealing with a small holiday let business? I would generally do an I & E, Capital allowance Calculations and tax computations. However, I just taken on a new client who has...

Artois · Artois

Hi All I just got an email from HMRC to say that the annual MLR fee is going to be increased from £115 to £130 from the 1st Dec, also they are introducing an approvals test which will cost £40 starting from the 1st Nov (a one off fee), the email was not vey clear about this new test so I gave them a ring to see how...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Dear All Apologies as I have done this subject before but it is giving me a headache! I have a sole trader client who has vehicles on a personal contract purchase scheme. I took this client over and the previous accountant had (I believe wrongly) claimed capital allowances on the vehicle and then mile...

Artois · Artois

Just showing an article from Rebecca Cave that she wrote on Accounting Web, I have not included the whole article only the conclusionConclusionHMRCs manuals are not the law; the guidance they contain is merely guidance which can and will be ignored by the courts if it does not agree with the tax law....

Leger · Leger

A strange one this. Back in early August, I took on a new client from another accountant, and the accounts to date (in the cloud) are in a bit of a mess, to say the least. I advised that the previous years accounts hadn't been submitted and were considerably overdue, and that the current DLA was 100k over...

Artois · Artois

Morning all I have just received my PII renewal and they want to nearly double my monthly payments from £8 per month up to £15, just wondered if anyone else has had such a large jump in their payments (no claims made or changes in circumstances) I am using AXA at the moment and will give them a ring tomorro...

lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi all I wondered if someone could just let me know their thoughts on the following. I have a Tennis Club registered as a Community Amateur Sports Club. They have recently merged with another tennis club through no formal agreement but the other tennis club have inputted a large cash amount. Am I righ...

DavidM24 · DavidM24

Hi, I was hoping for some advice :)! Little bit about me is qualified with ACCA only recently and currently work full time in industry. I was hoping to do a little book keeping on the side and I used to do it years go for people I knew who had existing businesses. To comply with ACCA regulations and not hav...

Samilou67 · Samilou67

Hi all, just wanted to drop a note on here to say that if you register for MLR with HMRC check your renewal has gone through properly. I thought mine had until I checked and have since been told by HMRC that there could possibly have been a glitch in the system and it has been put though as a new registration b...

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	Thoughts ! (Preview) Just a thought. With the introduction of MTD will it still be necessary to retain paper records for the required number of years as we do currently?	lots to learn	3	618	Thu Apr 4 09:26 2019 by lots to learn
	Apologies for non response of emails (Preview) Hi all Just wanted to apologise to both Joanne and Nicola who sent me emails in early Feb to the address I have showing on my profile, I do not use that email address anymore and only checked it just now because John said he had sent me a PM and thought it might have gone to there, I would never be so rude as to h...	Artois	1	684	Fri Mar 29 09:33 2019 by Cheshire
	Payroll Training (Preview) I wonder if anyone can recommend suitable training for payroll and auto enrolment. I have only ever done a small amount of payroll and I would like to be able to offer this confidently so I am using this quiet time to increase my skill set. I currently have 12 pay software and I may get Xero ( although I a...	lots to learn	12	1087	Wed Mar 20 09:49 2019 by Artois
	Independent Examination for Charity (Preview) Hi all I have been asked to provide an independent examination for a charity. It is simply a village hall and extremely small and I have checked that there are no requirements for an official audit. While I have done the bookkeeping and accounts for charities before I have never actually done an indep...	lots to learn	3	689	Tue Mar 19 12:38 2019 by Cheshire
	Payroo Fake Email (Preview) Just a heads up to be wary if you use Payroo. I've received an email from "Payroo" advising of a new usernmame and password, with a link to reset my details. I've never used payroo They've sent it to my payroll@ email address which is rather annoying has only my payroll clients know it, although I have n...	Leger	1	709	Fri Mar 1 07:19 2019 by Artois
	Are you offering the cloud? (Preview) I know this has been discussed regularly but I just wondered what everyone was doing with regard to offering cloud based software to clients? I feel that software companies are pushing us this way by the way in which it is marketed to the general public. I've always been really happy using VT and Sage bu...	lots to learn	15	1114	Thu Feb 21 16:12 2019 by Artois
	Company Secretary Role (Preview) Hi All I'm just wondering if anyone has taken on a company secretary role for their clients? I met with a self managing property group this morning to take on their bookkeeping & annual accounts/ return. I quoted them a monthly fee which I am very happy covers me substantially as the work is minima...	lots to learn	2	750	Thu Feb 14 09:51 2019 by lots to learn
	Forum Awards 2018 (Preview) Are we having them this year?	Leger	2	945	Wed Dec 19 16:51 2018 by Leger
	VT Transaction and MTD (Preview) Really pleased to get an email from VT today to say that they will be implementing MTD directly into the software without the need for third party bridging software	lots to learn	1	922	Wed Dec 12 13:07 2018 by Cheshire
	FREE Tax Planning seminar for bookkeepers bookkeepers network seminar tax planning (Preview) I host a free seminar group for local independant bookkeepers who we work with (I'm afraid that I'm an Accountant) in South Manchester. The next seminar which I am holding is on 15th Feb, and just wanted to run a few things pass a number of bookkeepers ... Whilst the topics can go between anything from...	Richard231	2	2612	Tue Dec 11 15:37 2018 by Shamus
	Furnished Holiday Lets - seperate P & L (Preview) Hi I'm just wondering with the need to show Furnished Holiday Let profit/ loss separately to other rental income since a loss can only be offset against other FHL income would you produce a separate P & L or just separate it down? I appreciate its a busy time so thanks in anticipation Valerie	lots to learn	3	945	Sun Dec 2 18:49 2018 by lots to learn
	Balance Sheet for Furnished Holiday Lets (Preview) Morning All Hope the weather is better for you. Thick fog and pouring down here! Does anyone produce a balance sheet when dealing with a small holiday let business? I would generally do an I & E, Capital allowance Calculations and tax computations. However, I just taken on a new client who has...	lots to learn	6	1020	Wed Nov 28 14:30 2018 by lots to learn
	MLR price increase ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi All I just got an email from HMRC to say that the annual MLR fee is going to be increased from £115 to £130 from the 1st Dec, also they are introducing an approvals test which will cost £40 starting from the 1st Nov (a one off fee), the email was not vey clear about this new test so I gave them a ring to see how...	Artois	59	5476	Mon Nov 26 14:23 2018 by Artois
	PCP Plan (Preview) Dear All Apologies as I have done this subject before but it is giving me a headache! I have a sole trader client who has vehicles on a personal contract purchase scheme. I took this client over and the previous accountant had (I believe wrongly) claimed capital allowances on the vehicle and then mile...	lots to learn	17	1376	Thu Nov 22 10:58 2018 by lots to learn
	HMRC Guidance (Preview) Just showing an article from Rebecca Cave that she wrote on Accounting Web, I have not included the whole article only the conclusionConclusionHMRCs manuals are not the law; the guidance they contain is merely guidance which can and will be ignored by the courts if it does not agree with the tax law....	Artois	14	1153	Tue Nov 20 15:50 2018 by Leger
	Unresponsive customer (Preview) A strange one this. Back in early August, I took on a new client from another accountant, and the accounts to date (in the cloud) are in a bit of a mess, to say the least. I advised that the previous years accounts hadn't been submitted and were considerably overdue, and that the current DLA was 100k over...	Leger	13	1315	Thu Oct 25 06:57 2018 by JRA
	PI Insurance (Preview) Morning all I have just received my PII renewal and they want to nearly double my monthly payments from £8 per month up to £15, just wondered if anyone else has had such a large jump in their payments (no claims made or changes in circumstances) I am using AXA at the moment and will give them a ring tomorro...	Artois	6	1047	Sun Oct 21 11:44 2018 by Cheshire
	Funds brought in through a merger (Preview) Hi all I wondered if someone could just let me know their thoughts on the following. I have a Tennis Club registered as a Community Amateur Sports Club. They have recently merged with another tennis club through no formal agreement but the other tennis club have inputted a large cash amount. Am I righ...	lots to learn	3	857	Fri Oct 19 14:13 2018 by lots to learn
	First Bookkeeping Client (Preview) Hi, I was hoping for some advice :)! Little bit about me is qualified with ACCA only recently and currently work full time in industry. I was hoping to do a little book keeping on the side and I used to do it years go for people I knew who had existing businesses. To comply with ACCA regulations and not hav...	DavidM24	7	1387	Mon Sep 17 12:11 2018 by Cheshire
	HMRC - MLR information (Preview) Hi all, just wanted to drop a note on here to say that if you register for MLR with HMRC check your renewal has gone through properly. I thought mine had until I checked and have since been told by HMRC that there could possibly have been a glitch in the system and it has been put though as a new registration b...	Samilou67	12	1319	Sun Sep 16 12:23 2018 by Cheshire
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