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lots to learn · lots to learn

Hi I wondered if anyone had any experience of VOIP phone systems. Working from home, I have always used my home phone no but I am trying to address the work/life balance and feel like an additional phone line may avoid the calls at unsociable hours. I have looked at an additional BT line but this is costl...

Construction · Construction

Hi there, I am planning on starting a bookkeeping service exclusively for small construction companies at my firm. I have a few months of bookkeeping experience, and I understand the construction tendering process and percentage of completion (in theory that is ). I would like to know what are t...

David Rosario · David Rosario

Good afternoon members, I have a new client who provides a chauffeur service, and I am in the process of finalising the reconciling of his accounts before entering the relevant figures into an annual tax return. Nevertheless, my new client seeks to claim as much as he can from his expenses and thereby...

sjarrettbookkeeping · sjarrettbookkeeping

Hi all, Nice to have my first post here. As a bit of background to myself, I have been working in accounts for about 8 years and qualified as a CPFA (Chartered Public Finance Accountant) but having worked all my time in that sector am now a bit disillusioned with the constant cuts and bureaucracy that co...

bk · bk

Hi All, I have just been told by a new client that they have found that their old accountant has been declaring wages via RTI, which have never paid, year on year. These unpaid wages have always been accounted for via liabilities on the balance sheet, but have been run through the business to give the per...

NinaKoni · NinaKoni

Hi all, What happens if you file full accounts instead of abbreviated? Can we ask CH to supersede the accounts and file abbreviated? Nina

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I have a new client who has not filed a tax return for 6 years, they have never been self-employed but had an accountant file tax returns for them as they had dividends, shares and pensions. Turns out they have overpaid quite a bit of tax over the last 5 year. This client h...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi I find all this pension business a nightmare! I have taken over the bookkeeping for a company whose last bookkeeper seems to have left the planet. They have one employee is who is eligible for a pension (doesn't want it but has to be enrolled anyway before un-enrolling) So it's all been set up with Nes...

Leger · Leger

With the move towards scanning documents have the rules changed regarding keeping physical copies, or indeed is there a specifical rule about keeping physical copies. I'm going to start scanning myself from May but obviously won't chuck away the paper copies unless I can, but I'm also thinking abo...

Charlottec5779 · Charlottec5779

Hi All I just wanted to introduce myself and hopefully pick a couple of brains if that's ok. I am AAT qualified and currently work in the Finance Department of a large NHS Trust as a Senior Finance Officer unfortunately due to cut backs in funding etc a lot of our work has been outsourced and within the n...

Rethink · Rethink

Hi I've recently passed IAB level 1 and 2 manual bookkeeping , I'm 1/4 way through level 3 , I'm going to don the computerised accounts (sage) with the AAT then start level 3 AAT (this is what they've advised me to do) .I want to work as a bookkeeper either employed or for myself but I don't know where to star...

Lyndsey · Lyndsey

I've just had pop up on my Facebook an advert for self assessments for Â£40. I was just wondering how is that possible? I presume they will only input total figures provided by client, no checking/allocation. Lyndsey

NinaKoni · NinaKoni

Hi All I have a client invested in EIS on 04.04.2016 with certificate being issued this summer. Can we include the relief in TR 16/17 instead of TR15/16? I see we can carry back, what about to carry forward? Nina

Georgie · Georgie

Hi, I have just realised I didn't claim the VAT back on a purchase invoice for August. I have already submitted the vat return for that period. Whats the best way to correct this in VT? Best wishes Georgie

Leger · Leger

I'm thinking of joining, any thoughts? Advantages, disadvantages?

Leger · Leger

Just wondering how other people handle them, I'm not that good if I'm honest. Typical example today, I had set a target of 1pm to finish a job and everything was going great guns and then had 3 or 4 phone calls with small queries and the concentration just went. Decided to make myself some lunch and have...

bk · bk

Hi All, I've had a barrage of emails from HMRC today regarding Tax Notifications P9/P9T. However, when you log in, although many clients are listed as having notices issues, when you click on the link, there are no recent notices - for any of them !! Thought I'd let you know and save you wasting a few minu...

Lyd · Lyd

Hi, I have been practising as a self employed bookkeeper and have just recently come across the fact i need to register for Money Laundering Registration... I have applied online to register for it but am now worried about two things: 1. Since i have been practising without it not knowing i needed it...

ChrisBolton · ChrisBolton

Hi there A client went into liquidation just before Christmas. Whilst annoying (they did owe me for a couple of months), I havent had much choice but to put it down to experience. However, I do have their payroll and vat records for the last six years - I have asked the liquidator what to do with them, as w...

bk · bk

Hi All, I thought I would let you know about a letter I received this morning from the above. It looks very official - similar in nature to Companies House and references a filing deadline date. However, although it says the initial information is free, when you read the small print there is a charge of...

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	VOIP phone systems (Preview) Hi I wondered if anyone had any experience of VOIP phone systems. Working from home, I have always used my home phone no but I am trying to address the work/life balance and feel like an additional phone line may avoid the calls at unsociable hours. I have looked at an additional BT line but this is costl...	lots to learn	8	2711	Sun May 14 21:20 2017 by abacus12345
	CLICK HERE IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTING/ BOOKKEEPING (Preview) Hi there, I am planning on starting a bookkeeping service exclusively for small construction companies at my firm. I have a few months of bookkeeping experience, and I understand the construction tendering process and percentage of completion (in theory that is ). I would like to know what are t...	Construction	5	2006	Thu May 11 06:34 2017 by Cheshire
	A chauffeur client... tax deductible (Preview) Good afternoon members, I have a new client who provides a chauffeur service, and I am in the process of finalising the reconciling of his accounts before entering the relevant figures into an annual tax return. Nevertheless, my new client seeks to claim as much as he can from his expenses and thereby...	David Rosario	10	3832	Wed Apr 26 13:24 2017 by Cheshire
	Starting out - nightmare client or par for the course? (Preview) Hi all, Nice to have my first post here. As a bit of background to myself, I have been working in accounts for about 8 years and qualified as a CPFA (Chartered Public Finance Accountant) but having worked all my time in that sector am now a bit disillusioned with the constant cuts and bureaucracy that co...	sjarrettbookkeeping	11	2100	Mon Apr 17 16:02 2017 by Shamus
	Unpaid wages (Preview) Hi All, I have just been told by a new client that they have found that their old accountant has been declaring wages via RTI, which have never paid, year on year. These unpaid wages have always been accounted for via liabilities on the balance sheet, but have been run through the business to give the per...	bk	8	1552	Mon Apr 17 14:16 2017 by Leger
	Filing full accounts instead of abbreviated (Preview) Hi all, What happens if you file full accounts instead of abbreviated? Can we ask CH to supersede the accounts and file abbreviated? Nina	NinaKoni	3	1480	Thu Apr 6 08:59 2017 by Cheshire
	Filing tax returns voluntarily (Preview) Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I have a new client who has not filed a tax return for 6 years, they have never been self-employed but had an accountant file tax returns for them as they had dividends, shares and pensions. Turns out they have overpaid quite a bit of tax over the last 5 year. This client h...	rachel_mclean	1	1139	Mon Apr 3 22:40 2017 by Cheshire
	Pensions with Nest (Preview) Hi I find all this pension business a nightmare! I have taken over the bookkeeping for a company whose last bookkeeper seems to have left the planet. They have one employee is who is eligible for a pension (doesn't want it but has to be enrolled anyway before un-enrolling) So it's all been set up with Nes...	rachel_mclean	11	5276	Sat Apr 1 11:30 2017 by Leger
	Digital Storage (Preview) With the move towards scanning documents have the rules changed regarding keeping physical copies, or indeed is there a specifical rule about keeping physical copies. I'm going to start scanning myself from May but obviously won't chuck away the paper copies unless I can, but I'm also thinking abo...	Leger	5	1968	Thu Mar 30 14:40 2017 by VinceH
	Newbie Looking to Set Up Own Business (Preview) Hi All I just wanted to introduce myself and hopefully pick a couple of brains if that's ok. I am AAT qualified and currently work in the Finance Department of a large NHS Trust as a Senior Finance Officer unfortunately due to cut backs in funding etc a lot of our work has been outsourced and within the n...	Charlottec5779	5	1720	Mon Mar 27 16:23 2017 by Charlottec5779
	Bookkeeping, where do I start ,advice please (Preview) Hi I've recently passed IAB level 1 and 2 manual bookkeeping , I'm 1/4 way through level 3 , I'm going to don the computerised accounts (sage) with the AAT then start level 3 AAT (this is what they've advised me to do) .I want to work as a bookkeeper either employed or for myself but I don't know where to star...	Rethink	3	1434	Sat Mar 25 12:34 2017 by abacus12345
	Self assessments for Â£40? (Preview) I've just had pop up on my Facebook an advert for self assessments for Â£40. I was just wondering how is that possible? I presume they will only input total figures provided by client, no checking/allocation. Lyndsey	Lyndsey	5	1192	Sat Mar 25 11:38 2017 by Douglas Stroud
	EIS scheme (Preview) Hi All I have a client invested in EIS on 04.04.2016 with certificate being issued this summer. Can we include the relief in TR 16/17 instead of TR15/16? I see we can carry back, what about to carry forward? Nina	NinaKoni	1	970	Mon Mar 20 10:38 2017 by Douglas Stroud
	VT and VAT correction (Preview) Hi, I have just realised I didn't claim the VAT back on a purchase invoice for August. I have already submitted the vat return for that period. Whats the best way to correct this in VT? Best wishes Georgie	Georgie	8	4209	Sun Mar 12 17:01 2017 by Cheshire
	Federation of Small Businesses (Preview) I'm thinking of joining, any thoughts? Advantages, disadvantages?	Leger	2	989	Wed Mar 1 21:21 2017 by Leger
	Interruptions and distractions (Preview) Just wondering how other people handle them, I'm not that good if I'm honest. Typical example today, I had set a target of 1pm to finish a job and everything was going great guns and then had 3 or 4 phone calls with small queries and the concentration just went. Decided to make myself some lunch and have...	Leger	13	1402	Tue Feb 28 20:02 2017 by Cheshire
	Tax notifications (Preview) Hi All, I've had a barrage of emails from HMRC today regarding Tax Notifications P9/P9T. However, when you log in, although many clients are listed as having notices issues, when you click on the link, there are no recent notices - for any of them !! Thought I'd let you know and save you wasting a few minu...	bk	2	1316	Tue Feb 28 03:59 2017 by Peasie
	Self Employed Bookkeep - need some help/advice on start up!! :( (Preview) Hi, I have been practising as a self employed bookkeeper and have just recently come across the fact i need to register for Money Laundering Registration... I have applied online to register for it but am now worried about two things: 1. Since i have been practising without it not knowing i needed it...	Lyd	21	2071	Fri Feb 17 13:06 2017 by Lyd
	Client in liquidation (Preview) Hi there A client went into liquidation just before Christmas. Whilst annoying (they did owe me for a couple of months), I havent had much choice but to put it down to experience. However, I do have their payroll and vat records for the last six years - I have asked the liquidator what to do with them, as w...	ChrisBolton	3	1161	Thu Feb 16 18:36 2017 by Cheshire
	Commercial Register (Preview) Hi All, I thought I would let you know about a letter I received this morning from the above. It looks very official - similar in nature to Companies House and references a filing deadline date. However, although it says the initial information is free, when you read the small print there is a charge of...	bk	6	1419	Tue Feb 14 10:19 2017 by Cheshire
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