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Hi, I hope this message finds you all well! I am wanting to start working freelance as a book-keeper. I have a 1st class accounting and finance degree (obtained in 2001), have worked in an accountancy practice and also industry. This gave me knowledge of Sage, Quickbooks and IRIS. However due to perso...

Hi all. My name is Paul and I am specialise in book keeping, accountancy and payroll for small businesses. It's great to be part of this network. I have a client that has been trading for nearly 3 years, as a Ltd VAT registered company. They also setup another Ltd company, which is not registered fo...

Hello. Can anyone help please? I need to write off stock which needs to be shown as a separate expense on a monthly basis. We have an external stock control system and closing stock figure is entered as a journal "stock - closing stock" at the end of each month. I have "stock" on BS...

Hi, one of my client is an IT guy and works as a contractor through a limited company. He wants to hire a service of another person to do some part of his contract. is the 2nd person treated as subcontractor or consultant and how do I show the expense in P&L account. Do I need to follow any HMRC regulat...

Hi All, need help with one journal entry. One of my client was served hmrc penalty notice for paye for £400/- which I had shown as loss for the year as there was no other transaction in the company. In current year it is shown as loss brought forward. This year hmrc has refunded back the money. what would b...

Afternoon All I am now closing off my 1st EOY on Sage Instant, Could someone please in brief let me know what adjustments are required before I print my financial reports for the off site accountant. I am new to bookkeeping and need to be directed in the right way, my main worries are accruals and adjustm...

Hi, I am looking for advice on a change of career. I have worked in London for 20 odd years in finance, I am qualified ACCA since 2002 so now FCCA but my career stalled for various reasons and I ended up contracting/temping, all sorts of roles from FC to MA back to FA again, not to mention a project accountan...

Hello! I am still in the process of waiting for my adjustments from the accountant for my end of year 2012! and now he has decided to go away until end of March. I have been waiting to enter purchase and sales invoices until I can close off 2012 so my opening balances are more accurate when starting the year...

Hi, can you help? I know this is a rather silly question, but in previous years, I noticed that my accountant had missed it - as had I mis-filed? We have just had our year end on the 30th April... Ihave invoices dated pre 30/04/2013 - but paid after our year end on the 03/05/2013 - where should I file th...

Hi, I am fairly new to book keeping and having successfully got my head around SAGE 50 our company have upgraded to use CIS. We are a new company and have only just registered for CIS ourselves. I have been going round and round in circles trying to figure out how to post an invoice that includes CIS. I hav...

Sorry and apologise in advance as I am sure my question have been asked a few times before!!!!Currently I am trading as a sole trader but have registered a new business with companies house to become Ltd business is still the same but change of name.My question is now I have my company registration numb...

Hi. Can anyone help me with this? I have discovered that I had been given and had entered 4 duplications of invoices and their payments and want to clear them from Sage Instant Accounts. Thanks.

Hi everyone, I would like to run something by you- least to say I am not sure about anything re the coa. The situtation is: When our sage was set up back in 2003 by the Accountant the default nominal codes of sage were not used. It appears they have made up most if not all of their own. Since 2003 there have be...

Good afternoon, Please can somebody advise me on the closing stock and opening stock journals at EOY. I work on Sage instant and we post purchases to n/c 5000. I think it maybe DR 1001 CR 5201 What adjustments will need to be made for opening stock? Would it just be reversed? and if so what date? Regards St...

Hi there, I am printing my debtors invoice summary using Sage Instant Accounts Package and have discovered that some invoices are not showing on the report, even though they are on the individual accounts, and posted in File Maintenance. The invoices are there but just do not show on the Invoice Sum...

Using Sage Instant Accounts. We have new customer who we supply goods to in Republic of Ireland. We are based in UK. I have set up customer on Sage using T4 and when creating invoice use product code S2. The invoice is being created correctly and can be printed showing Stg and Euro values. However, my...

Hello. was wondering could someone share experience about beeing Self Assesment agent. What sofware is the best to use, gereneral pros and cons. Thanks

Hi everybody, I'm new to this site. I'm just starting an accountancy business, offering bookkeeping, end of year accounts, VAT etc . Just wondered is anybody who is already trading can offer tips and advice about how you got your first clients. Am looking for ideas. Already have a website for info and...

Hi, I have a problem with Sage Line 50 I cannot untick the2 No bank rec" option. The Bank Account is in the Chart of Accounts and is also detailed as being a Bank Control Account. I did rename the Queue.dat file recently could this be the problem. Thanks

Morning everyone, I'm doing a set of accounts and tax return over the weekend. It's a sole trader start up. My client told HMRC she started her business on 05.04.11 and 2011/12 financial year is her first return. She has pre-trading expenditure. Question is this. Is it ok to ignore the 05.04.11...

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	Floundering newbie (Preview) Hi, I hope this message finds you all well! I am wanting to start working freelance as a book-keeper. I have a 1st class accounting and finance degree (obtained in 2001), have worked in an accountancy practice and also industry. This gave me knowledge of Sage, Quickbooks and IRIS. However due to perso...
	Transfer of Fixed Assets and Formation of Groups of Ltd Companies (Preview) Hi all. My name is Paul and I am specialise in book keeping, accountancy and payroll for small businesses. It's great to be part of this network. I have a client that has been trading for nearly 3 years, as a Ltd VAT registered company. They also setup another Ltd company, which is not registered fo...
	Stock write off (Preview) Hello. Can anyone help please? I need to write off stock which needs to be shown as a separate expense on a monthly basis. We have an external stock control system and closing stock figure is entered as a journal "stock - closing stock" at the end of each month. I have "stock" on BS...
	Subcontractor (Preview) Hi, one of my client is an IT guy and works as a contractor through a limited company. He wants to hire a service of another person to do some part of his contract. is the 2nd person treated as subcontractor or consultant and how do I show the expense in P&L account. Do I need to follow any HMRC regulat...
	HMRC Paye Penalty journal (Preview) Hi All, need help with one journal entry. One of my client was served hmrc penalty notice for paye for £400/- which I had shown as loss for the year as there was no other transaction in the company. In current year it is shown as loss brought forward. This year hmrc has refunded back the money. what would b...
	End Of Year Adjustments (Preview) Afternoon All I am now closing off my 1st EOY on Sage Instant, Could someone please in brief let me know what adjustments are required before I print my financial reports for the off site accountant. I am new to bookkeeping and need to be directed in the right way, my main worries are accruals and adjustm...
	Change of career at 44! (Preview) Hi, I am looking for advice on a change of career. I have worked in London for 20 odd years in finance, I am qualified ACCA since 2002 so now FCCA but my career stalled for various reasons and I ended up contracting/temping, all sorts of roles from FC to MA back to FA again, not to mention a project accountan...
	New Financial Year (Preview) Hello! I am still in the process of waiting for my adjustments from the accountant for my end of year 2012! and now he has decided to go away until end of March. I have been waiting to enter purchase and sales invoices until I can close off 2012 so my opening balances are more accurate when starting the year...
	filing invoices at year end? (Preview) Hi, can you help? I know this is a rather silly question, but in previous years, I noticed that my accountant had missed it - as had I mis-filed? We have just had our year end on the 30th April... Ihave invoices dated pre 30/04/2013 - but paid after our year end on the 03/05/2013 - where should I file th...
	SAGE CIS (Preview) Hi, I am fairly new to book keeping and having successfully got my head around SAGE 50 our company have upgraded to use CIS. We are a new company and have only just registered for CIS ourselves. I have been going round and round in circles trying to figure out how to post an invoice that includes CIS. I hav...
	Sole trader going Ltd (Preview) Sorry and apologise in advance as I am sure my question have been asked a few times before!!!!Currently I am trading as a sole trader but have registered a new business with companies house to become Ltd business is still the same but change of name.My question is now I have my company registration numb...
	Duplicated invoices marked as paid on Sage Instant Accounts (Preview) Hi. Can anyone help me with this? I have discovered that I had been given and had entered 4 duplications of invoices and their payments and want to clear them from Sage Instant Accounts. Thanks.
	Nominal codes- Arggh!!! (Preview) Hi everyone, I would like to run something by you- least to say I am not sure about anything re the coa. The situtation is: When our sage was set up back in 2003 by the Accountant the default nominal codes of sage were not used. It appears they have made up most if not all of their own. Since 2003 there have be...
	Closing Stock Journals (Preview) Good afternoon, Please can somebody advise me on the closing stock and opening stock journals at EOY. I work on Sage instant and we post purchases to n/c 5000. I think it maybe DR 1001 CR 5201 What adjustments will need to be made for opening stock? Would it just be reversed? and if so what date? Regards St...
	Debtors invoice summary (Preview) Hi there, I am printing my debtors invoice summary using Sage Instant Accounts Package and have discovered that some invoices are not showing on the report, even though they are on the individual accounts, and posted in File Maintenance. The invoices are there but just do not show on the Invoice Sum...
	EC Sales List (Preview) Using Sage Instant Accounts. We have new customer who we supply goods to in Republic of Ireland. We are based in UK. I have set up customer on Sage using T4 and when creating invoice use product code S2. The invoice is being created correctly and can be printed showing Stg and Euro values. However, my...
	SA100 agent (Preview) Hello. was wondering could someone share experience about beeing Self Assesment agent. What sofware is the best to use, gereneral pros and cons. Thanks
	New here (Preview) Hi everybody, I'm new to this site. I'm just starting an accountancy business, offering bookkeeping, end of year accounts, VAT etc . Just wondered is anybody who is already trading can offer tips and advice about how you got your first clients. Am looking for ideas. Already have a website for info and...
	Bank Reconciliation (Preview) Hi, I have a problem with Sage Line 50 I cannot untick the2 No bank rec" option. The Bank Account is in the Chart of Accounts and is also detailed as being a Bank Control Account. I did rename the Queue.dat file recently could this be the problem. Thanks
	Year end dates (Preview) Morning everyone, I'm doing a set of accounts and tax return over the weekend. It's a sole trader start up. My client told HMRC she started her business on 05.04.11 and 2011/12 financial year is her first return. She has pre-trading expenditure. Question is this. Is it ok to ignore the 05.04.11...
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