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Welcome, Thank you for visiting The Book-keepers Forum. What's it all about? Well as the name suggests this forum is here for book-keepers, together with small business owners, to answer those tricky and not so complicated book-keeping and general business questions that we all have. You can shar...

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, 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...

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 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...

I'm looking to subcontract work to self-employed bookkeepers in and around South East London/Bromley areas. I need people who can turn work around pretty quickly and accurately. Please get in touch for more details.

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...

Hi, I am a trainee bookkeeper and I have been asked by my accountant to do the following below, please could someone guide me through it on Sage as I have never had to do this before and the accountant isn't back until after the VAT return has to be submitted. 'You will need to claim the following under cla...

Hi I have passed my last CAT exam in August and I was so looking forward to staring something small for myself . Unfortunately I have no practical experience in chartered accountancy ( I have six years experience as a finance officer in primary school) . I am not sure what services I can offer, if any. Pl...

I am using this for a new client and went to transfer data onto my home computer from my laptop but I keep getting the message when I try and restore that the data was installed using a later version but I have only used this one and when I check for updates it says there are none. We are not covered by Sage he...

Hi all, I have taken on a new client who has an Ebay shop - not very large, but I am starting to see the complexity of ebay fees, paypal fees etc! I'm hoping someone can advise on a few things: Customers - should I be entering every single customer on Sage (bearing in mind that most seem to buy single items on...

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	STICKY: Welcome message from The Book-keepers Forum! (closed) (Preview) Welcome, Thank you for visiting The Book-keepers Forum. What's it all about? Well as the name suggests this forum is here for book-keepers, together with small business owners, to answer those tricky and not so complicated book-keeping and general business questions that we all have. You can shar...
	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...
	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...
	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...
	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...
	Bookkeepers looking for work? (Preview) I'm looking to subcontract work to self-employed bookkeepers in and around South East London/Bromley areas. I need people who can turn work around pretty quickly and accurately. Please get in touch for more details.
	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...
	input tax for VAT return (Preview) Hi, I am a trainee bookkeeper and I have been asked by my accountant to do the following below, please could someone guide me through it on Sage as I have never had to do this before and the accountant isn't back until after the VAT return has to be submitted. 'You will need to claim the following under cla...
	Please help - Newbie (Preview) Hi I have passed my last CAT exam in August and I was so looking forward to staring something small for myself . Unfortunately I have no practical experience in chartered accountancy ( I have six years experience as a finance officer in primary school) . I am not sure what services I can offer, if any. Pl...
	Sage Instant Accounting version 18 2012 (Preview) I am using this for a new client and went to transfer data onto my home computer from my laptop but I keep getting the message when I try and restore that the data was installed using a later version but I have only used this one and when I check for updates it says there are none. We are not covered by Sage he...
	Ebay & Paypal Client (Preview) Hi all, I have taken on a new client who has an Ebay shop - not very large, but I am starting to see the complexity of ebay fees, paypal fees etc! I'm hoping someone can advise on a few things: Customers - should I be entering every single customer on Sage (bearing in mind that most seem to buy single items on...
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