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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...

Im doing an assignment for self assessment tax and one of the questions deals with adding back non-allowable expenses. Are patent royalties an allowed expense ? I cant seem to get an answer on the HMRC site. At the top of the question it says patent royalties (gross), in the style of a p+l account, then...

Im 48, im a qualified bookkeeper which I work at in my spare time at home, I have a fulltime job as an Area Manager for a dry-cleaning firm, a profession ive been in for over thirty years. Would there be any chance of me ever being able to get an apprenticeship or employment in accounting. Any advice would...

Hello Can i claim the office software i bought for my laptop as a revenue expense as it is something i couldnt sell as an asset? Many thanks Suzie

Can someone help with transferring from paper to Sage please? The EOY figures were not available and I set the date for the year as 1 Jan (I know that to be correct) and entered OB for the bank accounts with the date as 1 Jan and the balance in the account on that date. I am now told that was wrong and I have to...

I have a client who has started offering his customers cashback on debit card transactions. He is using Quickbooks and I think I have a work-around but would be very interested to know what everyone else does! The client uses a Sales Receipt template to record all takings for the week and reconciles h...

I have recently filed Limited Company Accounts with Companies House for a friend using the on-line software but at the time we were not registered for online filing with HMRC and there is still plenty of time to file with HMRC. Now registered with HMRC can anyone tell me how I get over the download softw...

Hi, The Ltd company I work for charges consulting fees work done in Switzerland, We are VAT registered, Do we charge VAT at the standard 20% rate, any feedback appreciated. Regards Lee

Hi, If you are a Sole Trader can you make an adjustment in your accounts to charge an amount in your P & L for the use off an office in your own home, If so what would the journal be on Sage ( No monies would actually be paid ) as always any help would be appreciated. Regards Lee

Hi, The Director of the company I work for wants to introduce some of the computers into the Balance Sheet, the company has not paid for any these as they are owned and paid for by the director last year, What is the journal entry I need to enter on Sage, any help appreciated. Regards Jayne

Hi, The company I am working for is going to buy shares in another company, Do I raise a sales invoice and post to investments ? The accounts package I use is Sage, any help would be appreciated, Regards Lee

Hi, The company I am working for is a new set up trading since January, The director has no idea how many business miles he has done since but has given me fuel receipts, How do I deal with this on Sage ? He is now keeping a details of miles traveled. Kind Regards Lee

Hi I want to create a new nominal code for 'money transfer' but don't know what category to choose for it eg Fixed Asset, Current Liabilities etc.. It is just money being transferred from one account to another. Anyone any ideas? Thanks

hi,, can anyone tell me , if it is possible to post apening balance in the supplier account once it has been created and invoices has been posted to it.

Hi, Can anyone help, I have starting working for a new Limited company, The director started trading in Jan and has paid various expenses for the business out of his personal account , No money has been put into the business as he is waiting for the Sales invoices raised to be paid, he is then going to se...

Next week I have committed myself to helping a friend close down her year end. I have seen her SAGE accounts and they are a nightmare. She has never done a bank rec, her PAYE journals don't exist and what I want to do is just close the year end and then adjust all the records to match the accountants as of th...

We are a service industry and offer 6 months warranty on all installations. From time to time something is faulty and the item has to be replaced. As this is done free of charge with labour, and travel exps (fuel), is there any way of recording such losses on the accounts. I am a sage user.

Hi, did this once before and found answer, here somewhere, now can't find it again. Forced close of Sage in error and now can't sign in. Help....Please -- Edited by no-middle-name on Monday 20th of February 2012 12:31:39 PM

Hello There:) I'm currently studying AAT and thinking about what to do next- I'm interested in CIMA. Do you need to this as part of your job or can you do this by home study? Also, how long does that course usually take? Many Thanks Zak

I need to set up a nominal code for "give as you earn" Can some one explain this to me. Also Gas bottle for heating.Would that one come under overheads? Please anyone out there can help me.

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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...
	Patent Royalties (Preview) Im doing an assignment for self assessment tax and one of the questions deals with adding back non-allowable expenses. Are patent royalties an allowed expense ? I cant seem to get an answer on the HMRC site. At the top of the question it says patent royalties (gross), in the style of a p+l account, then...
	Accountancy Apprenticeships (Preview) Im 48, im a qualified bookkeeper which I work at in my spare time at home, I have a fulltime job as an Area Manager for a dry-cleaning firm, a profession ive been in for over thirty years. Would there be any chance of me ever being able to get an apprenticeship or employment in accounting. Any advice would...
	Computer Software an expense (Preview) Hello Can i claim the office software i bought for my laptop as a revenue expense as it is something i couldnt sell as an asset? Many thanks Suzie
	Help with transfer from paper to Sage (Preview) Can someone help with transferring from paper to Sage please? The EOY figures were not available and I set the date for the year as 1 Jan (I know that to be correct) and entered OB for the bank accounts with the date as 1 Jan and the balance in the account on that date. I am now told that was wrong and I have to...
	Recording Cashback Transactions cashback quickbooks debit card transactions (Preview) I have a client who has started offering his customers cashback on debit card transactions. He is using Quickbooks and I think I have a work-around but would be very interested to know what everyone else does! The client uses a Sales Receipt template to record all takings for the week and reconciles h...
	Filing Accounts with HMRC after filing with Companies House (Preview) I have recently filed Limited Company Accounts with Companies House for a friend using the on-line software but at the time we were not registered for online filing with HMRC and there is still plenty of time to file with HMRC. Now registered with HMRC can anyone tell me how I get over the download softw...
	VAT on Consulting fees in Switerland (Preview) Hi, The Ltd company I work for charges consulting fees work done in Switzerland, We are VAT registered, Do we charge VAT at the standard 20% rate, any feedback appreciated. Regards Lee
	Sole Trader and Home Office Allowance in P & L (Preview) Hi, If you are a Sole Trader can you make an adjustment in your accounts to charge an amount in your P & L for the use off an office in your own home, If so what would the journal be on Sage ( No monies would actually be paid ) as always any help would be appreciated. Regards Lee
	Introducing Assets (Preview) Hi, The Director of the company I work for wants to introduce some of the computers into the Balance Sheet, the company has not paid for any these as they are owned and paid for by the director last year, What is the journal entry I need to enter on Sage, any help appreciated. Regards Jayne
	Buying Shares (Preview) Hi, The company I am working for is going to buy shares in another company, Do I raise a sales invoice and post to investments ? The accounts package I use is Sage, any help would be appreciated, Regards Lee
	Fuel costs (Preview) Hi, The company I am working for is a new set up trading since January, The director has no idea how many business miles he has done since but has given me fuel receipts, How do I deal with this on Sage ? He is now keeping a details of miles traveled. Kind Regards Lee
	Nominal Code - Money Transfer (Preview) Hi I want to create a new nominal code for 'money transfer' but don't know what category to choose for it eg Fixed Asset, Current Liabilities etc.. It is just money being transferred from one account to another. Anyone any ideas? Thanks
	opening balance in supplier account on sage line 50 2012 (Preview) hi,, can anyone tell me , if it is possible to post apening balance in the supplier account once it has been created and invoices has been posted to it.
	Directors Loan Account (Preview) Hi, Can anyone help, I have starting working for a new Limited company, The director started trading in Jan and has paid various expenses for the business out of his personal account , No money has been put into the business as he is waiting for the Sales invoices raised to be paid, he is then going to se...
	Dumping ground ledger code!!! (Preview) Next week I have committed myself to helping a friend close down her year end. I have seen her SAGE accounts and they are a nightmare. She has never done a bank rec, her PAYE journals don't exist and what I want to do is just close the year end and then adjust all the records to match the accountants as of th...
	warranty (Preview) We are a service industry and offer 6 months warranty on all installations. From time to time something is faulty and the item has to be replaced. As this is done free of charge with labour, and travel exps (fuel), is there any way of recording such losses on the accounts. I am a sage user.
	Help please, locked out of my Sage (Preview) Hi, did this once before and found answer, here somewhere, now can't find it again. Forced close of Sage in error and now can't sign in. Help....Please -- Edited by no-middle-name on Monday 20th of February 2012 12:31:39 PM
	CIMA (Preview) Hello There:) I'm currently studying AAT and thinking about what to do next- I'm interested in CIMA. Do you need to this as part of your job or can you do this by home study? Also, how long does that course usually take? Many Thanks Zak
	HELP with a couple of nominal codes (Preview) I need to set up a nominal code for "give as you earn" Can some one explain this to me. Also Gas bottle for heating.Would that one come under overheads? Please anyone out there can help me.
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