General Book-keeping & Accounting - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

Shamus · Shamus

Before posting in this section of the site please refer to :http://www.book-keepers.org.uk/t10583966/forum-rules-and-privacy-policy-please-read-before-making-a-p/ for the site rulesAnd http://www.book-keepers.org.uk/t62264820/site-ethics/ for the site ethics. It is assumed...

JEM · JEM

Hi, I'm new to my current position and have to run the year end reconciliations for the Year End Accounts. We have private health care policy for managers (BUPA) and I code the BUPA invoices to 8817 Private Healthcare Liability NC; we also have a health insurance policy for employees (Health Shield)...

accountonus · accountonus

Hi everyone, So a little about me .. I am a 31 year old mother of two - youngest being 6 months! i have a equine degree and veterinary physio diploma however after that industry and owning my own restaurant i decided to change career totally to fit around family life!! i have always been fascinated by bus...

cristeen · cristeen

Hi, I'm new to the forum and am seeking some general advice I have recently been employed as a bookkeeper for a small but rapidly growing Ltd company, mainly internet sales, two directors and now me. I am not formally qualified, my bosses are aware of this, but have some experience with Sage Line 50 fro...

accountonus · accountonus

Hi all, So as I sit here inputting the bank statements on my excel spreadsheet I think surely there is a simpler way.. Is there any way of dropping the statement into excel? I get you may have to tweak coloumns etc and organise the figures as you set out spreadsheet, but surely its better than the time con...

ZoesBookkeeping · ZoesBookkeeping

HI, I use QuickBooks Pro 2016 (desktop) at a clients premises. Their accountant would like me to send her the end of year reports as excel spreadsheets. Is there an easy secure way to do this please? I have BT and Gmail emails. I can do the reports it's sending them securely I'm not sure about. Hear from yo...

haymac · haymac

Hi All, Just wondering how everyone deals with customers paperwork, do you collect or have them drop off, or have it posted ? The reason I ask is that I have always popped into majority of my customers to collect their paperwork, this gives me the opportunity to build up relations and gets me out of the o...

accountonus · accountonus

Hi everyone, Is accounting for everyone 12 module online course for £50 any good?? Anyone recommend this, reading the website it looks very interesting and clear way of learning. Sometimes reading my Kaplan text books and testing on myaat can get a little tedious this could just give my knowledge...

Shamus · Shamus

From Accounting Today (Thats "Accounting Today", not "Accounting" today which is a different publication). The UK and US markets are very sililar so this is applicable. https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/the-state-of-bookkeeping-in-2019?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=...

Cheshire · Cheshire

Just wondering if I can claim Cap allowances on the attached I bought for my business. It absolutely is W&E expenditure given the forcasting model currently being used. Of course, as we know, some forecasts can be way off, but full sensitivites have been calculated for any potential decreases...

Sidewinder1 · Sidewinder1

YouI am self employed since may 2018. Paying myself salary and dividend. Since tax year for my limited company ended in may 2019, I prepared the company's annual returns and paid the corporation tax. I also paid the self assessment tax returns as well. I just realized while going through bank stateme...

Leger · Leger

An electric bill is sent in April covering the previous 3 months. Year end is March so I have two payments in Feb and March which shows the creditor as overpaid. The January bill had an outstanding balance after payments were taken into account so part of the February payment is allocated towards it....

elizabeth · elizabeth

Using Sage software. Need advice on postings for closing stock. End of first year trading and I have closing stock. No opening stock. Thank you

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hi John thought I would start this on another thread. Re your other post ''Hi Guys Please can I open this up more as my knowledge may be lacking here. Is retail stock always valued at cost? I always thought it was. If it isn't I would be grateful for being pointed in the right direction as to when it isn'...

Dottylou · Dottylou

Hi I have AAT level 3 and Bookkeeping level 1 & 2 with the IAB, I am also currently studying AAT level 4 as well as having 5 years experience in industry. My MD has asked me to take on payroll which I think I am getting my head around. We deduct pay for sick leave, I can see in the past that the old Accounta...

Bests · Bests

Does anyone on here use Receipt Bank? Received an email from them offering a free demo.

AliBee · AliBee

Happy Sunday All. I'm a big fan of reading business and motivational books (E-Myth, Traction, etc) and a recurring theme I keep reading is that a lot of successful business owners use a business coach. I can see the benefits, goal setting, use as a sounding board, but from some online quotes the costs s...

blueeyes · blueeyes

Hi, I have a client who has popped a load of receipts in and stated it was for building a 'workshop' in his garden. What are HMRC's views on this kind of thing? Is it allowable and if so should it be capitalised? TIA

lots to learn · lots to learn

Morning All Hope everyone is enjoying the sunny weather. Apologies for not being on here for a while, life and work just somehow got so busy! I'm just looking at depreciation for a business with caravan site/ holiday cottages etc. This is the first year so the cottages and caravan site were valued wh...

Jake93 · Jake93

Hi all.I'm looking for a bit of advice on how to record a mobile phone contract in my books.Please forgive me as I am new to bookkeeping and am learning as I go. Let me know if I'm wrong in what I'm saying So here's where I'm at...I currently pay £94.30 (ex. VAT) per month for 2 connections. Purchased throu...

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	STICKY: Before Posting (closed) (Preview) Before posting in this section of the site please refer to :http://www.book-keepers.org.uk/t10583966/forum-rules-and-privacy-policy-please-read-before-making-a-p/ for the site rulesAnd http://www.book-keepers.org.uk/t62264820/site-ethics/ for the site ethics. It is assumed...	Shamus	0	3064	Sat Jun 11 15:07 2016 by Shamus
	Reconciliation of Private Healthcare Nominal Account (Preview) Hi, I'm new to my current position and have to run the year end reconciliations for the Year End Accounts. We have private health care policy for managers (BUPA) and I code the BUPA invoices to 8817 Private Healthcare Liability NC; we also have a health insurance policy for employees (Health Shield)...	JEM	3	262	Mon Jul 15 19:13 2019 by Cheshire
	New, Overwhelmed & Honest... (Preview) Hi everyone, So a little about me .. I am a 31 year old mother of two - youngest being 6 months! i have a equine degree and veterinary physio diploma however after that industry and owning my own restaurant i decided to change career totally to fit around family life!! i have always been fascinated by bus...	accountonus	17	786	Mon Jul 8 16:18 2019 by Leger
	Transactions from previous years, how to deal with them? (Preview) Hi, I'm new to the forum and am seeking some general advice I have recently been employed as a bookkeeper for a small but rapidly growing Ltd company, mainly internet sales, two directors and now me. I am not formally qualified, my bosses are aware of this, but have some experience with Sage Line 50 fro...	cristeen	8	687	Sat Jul 6 17:49 2019 by YLB-HO
	Bank Statements to Excel - There must be an easier way!! (Preview) Hi all, So as I sit here inputting the bank statements on my excel spreadsheet I think surely there is a simpler way.. Is there any way of dropping the statement into excel? I get you may have to tweak coloumns etc and organise the figures as you set out spreadsheet, but surely its better than the time con...	accountonus	29	1069	Sat Jul 6 17:19 2019 by YLB-HO
	Sending Excel reports securely (Preview) HI, I use QuickBooks Pro 2016 (desktop) at a clients premises. Their accountant would like me to send her the end of year reports as excel spreadsheets. Is there an easy secure way to do this please? I have BT and Gmail emails. I can do the reports it's sending them securely I'm not sure about. Hear from yo...	ZoesBookkeeping	3	264	Thu Jul 4 10:55 2019 by ZoesBookkeeping
	How do you collect your customers paperwork ? (Preview) Hi All, Just wondering how everyone deals with customers paperwork, do you collect or have them drop off, or have it posted ? The reason I ask is that I have always popped into majority of my customers to collect their paperwork, this gives me the opportunity to build up relations and gets me out of the o...	haymac	10	396	Wed Jul 3 18:45 2019 by Leger
	Accounting for everyone? (Preview) Hi everyone, Is accounting for everyone 12 module online course for £50 any good?? Anyone recommend this, reading the website it looks very interesting and clear way of learning. Sometimes reading my Kaplan text books and testing on myaat can get a little tedious this could just give my knowledge...	accountonus	6	381	Mon Jul 1 16:44 2019 by Cheshire
	The state of bookkeeping 2019 (Preview) From Accounting Today (Thats "Accounting Today", not "Accounting" today which is a different publication). The UK and US markets are very sililar so this is applicable. https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/the-state-of-bookkeeping-in-2019?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=...	Shamus	4	280	Fri Jun 28 16:24 2019 by Shamus
	capital allowances claim (Preview) Just wondering if I can claim Cap allowances on the attached I bought for my business. It absolutely is W&E expenditure given the forcasting model currently being used. Of course, as we know, some forecasts can be way off, but full sensitivites have been calculated for any potential decreases...	Cheshire	4	280	Wed Jun 26 16:09 2019 by Cheshire
	Can I pay myself salary which I forgot to withdraw last year? Limited company self employed salary (Preview) YouI am self employed since may 2018. Paying myself salary and dividend. Since tax year for my limited company ended in may 2019, I prepared the company's annual returns and paid the corporation tax. I also paid the self assessment tax returns as well. I just realized while going through bank stateme...	Sidewinder1	11	654	Mon Jun 24 16:53 2019 by Leger
	Prepayments or debtor (Preview) An electric bill is sent in April covering the previous 3 months. Year end is March so I have two payments in Feb and March which shows the creditor as overpaid. The January bill had an outstanding balance after payments were taken into account so part of the February payment is allocated towards it....	Leger	4	344	Fri Jun 14 18:12 2019 by Onion4Sage
	closing stock (Preview) Using Sage software. Need advice on postings for closing stock. End of first year trading and I have closing stock. No opening stock. Thank you	elizabeth	10	591	Wed Jun 12 11:06 2019 by Casu
	IAS2 (Preview) Hi John thought I would start this on another thread. Re your other post ''Hi Guys Please can I open this up more as my knowledge may be lacking here. Is retail stock always valued at cost? I always thought it was. If it isn't I would be grateful for being pointed in the right direction as to when it isn'...	Cheshire	1	195	Mon Jun 10 21:57 2019 by Leger
	Payroll - Sickness (Preview) Hi I have AAT level 3 and Bookkeeping level 1 & 2 with the IAB, I am also currently studying AAT level 4 as well as having 5 years experience in industry. My MD has asked me to take on payroll which I think I am getting my head around. We deduct pay for sick leave, I can see in the past that the old Accounta...	Dottylou	4	379	Wed May 29 16:24 2019 by Dottylou
	Anyone here use Receipt Bank? (Preview) Does anyone on here use Receipt Bank? Received an email from them offering a free demo.	Bests	5	482	Sun May 26 14:05 2019 by Cheshire
	Business Coaching (Preview) Happy Sunday All. I'm a big fan of reading business and motivational books (E-Myth, Traction, etc) and a recurring theme I keep reading is that a lot of successful business owners use a business coach. I can see the benefits, goal setting, use as a sounding board, but from some online quotes the costs s...	AliBee	3	420	Sun May 26 13:34 2019 by Cheshire
	How to account for new 'workshop' built at clients home (Preview) Hi, I have a client who has popped a load of receipts in and stated it was for building a 'workshop' in his garden. What are HMRC's views on this kind of thing? Is it allowable and if so should it be capitalised? TIA	blueeyes	17	761	Sun May 26 12:42 2019 by Cheshire
	Holiday Cottage Depreciation (Preview) Morning All Hope everyone is enjoying the sunny weather. Apologies for not being on here for a while, life and work just somehow got so busy! I'm just looking at depreciation for a business with caravan site/ holiday cottages etc. This is the first year so the cottages and caravan site were valued wh...	lots to learn	4	465	Mon May 20 12:18 2019 by lots to learn
	Recording Mobile phone contract (Preview) Hi all.I'm looking for a bit of advice on how to record a mobile phone contract in my books.Please forgive me as I am new to bookkeeping and am learning as I go. Let me know if I'm wrong in what I'm saying So here's where I'm at...I currently pay £94.30 (ex. VAT) per month for 2 connections. Purchased throu...	Jake93	1	280	Fri May 17 18:49 2019 by Artois
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