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Ami · Ami

Sorry for the long title lol. My hair has turned grey today with stress and its all down to Sage ( and my tutor). Right i'm doing a mock exam (devised by my tutor not icb). Don't worry i'm not after answers just technical advice I think. My paper tells me at the start that the company's financial year is to...

newstarter · newstarter

Good evening everyone. Think I've done this one correct, but just wanted to check please. I have done the accounts for one of my sole trader clients and his mileage came to just over £5k for the year (used his personal car for business). He submitted some of his fuel receipts (which I put through to recon...

newstarter · newstarter

Another quickie please regarding dividend payments. Once a company has made profits and a director takes dividends fom the company, is the 10% dividend charge shown in the company accounts or in the directors annual self assessment ? Also, is the corp tax after taking the dividends or before please...

Wella · Wella

Hi guys Yet another Ltd Co question Any ideas how to post expenses incured before the official financial year start. It is a new Ltd Co that was incorporated on 26/06/09. HMRC have set the year end date at 30/06/10 effectively 12months and 1 week. If you set the financial year start date in Sage to 01 Jul...

Sue T · Sue T

Got this message today from one of my clients accountants. The journals are back to 07/08 and there were some more from 08/09 to which is what this message relates I believe but the accountant told me that she wanted everything posted at 1/4/09 so I am some what shocked that she didn't realise the TB...

catcat · catcat

Having spent some really fun time on the HMRC website I came across the following: "If you are an Accountancy Service Provider you must register with HMRC unless.... all your customers are themselves supervised by HMRC or a professional body " So the way I read this is that if my only cli...

Peasie · Peasie

My brother's wife started up in business towards the end of April last year. She has one employee. They work seven days a week (40 hours in total). The only time off the pair of them have had is two weeks of at Christmas. How much holiday entitlement is the employee due? I've been on Business Link and put th...

Wella · Wella

Morning everyone I have an interesting problem but for now I will stick with the bookkeeping one and hope it interesting enough to distract you from what ever it is you are supposed to be doing. I'll set the scene and keep it brief(ish) A client set up a Ltd Co. Prior to starting the co. he was working for hi...

Rhianrach · Rhianrach

Is it possible to do a year end at the end of March even if the company has only been trading for 4 months, just so it will bring the company year end in-line with the financial year end ?

tonys · tonys

Thanks to those who replied to my last post, I took on board all the advice. I can't ignore my gut feeling that this was not the offer I was looking for. If I felt the guy was genuine, I would give it a go but I am going to leave the offer (To work free for 3 days over 6 Months in return for practice experience)a...

Silly Digits · Silly Digits

Hi All, Just looking to the future, not sure if a good thing or not! At the moment I work from home doing book-keeping but I am getting enquiries about payroll at lot of the time. I have decided to do a home study course and ICB exam to get qualified and then offer a payroll service. Just enquiring if any of...

Amanda · Amanda

HI everyone, Just a quick question as I am having a blonde moment,(bad morning already boiler on the blink), I have another set of journals from an accountant to do for a client, I am getting them done early (not leaving them to the last minute), everything is straightforward, and I have to set up some ne...

Minty · Minty

I'm really struggling with 'Partnerships'. . I need someone to explain in simple terms how it all goes together. I'm feeling VERY thick at the moment!!! And seeing as I cannot find these answers anywhere, it compounds my feeling that it's basic stuff that I should be able to understand! I think my er...

Lisa68 · Lisa68

Hi! I have read a recent post regarding the ICB Diploma in self assessment, I have contacted the HMRC regarding a self study book that they issue and then you apply for the assignment afterwards, but they don't seem to know what I am talking about, the recent post did state this book is very difficult to c...

Wella · Wella

My turn to ask a question (again) I have a client, who, out of the goodness of their heart donated a small amount of money from the business to a local hospice. Can this be expensed, or will I have to enter it as drawings? Looking forward to the replies Bill

Rhianrach · Rhianrach

As stated before I'm gaining experience for free and spending all my free time learning about all aspects of book-keeping. I am currently looking into month end procedures and have come across accruals which I think means that any outstanding payments I have yet to make to creditors needs to be put in...

tonys · tonys

Coming from a non accounting background I lack experience in Working practice.(I ran my own business for 25 years. ) I am half way through my AAT diploma and I decided to mailshot some local accountants to see if they might give me some work experience, maybe 1 or 2 days without pay. I thought this woul...

kimmcg · kimmcg

My first client is a part time window cleaner - how do I show his mileage? His car is obviously not used for sole business use, so he records the mileage whenever he uses it for work. Would it be: Dr Motor expenses Cr Drawings Thank you Kim

Amanda · Amanda

Hi everyone, My turn to ask a question. To all you SAGE lovers I do a set of books for a Sole Trader (very small), once a year, but for the life of me can't remeber if I did the year end button before the stuff went to the accountants last year. I seem to recall him saying just run all the reports that he needed a...

RobH · RobH

HMRC sponsor new TV series The Business InspectorHMRC have sponsored The Business Inspector, a new four-part television series that will be broadcast weekly on Channel Five at 8.00pm from 17 March 2010. The aim of the series, which is produced by the makers of 'Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares', is to r...

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	Please help ......getting really annoyed with sage...aaarrrrrgghhh (Preview) Sorry for the long title lol. My hair has turned grey today with stress and its all down to Sage ( and my tutor). Right i'm doing a mock exam (devised by my tutor not icb). Don't worry i'm not after answers just technical advice I think. My paper tells me at the start that the company's financial year is to...	Ami	8	2950	Sat Mar 27 20:31 2010 by Amanda
	Mileage expenses sole trader (Preview) Good evening everyone. Think I've done this one correct, but just wanted to check please. I have done the accounts for one of my sole trader clients and his mileage came to just over £5k for the year (used his personal car for business). He submitted some of his fuel receipts (which I put through to recon...	newstarter	6	6821	Sat Mar 27 12:45 2010 by Wella
	Dividend charges (Preview) Another quickie please regarding dividend payments. Once a company has made profits and a director takes dividends fom the company, is the 10% dividend charge shown in the company accounts or in the directors annual self assessment ? Also, is the corp tax after taking the dividends or before please...	newstarter	7	3094	Sat Mar 27 12:19 2010 by RobH
	Pre Incorporation Expenses (Preview) Hi guys Yet another Ltd Co question Any ideas how to post expenses incured before the official financial year start. It is a new Ltd Co that was incorporated on 26/06/09. HMRC have set the year end date at 30/06/10 effectively 12months and 1 week. If you set the financial year start date in Sage to 01 Jul...	Wella	9	8577	Fri Mar 26 18:47 2010 by RobH
	Just can't get it clear in my head - help with end of jr journals from 1 - 2 yrs ago (Preview) Got this message today from one of my clients accountants. The journals are back to 07/08 and there were some more from 08/09 to which is what this message relates I believe but the accountant told me that she wanted everything posted at 1/4/09 so I am some what shocked that she didn't realise the TB...	Sue T	7	2185	Fri Mar 26 11:54 2010 by RobH
	Money Laundering - technical point (Preview) Having spent some really fun time on the HMRC website I came across the following: "If you are an Accountancy Service Provider you must register with HMRC unless.... all your customers are themselves supervised by HMRC or a professional body " So the way I read this is that if my only cli...	catcat	4	7089	Fri Mar 26 08:48 2010 by Esbee
	Holiday entitlement per year (Preview) My brother's wife started up in business towards the end of April last year. She has one employee. They work seven days a week (40 hours in total). The only time off the pair of them have had is two weeks of at Christmas. How much holiday entitlement is the employee due? I've been on Business Link and put th...	Peasie	19	3489	Thu Mar 25 13:53 2010 by RobH
	Work Van Ownership Transfer to Ltd Co (Preview) Morning everyone I have an interesting problem but for now I will stick with the bookkeeping one and hope it interesting enough to distract you from what ever it is you are supposed to be doing. I'll set the scene and keep it brief(ish) A client set up a Ltd Co. Prior to starting the co. he was working for hi...	Wella	6	4936	Wed Mar 24 17:12 2010 by Wella
	Year end (Preview) Is it possible to do a year end at the end of March even if the company has only been trading for 4 months, just so it will bring the company year end in-line with the financial year end ?	Rhianrach	25	3714	Wed Mar 24 16:31 2010 by Rhianrach
	Work for free-Decision! (Preview) Thanks to those who replied to my last post, I took on board all the advice. I can't ignore my gut feeling that this was not the offer I was looking for. If I felt the guy was genuine, I would give it a go but I am going to leave the offer (To work free for 3 days over 6 Months in return for practice experience)a...	tonys	4	2101	Tue Mar 23 20:15 2010 by tonys
	Payroll Service (Preview) Hi All, Just looking to the future, not sure if a good thing or not! At the moment I work from home doing book-keeping but I am getting enquiries about payroll at lot of the time. I have decided to do a home study course and ICB exam to get qualified and then offer a payroll service. Just enquiring if any of...	Silly Digits	19	6742	Tue Mar 23 20:00 2010 by Maxholt
	Accrurals - accountancy fees (Preview) HI everyone, Just a quick question as I am having a blonde moment,(bad morning already boiler on the blink), I have another set of journals from an accountant to do for a client, I am getting them done early (not leaving them to the last minute), everything is straightforward, and I have to set up some ne...	Amanda	10	2419	Tue Mar 23 19:51 2010 by Amanda
	Partnerships - Please Help! (Preview) I'm really struggling with 'Partnerships'. . I need someone to explain in simple terms how it all goes together. I'm feeling VERY thick at the moment!!! And seeing as I cannot find these answers anywhere, it compounds my feeling that it's basic stuff that I should be able to understand! I think my er...	Minty	44	13158	Tue Mar 23 18:10 2010 by Shamus
	ICB in Self Assessment (Preview) Hi! I have read a recent post regarding the ICB Diploma in self assessment, I have contacted the HMRC regarding a self study book that they issue and then you apply for the assignment afterwards, but they don't seem to know what I am talking about, the recent post did state this book is very difficult to c...	Lisa68	24	6846	Mon Mar 22 16:24 2010 by littlebookkeeper
	Charitable Donation (Preview) My turn to ask a question (again) I have a client, who, out of the goodness of their heart donated a small amount of money from the business to a local hospice. Can this be expensed, or will I have to enter it as drawings? Looking forward to the replies Bill	Wella	8	2435	Sun Mar 21 18:14 2010 by Rhianrach
	Accruals .... I'm sorry (Preview) As stated before I'm gaining experience for free and spending all my free time learning about all aspects of book-keeping. I am currently looking into month end procedures and have come across accruals which I think means that any outstanding payments I have yet to make to creditors needs to be put in...	Rhianrach	32	12532	Sat Mar 20 17:19 2010 by Rhianrach
	Work for free! (Preview) Coming from a non accounting background I lack experience in Working practice.(I ran my own business for 25 years. ) I am half way through my AAT diploma and I decided to mailshot some local accountants to see if they might give me some work experience, maybe 1 or 2 days without pay. I thought this woul...	tonys	27	2554	Sat Mar 20 09:29 2010 by tonys
	Quick question.... (Preview) My first client is a part time window cleaner - how do I show his mileage? His car is obviously not used for sole business use, so he records the mileage whenever he uses it for work. Would it be: Dr Motor expenses Cr Drawings Thank you Kim	kimmcg	4	1747	Fri Mar 19 13:09 2010 by kimmcg
	Help needed on a SAGE question (Preview) Hi everyone, My turn to ask a question. To all you SAGE lovers I do a set of books for a Sole Trader (very small), once a year, but for the life of me can't remeber if I did the year end button before the stuff went to the accountants last year. I seem to recall him saying just run all the reports that he needed a...	Amanda	21	5956	Fri Mar 19 10:35 2010 by Amanda
	Have you heard about this? (Preview) HMRC sponsor new TV series The Business InspectorHMRC have sponsored The Business Inspector, a new four-part television series that will be broadcast weekly on Channel Five at 8.00pm from 17 March 2010. The aim of the series, which is produced by the makers of 'Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares', is to r...	RobH	38	2836	Fri Mar 19 03:10 2010 by Shamus
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