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

brooklh · brooklh

Hi there, First things first...I finally have my very first client which I am very pleased about. We can't yet afford champagne so we had a nice cup of tea to celebrate! It has proved that my marketing strategy is working which I was concerned about. On this occasion I am visiting my clients office month...

BackOfficeGroup · BackOfficeGroup

Hi guys Can anyone tell me whether the working tax credit a client receives should be shown on the SA return. Thanks. P

stephen72 · stephen72

Hi , I am sure it is just me being thick but i am trying to work out the opening balance for the capital account using the figures from last years balance sheet and i am not sure if i have done it correctly .i am not sure as i keeo getting a negative figure i realise that you can have a negative figure for...

stephen72 · stephen72

Hi , I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to what to with regard to the opening balances for the client i have just got.There are balances on his last years balance sheet which i can not find in the documents i have been given,for example the balance sheet has debtors of £631 but i c...

tina · tina

Hi all Am now doing training link for level 2 manuals, have encountered problem had when doing level 1 with the homelearning direct course, when i subtract the VAT from the total then add the net and VAT together again, if there are more than 2 numbers after the decimal point quite often the total is out b...

vassy · vassy

Hi, Does anyone have a sample Chart of Accounts for an Estate Agent / Maintenance. Co. Thank you

gerry · gerry

Hello there, please tell me if I am normal or going mad?. Having had 8 years experience as a very professional Accounts manager I now find myself starting up a bookkeeping business, learing sage (which I'm not finding as easy as Quickbooks) and having a new client who has 7 months worth of backlog and tw...

Annielabrador · Annielabrador

Hello, I am currently waiting for my exam results for level 1 ICB, I have worked for 23 years in accounts as AP/AR supervisor, Payroll manager etc and decided I am fed up working hard for other people and putting up with petty office politics and now want to work hard for myself and help other people out by...

lor · lor

I am currently doing my first sole trader end of year accounts. Am I correct in choosing the financial year as follows: Start date 27th April 2008 - 5th April 2009?? The start date of self employment is 27th april 2008 (that can't be changed) I really just want to make sure that I would be correct in putti...

Suffolker · Suffolker

I have just been emailed a set of figures from an accountant but they look alot more complicated than what I normally recieve. I'm not 100% sure as to which figures to use as the opening balances in Sage. Is there anyone out there who could possibly cast an expert eye over them for me? I would ask the acco...

kjmcculloch · kjmcculloch

Does anyone have a contact number for bookcert? Kris

lor · lor

what would you do if you had a clent who had a business bank ac and a personal bank ac? but used both for business purposes, would you amalgamate the 2 together? the personal one is also used for personal trans as well as business.

lor · lor

I can't believe how long i have been set up to work self employed bookkeeper but no clients yet! i have tried postcards to different businesses i have awebsite i have reduced my fees to be really cheap i have put an ad in a mag but nothing!

Linda · Linda

Hi, can I have some advise please. I got a new client, plumber, sorted out some of his paperwork but he has since said a family member has offered to do the book-keeping for him which is okay as he had paid me for what I had done. The advise I'm after is that when I mentioned to him that he had personal expen...

lor · lor

Hi All I understand that if you use your home for work you are able to claim £3.00 a week, what haapens if you use your home for example one day a week for business, I guess you would be able to claim £3/5 for each day a week you spend at home working?????? Also e.g. you were claiming £3 per week for use of home f...

Lisa68 · Lisa68

After reading many posts regarding voluntary bookkeeping work for some hands-on experience whilst studying, I am happy to say I have my first booking, they are very happy for me to take the books home and are willing to give me some training. Without being a member of the forum I would never have thoug...

Count1314 · Count1314

What is the best way to 'invoice' for deposits when registered for VAT? I understand that deposits received should be accounted for as a current liability - e.g., 'deposits held' account which is the equivalent of showing a suppliers account as a credit balance (although technically not correct)....

tina · tina

Hi, now have passed exam am thinking of setting up as self employed, have heard there are legal requirments, can anybody tell me best way of finding out what they are, and how to get them, thanks

lor · lor

Hi All I have already posted this in the vat/tax section, but need an answer quite quickly....... Please can you tell me, when you recieve the above does the effective date have to be the same date as the start date of self employment, or is a month gap between the 2 dates acceptable i.e. start date of self...

Lisa0912 · Lisa0912

Hi everyone, An opportunity has arisen where a friend of a friend is looking for someone to do their books. They have put my name forward but I am not sure if I will be out of my depth or not. He is a sole trader and I think, up until now, a friend has been doing them for him who is not a bookkeeper. I was thinki...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	How do you go about recouping software costs? (Preview) Hi there, First things first...I finally have my very first client which I am very pleased about. We can't yet afford champagne so we had a nice cup of tea to celebrate! It has proved that my marketing strategy is working which I was concerned about. On this occasion I am visiting my clients office month...	brooklh	2	1504	Fri Oct 23 20:32 2009 by lor
	SA returns and working tax credit (Preview) Hi guys Can anyone tell me whether the working tax credit a client receives should be shown on the SA return. Thanks. P	BackOfficeGroup	4	1608	Fri Oct 23 12:36 2009 by lots to learn
	capital balance (Preview) Hi , I am sure it is just me being thick but i am trying to work out the opening balance for the capital account using the figures from last years balance sheet and i am not sure if i have done it correctly .i am not sure as i keeo getting a negative figure i realise that you can have a negative figure for...	stephen72	2	2101	Fri Oct 23 10:13 2009 by BackOfficeGroup
	opening balances (Preview) Hi , I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to what to with regard to the opening balances for the client i have just got.There are balances on his last years balance sheet which i can not find in the documents i have been given,for example the balance sheet has debtors of £631 but i c...	stephen72	3	2190	Thu Oct 22 22:25 2009 by stephen72
	VAT Calculations (Preview) Hi all Am now doing training link for level 2 manuals, have encountered problem had when doing level 1 with the homelearning direct course, when i subtract the VAT from the total then add the net and VAT together again, if there are more than 2 numbers after the decimal point quite often the total is out b...	tina	2	2423	Tue Oct 20 10:36 2009 by BackOfficeGroup
	Sample Chart of Accounts for Estate Agent (Preview) Hi, Does anyone have a sample Chart of Accounts for an Estate Agent / Maintenance. Co. Thank you	vassy	1	5686	Fri Oct 16 13:49 2009 by kpdorset
	Is being totally daunted normal? (Preview) Hello there, please tell me if I am normal or going mad?. Having had 8 years experience as a very professional Accounts manager I now find myself starting up a bookkeeping business, learing sage (which I'm not finding as easy as Quickbooks) and having a new client who has 7 months worth of backlog and tw...	gerry	13	2583	Thu Oct 15 20:05 2009 by Jason Dormer
	Setting up as self employed book keeper (Preview) Hello, I am currently waiting for my exam results for level 1 ICB, I have worked for 23 years in accounts as AP/AR supervisor, Payroll manager etc and decided I am fed up working hard for other people and putting up with petty office politics and now want to work hard for myself and help other people out by...	Annielabrador	9	6462	Thu Oct 15 16:53 2009 by Jason Dormer
	sole trader financial year (Preview) I am currently doing my first sole trader end of year accounts. Am I correct in choosing the financial year as follows: Start date 27th April 2008 - 5th April 2009?? The start date of self employment is 27th april 2008 (that can't be changed) I really just want to make sure that I would be correct in putti...	lor	8	6140	Wed Oct 14 23:18 2009 by vassy
	Opening Balances Help (Preview) I have just been emailed a set of figures from an accountant but they look alot more complicated than what I normally recieve. I'm not 100% sure as to which figures to use as the opening balances in Sage. Is there anyone out there who could possibly cast an expert eye over them for me? I would ask the acco...	Suffolker	2	2266	Sun Oct 11 17:16 2009 by Suffolker
	Bookcert phone number (Preview) Does anyone have a contact number for bookcert? Kris	kjmcculloch	2	2468	Fri Oct 9 13:10 2009 by kjmcculloch
	self employed person's bank ac's (Preview) what would you do if you had a clent who had a business bank ac and a personal bank ac? but used both for business purposes, would you amalgamate the 2 together? the personal one is also used for personal trans as well as business.	lor	2	2105	Thu Oct 8 12:19 2009 by lor
	no clients, its been 4 and a bit months (Preview) I can't believe how long i have been set up to work self employed bookkeeper but no clients yet! i have tried postcards to different businesses i have awebsite i have reduced my fees to be really cheap i have put an ad in a mag but nothing!	lor	28	9126	Tue Oct 6 13:01 2009 by lor
	Expenses advice please (Preview) Hi, can I have some advise please. I got a new client, plumber, sorted out some of his paperwork but he has since said a family member has offered to do the book-keeping for him which is okay as he had paid me for what I had done. The advise I'm after is that when I mentioned to him that he had personal expen...	Linda	3	2035	Sun Oct 4 15:37 2009 by lor
	business use of home (Preview) Hi All I understand that if you use your home for work you are able to claim £3.00 a week, what haapens if you use your home for example one day a week for business, I guess you would be able to claim £3/5 for each day a week you spend at home working?????? Also e.g. you were claiming £3 per week for use of home f...	lor	7	2348	Sun Oct 4 14:22 2009 by lor
	Voluntary work (Preview) After reading many posts regarding voluntary bookkeeping work for some hands-on experience whilst studying, I am happy to say I have my first booking, they are very happy for me to take the books home and are willing to give me some training. Without being a member of the forum I would never have thoug...	Lisa68	3	2360	Sat Oct 3 16:54 2009 by Lisa68
	Deposits and VAT......How to invoice? (Preview) What is the best way to 'invoice' for deposits when registered for VAT? I understand that deposits received should be accounted for as a current liability - e.g., 'deposits held' account which is the equivalent of showing a suppliers account as a credit balance (although technically not correct)....	Count1314	1	3876	Fri Oct 2 19:18 2009 by Davey
	Legal requirement for becoming self employed remove (Preview) Hi, now have passed exam am thinking of setting up as self employed, have heard there are legal requirments, can anybody tell me best way of finding out what they are, and how to get them, thanks	tina	11	11735	Fri Oct 2 16:35 2009 by BackOfficeGroup
	certificate of registration for VAT (Preview) Hi All I have already posted this in the vat/tax section, but need an answer quite quickly....... Please can you tell me, when you recieve the above does the effective date have to be the same date as the start date of self employment, or is a month gap between the 2 dates acceptable i.e. start date of self...	lor	1	1854	Fri Oct 2 12:57 2009 by lor
	Taking on my first client (Preview) Hi everyone, An opportunity has arisen where a friend of a friend is looking for someone to do their books. They have put my name forward but I am not sure if I will be out of my depth or not. He is a sole trader and I think, up until now, a friend has been doing them for him who is not a bookkeeper. I was thinki...	Lisa0912	4	3052	Thu Oct 1 18:15 2009 by Zoe
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