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

Lisa68 · Lisa68

Hello, I have a question regarding the bad & Doubtful Provisions Account..This is a question on my assignment, can anyone help?? Why would after a review, the FD restate the Bad & Doubtful Debt Provision Account to 8% of the debtors from the original 10% .. the debtors account stands at 400,...

Neil · Neil

In every set of accounts I've met in my manual courses, there is a Capital Account but I notice there is no such code in the default Sage nominal ledger. I'm assuming that a universal concept such as a Capital Account hasn't been overlooked so which code is used? Reserves? Cheers Neil

ProBowlUK · ProBowlUK

Hi I have been reading up on Depreciation. The more I read, the more confused I get. As an example ... a builder often uses heavy machine tools (drills, pneumatic hammers, grinders, compactors, etc.) costing around £300 each. Depending on their usage, they often breakdown before their lifet...

Harps · Harps

Hi there. I am at the start of processing the bookkeeping for a limited company. The accountant is currently sorting out the last 2 years accounts due to previous bookkeeping/accountancy problems. I have been waiting for the opening balances for the last year end but after talking to the accountan...

jonboy82 · jonboy82

Hi there this may sound a bit stupid, but i have chosen to try a joute in accounts. As i am unemployed at the min and as i get free learning i have chosen sage line 50 level1 through to 3... So i was wondering what sage is eqaul to in other qauls like ICB or AAT. Also What will i be able to do job wise when completi...

Alpine man · Alpine man

Hi ! I am new to the forum and new to business. I am learning as I go along. I was looking at a book I read called teach your self bookkeeping and at the business link website. They both list the following columns as the 'general' best ones for bookkeeping. I understand there is a big debate here but at least t...

SageHelp · SageHelp

Hello Members, I am new to the forums and would like some advice if possible please. I have just started a new job working for a building construction company dealing with all aspects of co accounts and managing the office. I have worked with Sage in the past, however not for 3 years. We are using V15 a...

Sue T · Sue T

I have recently taken over a small businesses books and not entirely sure looking at the previous book-keepers work whether to record some electrical tools (around £300 plus VAT) as tools (nominal code set up by previous bk as 5007) or in assets (0020 nominal code - plant and machinery), I usually fol...

Harps · Harps

I have just taken on my first limited company's accounts to trial balance. I have been working through the comapny bank statement and he has 2 life assurance polices taken out by direct debit every month. When I questioned why the company was paying for his life assurance, he said he had been advis...

Hopeful · Hopeful

Hi I would like to be a trainer for sage, can anybody point me in the right direction about how to go about it, does anybody else do this?

morgwick · morgwick

Hi all, I am need of some guidance. I have over 12 years of accountancy/bookkeeping experience in an employed nature. I am currently on maternity leave and my boss has just informed me that he is retiring. My employment is being transfered to another accountancy so I don't lose my statutory rights, bu...

semsley · semsley

Hope you're about Shaun. I've been trying to work out a spreadsheet for a time sheet. It's for myself in my employed job. I am contracted to work 25 hours a month which is rising to 28 shortly. I can work out the daily hours easily by using hh:mm formatting and subtracting start time from finish time. W...

pmcclure · pmcclure

Can I ask please How many people who think they need to register for the MLR actually have, and if not are they waiting for HMRC to catch them?

RobH · RobH

How did you do????

RobH · RobH

I've been searching for a course on the new vat cross border rules but can't find any...I've phoned Mercia Training but they are fully booked. Does anyone know of any training providers doing this course? Cheers

Flex Accounting Services · Flex Accounting Services

Hi everyone. I was just wondering if anyone had any other revenue streams to their business other than bookkeeping, self asssesment tax returns, payroll, etc. I know a couple of people on here do debt collection and telephone answering services but wondered if anyone did anything else to top up thei...

lor · lor

Hi All, with the forthcoming new tax year, I have been thinking about increasing my prices along with the general yearly increase that we all experience. Would like to know what is the general view on this, and what is generally accepted to be an acceptable price increase. This will be my 2nd year and I a...

Flex Accounting Services · Flex Accounting Services

Good morning all. Just wanted to add my bit in about VT Transaction+. I've always been a bit of a Sage and Excel girl (as these are what Ive used for years) but after reading the recent posts regarding VT I decided to download the free trial (60 days free trial) yesterday and Ive been playing with it most of...

newstarter · newstarter

Hi everyone. I just wanted to know what happens when doing a self assessment tax return that doesnt cover the full year. ie, if business started in july and obviously need to do self assessment to 05th april how is this done online ? Once the profit and loss account has been prepared for the 9 mont...

Wella · Wella

Has any one dealt with StreamLine and/ or got suggestions on how to deal with the transactions and charges on Sage? For those that don't know about StreamLine, they process credit/ debit card payments and transfer them to the businesses current bank account by bank transfer. The following month the...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Question for Bad & Doubtful Debts (Preview) Hello, I have a question regarding the bad & Doubtful Provisions Account..This is a question on my assignment, can anyone help?? Why would after a review, the FD restate the Bad & Doubtful Debt Provision Account to 8% of the debtors from the original 10% .. the debtors account stands at 400,...	Lisa68	8	9747	Sat Mar 6 13:06 2010 by Lisa68
	Dumb Sage question (Preview) In every set of accounts I've met in my manual courses, there is a Capital Account but I notice there is no such code in the default Sage nominal ledger. I'm assuming that a universal concept such as a Capital Account hasn't been overlooked so which code is used? Reserves? Cheers Neil	Neil	10	14118	Thu Mar 4 21:42 2010 by Neil
	Depreciation - simplified ? (Preview) Hi I have been reading up on Depreciation. The more I read, the more confused I get. As an example ... a builder often uses heavy machine tools (drills, pneumatic hammers, grinders, compactors, etc.) costing around £300 each. Depending on their usage, they often breakdown before their lifet...	ProBowlUK	38	8869	Wed Mar 3 12:37 2010 by Shamus
	Advice regarding opening balances. (Preview) Hi there. I am at the start of processing the bookkeeping for a limited company. The accountant is currently sorting out the last 2 years accounts due to previous bookkeeping/accountancy problems. I have been waiting for the opening balances for the last year end but after talking to the accountan...	Harps	2	1432	Tue Mar 2 21:26 2010 by Harps
	Sage and what it is eqaul to. (Preview) Hi there this may sound a bit stupid, but i have chosen to try a joute in accounts. As i am unemployed at the min and as i get free learning i have chosen sage line 50 level1 through to 3... So i was wondering what sage is eqaul to in other qauls like ICB or AAT. Also What will i be able to do job wise when completi...	jonboy82	12	1903	Tue Mar 2 15:46 2010 by Sue T
	Sell alpine plants. Which columns do I enter...? (Preview) Hi ! I am new to the forum and new to business. I am learning as I go along. I was looking at a book I read called teach your self bookkeeping and at the business link website. They both list the following columns as the 'general' best ones for bookkeeping. I understand there is a big debate here but at least t...	Alpine man	27	2509	Tue Mar 2 11:22 2010 by Alpine man
	Debit card Transactions / Projects / CIS information (Preview) Hello Members, I am new to the forums and would like some advice if possible please. I have just started a new job working for a building construction company dealing with all aspects of co accounts and managing the office. I have worked with Sage in the past, however not for 3 years. We are using V15 a...	SageHelp	10	3761	Sun Feb 28 21:43 2010 by SageHelp
	Small Tools - Asset or Expense - how to treat (Preview) I have recently taken over a small businesses books and not entirely sure looking at the previous book-keepers work whether to record some electrical tools (around £300 plus VAT) as tools (nominal code set up by previous bk as 5007) or in assets (0020 nominal code - plant and machinery), I usually fol...	Sue T	9	15124	Sun Feb 28 20:55 2010 by RobH
	Life Assurance Premiums. (Preview) I have just taken on my first limited company's accounts to trial balance. I have been working through the comapny bank statement and he has 2 life assurance polices taken out by direct debit every month. When I questioned why the company was paying for his life assurance, he said he had been advis...	Harps	3	1565	Sun Feb 28 19:31 2010 by Harps
	Sage Trainer (Preview) Hi I would like to be a trainer for sage, can anybody point me in the right direction about how to go about it, does anybody else do this?	Hopeful	15	6178	Sat Feb 27 19:08 2010 by Lisa Jo
	Advice / opinions on setting up as bookkeeper. (Preview) Hi all, I am need of some guidance. I have over 12 years of accountancy/bookkeeping experience in an employed nature. I am currently on maternity leave and my boss has just informed me that he is retiring. My employment is being transfered to another accountancy so I don't lose my statutory rights, bu...	morgwick	4	1889	Fri Feb 26 15:13 2010 by RobH
	spreadsheet for calculating hours (Preview) Hope you're about Shaun. I've been trying to work out a spreadsheet for a time sheet. It's for myself in my employed job. I am contracted to work 25 hours a month which is rising to 28 shortly. I can work out the daily hours easily by using hh:mm formatting and subtracting start time from finish time. W...	semsley	6	2849	Thu Feb 25 23:20 2010 by Shamus
	Money Laundering regulations (Preview) Can I ask please How many people who think they need to register for the MLR actually have, and if not are they waiting for HMRC to catch them?	pmcclure	20	5267	Thu Feb 25 01:52 2010 by maxmillion
	CALLING SHAUN (Preview) How did you do????	RobH	23	2212	Wed Feb 24 18:59 2010 by Shamus
	Cross Border rules (Preview) I've been searching for a course on the new vat cross border rules but can't find any...I've phoned Mercia Training but they are fully booked. Does anyone know of any training providers doing this course? Cheers	RobH	2	1451	Wed Feb 24 15:43 2010 by RobH
	Other revenue streams (Preview) Hi everyone. I was just wondering if anyone had any other revenue streams to their business other than bookkeeping, self asssesment tax returns, payroll, etc. I know a couple of people on here do debt collection and telephone answering services but wondered if anyone did anything else to top up thei...	Flex Accounting Services	6	1699	Tue Feb 23 14:04 2010 by semsley
	increasing charge to clients (Preview) Hi All, with the forthcoming new tax year, I have been thinking about increasing my prices along with the general yearly increase that we all experience. Would like to know what is the general view on this, and what is generally accepted to be an acceptable price increase. This will be my 2nd year and I a...	lor	23	3416	Tue Feb 23 13:01 2010 by Shamus
	VT Transaction + (Preview) Good morning all. Just wanted to add my bit in about VT Transaction+. I've always been a bit of a Sage and Excel girl (as these are what Ive used for years) but after reading the recent posts regarding VT I decided to download the free trial (60 days free trial) yesterday and Ive been playing with it most of...	Flex Accounting Services	4	2990	Tue Feb 23 12:22 2010 by Terri
	short period self assessment tax return (Preview) Hi everyone. I just wanted to know what happens when doing a self assessment tax return that doesnt cover the full year. ie, if business started in july and obviously need to do self assessment to 05th april how is this done online ? Once the profit and loss account has been prepared for the 9 mont...	newstarter	6	1898	Tue Feb 23 00:04 2010 by Amy8n
	StreamLine Card Acquirer (Preview) Has any one dealt with StreamLine and/ or got suggestions on how to deal with the transactions and charges on Sage? For those that don't know about StreamLine, they process credit/ debit card payments and transfer them to the businesses current bank account by bank transfer. The following month the...	Wella	11	6446	Mon Feb 22 16:42 2010 by Wella
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