Is anyone aware of any live and in-person associations for bookkeepers? It seems like it would be a good idea to get a mentor so you can (hopefully) learn from their mistakes. This forum is great but I need an in-person mentor. Any ideas out there (or volunteers.. lol)!
Hi everyone, As I mentioned in my introduction, bookkeeping is not one of my strongest skills, yet it's one I need to develop in order to make my freelance writing business work. Does anyone have any suggestions for a simple bookkeeping method that would help me keep track of money received, money owe...
Hi! It's a little ironic that I'm signed up for this forum since bookkeeping is not my strongest skill, but I'm working very hard to build a freelance writing business, and I have got to get my bookkeeping skills up to snuff. I know I lose money through not sending timely bills and not keepi...
I’m a new book-keeper, and I was thinking about focusing on doing the books for small sole traders until I get the hang of the whole business thing. Any thoughts? Thanks!Jenny
Hi Just found this forum, hope someone can help? Is it possible to just set up a business doing bookkeeping without doing payroll and tax returns and succeed? Cheers!
Bit of a strange question this one, but I'm going to start sending out letters to prospective clients this week. Does anyone know whether it's more effective to hand write the envelopes, or to print a label when writing the address? From personal experience I tend to open a letter if the addre...
I'm currently running my own book-keeping business and so far it's going very well. I'm sticking to basic book-keeping jobs and small clients at the moment, but I'm considering signing up for the ACCA so I can offer accountancy and taxation services to my clients. I don't hav...
I was involved in accounts and payroll 20 years ago, and I'm now looking to extend my horizons and get back into accountancy by taking an accounting course, such as the AAT or CAT. My query is though, I am now 48 and whilst not over the hill yet, would there realistically be many job opportunities ou...
I'm looking to start a book-keeping course and I'm not quite sure which which body of book-keepers is the best to study with. Both the IAB and ICB appear similar. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
I am working on a client who is not VAT registered and I am using SAGE Line 50. When I enter a supplier invoice, customer invoice, bank receipt and bank payment etc, does it matter which tax code I use (I'm currently using T9)? Thanks Paige
Can anyone please advise if there is a report I can print off sage, detailing all invoices relating to a particular supplier for a period? Thanks Man66
Book-keeping question here! I’m getting confused when it comes to %s and ratios. Can anyone please explain what the terms ‘mark-up’ and ‘gross profit percentage’ are? Thanks, Tom
I've got a copy of Sage Instant Accounts available if anyone's interested? I originally purchased it off eBay to use for training myself on Sage, but now I've upgraded to Sage Line 50 I don't need it anymore. It's 4 years old so it's not worth much, but I'm happy to give it...
My wife and I bought a post office and newsagents using personal money of £85K. How do we show this in the books, and how would we get it back? Many thanks, Dave
I hope someone can help? One of my clients has asked me to create a simple checkbox in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that has true false outputs. Really not sure how to go about doing this?
Every year my business is audited by a firm of Chartered Accountants. I’m getting itchy feet and would like to move accountants. Does anyone know who owns the audit work papers, me or the audit firm?
I'm doing the books for a café that also sells takeaway food. He doesn't have stock because he buys as needed each day. How do I record his purchases of food and other food related items? I've been recording them as cost of sales.Is this correct?
I have a client who runs a small plumbing business. He’s just purchased a PDA for tracking jobs and quotes etc.It only cost a little over a hundred pounds, do I still need to enter it as a capital asset or can it be just expensed? If expensed, can it just go to the computer expenses code? Would be grateful f...
