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

farley · farley

Hi, I am about to start a business..a partnership and we will not be Ltd so not registering for VAT. On the invoice do you have to put both partners names t/a company name? Does this also apply to the bank account and cheque book? I would rather it just had the company name and wondered which banks would all...

little_soph · little_soph

I am newly self employed as a bookkeeper. I have two prospective clients who have restaurants. I have not worked in the food industry before, is there there anything I need to know that is exclusive to this area to do the books for them?

Hopeful · Hopeful

Hello to you all, I'm new to the forum & it's looks quite good, my question is if a company deals purely in buying & selling property would the labour & hire charges be included in the refurb costs on the balance sheet or would they go into the P&L ? I know all building materials would be e...

EthanP · EthanP

hey guys I did my manual level 2 today and I am devasted!!!!!I was running out of time at the end and just quickly rushed the trial balance and it didnt balance!!I didnt have time to check it or anything so does that mean I def failed???everything else went perfect and Im convinced it was all spot on!!but t...

brog13 · brog13

Hi Everyone What does everyone do about holiday cover? I have several 'weekly' clients. Last year we only went away for a few days anyway, so I managed. But if we want an actual holiday - for a week - I guess I just have to miss a week. This obviously means that they don't have their accounts done, and I don't...

Alison · Alison

Hi First year end for our Limited Company was 31st October 2009, bad timing as snowed under with client work before starting new job on Monday. I know I have until July 2010 to submit accounts so no worries about that it is just running year end on Sage so I don't get too far behind with current year. As wi...

lor · lor

Hi All, One of my clients has informed me that they have lost 4/5 months worth of car park receipts, what would you suggest that they should do???

lots to learn · lots to learn

HI I wonder if anyone is familiar with income and expense accounts. I have taken over a few clients from an accountant who always seems to produce these rather than a P & L. The figures are similar to a P & L, except she doesn't appear to do allowances for depreciation but instead notes down the c...

stephen72 · stephen72

Hi, i was wondering if anyone could offer some advice with regard to opening balances posting in sage. I am trying to post the opening balances from a balance sheet and i know what nominal code i want to put the amount into but i am just a bit unsure about where to put the other side of the transaction to...

mj · mj

Good Evening I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to give me a brief answer to the following: I've just started doing the books for a start-up company who received £100K investment earlier this year. I've no details as yet - so far only seen the cash balance in the bank - but I understand that shares we...

GedRick · GedRick

Hi, I have recently finished the AAT qualification and have been applying for accounts vacancies with no luck as yet. I was wondering if anyone on this forum (living in the manchester area) who does bookkeeping,( possibly on sage software as i have completed a level 2 course) would be interested in sh...

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...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Do i have to have my name on cheques if i am in a partnership or just company name? (Preview) Hi, I am about to start a business..a partnership and we will not be Ltd so not registering for VAT. On the invoice do you have to put both partners names t/a company name? Does this also apply to the bank account and cheque book? I would rather it just had the company name and wondered which banks would all...	farley	13	7463	Tue Nov 17 09:09 2009 by farmergiles
	What do I need to know about doing the books for a restaurant? (Preview) I am newly self employed as a bookkeeper. I have two prospective clients who have restaurants. I have not worked in the food industry before, is there there anything I need to know that is exclusive to this area to do the books for them?	little_soph	3	2086	Mon Nov 16 16:48 2009 by farmergiles
	Refurbishment (Preview) Hello to you all, I'm new to the forum & it's looks quite good, my question is if a company deals purely in buying & selling property would the labour & hire charges be included in the refurb costs on the balance sheet or would they go into the P&L ? I know all building materials would be e...	Hopeful	2	2011	Mon Nov 16 14:17 2009 by Hopeful
	manual level 2 (Preview) hey guys I did my manual level 2 today and I am devasted!!!!!I was running out of time at the end and just quickly rushed the trial balance and it didnt balance!!I didnt have time to check it or anything so does that mean I def failed???everything else went perfect and Im convinced it was all spot on!!but t...	EthanP	4	2148	Fri Nov 13 11:42 2009 by EthanP
	Holiday Cover (Preview) Hi Everyone What does everyone do about holiday cover? I have several 'weekly' clients. Last year we only went away for a few days anyway, so I managed. But if we want an actual holiday - for a week - I guess I just have to miss a week. This obviously means that they don't have their accounts done, and I don't...	brog13	6	2602	Thu Nov 5 17:50 2009 by brog13
	Checklist for Limited Company Year End (Preview) Hi First year end for our Limited Company was 31st October 2009, bad timing as snowed under with client work before starting new job on Monday. I know I have until July 2010 to submit accounts so no worries about that it is just running year end on Sage so I don't get too far behind with current year. As wi...	Alison	2	3072	Wed Nov 4 17:21 2009 by Alison
	lost receipts (Preview) Hi All, One of my clients has informed me that they have lost 4/5 months worth of car park receipts, what would you suggest that they should do???	lor	4	2694	Wed Nov 4 13:00 2009 by lor
	Income and Expense Account (Preview) HI I wonder if anyone is familiar with income and expense accounts. I have taken over a few clients from an accountant who always seems to produce these rather than a P & L. The figures are similar to a P & L, except she doesn't appear to do allowances for depreciation but instead notes down the c...	lots to learn	10	10038	Fri Oct 30 17:33 2009 by lots to learn
	opening balances (Preview) Hi, i was wondering if anyone could offer some advice with regard to opening balances posting in sage. I am trying to post the opening balances from a balance sheet and i know what nominal code i want to put the amount into but i am just a bit unsure about where to put the other side of the transaction to...	stephen72	10	5246	Thu Oct 29 15:40 2009 by stephen72
	Share Capital - Fundamentals (Preview) Good Evening I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to give me a brief answer to the following: I've just started doing the books for a start-up company who received £100K investment earlier this year. I've no details as yet - so far only seen the cash balance in the bank - but I understand that shares we...	mj	1	2664	Wed Oct 28 10:07 2009 by Count1314
	Tuition Anyone? (Preview) Hi, I have recently finished the AAT qualification and have been applying for accounts vacancies with no luck as yet. I was wondering if anyone on this forum (living in the manchester area) who does bookkeeping,( possibly on sage software as i have completed a level 2 course) would be interested in sh...	GedRick	0	1550	Sun Oct 25 20:30 2009 by GedRick
	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	1573	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	1679	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	2176	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	2289	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	2500	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	5773	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	2657	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	6558	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	6218	Wed Oct 14 23:18 2009 by vassy
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