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

Suzie · Suzie

Im excited but also feel a bit daunted about starting as a book-keeper level 2).Im unsure about which ledgers to use as it says in the MLR files to keep a copy of all clients books. Im wondering if I should use looseleaf pages and a wire bound folder. Im also unsure about tax. Im presuming the only tax I wo...

EthanP · EthanP

I am just looking at a mock exam for the manual bookkeeping level 2 and there seems nothing on here that bothers me apart from 1 thing.this may seem stupid but the question is Steven paid his golf club fees of £450 for his daughter and these had been debited to the office expenses account and credited to...

whiskerspanther · whiskerspanther

Can anyone give me some advice as to the best methods to gain clients and what has worked for them? Did you send letters to firms of Accountants or visit local businesses and leave a business card? I am in the process of setting up as a Sole Trader, have my business cards and should see my first advert ear...

sarahwilson · sarahwilson

I'm just after a few pointers really, I;ve just passed my Level 1 ICB and have my level 2 computerised at home and manual booked in for next month. I would like to work even if only for a few people at first as a book-keeper, I currently do my partners books manually and I work as an accounts assistant in a bus...

Chillywitch · Chillywitch

Hi everyone - am a relative newbie here! I have a client who has asked me to start doing his books for him instead of it being done by his accountant. I will be producing management accounts and cashflows etc using Quickbooks Pro. His year end was March 09 and the closing balances/ opening balances fo...

whiskerspanther · whiskerspanther

I have been told I need to put journal entries through the accounts as the vat was not recorded in the opening balance figures. There are sales and purchase ledger invoices. Can someone please tell me the accounts I should be debiting and crediting so I can see if I have done it correctly? Thanks

steve99.9 · steve99.9

I seem to have a continuing mental block about the handling of stock at month ends on Sage 50. I am working through the sage self study workbooks (stage 2) Say I have a client whose y/e is 31st Dec. I am ok with entering opening stock on 1st Jan (Cr stock asset Dr Opening stock). Come the end of January I am st...

Kathy · Kathy

This is a simple question, but I want to be sure I am entering the HMRC payment in the right place. Is the Class 1A NIC end of year P11D payment posted to the nominal code 7006 - Employers NI. Thank you Kathy

Marky65 · Marky65

Hi I know I should know this but I am having a really blond moment. I have a motor vehicle which has some depreciation charged against and has been scrapped, can you please advise as to what the journal entries should be to transfer the loss to the p&l Thanks for your help Regards Mark

gerry · gerry

Hi This is probably a stupid question but is actually something that is going over and over in my head and is becomig a real stumbling block. How on earth do you name your bookkeeping business? I have someone lined up to do my stationery graphics but they cannot start without a name. Initials seem like li...

Pammy · Pammy

Hi everyone, could somebody please help me with the sage wages journal. I have passed level 1 and 2 manual with very good results, however I recently did level 2 computer and although I passed this time it was not so good. I am hoping to set up on my own and need to be sure that the books of any clients woul...

Flex Accounting Services · Flex Accounting Services

As new to this forum, I was wondering if anyone has paid the annual subscription to the book-keepers network? If so what are the benefits and has anyone gained any new custom from this. Thank you

stevewalter · stevewalter

Bookkeeping is basically, the process of keeping full, accurate, up-to-date business records. Proper bookkeeping can help businesses in effectively managing cash flow, staying well-informed about profits and losses, and making plans for the future. Normally, business bookkeeping is used f...

stephen72 · stephen72

Hi i was wondering how to deal with a data backup service i have just subscribed to which i will be paying for monthly. would i be better posting it to the subscriptions nominal code when i receive the invoice monthly or is there another code to use for such things. i know this sounds a daft questio...

BackOfficeGroup · BackOfficeGroup

Hi I posted this earlier but it does not seem to have taken, so must be doing something wrong! I have a client who was a sole trader but then became a partnership. My question is should I cease him as a sole trader and then create the partnership or is it ok to carry on the business to the year end but just add th...

Kathy · Kathy

Hi Due to a customer going into administration I have had to write off some invoices as at 31st March as bad debts to nominal code 8100 although we have not claimed the VAT yet as not due. We have trade insurance on some of the invoices and have subsequently received a cheque for the insured amount. Can som...

charity_newbie · charity_newbie

hi there The small charity I work for on a part-time basis began life as a charitable trust but has since converted to a charitable company for liability purposes. I need to wind up the charitable trust and transfer the assets to the new charity. Our balance sheet is pretty basic: Assets Current Acco...

Daz37 · Daz37

Hello I know this might seem easy to some people or I may feel like a real dum person here but there is a bookkeeping question that is winding me up and feel a bit unconfident about it and would like someone to answer me to make me feel at ease. Scenerio The shop sells artificial flowers, sundries such as oas...

JoBooth · JoBooth

Hi, I've been asked to do the books for a self-employed rep who has just given me loads of P60's for the different companies he has received commission from. He wants me to basically do his tax return. What other information do I need? How should I work out the utility expenses as he works from home? Woul...

Daz37 · Daz37

The website costs £140 a month Intangible assets Website 140 But what happens when the website has improvements and the costs go up to 230 a month? is this how it is done. Website 230 Revaluation reserve 230 Is this correct? -- Edited by Daz37 o...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Advice on getting started (Preview) Im excited but also feel a bit daunted about starting as a book-keeper level 2).Im unsure about which ledgers to use as it says in the MLR files to keep a copy of all clients books. Im wondering if I should use looseleaf pages and a wire bound folder. Im also unsure about tax. Im presuming the only tax I wo...	Suzie	8	2280	Mon Jul 20 10:41 2009 by Newbie Chris
	a little bit of help please (Preview) I am just looking at a mock exam for the manual bookkeeping level 2 and there seems nothing on here that bothers me apart from 1 thing.this may seem stupid but the question is Steven paid his golf club fees of £450 for his daughter and these had been debited to the office expenses account and credited to...	EthanP	1	1715	Sun Jul 19 17:50 2009 by Denise
	Getting those first few clients (Preview) Can anyone give me some advice as to the best methods to gain clients and what has worked for them? Did you send letters to firms of Accountants or visit local businesses and leave a business card? I am in the process of setting up as a Sole Trader, have my business cards and should see my first advert ear...	whiskerspanther	2	4671	Sat Jul 18 18:15 2009 by Jason Dormer
	What do you do for your clients? (Preview) I'm just after a few pointers really, I;ve just passed my Level 1 ICB and have my level 2 computerised at home and manual booked in for next month. I would like to work even if only for a few people at first as a book-keeper, I currently do my partners books manually and I work as an accounts assistant in a bus...	sarahwilson	4	3803	Sat Jul 18 18:13 2009 by Jason Dormer
	Should I wait til I receive opening balances (Preview) Hi everyone - am a relative newbie here! I have a client who has asked me to start doing his books for him instead of it being done by his accountant. I will be producing management accounts and cashflows etc using Quickbooks Pro. His year end was March 09 and the closing balances/ opening balances fo...	Chillywitch	4	2110	Fri Jul 17 11:59 2009 by Flex Accounting Services
	Journal entries on Sage (Preview) I have been told I need to put journal entries through the accounts as the vat was not recorded in the opening balance figures. There are sales and purchase ledger invoices. Can someone please tell me the accounts I should be debiting and crediting so I can see if I have done it correctly? Thanks	whiskerspanther	6	10515	Thu Jul 16 14:07 2009 by Mike Page
	Opening and closing stock on sage (Preview) I seem to have a continuing mental block about the handling of stock at month ends on Sage 50. I am working through the sage self study workbooks (stage 2) Say I have a client whose y/e is 31st Dec. I am ok with entering opening stock on 1st Jan (Cr stock asset Dr Opening stock). Come the end of January I am st...	steve99.9	1	11235	Wed Jul 15 20:35 2009 by Fay
	P11D Posting on Sage (Preview) This is a simple question, but I want to be sure I am entering the HMRC payment in the right place. Is the Class 1A NIC end of year P11D payment posted to the nominal code 7006 - Employers NI. Thank you Kathy	Kathy	1	16121	Wed Jul 15 12:28 2009 by BackOfficeGroup
	Fixed Asset Disposal (Preview) Hi I know I should know this but I am having a really blond moment. I have a motor vehicle which has some depreciation charged against and has been scrapped, can you please advise as to what the journal entries should be to transfer the loss to the p&l Thanks for your help Regards Mark	Marky65	4	12706	Tue Jul 14 18:02 2009 by andrewhudson
	Name idea's (Preview) Hi This is probably a stupid question but is actually something that is going over and over in my head and is becomig a real stumbling block. How on earth do you name your bookkeeping business? I have someone lined up to do my stationery graphics but they cannot start without a name. Initials seem like li...	gerry	8	2937	Fri Jul 10 16:37 2009 by lor
	sage wage journal (Preview) Hi everyone, could somebody please help me with the sage wages journal. I have passed level 1 and 2 manual with very good results, however I recently did level 2 computer and although I passed this time it was not so good. I am hoping to set up on my own and need to be sure that the books of any clients woul...	Pammy	6	21910	Thu Jul 9 17:15 2009 by Flex Accounting Services
	Has anyone subscribed to the Book-keepers network? (Preview) As new to this forum, I was wondering if anyone has paid the annual subscription to the book-keepers network? If so what are the benefits and has anyone gained any new custom from this. Thank you	Flex Accounting Services	0	1485	Thu Jul 9 12:14 2009 by Flex Accounting Services
	Basic bookkeeping.... (Preview) Bookkeeping is basically, the process of keeping full, accurate, up-to-date business records. Proper bookkeeping can help businesses in effectively managing cash flow, staying well-informed about profits and losses, and making plans for the future. Normally, business bookkeeping is used f...	stevewalter	0	1846	Sat Jul 4 12:04 2009 by stevewalter
	which code to use (Preview) Hi i was wondering how to deal with a data backup service i have just subscribed to which i will be paying for monthly. would i be better posting it to the subscriptions nominal code when i receive the invoice monthly or is there another code to use for such things. i know this sounds a daft questio...	stephen72	2	2163	Fri Jul 3 22:26 2009 by stephen72
	Sole Trader to Partnership (Preview) Hi I posted this earlier but it does not seem to have taken, so must be doing something wrong! I have a client who was a sole trader but then became a partnership. My question is should I cease him as a sole trader and then create the partnership or is it ok to carry on the business to the year end but just add th...	BackOfficeGroup	3	4484	Wed Jul 1 16:39 2009 by Fay
	Bad Debts on Sage (Preview) Hi Due to a customer going into administration I have had to write off some invoices as at 31st March as bad debts to nominal code 8100 although we have not claimed the VAT yet as not due. We have trade insurance on some of the invoices and have subsequently received a cheque for the insured amount. Can som...	Kathy	3	3167	Mon Jun 29 14:08 2009 by Kathy
	Winding up a charity and transferring assets - closing entry help! (Preview) hi there The small charity I work for on a part-time basis began life as a charitable trust but has since converted to a charitable company for liability purposes. I need to wind up the charitable trust and transfer the assets to the new charity. Our balance sheet is pretty basic: Assets Current Acco...	charity_newbie	2	3360	Mon Jun 29 09:39 2009 by charity_newbie
	Bookkeeping question (Preview) Hello I know this might seem easy to some people or I may feel like a real dum person here but there is a bookkeeping question that is winding me up and feel a bit unconfident about it and would like someone to answer me to make me feel at ease. Scenerio The shop sells artificial flowers, sundries such as oas...	Daz37	1	2528	Sat Jun 27 22:53 2009 by Tombombadil
	New Client: Sales Rep (Preview) Hi, I've been asked to do the books for a self-employed rep who has just given me loads of P60's for the different companies he has received commission from. He wants me to basically do his tax return. What other information do I need? How should I work out the utility expenses as he works from home? Woul...	JoBooth	3	2074	Wed Jun 24 22:12 2009 by farmergiles
	website (Preview) The website costs £140 a month Intangible assets Website 140 But what happens when the website has improvements and the costs go up to 230 a month? is this how it is done. Website 230 Revaluation reserve 230 Is this correct? -- Edited by Daz37 o...	Daz37	8	4347	Tue Jun 23 16:00 2009 by kjmcculloch
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