Professional Book-keepers in Practice - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

GinnyBee · GinnyBee

What business structure do you use for your practice? And why did you decide to go with it?Sole TraderPartnershipLLPLimited CompanyOther - have I missed anything? I'm in the process of deciding if I should merge my practice with another and it has made me think about what structure to use so thought w...

SnakeEyed · SnakeEyed

Hi, i am new to book keeping and to sage. We have just got the sages accounts back from the accountant and i have uploaded the data( i think i have anyway) but i keep getting the "outside of financial year" message. i want to check what financial year sage says i am in, and is this message normal o...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi, I need to work out holiday pay for 3 employees who work irregular hours. I found a link on gov.uk that works out irregular hours by the hours worked in a year. but obviously I can only put in the hours worked in the year so far, so it's not going to be accurate. Is there a better way that I can work this out? T...

kjmcculloch83 · kjmcculloch83

Does anyone have 'virtual meetings' with any of their clients. I've been preparing to do a webinar (hopefully the first of many) and seeing how far the software has come lately I've been thinking about having virtual meetings with clients to chat about their accounts. Many of my clients post their p...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

I've been trying to ring ICB for the last few days and nobody is answering the phone (not even a voicemail to say when they are coming back to work) My membership just ran out (31st December)and I have received a few emails from them saying that I need to pay them immediatley to get membership at 2013 price...

Mary Christina · Mary Christina

Hi everyone, Happy new year to you all. I'm just starting out in the world of freelance bookkeeping and wondered if anyone has any tips on how to approach accountancy firms for potential work. Firstly I'm just not sure of the best approach. Should I write (snail mail), email, enclose a cover lett...

Jackie · Jackie

Happy New Year. I am new to the network so bear with. I am a qualified AAT member and run my own business for the last 10 years with a lot of experience in all aspects I also complete book keeping for 2 clients whom happen to be family members but only on a small scale. Due to a few reasons I am looking to apply fo...

rachel_mclean · rachel_mclean

Hi, I started the free version of 12 pay a few weeks ago and started entering in data and can't remember where I got to. In the meantime I started using HMRC basic tools instead and now I want to go back to 12pay. Please can anyone tell me how to delete an employer that I have set up so I can start from scratch ag...

bk · bk

Hi All, Happy New Year and best wishes to everyone. I have a potential new client, who is in the film making industry and is interested in the Enterprise Investment Scheme. I've not had any clients use this before and wondered if anyone had any experience of this and could give any advice, or knows of any...

Missey · Missey

Hi As I am doing the books for free for my first and only client (I'm not confident enough to charge at this early stage and it is a friend of mine so Im happy to gain the experience) can I get away without paying any PI insurance until I start to take on paying clients. I will be sending my friend a letter for...

KBS · KBS

I have taken on a new client who has a six month backlog of work. At our meeting he spoke of his previous bookkeeper who had said that she was unable to do his books due to family commitments, I suspect it was due to the large amount of work it will take to unravel the mess he is in! Anyway, he said that he had onl...

Georgie · Georgie

Hi, Has anybody actually abided by the terms of their engagement and actually NOT submitted the statutory accounts to Companies House & HMRC because the client hasn't paid? ... I ask because I have this dilemma . It clearly states in my engagement letter that I require payment beforehand ... I am...

Missey · Missey

Hi Well I've received my very first bag of receipts (from my first client) through the letter box! Of the pre-trading expense receipts, I notice that some of the items could be classed as expenses and others fixed assets. I'm wondering how to discern them. For instance a pedicure set for the busine...

darkhorse · darkhorse

Dear all We are looking for Self employed Bookkeepers in and around London. We have a couple of unfilled leads through inquiries on our sites. If interested please drop an email to info@find-accountants.com. Thank you

KBS · KBS

I have a new client that requires me to sign an NDA. IS this normal practice? I have never been asked to sign one before. He has asked me to confirm details for the NDA and without sounding daft and asking him what he needs, does anyone else have any idea?

Mad Liz · Mad Liz

Reading another post on here brought the subject to mind. I've always taken the old fashioned view that I invoice when the job is completed, including submission of work to Companies House and HMRC. This has almost always paid off for me (if I had bad debts of more than £200 in five years I'd be surprised...

AnnieK · AnnieK

I've been reading this forum for a while, you have unknowingly supported me through gaining up-to-date qualifications and I am now setting up my own business. I am tearing my hair out looking for business insurance, that is to insure my computer, printer and so on, which sit comfortably in my home, ag...

FoxAccountancyServices · FoxAccountancyServices

Hello everyone I joined BKN a couple of months ago. This morning (no idea where the notion came from) I ran the "find a bookkeeper" search for my area, and I don't come up (no one does) - am I missing something? Should I have done something to put my name there?

LizB · LizB

Hi. I have a problem with a client who, at his last VAT quarter, was over the turnover threshold for the Flat Rate VAT. (His turnover for the 12 months preceding was £237k, so some £7k over.) I rang HMRC, and they seemed quite casual about it all, saying if I/he felt it was just a 'blip' and he was likely to go...

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hi Guys Ive been approached by a potential client who is looking for a book-keeper. Its about 1 day per week, he is keen to see monthly P&L and keep a close eye on his margins (and understand his break even etc); he collates stock through the software and uses an invoice discounting company. He use...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Business structure of practice? (Preview) What business structure do you use for your practice? And why did you decide to go with it?Sole TraderPartnershipLLPLimited CompanyOther - have I missed anything? I'm in the process of deciding if I should merge my practice with another and it has made me think about what structure to use so thought w...	GinnyBee	7	916	Mon Jan 13 18:08 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
	What financial year am i in?? (Preview) Hi, i am new to book keeping and to sage. We have just got the sages accounts back from the accountant and i have uploaded the data( i think i have anyway) but i keep getting the "outside of financial year" message. i want to check what financial year sage says i am in, and is this message normal o...	SnakeEyed	3	691	Mon Jan 13 17:29 2014 by Sharon Eyre
	How to work out holiday pay and entitlement for irregular hours....SORTED NOW (Preview) Hi, I need to work out holiday pay for 3 employees who work irregular hours. I found a link on gov.uk that works out irregular hours by the hours worked in a year. but obviously I can only put in the hours worked in the year so far, so it's not going to be accurate. Is there a better way that I can work this out? T...	rachel_mclean	3	1362	Mon Jan 13 12:27 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
	Virtual Meetings (Preview) Does anyone have 'virtual meetings' with any of their clients. I've been preparing to do a webinar (hopefully the first of many) and seeing how far the software has come lately I've been thinking about having virtual meetings with clients to chat about their accounts. Many of my clients post their p...	kjmcculloch83	8	1151	Wed Jan 8 09:41 2014 by kjmcculloch83
	When do the people who work at ICB go back to work? and when will there website actually work!!! (Preview) I've been trying to ring ICB for the last few days and nobody is answering the phone (not even a voicemail to say when they are coming back to work) My membership just ran out (31st December)and I have received a few emails from them saying that I need to pay them immediatley to get membership at 2013 price...	rachel_mclean	11	1583	Tue Jan 7 11:47 2014 by ilsm
	Tips on approaching accountant firms (Preview) Hi everyone, Happy new year to you all. I'm just starting out in the world of freelance bookkeeping and wondered if anyone has any tips on how to approach accountancy firms for potential work. Firstly I'm just not sure of the best approach. Should I write (snail mail), email, enclose a cover lett...	Mary Christina	3	940	Mon Jan 6 14:07 2014 by Mary Christina
	Start Up (Preview) Happy New Year. I am new to the network so bear with. I am a qualified AAT member and run my own business for the last 10 years with a lot of experience in all aspects I also complete book keeping for 2 clients whom happen to be family members but only on a small scale. Due to a few reasons I am looking to apply fo...	Jackie	12	1553	Sat Jan 4 11:35 2014 by kjmcculloch83
	How to delete an employer in 12pay (Preview) Hi, I started the free version of 12 pay a few weeks ago and started entering in data and can't remember where I got to. In the meantime I started using HMRC basic tools instead and now I want to go back to 12pay. Please can anyone tell me how to delete an employer that I have set up so I can start from scratch ag...	rachel_mclean	2	1126	Fri Jan 3 20:40 2014 by rachel_mclean
	Enterprise Investment Scheme (Preview) Hi All, Happy New Year and best wishes to everyone. I have a potential new client, who is in the film making industry and is interested in the Enterprise Investment Scheme. I've not had any clients use this before and wondered if anyone had any experience of this and could give any advice, or knows of any...	bk	0	731	Thu Jan 2 09:48 2014 by bk
	Insurance (Preview) Hi As I am doing the books for free for my first and only client (I'm not confident enough to charge at this early stage and it is a friend of mine so Im happy to gain the experience) can I get away without paying any PI insurance until I start to take on paying clients. I will be sending my friend a letter for...	Missey	5	1506	Sun Dec 29 08:06 2013 by Missey
	Credit limit for new clients (Preview) I have taken on a new client who has a six month backlog of work. At our meeting he spoke of his previous bookkeeper who had said that she was unable to do his books due to family commitments, I suspect it was due to the large amount of work it will take to unravel the mess he is in! Anyway, he said that he had onl...	KBS	0	730	Fri Dec 20 11:54 2013 by KBS
	Submitting final accounts (Preview) Hi, Has anybody actually abided by the terms of their engagement and actually NOT submitted the statutory accounts to Companies House & HMRC because the client hasn't paid? ... I ask because I have this dilemma . It clearly states in my engagement letter that I require payment beforehand ... I am...	Georgie	11	1203	Mon Dec 16 15:24 2013 by Georgie
	Pre-Trading expenses (Preview) Hi Well I've received my very first bag of receipts (from my first client) through the letter box! Of the pre-trading expense receipts, I notice that some of the items could be classed as expenses and others fixed assets. I'm wondering how to discern them. For instance a pedicure set for the busine...	Missey	5	1534	Sun Dec 15 15:18 2013 by Missey
	We are looking for Self employed Bookkeepers in and around London (Preview) Dear all We are looking for Self employed Bookkeepers in and around London. We have a couple of unfilled leads through inquiries on our sites. If interested please drop an email to info@find-accountants.com. Thank you	darkhorse	0	741	Thu Dec 12 20:57 2013 by darkhorse
	Non disclosure document (Preview) I have a new client that requires me to sign an NDA. IS this normal practice? I have never been asked to sign one before. He has asked me to confirm details for the NDA and without sounding daft and asking him what he needs, does anyone else have any idea?	KBS	4	955	Wed Dec 11 21:05 2013 by KBS
	Charging clients - up front or after the job's done? (Preview) Reading another post on here brought the subject to mind. I've always taken the old fashioned view that I invoice when the job is completed, including submission of work to Companies House and HMRC. This has almost always paid off for me (if I had bad debts of more than £200 in five years I'd be surprised...	Mad Liz	4	1040	Wed Dec 11 16:17 2013 by kjmcculloch83
	Business insurance (Preview) I've been reading this forum for a while, you have unknowingly supported me through gaining up-to-date qualifications and I am now setting up my own business. I am tearing my hair out looking for business insurance, that is to insure my computer, printer and so on, which sit comfortably in my home, ag...	AnnieK	1	831	Wed Dec 11 11:02 2013 by Shamus
	BKN Directory (Preview) Hello everyone I joined BKN a couple of months ago. This morning (no idea where the notion came from) I ran the "find a bookkeeper" search for my area, and I don't come up (no one does) - am I missing something? Should I have done something to put my name there?	FoxAccountancyServices	5	980	Tue Dec 10 21:05 2013 by Mad Liz
	Over Flat Rate VAT limit (2 quarters) (Preview) Hi. I have a problem with a client who, at his last VAT quarter, was over the turnover threshold for the Flat Rate VAT. (His turnover for the 12 months preceding was £237k, so some £7k over.) I rang HMRC, and they seemed quite casual about it all, saying if I/he felt it was just a 'blip' and he was likely to go...	LizB	0	984	Mon Dec 9 09:35 2013 by LizB
	Any bookkeepers in Knutsford area (or willing to travel) who use Quick Books? (Preview) Hi Guys Ive been approached by a potential client who is looking for a book-keeper. Its about 1 day per week, he is keen to see monthly P&L and keep a close eye on his margins (and understand his break even etc); he collates stock through the software and uses an invoice discounting company. He use...	Cheshire	16	1287	Sat Dec 7 12:26 2013 by Cheshire
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