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Hi all, I am new to this forum... i need some advice please: I am currently in my last year of AAT studies, i have just had my results, and i failed one paper of my final year.... (not to worry though, as this was expected) anyway, i am looking to go self employed, and this is my current situation: (1)i have no...

Hello, I'm new here to apologise if this is posted in the wrong forum. I have a friend/client who has just moved from being a sole trader to a ltd company and rather than buy his van from himself he wants to lease it. Is this allowed and is there any paperwork which needs to be filled out prior to him starting...

Hi All, I'm in the process of taking over all the book-keeping & admin for my husbands business as my MIL who has been Company Secretary for the last 40 years is retiring end July. I'm just learning as previously I was an IT Implementation Consultant/Project Manager. MIL has been teaching m...

In short, Is it possible to start entering invoices into sage instant accounts without the closing/ opening balances from year end? Reason why is I have been handed a job doing the books for a local business, my first position in accounts as I'm studying with CIMA. So now I'm in at the deep end, and need...

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum, and could do with a bit of advice. I worked in sales ledger, purchase ledger and credit control (part qualified ICM) for 10+ years then took a step back when I had my children. They are growing up fast and I am looking at taking the book keeping route as a free lancer (...

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book-keeping start.self-employmend advice Looking to go self-employed, advice needed (Preview)	Professional Book-keepers in Practice	5	11192	Sat Aug 21 10:43 2010 by Shamus
Hi all, I am new to this forum... i need some advice please: I am currently in my last year of AAT studies, i have just had my results, and i failed one paper of my final year.... (not to worry though, as this was expected) anyway, i am looking to go self employed, and this is my current situation: (1)i have no...
lease car ltd advice Leasing Advice (Preview)	General Book-keeping & Accounting	7	9242	Wed Dec 29 14:36 2010 by RobH
Hello, I'm new here to apologise if this is posted in the wrong forum. I have a friend/client who has just moved from being a sole trader to a ltd company and rather than buy his van from himself he wants to lease it. Is this allowed and is there any paperwork which needs to be filled out prior to him starting...
sage manual advice duplication Going to be swamped running manual books & sage..advice on what to offload? (Preview)	General Book-keeping & Accounting	2	9709	Thu Jul 7 12:09 2011 by DCT
Hi All, I'm in the process of taking over all the book-keeping & admin for my husbands business as my MIL who has been Company Secretary for the last 40 years is retiring end July. I'm just learning as previously I was an IT Implementation Consultant/Project Manager. MIL has been teaching m...
sage sage instant vat cash accounting bookkeeping advice help opening balances balance sheet Sage opening balances (Preview)	Book-keeping Software	3	9313	Fri Mar 7 09:28 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
In short, Is it possible to start entering invoices into sage instant accounts without the closing/ opening balances from year end? Reason why is I have been handed a job doing the books for a local business, my first position in accounts as I'm studying with CIMA. So now I'm in at the deep end, and need...
ICB student help advice Advise (Preview)	Book-keeping Training, Qualifications and Professional Bodies	44	9678	Thu Jan 4 13:42 2018 by jhalex14
Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum, and could do with a bit of advice. I worked in sales ledger, purchase ledger and credit control (part qualified ICM) for 10+ years then took a step back when I had my children. They are growing up fast and I am looking at taking the book keeping route as a free lancer (...