Building A Bookkeeping Business: Finding New Clients

So you have set up as a bookkeeping business and you are now out there looking for clients ...

What Is Sage Business Cloud?

If you are new to Sage then the entry-level product for small businesses is now Sage Business Cloud ...

New VAT Codes In Sage50cloud From 2021

There have been so many changes with how to record VAT in your Sage50cloud software over the last year ...

Sage Warning: The Tax Code Selected Is Reserved

We had a really weird problem with a client's data this week. Sage kept saying the tax code selected is reserved ...

Sage 50cloud Accounts V28 Released

Sage has now released Sage 50cloud accounts, but I recommend clients not rush to download it yet ...

6 Things A New Bookkeeper Needs To Consider

Being an independent bookkeeper gives you flexible working hours and the ability to choose the companies you work for ...

Postponed VAT, Import VAT And The C79 Form

I have had a few queries about postponed VAT and the C79 form from HMRC. Postponed VAT is not compulsory ...

Making Tax Digital For Income Tax

I reviewed someone's bookkeeping system as they were concerned about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax ...

What Sort Of Bookkeeper Are You Looking For?

There are many different sorts of bookkeeper or bookkeeping services open to you when you start a new business ...

I'm Speaking At Grow Live 2021

I'm excited to be speaking at GROW Live 2021 next week. I’ll be joined by thirty-eight other experts ...

Limited Company Expenses: What Can You Claim?

If you have a new business it can be confusing to know what limited company expenses you are permitted to claim ...

Which Account Codes Should I Use?

It is very common for new bookkeepers and business owners to agonise long and hard about which account codes to use ...

Anti Money Laundering Supervision With HMRC

As a bookkeeper who chooses not to be a member of a professional body, you need to register to be supervised by HMRC ...

Getting A Bookkeeping Qualification

Although I offer training to bookkeepers in Xero and Sage50c it can help to make sure you have basic bookkeeping knowledge ...

Building Your Bookkeeping Business

A question I often see asked in bookkeeping groups and forums is where can I find customers or gain experience?

Understanding Sage Transaction Numbers

In Sage, every time you update anything which impacts the nominal ledger, it creates new transaction records ...

Spring Cleaning Your Sage 50 Accounts Software

When you have used Sage 50 accounts for years, running reports, doing the data check and backups, it can slow down ...

HMRC Are Cancelling VAT Direct Debits

In April 2021, HMRC started moving the VAT records of traders who are not signed up to Making Tax Digital ...