Warning! Another Sophisticated HMRC Scam Discovered

Scammers are always on the lookout for opportunities to fleece the unwary and there's a new HMRC scam to worry you ...

Changes To Sage's Bookkeeping Offerings

Sage has announced that Sage 50 Accounts Essentials is being removed from sale for new customers ...

The Bounce Back Loan Scheme Opens For Applications!

This week, small businesses and sole traders can start applying for the bounce back loan scheme from their bank ...

Are You Eligible For The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme?

Many self-employed people can claim a grant to help them if their business has been affected by Covid19 ...

Sage 50 Accounts Update Is Available

There's a new Sage 50 accounts update available which is version 26.2.139.2. Don't worry if you haven't been offered it yet ...

Allocating Payments From The Small Business Grant Fund

With all the help for small businesses, it can be difficult to know where to put payments when bookkeeping ...

New Rules For Employment Allowance

If you are running your first new payroll in April then you have to opt-in if you are entitled to Employment Allowance ...

Processing Furlough Pay In Sage 50

I am just about to run my first pay on Sage 50 this week processing Furlough pay for a client's employees ...

Help! Hubdoc Went Wrong!

Hubdoc is a tool where you can upload invoices and expenses and the details are automatically extracted for you ...

The National Minimum Wage Increases In April

Legislation keeps on moving and on the 1st A‌pr‌il 2020, the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increases ...

Hubdoc Is Coming To Xero!

From 18th March 2020, Hubdoc will be included for no extra charge in Xero Starter, Standard and premium plans ...

Bookkeeping For Garages Using Sage

Recently, I have been helping a local garage to improve their use of their Sage 50 bookkeeping software ...

Payroll Year-End: Sage 50cloud Payroll V26 Now Available

As the budget is later this year, the payroll year-end update for Sage 50cloud will need to be rolled out in phases ...

Claiming VAT On Mileage

Driving your own car and thinking of claiming VAT on mileage? If you're VAT registered, you can claim some of it ...

Sage 50cloud Price Increases

Sage 50cloud pricing is going up as of 1st March 2020. Any new quotations from that date will be at this new price ...

Xero: Construction Industry Scheme

With Xero, you can now manage your Construction Industry Scheme whether you are a contractor or subcontractor ...

Completing An EC Sales List For Periods Before Brexit

UK businesses will not need to submit an EC Sales List from the 1st February 2020 as the UK will have left the EU ...

Invoicing In Sage 50 Accounts

For most companies, invoicing in Sage 50 is crucial! If you don't invoice correctly, your business will not last long ...