Do You Know About My Bookkeeping Handholding Service?

Bookkeeping can be a lonely pastime. Either as a business owner looking after your own accounts or as an external bookkeeper ...

VAT Codes For Purchasing Explained

I've been helping a client with Xero and although they are nearly sorted, Entering invoices with no VAT is confusing them ...

Sage 50: Refresher Training Or SImple Experimentation?

If you've used Sage 50 for a while, you probably have used it the same way for years, even if you have upgraded to the latest version ...

Sage Data Check: What To Do When The Budget Is Negative

If you are using Sage correctly, you should be running regular Sage Data Checks each time you have done any data entry ...

Sage Data Check: When A Comment Is Really An Error

When you exit Sage 50 Accounts, you are always asked if you would like to check your data before you back up? Do you?

HMRC Struggling With Making Tax Digital Registrations

If you call HMRC then you will hear that they are struggling with the volume registrations for Making Tax Digital ...

HMRC And The Gateway Virus Messages

Over the last few weeks, I have noticed an increase in the number of fake messages which claim to come from HMRC ...

Did You Know The Xero Bank Feeds Are Changing?

In a few weeks time, Xero bank feeds will no longer function due to the implementation of open banking ...

Thoughts On Filing My First MTD Return

I have just run my first MTD return for a client and thought I would share with you just how different it is ...

Do You Know About The New Sage Error Correction Features?

Sage error correction used to mean that If you wanted to correct any errors, you needed to be the only one logged in to the system ...

How To Deal With A Customer Who Is Also A Supplier In Xero

What do you do with a customer who is also a supplier, and you don't want to do needless bank transfers to them to pay for services?

Management Reports: Make Your Accounts Work For You

Do you ever look at any of the management reports available in Sage and Xero to help you with important business decisions?

Bank Reconciliation: Is It Really Necessary?

So, you have heard people talk about the bank reconciliation, but have no idea why you should be doing it, or even what it is ...

How Is Wave Supporting Making Tax Digital?

Recently, I wrote that Wave is a great idea for micro businesses who didn't need the features of the likes of Sage and Xero ...

Wave Accounting: Free Bookkeeping Software For Micro Businesses

I always advocate using accounting software so micro-businesses can try the free Wave accounting app ...

Document Templates For Sage And Xero

Last week, I went to see a couple of new clients, one using Sage and the other Xero. Both were producing delivery notes in Excel ...

Sage 50: Dealing With Subscription Invoicing

Sage 50 allows you to have recurring invoices, though I find it clunky for something like subscription invoicing ...

When Is Your First Making Tax Digital for VAT Return Due?

As of 1st April 2019, VAT registered businesses must use Making Tax Digital for VAT compliant accounting software ...