Claim Expenses From Your Own Business

When you are a business owner, especially in the early days, it can be convenient to claim expenses personally ...

Correcting Your Payroll In Xero

Payroll is something you need to get correct as a bookkeeper, but often information is sent to you late ...

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 ...

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 ...

Invoice Finance Accessible Through Sage 50c

Another new feature introduced in Sage 50c Accounts is invoice financing. It's quick and straightforward ...

Sage 50cloud Version 29 New Features

Sage 50cloud Version 29 was released on 23rd January and we have now installed it at Silicon Bullet to get to grips with it ...

Xero: 90-Day Re-consent Process Now Live

The 90-day re-consent process for bank feeds is finally live on Xero. All you need to do now is re-confirm consent ...

Sage Software Update To Version 29

Sage will soon be releasing Sage 50 Cloud v29. As usual, the software will be rolled out gradually to subscribers ...

Extra Bank Holiday For The Coronation Of King Charles III

Xero has brought up an interesting piece of information all payroll managers need to know about ...

MTD for ITSA: HMRC Announces Deferred Introduction

It's possible you have heard about this, though I thought it was useful to reiterate some positive news from HMRC ...

Bookkeeping For Utility Bills

One of the biggest pains in the neck when bookkeeping is to account for the payments to utility companies ...

Why Leave Your January Tax Return Until The Last Minute?

Many took advantage of the last couple of years to get their bookkeeping sorted, intending to get their tax return in early ...

Xero: Unreconcile, Remove And Redo

What is the difference between remove and redo, delete and reconcile or unreconcile in Xero accounts?

Update Your Connection Between Xero Payroll And NEST

Xero is making the connection between Xero Payroll and the NEST workplace pension scheme more secure ...

Effective Bookkeeping: Do You Do Everything Twice?

Are you a bookkeeper who has exclusive access to a company's software or do you have clients who also get involved?

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 ...

Simple Bookkeeping: Which Package Should I Use?

In its simplest form, bookkeeping is just about keeping records of what you have sold and what you have bought ...

Building Your Bookkeeping Business

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