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 ...

Sage 50 Software Update Available (27.2) For MOSS, OSS And IOSS

Sage has released a new update to their software to allow for changes in legislation coming in from 1st July 2021 ...

Adept Add-ons: Giving Sage50c Extra Functionality

Sage50c is a fabulous product that does a lot of what most companies need out of the box. But what if you need more?

UK Deferred VAT : Do You Need To Spread Your Payments?

Many of my clients deferred VAT payments at the start of the pandemic when the first lockdowns happened ...

Bookkeeping: Allocating Payments To Invoices

Starting out using a bookkeeping package for invoices and expenses can be quite confusing when allocating transactions ...

Xero Price Increase From September 2021

I am always impressed with Xero about how they invest in their accounting product and continually add updates ...

Starting A Bookkeeping Business - Part 2

When I started writing about starting a bookkeeping business I realised I had more tips than could fit into one post ...

Bookkeeping For Utility Bills

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

Sage50c: Update To VAT Return Labels

From 8 April 2021, HMRC is changing some of the VAT Return labels to reflect that the UK is no longer part of the EU ...

VAT On Software Services From Outside The UK

Since Brexit, one of the most common queries I get is about what VAT codes to use for services from outside the UK ...

Moving From Sage50c To Xero

With so many more people remote working, I have been moving some clients away from Sage50c to Xero ...

Tax Codes In Sage50c

With Brexit, CIS and Domestic Reverse Charge VAT I am getting really confused about tax codes in Sage50c ...

What Are The Benefits Of The New Super Deduction?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a fantastic way to help kickstart your business, and that's the Super Deduction ...

New Payroll Year Starts On The 6th Of April 2021

The new payroll year starts on the 6th of April 2021 and I'm regularly being asked what needs to be done to prepare for it ...

Bokio Free Invoicing: An Alternative To Wave

When a business first starts out, they often don't have the spare cash to invest in proper bookkeeping software ...

What Businesses Should Expect When Raising Finance In 2021

Whether you buy and sell potato chips or computer chips, you may need to walk the extra mile when raising finance this year ...