IT Support: Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again?

I normally write posts about bookkeeping and accounts as that is my area of expertise, but Paul, our other director, specialises in IT support ...

Why Leave Your January Tax Return Until The Last Minute?

I thought it would be interesting to ask my contacts why people put off doing their January tax returns ...

Bookkeeping: What If Something Doesn't Make Sense?

You know when you are a bookkeeper or doing your books yourself, and something doesn't make sense?

Choosing An Accounts Package For Your Business

A common question I get from new business owners and sole traders just starting out is if they need an accounts package ...

Making Tax Digital: What Are Digital Records?

Keeping accounts in a digital format is a requirement of Making Tax Digital, and it will be mandatory for VAT registered business ...

Guidelines For Company Functions And Events

This week, I have a guest post from Tarnya at Sagegreen HR. It's about the guidelines for company functions and events ...

Argh! Sage Data Errors! What Shall I Do?

There is nothing quite like the sinking feeling you get when you run a data check and find you have Sage data errors ...

Why Use Access Rights In Sage 50?

Many users of Sage 50 are unaware of the capability of adding multiple usernames to their accounts software ...

Are You Using The Right Version For Your Sage Cover?

I was asked to quote a client today for an upgrade from Sage Instant Accounts to the latest version 25 of Sage 50c Essentials ...

Sage 50 Invoice CSV Import Tool

The Sage 50 Invoice CSV Import Tool from Adept is really useful for those businesses who are starting to use Sage 50 ...

Good Housekeeping In Sage 50

Do you practise good housekeeping in Sage 50? We often get enquiries from clients with Sage data errors ...

HMRC And The Art Of Reactive Tax Codes

HMRC have introduced reactive tax codes which mean that if changes occur in your income, your tax code changes quicker ...

Sage Instant Crashing When Running Year End

I was bookkeeping using Sage Instant Accounts 2014, and it stopped working with a not very helpful error message ...

What Needs To Go On An Invoice?

You'd be surprised at how many businesses don't invoice correctly. So what needs to go on an invoice?

Case Study: MD Autocare Vs Sage Drive

When a new bookkeeper wanted to spend time working at home, we installed Sage Drive to help them ...

The Importance Of Windows Updates

Windows Update is something that just happens and it can be quite annoying when the message box pops up ...

Posting VAT-Only Invoices On Xero

Posting VAT-only invoices on Xero is a lot more complicated than in Sage 50, but there is a way to do it ...

How To Correctly Post Your Salary Journal

When doing bookkeeping training, one of the errors I come across is the incorrect posting of the salary journals ...

VAT, Making Tax Digital And Sage 50

The Government is changing the way VAT registered businesses create and submit VAT Returns. This has affected Sage 50 ...

Silicon Bullet: Welcome To Our Brand New Blog!

I have been a sporadic blogger for Silicon Bullet, but it's a habit I have drifted away from. This will change with the help of sblog.com ...