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How to find the right local bookkeeper

Managing your business’ books is important for business owners, freelancers, and individuals. Finding good and local bookkeepers that are trustworthy and professional is essential for success.

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Your guide to sole trader travel and subsistence expenses

For sole traders it’s important to make sure you’re claiming all allowable expenses in your accounts and on your tax return. One type of expense you may be able to claim against taxable income is trav...

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How bookkeeping services can save you time and money

Running a business can be incredibly rewarding, but it is not without its challenges, especially when it comes to managing finances.

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How bookkeeping works for a sole trader

Unsure what accounting records you need to keep for your business? Learn more about your business bookkeeping responsibilities as a self-employed person, and what information your accountant needs fro...

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Paperless is more: How to run your business more efficiently

Starting your own business means wearing a lot of hats. You have to take care of sales, marketing, HR and that’s before you even take care of your customers.

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What expenses to claim for when working from home

With many people still working from home, establishing what expenses can be claimed for is important and in this article, we look at what you may be entitled to.

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What are the best bookkeeping qualifications?

It isn’t a legal requirement for owner-managed businesses to hold bookkeeper qualifications to handle your own books. However, the costs and implications of not using an experienced professional can m...

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What is bookkeeping, and what's the difference between bookkeeping and...

Although part of the same family there are important differences between bookkeeping and accounting. They are both key functions in every business which need to be understood.

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What is double-entry bookkeeping?

Double-entry bookkeeping is a system of accounting for financial transactions that has been used for hundreds of years. It underpins every cloud based bookkeeping system, banking system and reporting...

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Dext

Dext makes it easy to send your expense paperwork instantly to your accountant and ensures you never lose another receipt.

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How to get receipts to your accountant during the COVID-19 pandemic

As many businesses are reopening following the coronavirus lock down, they will have started to accumulate receipts for work they have done or services that they have delivered.

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Xero

Online accounting software to help you manage your business finances anywhere.

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Businesses winning the paperless fight as Dext processes over 250 mill...

One of the world's most innovative bookkeeping automation platforms has recently reached a new landmark, digitally processing more than 250 million financial documents for businesses, transforming the...

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Quarter of small firms spending over 10 hours a week on admin

A quarter of small businesses admit to losing an average of 10 hours per week on administrative tasks, according to a new YouGov poll.

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Transform your cashflow wherever you are

The free QuickBooks mobile app could transform the way you work

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QuickBooks

Incredibly easy to use, online accounting software, designed to keep you in control of your figures wherever you are, 24/7.

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Read our expert answers to your Bookkeeping questions

How long do I need to keep my tax records?

Now that I’ve submitted my tax return, can I throw the supporting documents relating to my business and P60 away? I’ve got a lot of paperwork from over the years and it’d be great to have a sort out.

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Do I need to use software for my bookkeeping?

I currently use a paper cashbook for my bookkeeping, I am VAT registered but not registered for Making Tax digital for VAT yet as my taxable turnover is only £50,000, should I be using software instea...

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How do I know how much I am owed by my customers?

I run a small business but struggle to keep on top of what my customers owe me, is there a way I can easily keep track of my debtors?

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What is my accounting reference date?

I’ve recently set up a limited company, what date do I have to prepare my accounts to?

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How do I know my bookkeeping is correct?

I use a cloud based bookkeeping software but how do I know if I have correctly recorded everything?

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How can I keep track of what my customers owe me?

I want to keep track of what my customers owe me, and I don’t know what I should be doing to enable me to reliably keep track of it all.

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I've started a business, can I offset costs incurred before it started...

I have just started a business and have registered for VAT – but I had to make several purchases before the business actually started, so am I allowed to claim these?

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