Please find a PDF document detailing the pre-budget report highlights below. If you have any queries regarding anything on the report, please do contact us.
Pre Budget Report 2009 (31)Credit control has never been more important. Here are a few tips to minimise your risk of a bad debt:
I have recently had cause to use Sage in order to convert a client from Sage into QuickBooks as they now wish me to do their book keeping for them and my system of choice is QuickBooks.
Sage suits some people and some accountants swear by it, but personally I find it inflexible and difficult to run good easy to read reports. Add to that the lack of the ability to drill down to transactions from a report, it had me tearing my hair out after about an hour.
QuickBooks is designed for small businesses but I use it for a company with a turnover in excess of £1m without any problems at all. You are able to edit transactions, run a good range of well presented reports and you can drill down from a report or any screen down to the underlying transaction, be it a sales invoice, bill payment or cheque. It is easy to use. You can teach yourself using the demos with the software or I can offer you training at a very competitive rate. For most businesses, a training session of 2 to 3 hours split over two visits is usually ample.
If you’d like to buy a copy of QuickBooks 2008 Pro Edition, I have one (and only one!) copy for sale for £120 plus VAT. If you are interested, please e-mail me on andrea@fast-accounts.co.uk. I will update this post once the item has sold.
UPDATE – The copy of QuickBooks 2008 Pro Edition has now been sold to Fast Forward Direct Limited, a courier and light haulage company based in Lincolnshire.
I am really hoping that we have a decent summer this year – we’ve decided that travelling abroad with a child under 2 is just not viable, so the holiday abroad is being put off until next year.
The office will still be open whilst I’m taking a break from 28 May until mid June, but please do ring first if you are popping by to make sure that someone is in. By all means e-mail me with anything urgent as I will be checking my e-mails whilst I’m out of the office (can’t let go, I know!).
If the credit crunch is biting and you are looking for an alternative to the usual summer holiday abroad, don’t forget that you can holiday from home! Just make sure you get all the chores done before you start your holiday, get the food shopping delivered, allocate a budget of what you’d normally spend on days out and eating whilst on holiday, and then plan your break. There are lots of fabulous places to visit nearby, some of which are free.
And do try to forget about work – hard when you’re self employed I know!
The Budget took place on 22 April 2009 and our comprehensive summary of the main points is available to view below.
Should you have any queries following the Budget, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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The much anticipated Budget for 2009 is to be held at 12.30 on 22 April 2009. With the recession showing few signs of ending, what can Chancellor Darling do to keep small businesses happy as well as safeguard and help the economy?
We will be posting a PDF of the main items from the Budget on our website as soon as it is available, so please visit us to get the full round up and analysis of the day’s announcements.
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