Do all companies have to keep accounting records? The answer is a resounding ‘Yes’. Every company, whether or not they are trading, must keep accounting records. What must accounting records include? Accounting records must in particular contain: entries showing all…
A Clothing Retailer and Importer in central Manchester was struggling to keep on top of the paperwork and accounting. They used Sage Instant Accounts to record the transactions of two separate businesses and used a number of Excel spreadsheets to record Stock…
Cloud Computing for Accountants was held on the 24th September at Chartered Accountants Hall, London. It didn't seem worthwhile travelling down to London for a morning session on something we like to think we already know a lot about. However,…
Congratulations to Sage for hosting a great new event on the 8th and 9th of September at The International Centre, Telford for UK small businesses. The event was professionally managed and presented with some excellent content added through a number…
Accware is now a Xero partner, offering accounting, consulting and support services on the back of this clever web-based accounting solution for smaller businesses. Xero is a simple but effective service that is rented on a monthly basis with no long term agreements and (for businesses)…
International Footwear Resourcing Limited is an importer and wholesaler of fashion footwear with many well known ‘high street’ customers. During 2009 they decided to look at the options available to them to replace their existing business systems which had become…
Many years ago I tried using a product called WinForecast to create financial & cash Flow forecasts for the Company I worked for. The product couldn’t generate forecasts in the way we presented the management accounts, so I had to…
A Security Systems and Alarms installation and maintenance Company felt there was a better way to run their business. They were using Sage Instant Accounts and an old database to track and re-invoice maintenance contracts. As the industry had become…
A Professional Services Company was faced with the decision to upgrade an ageing accounting system together with the underlying SQL Server database, which had served them well for many years. Whilst the system delivered what was required, the overall cost…