As a bookkeeper I have contact with lots of business owners who are in one or more of the following situations and need help. It is always difficult to ask for help when you don't know exactly what you need help with but just know you can't continue as you are. …
Bookkeeping is an unknown quantity for many people. Does anyone really understand what it entails and what a bookkeeper does? Bookkeeper is a title which can cover everything finance related or can be as simple as data entry. The word "bookkeeper" doesn't really do justice to our role in a business …
Not all bookkeepers and accountants are good at their job. Each has a different sets of skills. Bookkeepers do the day to day record keeping for your business, whilst accountants are better qualified to look at the overall picture of the business and advise on tax savings and planning. …
Bookkeeping is defined as "the recording of all financial transactions". Sounds simple but if that was the case why is bookkeeping a career with qualifications ranging from Level 2 to Level 4? The financial transactions of a sole trader's business to those of a huge organisation vary enormously but whatever level of transactions there are bookkeeping principles to follow. A sole trader business can be just as complex as a limited company business, maybe more so in some cases - we certainly deal with sole traders who have high value businesses and large numbers of transactions as well as limited companies who have very …
As a bookkeeper with a successful bookkeeping practice I frequently receive emails from people who want to become bookkeepers asking me for advice. I am happy to answer their questions and point them in the right direction for qualifications. Or at least I was.... …
