Using Tags in QuickBooks

In QuickBooks Online, transactions can be tracked using a new feature called “Tags” Tags are personalised labels that allow you to track how your money is being used. These tags can be added to transactions such as invoices, expenses, and bills to help you analyse where your money is being spent. If this feature doesn’t…Read More

COVID Support Update

After a backlash from the public that the proposed support for the coming months was too frugal, the Chancellor updated the future support schemes for businesses, employees and the self-employed. Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension Two further grants covering the periods November 2020 to January 2021 and February 2020 to April 2021 were announced…Read More

Tracking Stock in QuickBooks:

One of the many features on QuickBooks Online Plus is the ability of tracking stock. This is helpful for those who need to track the level of stock in their inventory. Using this feature allows users to be alerted when a stock reaches low capacity, track storage levels, and gain insights on what is bought…Read More

Charity reporting

Implications for breaking fundamental laws One of the most high-profile charities was in the news for not following fundamental charity laws. Upon investigation, the Charity Commission found that trustees of The Prince Andrew Charitable Trust had breached charity law overpayments to a trustee, which could have resulted in the loss of public funding of over…Read More

QuickBooks Mobile apps

QuickBooks offers two different mobile versions of their services, one for self-employed and one for small businesses. This is easily accessible through google play or the app store, therefore you can access it on iPad, tablets, smartphones as well as the browser version. No need to set up a new account just use the credentials…Read More

Quickbooks: Banking Tab Updates

Some Quickbooks users may have noticed that over the last couple of months that the banking tab is looking a little different. There have been a few changes to help make managing transactions even easier.As well as some obvious cosmetic differences, there are a few new features that you may have missed: 1. Simplification of…Read More

The firm of the Future: The modern-day accountants

Coming into PJCO I had very little knowledge on what an accountancy firm looked like and ran however from being here for only a few days I have already been shown just how different my expectations were. Before coming to PJCO I believed that accountancy was just for processing all the numbers on an outdated…Read More

The next step for MTD

It’s a digital world – The next step for MTD We have already had the first big move in Making Tax Digital, with the transition of nearly all VAT registered companies with a turnover of over £85,000 being forced onto digital software such as QuickBooks or being made to use bridging software, keeping an online…Read More

Using classes in QuickBooks

‘Classes’ is a feature of QuickBooks Plus in which transactions can be tracked by departments, product lines, customers, or any other segment of your business you’d like to keep track of. This is a useful feature for those businesses that would like to keep an eye on expense, income, and profit of certain segments of…Read More

QuickBooks Update – Construction Industry Scheme.

File CIS returns The accounting industry has been evolving for the last 20 years, adapting to the new digital age. Cloud accounting is the practice of using accounting systems that are accessed online; this has been implemented for a variety of accounting purposes, giving us business owners easy access, better time efficiency, relevant reports and…Read More

Cash Flow

Look after your cash flow and it will look after your business More so now than ever, cash is extremely important to the success of your business. As we slowly come out of COVID 19, it will be vital to make sure you are making the most of your cash reserves, support loans and managing…Read More

Open Banking Update

Open banking regulations came into impact on March 14th 2020.  Since then, most people with bank connections to QuickBooks will have noticed a difference to the way that their accounts are connected, whether that be that the connection now runs uninterrupted for 90 days without security needed, or that the bank feed is no longer…Read More

Tracking stock in QuickBooks Online

Keeping track of stock can be a tedious process that business owners dread on a daily, weekly or monthly occurrence depending on how often you may like to do a stock count.  However, QuickBooks Online can do this for you, with no extra work other than the standard bookkeeping that you have to currently do…Read More

Tracking Profitability of Jobs in Quickbooks Online:

If your company is in the construction industry, you may like to track all income produced by individual jobs. However, this can be quite hard to do – especially if there is more than one job corresponding to a client. Perhaps you would like to keep on top of purchases made to complete jobs? If…Read More

Open Banking Update

Understanding Open Banking Customers are normally required to grant consent to let the bank allow such access, such as checking a box on a terms-of-service screen in an online app. Uses might include comparing the customer’s accounts and transaction history to a range of financial service options, aggregating data across participating financial institutions and customers…Read More

Robert Kiyosaki

The word accounting comes from the word accountability. If you are going to be rich, you need to be accountable for your money.

Robert Kiyosaki