Why write the day off? Ive spent the morning catching up on paperwork, quotes, invoices, pay for insurances etc.
Dry now so off out to clean and decent sized office.
I've done a couple hours bookkeeping this morning.
It's only drizzling here now but was heavy till about 11.
I can't start at this time. If I'm not out by 9 I'm not off out.
Besides I'm off to shops with r lass now so that's my entertainment sorted
What bookkeeping do you have to do?
I've never done 2 hours of bookkeeping in 31 years of window cleaning.even less since using cleaner planner....
I have a Ltd company and Its tax return time. I don't do any bookkeeping through the year but usually spend about 8 hours total sorting everything out end of year to send to my accountant. I like to get all my income and outgoings reconciled up and get all my receipts together. I pretty much work out my own tax before I send it to them.
8hrs to sort tax return?
It takes me no time , all my receipts are chucked in a folder along with bank statements, and I just give to accountant to sort out
My accountant isnt local so i would have to get my paper receipts to him somehow...i would either have to scan them or take a photo or by post maybe which i wouldnt risk so probably drive there but its 2 hours away....
Plus i still need to download all online invoices such as website, cleaner planner, various insurances, ebay, amazon, screwfix, gardiners, etc the list goes on to send him.
Where i differ from you and perhaps a lot of people is i dont simply chuck receipts at my accountant and let him sort them out.
My process is simple as follows:
1. Download company bank statement and put into an excel spreadsheet
2. Make a note in a column of what all outgoings are for and find/download the relevant invoice for each expense
3. Put all invoices and paper receipts safe in a folder
4. Send excel spreadheet to accountant which he uses to calculate my tax return he doesnt need the invoices or receipts
I then use the spreadsheet to work out roughly what taxes i owe myself to see if it matches with what my accountant tells me to pay. If its vastly different either he has done something wrong or i have misuderstood something and so learn.
Ive pulled up accountants a couple of times on discrepancies with accounts, my previous accountant didnt put the interest on my van finance through and my current one calculated my P11d wrong and they are chartered....if i didnt take an interest and know a bit about taxes i would just blindly have handed over more than i have to.