Services :: Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping involves recording and presenting financial information about a business. It might mean just keeping a record of money earned and spent so that tax due can be calculated, or it might be a complicated system encompassing invoice generation and payment, bank statement reconciliation, petty cash management and production of monthly management reports. Shore offers the following services:

	Bookkeeping to trial balance
	Preparation of Final Accounts for sole traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies
	VAT returns
	Cash flow forecasts
	Credit control
	Maintaining the fixed asset register
	Stock valuation
	Self assessment tax return completion
	Payroll, employee records and submission of year end

Some customers come to us as they start their business to avoid the hassle of doing the books themselves. Others started out doing their own books, but it was taking too long. Some have been paying their accountant to do their bookkeeping, but heard that it can be more cost effective to contract a bookkeeper (they may or may not continue to work with the accountant as well). We have also come to the rescue of customers who had been doing their own books but got in a mess and panicked when the VAT deadline was looming!! 

Our customers all want something different from their bookkeeper but we aim to meet their needs, whatever they may be. Often bookkeeping will be provided in conjunction with other services, such as self assessment tax return completion and payroll management.

We usually collect the necessary documents from our clients and return them sorted and labelled, with returns such as VAT prepared (but on site arrangements can also be made). Our aim is to make the process as painless as possible for you!

We can either set up and use the accounting system that we think is most appropriate or use an existing system. Most often, this would involve a software package such as Sage or Quickbooks; a downloadable option such as VT Transaction + or an online system like Kashflow; or a simple spread sheet. If you would like to use a bookkeeper but have limited funds available, we can devise a package so that you do more of the transaction entry yourself and Shore uses and processes this. Or you might be interested in our bespoke Bookkeeping Coaching and Mentoring Service.

We also offer online bookkeeping with Shore Online Accounting Service. Please click here for more information.

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