{"id":12,"date":"2017-02-17T10:49:24","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T10:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ajaccountancyservices.co.uk\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2023-06-02T18:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T18:29:39","slug":"f-q-a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ajaccountancyservices.co.uk\/?page_id=12","title":{"rendered":"F. A. Q."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-background-color has-background\"><strong>Which accounts programme should I use.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sage, Zero&#8230;&#8230;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-background-color has-background\"><strong>What is a government tax portal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The portal is where you sign into or set up a personal tax account to <em>check and manage HMRC records<\/em>, including Income Tax, change of address, Self Assessment and company car tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-background-color has-background\">What is <strong>self assessment tax.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Self Assessment is a system HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) uses to collect Income Tax. Tax is usually deducted automatically from wages and pensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-background-color has-background\"><strong>What to take to your first meeting with an accountant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bank Statements. &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loan Statements. &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credit Card Statements. &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial Agreements. &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Payroll Records. &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your Income. &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invoices and Expenses Receipts. &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employment Income.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-background-color has-background\"><strong>What information does my accountant need at year-end<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>petty cash records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bank statements for your business accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cheque books (if you\u2019re still writing cheques!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>stock value<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>purchase invoices and receipts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sales income records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>payroll records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>credit card statements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>finance agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>loan statements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>any other expenditure that wasn\u2019t paid directly through the business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>assets and equipment purchased during the year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>assets that were sold, scrapped or disposed of during the year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>copies of VAT returns submitted during the year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mileage records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dividends paid to the shareholders or drawings paid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajaccountancyservices.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Roofs4befaq.jpg\" alt=\"A J Accountancy Services Macclesfield\" class=\"wp-image-206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajaccountancyservices.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Roofs4befaq.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.ajaccountancyservices.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Roofs4befaq-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ajaccountancyservices.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Roofs4befaq-768x221.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which accounts programme should I use. Sage, Zero&#8230;&#8230;? What is a government tax portal. The portal is where you sign into or set up a personal tax account to check and manage HMRC records, including Income Tax, change of address, Self Assessment and company car tax. What is self assessment tax. 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