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Bookkeeping guides
How to create a bookkeeping system for your small business
If you’re building a bookkeeping system for your business, we can help. Here are a few things to think about to get you started.
A beginner’s guide to bank reconciliation
This guide explains what bank reconciliation is and provides practical advice to help you keep your business books up to date.
Organise your financial paperwork
What paperwork do you really have to keep and how long do you have to keep it for?
Are you ready for a HMRC tax investigation?
Here's how to keep tidy books that will help you survive even the toughest HMRC tax investigation.
Accounting vs bookkeeping: what’s the difference?
A quick guide that defines accounting and bookkeeping and the benefits these services provide to business owners.
Capital assets and capital allowances explained
Discover more about capital assets and capital allowances and find out how to treat them in your accounts.
What records do small business owners need to keep?
Find out about the records you're legally required to maintain when you run a business.
Bookkeeping explained
What is...
- A balance sheet?
- Double-entry bookkeeping?
- Invoice accounting?
- A purchase ledger?
- The VAT Flat Rate Scheme?
Learn all about these terms and more in our accounting glossary.