Latest Website News
New Financial Tables for Members Only Now Available (12-12-2011)
New Payday Loan Evaluator (03-12-2011)
Use our new Payday loans Evaluator to show the true cost of short-term ultra-high interest borrowing.
New Personal Finance Page (24-11-2011)
A new Personal Finance page has now been included on our website. Not really aimed at accounting professionals but instead included to prevent the less financially aware and the more susceptible from being taken advantage of.
There will also be another topic included off this page with Payday loan calculator.
Due to the nature of the information we have decided to make topic available to ALL site users and not restricted to members only.
More information and feedback can be obtained using our Facebook page.
New Memberships Now Available Again (03-11-2011)
It came to our attention recently that there were still a few residual technical problems with the site, due to the October fiasco. The major problem being that the site was unable to process new memberships! This problem has now been fixed.
Fully Back On-Line! (20-10-2011)
Dear Members & Site Users
As you may be aware, the site has been unavailable for several days until now for technical reasons inflicted upon us by our current hosting providers, a situation we cannot allow to continue for much longer.
With this in mind, over the Christmas period we intend to migrate the website to Rackspace a premier website hosting company. It is not going to be cheap, but we hope the move will show our commitment to providing a more sustained level of service, and we hope we can rely on your continued support.
Anyway, the good news is unless we hear otherwise it is ALL working fine again!
By way of remuneration and as a token of our apologies for any inconvenience caused over the past week, we have extended ALL memberships by one month for FREE.
New VAT Calculator (21-07-2011)
By way of popular demand a VAT Calculator has been introduced into our accounting arsenal.
This calculator uses high precision mathematics to calculate any one of the following given one amount and the VAT rate to be applied.
- VAT and Gross Amounts given the Net Amount
- VAT and Net Amounts given the Gross Amount
- Net and Gross Amounts given the VAT (Estimated as the VAT amount is likely to have been rounded down to nearest penny). In this instance the calculator automatically estimates and displays the shortfall discrepancy.
As a bonus the appropriate VAT fraction is calculated using esoteric maths. This calculation is driven from the VAT rate entered.
The VAT rate defaults to the current standard rate, however this can be over typed if necessary.
Any questions please contact us.
New Menu (21-07-2011)
A "real-time" menu has now been introduced ensuring it is always as up to date as when you last refreshed your browser.
There is now a one hundred percent correlation between the website hierarchy, sitemap, menu and path menu.
In addition the new 'START HERE' link has been introduced to direct users less au-fait with the site to our new site map. This then gives a good overview of the site and of course a direct link to any desired transaction.
PS: All menus are now sorted alphabetically within hierarchy for easy location.
We're Back (14-07-2011)
All transactions are now back on-line. If you find any problems please let us know.
New Sitemap (06-07-2011)
A "real-time" sitemap has now been introduced ensuring it is always as up to date as when you last refreshed your browser.
This sitemap should also make it easier to locate a specific transaction as it is alphabetical sorted within sub hierarchy.
Accounting Revision Questions - Upgrade Completed (06-07-2011)
All of our Accounting Revision Question pages have now been converted to a new format allowing for better ease of use.
This new format can be seen by viewing any of our Accounting Revision Questions.
Any feedback is always welcome!
Accountants Directory ( International ) (04-07-2011)
Our NEW International Accountants Directory is now LIVE!
Are you and accountant or looking for an accountant? If so, this could be exactly what you have been waiting for.
We will be including additional information pages very soon, but it should be very easy to use. If you have any problems please let us know.
Newsletter Conformation - Please Check Your SPAM Folder (30-06-2011)
It has come to our attention that many of you are still having problems completing our newsletter sign-up process. We believe the answer is very simple, for reasons one can only speculate on, over zealous Spam filters are redirecting our newsletter verification email to your Spam folder!
Thus, in conclusion, please check your Spam folder for verification email in order to complete sign-up process.
You might also want to reset Spam filter accordingly to ensure the newsletter does not suffer a similar fait!
Any problems please contact us via link at the bottom of each page.
Major Changes - Update (19-06-2011)
The first one of our new major transactions is now scheduled to go-live on 4th July, subject to UAT sign-off. This is being carried out over the next couple of weeks.
Our Newsletter Sign-up revamp has now been completed. If you have any problems please let us know.
PS: We can promise this new breed of transactions will all run at break neck speeds! Our main focus is to give you and other site users an experience in website performance that will totally satisfy your dreams and aspirations.
Major Changes - Implementations to Date (18-05-2011)
Users who are members of our Facebook group may already be aware that over the past week we have completely rewritten and replaced all the calculators on the site and replaced our contact us page; all these changes are clearly visible and available for use from now.
The latest versions to our replacement calculators can be seen and accessed via the menu or directly using the following links:-
A more subtle change has also been applied to the random colour scheme loader. In the past four random colour schemes would always be loaded on each new visit to the site unless your default overrides had been set at the home page. Now however, the primary colour scheme is always green unless your settings are set to override.
There is loads of exciting new stuff currently under development – Watch this space and sign up to our newsletter today. We will be sending out some special links to a lucky few!
Major Changes (14-05-2011)
Starting immediately and continuing over the next few weeks some major changes are being made to this website that will not be immediately obvious, however, once fully implemented some new options will be appearing on the main menu.
Minor disruption to certain transactions is possible during the implementation period, however we shall try to ensure this is kept to an absolute minimum; our apologies in advance.
New "Smart" Statutory Interest Calculator Now On-line!
Well folks, yes we know it has been a long time coming, but it is finally here! A much simplified, more accurate version of our Statutory Interest Calculator. You don't need to worry about which interest rate to apply as the calculator works this out for you as well! Here's the link to Test Drive New Statutory Interest Calculator.
In addition we have also updated our Debt Collection Guidance page with all the latest rates. You may rest assured these are up to date and refreshed every day automatically from data supplied by the Bank of England. In addition we have now included another new page listing all historical Bank of England base rates. However, the Statutory Interest Calculator already has access to this information.
VAT Rate Increase - Starts 4th January 2011
The 4th of January 2011 marks the date that the standard rate of VAT will increase from 17.5%to 20%. For small businesses throughout Britain this is familiar news as it marks the third VAT rate change within two years.
Accounting Issue FACEBOOK Group (WALL)
Regular visitors to our Facebook group might have noticed the option to post a NEW comment to our wall seems to have been removed. However, NOT by us!
This problem seems to be common to many profiles and is unfortunately outside of our control. Until Facebook technical staff resolve this issue, we too are in the same boat and thus cannot post new comments to our own wall!
Accounting Issue Forum
This facility has now been removed and replaced by our Facebook page. This page has to date proved far more successful and easier to use than the now redundant forum.
Please use the following link if you wish to Join our FACEBOOK Group or click the Facebook icon at the top of each page.
Accounting Issue Facebook Discussion Board
Please see our latest posts on
- Intangible Assets
- Covert Pricing Strategies Exposed
- Bad Business Practices – Ways to Deter Customers
Site Preferences
A new facility has just been implemented that allows you to choose your favourite colour/s to be loaded each time you visit this
website. Once set and the browser window reloaded, these colours preferences will stay set until updated by yourself or another person
using the same computer.
Please note, in order for this facility to work your web browsers setting must allow for 'cookies' to be used. This is the
default for most web browsers, so in most cases no changes to browser settings will be required.
If no setting is in force, the website will behave as normal and random colours will be loaded each time on entering the site.
PS: These settings can be amended via the 'Set Preferences' button located in the top left hand corner of the home page.
New Path Menu
Regular visitors to our site have doubtless noticed the new 'Path Menu' just beneath the page title, allowing visitors to navigate the
site with additional ease.
The path menu corresponds to the menu options required for selection in order to arrive at said page. The current page is displayed
in red, and moving your mouse over other page links, causes these to be displayed in red also.
Using the links provided within the 'Path Menu' you can now navigate back to parent topics with greater speed and efficiency.
Enjoy!
Newsletter Sign-up Problem - Now Fixed!
It was brought to our attention on the afternoon of Friday 30th of October that a technical problem was preventing some site users from
signing up to our FREE newsletter. Thank you to Kent in Australia, from us at Accounting Issue for taking the time to report the problem.
The good news is, the problem has no been resolved and anyone wishing to sign-up to our newsletter should now be able to do so.
It should be possible to use the original verification email sent out to complete this process. If you no longer have this email,
please repeat the process from scratch.
Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Please note: Although we make every effort to ensure that all parts of the site are fully operational at all times, some aspects of the site
are used less frequently and potential problems could go unnoticed unless reported. Please let us know.
Many thanks
Accounting Issue – Technical Team
Accounting Tutorials - Now Live!
A selection of accounting online tutorials covering a wide range of accounting basics and fundamentals is now available!
This selection will increase rapidly over the next few weeks and can be accessed from the main menu. For your
convenience a count of available accounting tutorials is displayed on the main menu in red.
Watch this space!
More Cash Flow Forecasts - Now Live
Two NEW cash flow forecasts have been included into the Accounting Downloads area on the home page.
- Cash Flow Forecast Template (Adv)
A super advanced version of our standard cash flow forecast template.
This new version includes a more comprehensive analysis of expenses over a TWO year period that is later summarised for easy analysis
- Cash Flow Forecast Template (Month)
A hybrid version of our standard cash flow forecast template.
This version allows expenses/cash flow to be analysed on a daily basis over a period of a month.
All versions of our cash flow forecasts allow all boxes with a white background to be changed. This allows you to enter your own
headings and input values where appropriate. All other values are '#Auto Calculated' and cannot be updated.
Sage Accounts Nominal Codes - Now Live
A fully comprehensive list of Sage Accounts Nominal Codes presented in a user-friendly format,
allowing codes to sorted and displayed by code, nominal description, nominal account type and by PEARLS classification.
Additional colour has been introduced to this page in order to enhance user experience.
Accounting Abbreviations - Now Live
A fully comprehensive list of accounting abbreviations; in excess of seventeen hundred abbreviations, to compliment our popular Accounting Glossary.
Coming Soon! - MORE Accounting Software
When times are tough businesses need to be especially financially astute, so choosing the correct accounting software is paramount. We
have approached various software vendors and asked them to promote their software on this site for FREE, in order to allow potential buyers to
compare various accounting software packages on a single common site.
Over the coming weeks we shall publish those responses.
Business Incorporation (UK)
Before your business can begin operating as a limited company, it has to be registered with the Registrar of Companies. Incorporation
is the process by which a new or existing business is converted into a corporate body. Here's how:
Accounting Software
Writing-Off Bad Debts
In light of overwhelming demand for information on writing-off bad debt, we have now included the following information.
Calculate VAT & the VAT Fraction
Sage Line 50 Help
A special help section for Sage Line 50 
We have answered the most frequently asked questions, however, with time permitting, we envisage expanding this section over the coming months
quite considerably.
Watch this space!
More Accounting Revision Questions Now Available
Newsletter Sign-Up
In order to prevent us sending out unwanted "spam" emails, we have now implemented a two-step authentication process for future
Newsletter Sign-Ups. This prevents others from including your email address into our emailing list, without first being authenticated
by the email account holder.
Are You Paying Too Much For Your Advertising?
The short answer is probably YES!
Part of our ongoing strategy is to offer businesses and financial institutions highly cost effective advertising. Accounting
Issue has been conducting its own market research with some startling results.
| Comparison Table - Cost Of Recruiting Candidate - Starting Salary @ £18,000 p/a |
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| | Account Issue Job Ad | Newspaper / Magazine Ad | Recruitment Agency |
| Add Duration | 1 Week | 1 Week | Until Task Complete |
| Cost Of Sourcing Candidates | £56.15 | £783.00 | £4,230 |
| Number Of Concurrent Ads | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Number Of Potential Ads
If one vacancy has received enough CV's advertise another job in the same slot for FREE until the ad space expires! | No Limit | 1 | 1 |
| Comparison Table - Cost Of Recruiting Candidate - Starting Salary @ £70,000 p/a |
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| | Account Issue Job Ad | Newspaper / Magazine Ad | Recruitment Agency |
| Add Duration | 1 Week | 1 Week | Until Task Complete |
| Cost Of Sourcing Candidates | £56.15 | £783.00 | £16,450 |
| Number Of Concurrent Ads | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Number Of Potential Ads
If one vacancy has received enough CV's advertise another job in the same slot for FREE until the ad space expires! | No Limit | 1 | 1 |
Comparison Table - Cost Of Recruiting 12 Candidates - Avg Salary @ £30,000 p/a
(Within a 1 Year Period) |
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| Account Issue Job Ad | Newspaper / Magazine Ad | Recruitment Agency |
| Add Duration | 1 Year | 1 Week x 12 | Until Task Complete |
| Cost Of Sourcing Candidates | £2,005.00 | £9,396.00 | £84,600.00 !!! |
| Number Of Concurrent Ads | 1 | 1 - 12 | 1 - 12 |
Number Of Potential Ads
If one vacancy has received enough CV's advertise another job in the same slot for FREE until the ad space expires!
2 Per Week? For Larger Companies. (100+) | No Limit | 12 | 12 |
Why should I choose Accounting Issue to advertise my jobs and business? Here's why: -
- Accounting Issue is a specialised accounting website which is growing daily.
- Accounting Issue is currently ranked No. 1 for Accounting Revision Question, and No. 6 for Accounting Glossary on Google (No 1 Search Engine).
- Advertisements can be live in seconds, with no risk of click-fraud.
- Advertisement can be amended at no extra charge.
- Our rates are extremely competitive.
For further information please contact our
sales team Today.
Have a good day!
Staff at Accounting Issue
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