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    Submitting VAT refurns

    I remember looking at the long list of UK approved MTD VAT solutions. How to choose? I scrolled the list and one jumped out at me - EmbeddedUK Ltd Their area of expertise was Embedded Systems - which suggested to me a precise, non-bloated approach to problem solving. That was the only basis on...
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    Payment Links / Pay By Link

    For some time we used Barclaycard Merchant Services for telephone orders, entering them directly into ePDQ. As you know, it can be a stressful process for both sides - definately not ideal! In the end, we moved away from ePDQ and now use a different merchant provider. We now use payment links...
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    Easy to use MTD VAT software

    Our book keeping software started life as a MS Access database which then evolved into a browser based solution that is run off-line by choice, on a local machine. Dealing with MTD was surprisingly easy - the system generates the numbers and the bridging software submits to HMRC. It's...
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    VAT MTD Manual Filing

    Hi B2 Bookkeeper, I wrote my own software for our book-keeping. But to use the MTD software that I mentioned, you just need something as simple as a text file with the nine values for the VAT return, separated by commas. Or, even easier - you can simply enter those the figures directly into the...
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    VAT MTD Manual Filing

    I use the "Simple-MTD-VAT-Filer" software by Embedded UK Ltd. The software costs £35.00 and that's it - no additional fees. I have programmed my book-keeping software to generate a CSV file with the VAT return data. This MTD software reads the file and submits the return. Could not be simpler!
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    Job Board

    It is said that the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The same applies to job boards.
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    Coding your own book-keeping/accounting software

    Yes, MTD became something of a question for me too. I briefly considered coding a full solution but I have a strong instinct against anything that would lock me into an ongoing software support commitment. Thankfully I took the easy route and wrote some extra code for my system which generates...
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    Coding your own book-keeping/accounting software

    Being in control of your own system is a big plus point. And fixing your own errors is very different from having to wait for others to fix theirs! I spent about a month in the mid 2000's writing my database system and it turned out to be a good use of my time. A few improvements and additions...
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    Coding your own book-keeping/accounting software

    In recent years the move has been towards SAS cloud-based solutions but a sub-section of business owners are understandably resistant to go down that route. Personally I found myself developing a custom book-keeping solution which gradually evolved over the years into something I really enjoy...
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    Basic PAYE Tools - a strange program

    Many thanks for the replies. I have now identified the source of the issue. An old version of Macromedia Dreamweaver (v8) was installed and it was this that caused the screen formatting problems with Basic PAYE Tools. Uninstalling this program has cleared up the problem. As for the BPT launch...
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    Basic PAYE Tools - a strange program

    Thank you, yes that's probably it - phoning home. Perhaps it's checking the version number, although that check doesn't take long when you do it via the program. Likely it does some other comms stuff as well. Regarding the screen formatting issue, it now occurs to me that it has to be down to...
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    Basic PAYE Tools - a strange program

    Greetings to everyone on the forum - this is my first post. Thank you for a great resource. I have a question about Basic PAYE Tools, a program I have used over many years which generally does what I need it to do. However there are two oddities which I have always experienced: 1. Massively...
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