Self Employment Advice Ideas & Website

System

Hello all,

I'm aiming to do some part-time self employed work and have been trying to get as much information together as possible and have got a lot of help from members of the discussion forums.

I'm probably going to wait another 12 months until I'm in a position to start but I've had an idea of starting a website were people can post helpful self employment information such as spreadsheets, useful contacts, charges, etc, etc..

I've been sent a few spreadsheets by various people and found them very useful and I though it would be good to have a site were people could leave spreadsheets, exchange ideas, pass on information from seminars/courses. The website would not have any answers to AAT documents or AAT projects and will purely be there to exchage ideas and help each other.

I will not be making any money out of this, only getting useful advice myself for when I go self-employed.

If I'm going to do this I wanted to know if anybody would be interested, if there are enough people interested I will arrange to set it up. Please give me some feedback. email: jabaccounts@hotmail.co.uk

System

Re:Self Employment Advice Ideas & Website

Hi

I would definately be interested, it sounds like a good support network. Ive just gone part self employed and Ive always dealt with Ltd companies but am not so confident with self employed and sole trader so it would be good to have some where to ask any questions I am unsure of.

Regards

wendycorrigan email: astuteaccounting@tiscali.co.uk

System

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I would definitely be interested. Count me in.
Anne Marie

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I would definitely be interested I am currently trying to set myself up as self employed but am struggling as I have only done management accounts and Ltd Co accounts and no sole traders or self employed so am really looking for tips and help from anyone who is willing.

Emma Smith
emma@smithhouse2002.freeserve.co.uk

System

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Hi

I'd be interested.

I went self Employed last year and have had lots of helpful advice from other AAT members. I've also had quite a few people that got my email address from this forum and have emailed me to ask questions, often very similar to previous people I have answered or a few with questions that I wasnt happy to answer so I suggested they posted on the forum for others to answer. So it would be good if we all had a central point that we could refer to.

Sue

System

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Hi,

I would be very interested, as I am just starting out and would find any help useful.

Regards

Michelle

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Yes count me in too!

I've been self-employed book-keeping for a year now, but have 2 accountants with varied work for me, nnd would find it very useful.
Di

System

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This sounds like a great idea - please count me in too.

Chris

System

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I would be interested in this website too. I am just starting my own business too.

Sue
sue.wintle.home@gmail.com

System

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That sounds like a great idea.

Hopefully will be starting own business soon but also looking to get more work from accountants.

Currently studying for the ATT qualification.

phil

phil@pmachado.freeserve.co.uk

System

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phil wrote:

Currently studying for the ATT qualification.

Excuse the hijack of the thread, Phil, how are you studying for the ATT qualification? I'm doing the correspondence course through Tolley's.

System

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I am studying with Tolley's too.
They have a great course. (if you can say
learning about tax is great)
Planning to take exams in November.

System

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Hi Phil and TLC

I am contemplating doing ATT having finished AAT last summer and really enjoyed a year with no studying and no exams - how are you finding it? Is it a big jump from AAT? Any thoughts greatly appreciated.

Claudia

System

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It is the first real studying I've done since about 1997 and I'm finding the Tolleys Correspondence Course quite straightforward and logical. I am in the early stages still (just over halfway through Personal Tax) and am quite comfortable with it all.

System

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Hi Claudia

I finished the AAT last year and started the
ATT in September. I felt the AAT just gave a
basic understaning of tax and people would ask
me questions about tax I had no idea about.
In my opinion the AAT exams are much easier than
the ATT. However, the ATT are changing the syllabus
next year where instead of taking 6 hours of exams
in one day covering all sorts of taxes ( VAT , inheritance tax etc ) they are
introducing modular exams, which sounds better.
So its probably best to start on the new syllabus
and enjoy a few more months of no study and exams!

phil

System

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Many thanks for that Phil - having got out of study mode it is lovely having a life again, and the thought of more studying fills with me with dread, but i would like more knowledge!!! So i will take your advise and bury my head in the sand for a few more months and then see what the new syllabus holds.

Claudia

System

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hello,
Although I am already doing part time accountant with my friend. I will definitely interested contribute and get some more ideas and advice thru this web site.

Email ID: has1abu@netscape.net

Good Luck!!! and Best Wishes!
Abul

System

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Hows the website going? As I would definately be interested!!

Sounds like a great idea and I really hope it works!!

lydiawalker1405@hotmail.com

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I am currently building up a small practice providing accountancy services. I am going to start the ATT course next year as I feel that the AAT qualification does not give us the knowledge to work in tax fields. I have looked on the ATT website and the new qualification allows you to be certificated as competent in each different tax module. I think this is a really good way of assessing students and allows you to concentrate on those taxs you will work with most often.

Jen

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If you are any where near finishing the website I would be grateful if you could let me know the address.

The website sounds like a really good idea.

Contemplating the idea of going solo... but finding it very daunting and quite scary as I am not sure where to start.

Any tips from anyone would be great... as would any example spreadsheets that you are using etc etc etc...

Thanks so much!!

silveraat@yahoo.co.uk

Any help or advise would be of great use!! x

System

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by the way if anyone has a standard spreadsheet they use could you email me a copy as I'm stuck as to the best layout.

Thanks in advance

System

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Sounds a good idea please coount me in

Petercartwright162@o2.co.uk :!:

System

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Sounds like a good idea. Keep me informed.