MPs Offered £100 000 Worth of Accounting Software To Publish Their Expenses
MPs Offered £100 000 Worth of Accounting Software To Publish Their Expenses
London (04/02/10) – Every MP has been offered free online accounting software to publish their accounts publicly on the Internet. All 646 MPs are being offered a term’s use of the online accounting software worth around £100 000 a year. Through this service all MPs’ accounts will be open to scrutiny by the public.
Clear Books, the firm that runs the online accounting software, is hoping that the pledge will lead to a quicker and more transparent solution to the expenses scandal than through any government led initiative.
Tim Fouracre the Clear Books MD stated, “Today’s announcement that MPs have to pay £1.12 million back has inspired us to help clear up what Nick Clegg referred to as a rotten Parliament. We are laying down the gauntlet to MPs who need to step up and show us how open they are really willing to be.”
He added, “With the Legg report itself costing an alleged £1.16m, this will save the taxpayer further expense as Parliament will not need to develop their own system. Members of the public will finally have access to detailed financial data with all MPs’ expenses categorised. Our accounting software is online so it is the perfect platform for serving up this data to the general public.
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Contact: Nick Braithwaite
Email: press@clearbooks.co.uk
Tel: 020 7348 3411
Notes To Editors:
1. Clear Books Limited is an online accounting company more information can be found at www.clearbooks.co.uk.
Accounting Is Boring Viral Website Launched
Accounting Is Boring Viral Website Launched
London (04/02/10) – A new viral website entitled Accounting Is Boring has officially launched today. AccountingIsBoring.com spawned out of recognition for the large feeling of discontent there is on twitter towards accounting. Accounting Is Boring has already found a fan in tweeter and apprentice winner Michelle Dewberry, who tweeted her approval of the viral campaign. The viral website was also featured in The Independent’s Business Diary. Clear Books, an online accounting system, created the website with the aim of tapping into students, accountants and business owners who wish to spend less time doing their boring accounts.
The website consists of tweets from across the globe with references to how boring accounting is. Examples include @leifkendall tweet, “Spent two hours entering expenses into accounts software last night. Boring!”, while @brucieebruce touched on a popular theme with his tweet, “Accounting is so boring!”. The website also has a poll for people to vote on what they would rather be doing than accounting.
Clear Books MD Tim Fouracre stated, “The concept is very simple, we wanted to capture the frustrations towards accounting in one place and hopefully raise a smile at the same time.”
He added, “The website is not intended to be a direct jab at accounting. In fact we believe that there are new, even fun, ways to do the accounts. Accounting does not have to be boring”.
To be featured on Accounting Is Boring anyone who is on twitter simply has to include the words “Accounting” and “Boring” in a twitter message.
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Contact: Nick Braithwaite
Email: press@clearbooks.co.uk
Tel: 020 7348 3411
Notes To Editors:
1. Clear Books Limited is an online accounting company more information can be found at www.clearbooks.co.uk.
Clear Books Accounting Software: New Design, Record Users, Free Your Time!
Clear Books accounting software has revamped its online accounting website. The fresh design coincides with flying through 100 paying users and a new company slogan, “Free Your Time”.
Free Your Time
“Free Your Time” is about empowering small business owners to focus on running, growing and analysing their businesses rather than spending time bogged down in accounting admin.
This is achieved through simple time saving features such as a quick bank import tool, one click online VAT filing to HMRC and automatic chasing of late paying customers.
100 Paying Users
In just over three months paid subscriptions to Clear Books have rocketed from zero to over 100. The company is targeting 1,000 by July 2010 and remains on track to achieve this with new paying users signing up to its online accounting system at an increasing rate.
Fresh Design
The new look to www.clearbooks.co.uk is aimed at standardising the style throughout and giving an even sleeker finish. Next on the agenda is a makeover of the accounting system itself and the continued rollout of new features and usability enhancements.
50 paid-up online accountancy software customers in the first month? You bet-cha!
(Aldershot, UK) Online accounting software company Clear Books has secured 50 paying customers in its first month, spurred on by a bet between the founder and a former colleague.
Launched on the 1st of July 2009, Clear Books is a complete online accounting software package with all the features to rival accounting software market leaders, and more, but at a fraction of the cost.
When chartered accountant and former KPMG employee Tim Fouracre left his city job to start Clear Books one of his soon-to-be-ex colleagues, David Brockton, challenged him to a bet – that Clear Books wouldn’t have 50 paying customers in its first year, with the winner being treated to dinner by the loser. 
Accounting Software Special Offer (£5 per month)
Open For Business
Clear Books is rewarding all beta testers and early adopters with a special opening offer. Clear Books Premium will cost just £5* per month (standard price £15* per month) for the first six months.
Clear Books Premium is our premier price plan including unlimited transactions and unlimited users.
This offer is a special thank you to all our beta testers who have given, and continue to give, excellent feedback which constantly improves Clear Books on a day to day basis.
The offer will be available to all our current users and will also be available to new users for a short period of time. So don’t miss out, sign up now as we’re open for business!
* price excludes VAT
Accounting Software Accredited by The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Clear Books online accounting software has been accredited by The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB).
To find out more about the ICB and to read their review of the Clear Books accounting system please visit Clear Books Software Accreditation.
Validating Clear Books
It was important for us to get Clear Books accredited by the ICB to give our users an independent, third party validation of our accounting system.
Future Accreditations
We intend to take futher steps to independently validate Clear Books accounting software including software accreditation from the ICAEW.
Official Launch
The ICB accreditation has been approved as we gear up for our official launch. The beta sign will be removed shortly.