Clear Books adds payment buttons to invoices
The Clear Books community have asked and we have responded. Payment buttons on invoices are finally here! At the moment PayPal and PayPoint are the two payment providers that are available for this feature. If you have those bank accounts set-up...
Navigation bar design
Following from the previous blog post about the new menu navigation bar, the team has come up with two designs and we would love to hear your thoughts about them! These two designs focus on the main navigation bar only,...
New menu navigation bar
Here at Clear Books we are always keen to get as much feedback from our customers as possible. We want to make sure that Clear Books is the best it can possibly be! Based on your feedback we have decided...
Accountants! We’re always keen to help you win more clients!
Over here at Clear Books we like to build strong relationships with our Accounting Partners and make sure that we're working with you every step of the way to build your practice and integrate Clear Books software into the services...
Management Reports have been improved already!
Although we only released our brand new management reporting feature 2 weeks ago, we have already updated what it can offer you based on all of the feedback we have received. If you haven’t already had a look at the...
Clear Books now offers Management Reporting
Clear Books has a brand new feature - Management Reporting. Head to "Reports > Management Report" within your Clear Books account and you will see that you can now create an attractive PDF report providing a complete overview of your...
Get sponsoring for Children in Need!
Our lovely Accounting Partner Robert Walker of Walker & Co. Accountants will be playing a NINE HOUR tennis match this Friday for Children in Need. He has been inspired by the fantastic weight loss he has achieved by playing tennis...
It’s time for another feature release update!
Clear Books integrated with GoCardless We have integrated with GoCardless! This is extremely exciting news as it means that collecting payment from your customers is even easier. GoCardless is a next generation direct debit service that will allow you to...
What’s new in Clear Books!
We have had lots of positive feedback about all of the new features that have been released over the past couple of months. Clear Books Facebook fans have been given the chance to see new features before they are released...
Say it on a post it!
Here at Clear Books we like nothing more than to find out what all of you lovely lot think of us and the software that we provide you with. And why is that? So that we can put your feedback...
GoCardless
GoCardless is an online payment provider who simplify and speed up the whole online payment process through direct debits. Clear Books has started to integrate with GoCardless so that your customers can have the option (along with Paypal and Paypoint) to pay...
New Look for Open Payroll
On Saturday 1st September 2012 we unveiled a brand new look for Open Payroll. If you’re already using Open Payroll, make sure to log in and have a look. If you’re not, why not take out a 14 day free...
Check out our revamped Facebook Page
It is so important to us to develop a community between the Clear Books team and all Clear Books users, and where better to start than Facebook?! If you haven’t done so already, please like the Clear Books Facebook page...
Stand up meetings, cake and champagne
Duncan Knox from Sponsorcraft has given us an insight into how they keep team spirit alive: 'At Sponsorcraft, we believe that an open forum where everyone can be heard is essential to making everyone feel like they are part of...
Let Mr Potato Head motivate your team!
Jeremy Stern - Managing Director of Promo Veritas Ltd - has a novel incentive idea that he uses to motivate his team. He has been kind enough to share this idea with us, so give it a go and let...
Hack Nights – a time for developers to get creative!
Nerv are an award winning Creative Digital Agency ranked in the top 100 independent agencies in the UK and they use Hack Nights to build team spirit and learn new skills. Studio Manager Joe Gassis has informed us of the...
Christmas Chocolates
As Christmas is a time for giving, all of us here at Clear Books thought there was no better way to show our users we appreciate them than by sending out chocolates. These went out to all of our partners...
Clear Books partnered with AIMS Accountants
This week Clear Books announced its new partnership with AIMS - the UK’s largest association of professionally qualified accountants. Clear Books online accounting software is now a chosen supplier for AIMS, meaning the software will be recommended to over 250...
Developer Maria wins extra grant
Hello! I am Maria Jose, a Spanish student in the last year of my Computer Science degree. I have been working at Clear Books since June with the help of an international grants program from my home university, Valladolid, Granada....
How to set up a limited company
It is relatively easy to set up a new limited company and many formation agents will charge less than £50 to do it. So there is little point wasting your valuable time on trying to find out how to do...
Planning for a mortgage
Getting a mortgage is hard enough at the best of times. Couple that with being self employed and the whole process can be a bit of a nightmare. I regularly help clients get a reference together for their lender –...
What exactly do you need from your accountant?
It goes without saying that every business will have differing needs when using an accountant. In fact some businesses may decide not to even appoint an accountant to do their accounts and tax returns and in many cases this will...
Do you work at home? Rent a room to your company!
If you operate your business as a limited company and work at home, why not rent a room to your business? Then you can offset the rental against your business profits and reduce your overall tax bill. So how does...
Why are you a sole trader?
From 1st April 2011 the tax paid by small limited companies (corporation tax) will be the same as the basic rate of income tax – 20%. In addition the increase is Class 4 National Insurance should prompt sole traders to...
Employer annual returns – do you know if you need to complete one?
It is that time of year again! Your Employer Annual Return needs to be in by 19 May 2011. So here are our top ten tips for completion. If you are a sole director / single employee company paying yourself...
Limited company director – do you know what your take home pay could be?
Many of you may be operating your own limited company. It might be: Just you on your own You and your partner / spouse You and employees One thing is sure – you have a company to earn a living...
Are you ready to be a director?
If you are just setting out on the journey of establishing your new business it is very easy to set up a new limited company and become a director. More business owners seem to be adopting the title of director...
VAT – the tax that sorts out the self employed from the business owners?
We are excited to announce that Elaine Clark will be providing regular accounting articles on the Clear Books blog. Elaine is Managing Director of online accountancy practice Cheap Accounting who are proud users and Partners of Clear Books. To find...
Easy API integration
Clear Books offers an API, along with full details and simple examples using the PHP SoapClient (you can also communicate via XML if you please). And to my surprise it was very simple to use. In a nutshell the API...
