Working on the business or in the business? It’s one big balancing act!
Many of us have gone into running our own business for all the freedom and creativity it brings to us. The 9 to 5 regime five days a week is over, we will never have to work for someone whom...
How to get your clients to pay you on time
It seems there are two types of people in the world: those who can't let an unpaid bill sit, and those who think the money isn't actually due until they have received a fourth payment reminder. At times, it can...
Product Updates Aug 2017
What’s gone live Each month, we make enhancements, improvements, and bug fixes to Clear Books. The following changes are available now. Payroll Bureau Improved the functionality of the checkboxes when selecting clients in Payroll Bureau for Partners Other improvements and...
Four tiny steps you can take during the year to make tax time easier for you and your accountant
Imagine ... it’s January. It's dull, we're all broke, we're all on diets or detox plans, and the party season is well and truly over. The weather is probably miserable and summer holidays are too far away to think about....
Why your accounting practice should start a blog
The marketing world loves a buzzword, or a hot new strategy that every small business simply MUST employ. For a while now, the marketers have been waxing lyrical about 'content marketing' and more specifically the value of blogging. So is...
How becoming a certified Clear Books partner can help both your practice and your clients
You may already know that we offer our SME clients everything from accounting and payroll software to onsite training, but did you know that we are also a firm favourite with accountants? We're built by accountants, for accountants, who love...
How to Pitch Making Tax Digital to Your Clients
The Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative is coming — and it has many small business owners feeling like they want to head for the hills. The lack of concrete information on MTD has led to a lot of confusion and...
New Product: Making Tax Digital? Clear Books has got you covered
Today we are announcing two new products to help small businesses meet the requirements of Making Tax Digital: Clear Books Practice Edition for accountants; and Clear Books Micro for small businesses Tax today Making Tax Digital (MTD) is looming on...
What Are the Implications of Making Tax Digital for Small Businesses?
Whether you’re new to the conversation surrounding the government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative or you’ve been following it from the beginning, chances are that you have some questions. If so, you’re certainly not alone — the uncertainty around the...
MTD is being delayed – Why?
The government has announced that the full implementation of Making Tax Digital will be delayed by 'at least' two years (until 2020), although quarterly VAT reporting using digital systems will be mandatory from 2019. The original timetable for the rollout...
