Clear Books is embracing Open Banking — you should too
From talking to our customers, we know that one of the things you appreciate about Clear Books accounting software is the bank feeds feature. Setting up bank feeds with Clear Books simplifies data entry for business bills and makes it...
Clear Books: helping you find the right software to supercharge your accounting practice
Clear Books: helping you find the right software to supercharge your accounting practice As an accountant, choosing bookkeeping software is both exciting and overwhelming. After all, it’s one thing to read a list of features and benefits, but how do...
5 Steps to Financial Data Security
Would you be willing to share your password with 23 million other people? According to the National Cyber Security Centre, it’s possible that you already are. The NCSC (in collaboration with Have I Been Pwnd) have released a list of...
Better control, smarter insights and speed: Clear Books predicts how businesses will manage their financial data in 2020
Change is coming. Small business financial data has moved out of the shoebox and into connected cloud ecosystems. Driving the change are three forces; Making Tax Digital, Open Banking and a changing consumer preference for online experiences over offline interaction....
Reserve a seat at the HMRC webinar on MTD!
Clear Books are partnering with HMRC to bring you a webinar this Thursday at 12 noon. Register now to reserve your seat! The webinar will cover the following MTD topics; About MTDHMRC will share with you the when, what, why...
Clear Books Micro enhancements for cash-based businesses
Hot on the tails of our September product enhancements, we have announced another round of feature releases for the Clear Books Micro online spreadsheet. The October update provides a choice of two ‘views’ in Clear Books Micro - one which...
Clear Books launches 3 new features in Clear Books Micro
Clear Books' innovative Micro product is an online spreadsheet that makes it easy for small businesses to record sales and expenses. The spreadsheet links seamlessly with Clear Books Practice Edition; our feature-rich and MTD-ready online accounting software for Accountants. Launched...
Clear Books successfully completes MTD VAT filing
With Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT fast approaching, Clear Books has made a successful MTD beta submission to HMRC. The smooth-running test paves the way for thousands of Clear Books users to complete simple three-step VAT returns directly to...
A guide to Making Tax Digital and what it means for you
In a year's time Making Tax Digital for VAT will be in full effect. But why should you care? Well, if your business is both: VAT registered, and has a taxable turnover that's greater than the registration threshold (currently £85,000)...
A guide to Clear Books Micro, our free online accounting spreadsheet for small businesses
Clear Books Micro is a free online spreadsheet designed specifically for small businesses like yours. What's great about Clear Books Micro? Rather than relying on holding onto all of your paper documents and receipts throughout the year, before handing them...
Advising your clients about business finance
Technology has become increasingly important for accountants and bookkeepers in the last few years, and that trend is only going to continue. Accounting software like Clear Books has become the new standard, because it makes life a lot simpler by...
Should your small business invest in content marketing?
Whether you're an accountant or a business owner, no matter how big you are, you are likely familiar with Content Marketing. It has become a huge industry and it’s easy to see why. Some seriously impressive statistics have emerged over...
The importance of out of hours support
We're always delighted to receive positive feedback from our customers - especially when it's positive feedback about our dedicated support services. We've always placed a lot of importance on offering our users access to free support and guidance by both...
GDPR – steps we’ve taken to prepare for it
The GDPR deadline is 25 May 2018, so what have we been doing here at Clear Books? We’ve carried out a full audit to ensure we know what personal data we hold, how we collect it, and what we use...
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT pilot testing
Clear Books has been working closely with HMRC to make sure our accounting software is ready for the implementation of Making Tax Digital (MTD) in April 2019. In order for HMRC to ensure the system is working as it should...
Use your blog to grow your accounting firm
Is your accounting firm onboard with blogging? We know it can seem like an unnecessary addition to an already lengthy task list, and you might even think no one is interested in what you have to say anyway (spoiler alert:...
5 things you can do to grow your accounting practice in the off-season
When working in accounting, it can seem like there are really only two parts to your year: tax season, and everything else. Of course, your work doesn't end when tax season does. Between extended tax filings, financial advising, and bookkeeping...
Product Updates – November 2017
What’s in preview We are constantly improving Clear Books, and often make new features and improvements available in Preview, which allows you to get early access and to share your feedback. Better invoicing Following your feedback, this preview improves...
6 things you can do in the SME slow season
If this is your first year or so in the SME world, then brace yourself. You’re about to experience the seasonal ebbs and flows that make this type of work exciting if you know what’s going on, and terrifying if...
#AccountancyAdvent: the Clear Books advent calendar of accounting advice for businesses
Christmas is just around the corner, but we thought we'd give you an early present this year. We've spoken to accountants and small businesses from around the country and asked them what their top accounting tips would be for other...
Government failing to understand our challenges, say small business owners
The majority of small business owners* in the UK do not think the government understands the challenges they are facing, or the opportunities open to them. In all, 82% of the owners we surveyed supported this point of view. Phil...
What has the Chancellor’s November Budget got in store for your business?
In this strange age of minority governments and Brexit negotiations, each new Budget has an added dose of importance – not least for the UK's small businesses planning for the future. Philip Hammond, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, is...
Investment 101: How to prepare your SME for investment
When you start a business, investment can seem such a remote possibility that you don’t even consider it. But fast forward a few years and suddenly it’s not so far off your radar. Whether you’ve created a new system or...
3 bookkeeping templates and why you should use Clear Books Micro instead
It’s one of the most divisive words in the small business world. You say it, and people tend to immediately go, “Oh, I love them!” or “No, not this again!” Spreadsheets. This seemingly innocuous word holds a lot of baggage...
Product Updates – October 2017
We are constantly improving Clear Books, and often make new features and improvements available in Preview, which allows you to get early access and to share your feedback. What’s in preview VAT for payments on account Unallocated payments/receipts can...
A simple, creative & inexpensive way to enhance your trust online
Have you ever wondered why some companies are always doing better than others? Regardless of the effort put in your website and despite your SEO ranking or your pay per click strategy, you still don’t generate the level of sales...
HR 101 for SMEs
If you've been happily running your small business as a sole trader so far, the whole world of HR has probably passed you by. Until now, managing staff sickness probably looked like taking some painkillers before getting straight back to...
Clear Books founder Tim Fouracre makes way for Phil Sayers as new CEO
Clear Books has announced that Phil Sayers has taken over from founder Tim Fouracre as CEO with immediate effect. The appointment of Sayers, who joined the company as Sales and Marketing Director 14 months ago, releases Fouracre to depart to...
Product Updates Sep 2017
What’s in preview We are constantly improving Clear Books, and often make new features and improvements available in Preview, which allows you to get early access and to share your feedback. Better invoicing Following your feedback, this preview...
Top 5 tips to save your small business money
Saving money can prove to be quite difficult, especially if you are just starting out. On some occasions, it may be a necessity for you to make cuts and save money. This article will give you five tips that will...
